Olivia is going
to be eleven tomorrow! Per usual, I
interviewed her yesterday to ask her the same questions that I ask her every
year right before her birthday, and I know she’ll treasure being able to look
back on these one day. This year’s
interview was bittersweet as we lost our sweet Maui earlier in the morning, so
it had been a tough day. This interview
brought me so much joy in the midst of sorrow, though… I love spending time
with my girl, seeing how her big personality grows and changes year after year,
and I love that she mentioned Maui several times. Please keep Olivia’s little grieving heart in
your prayers as her birthday is tomorrow.
Here’s what she
had to say this year, and as always, my commentary is in parentheses.
1.
What
is your favorite toy? “Mmmm… all my
stuffies.”
2.
What
is your favorite stuffed animal? “Sheepie. Duh.” (Sheepie has been her #1 since birth
and her answer to this question every single year.)
3.
What
is your favorite game? “Mmmm I think it
would be that new Wicked game I got… it’s pretty good. And I also like Pictureka.”
4.
What
is your favorite sport? “I do dance, but
like, yeah. Is that technically a sport?” Me: “Of course!” Olivia: “Then yeah, that’s it.”
5.
What
is your favorite book? “Mmmm, I don’t
really have any favorite books because I don’t like to read, but it’s probably
going to end up being… like, I still like Dork Diaries. And I did read Princess Diaries, but after
some time it got boring, so I’d say Dork Diaries or Diary of a Wimpy Kid or something.”
6.
What
is your favorite TV show? “Mmmm my
favorite TV show… do movies count?” Me: “No,
because I’m going to ask you that next.”
Olivia: “Maybe like Pokemon Go… yeah, Pokemon Go or something… or like…”
(I give her some examples of shows we’ve watched recently.) Olivia: “OH, Unlisted. That was really good. Because every time it ended on a cliffhanger,
and I really wanted to see what happened next.”
7.
What
is your favorite movie? “Wicked and The
Eras Tour. Period. Done.”
(Haha, no hesitating there!)
8.
What
is your favorite song? “I don’t know, I
just like Taylor Swift and Wicked songs.
That’s all.”
9.
What
is your favorite band or singer? “I don’t
know… does Ariana Grande, Cynthia Arivo, and Taylor Swift count?” Me: “Yeah, of course!” Olivia: “Okay, then all three of them!!”
10. What is your favorite holiday? “Christmas!!
And every year before Christmas, I always say Halloween is the best
holiday and then I get to Christmas and then I say nope, nope, Christmas is the
best holiday…” (And then she jibber
jabbered on so much after that I couldn’t even keep up typing as fast as she
was talking so I missed half of it.)
Then, without missing a beat she said, “Oh, sorry if I’m speaking too
fast, next time I can talk a little slower.”
(It’s like she read my mind.
LOL.)
11. What is your favorite season? “Um, I would say winter because my favorite
holiday is in it, but it can sometimes be miserable, but I’d say like… I don’t
know… I love all of the seasons. Maybe
summer because we get to go to the pool.
Or maybe spring because it’s relaxing and rainy. Or maybe just, like, all the seasons. Oh sorry, am I talking too fast again?” (The tone in her voice was hilarious when she
said that last part. She was in rare
form this year for the interview.)
12. What is your favorite color? “My favorite color is purple. If I had to list three, I would list purple,
pink, and blue. I do love green, though,
because of Elphaba. And pink is Glinda. Warn me if I’m talking too fast!!!! Did you get that?!” (Hahahaha.
At this point I think she was trolling me.)
13. What is your favorite animal? “Okay, this time I will talk slow. My favorite animal is probably Maui… I’m not
saying what type of animal this time. I’m
saying Maui in honor of her.” (Aaaand
that’s when I started crying.)
14. What is your favorite shirt? “Mmmm, I just got a Wicked shirt that I really
like a lot. Um, and I can’t really list
anymore but, um, yeah, that’s it… that’s cool!!
I’m cool with it!”
15. What is your favorite fruit? “Mm, my favorite fruit is… I don’t really
like fruit. I kind of like apples and pineapples,
but with apples, um, Mommy says I’m way too specific because I cut off the
outside, but I also cut out part of the inside and then I’m left with
nothing. That’s what she says at least.” (LOL, I am dying. She is definitely trolling me now because she
knows y’all are all going to read this.
Because I do say exactly that.)
16. What is your favorite vegetable? “Again, don’t really like vegetables, but I if
I had to say… probably, like, broccoli or something… Nana’s carrots are good,
too. WAIT, for fruit I should have said brussels
sprouts because it has a seed so it’s a fruit.”
Me: “Did you mean okra?” Olivia: “Oh
yeah, okra for fruit!”
17. What is your favorite snack? “Hmmmm, probably, um, I like Welch’s fruit
snacks, just normal Welch’s fruit snacks, and white cheddar Cheez-Its. But sometimes I get tired of white cheddar
Cheez-Its, so sometimes I would like to just have Welch’s fruit snacks, but you
won’t let us have just fruit snacks for a snack. Sorry, I’m speaking too fast again… I keep
jibber jabbering as you say it.” (LOL)
18. What is your favorite treat? “My favorite treat is every type of candy. Mostly bubble gum, though. And ice cream… especially ice cream sundaes
that I make at Pop and Cokie’s. But
everybody says I put too many toppings on them, but that’s the way I like it.” Me: “I can’t get everything you’re saying
again.” Olivia: “Sorry, I’m yapping too
fast.” (I think she has said bubble gum
for the last 4-5 years… I really do need to go back and check because it is
always on her list.)
19. What is your favorite drink? “Water.
Period.” (And then she proceeded
to make sure that I wrote out the word period since she said the word period because
she wants y’all to know that’s literally all she drinks. Hahahaha.)
20. What is your favorite thing to eat for
dinner? “Hmmmm, I don’t know, sometimes
at night we have nothing to eat – well, we have stuff to eat, but I mean
sometimes when you don’t cook – I like pocket PB&J with Cheetos and Babybel. And after that, you can say that I said it
dramatically. Just to make this funnier.” (Pocket PB&J = Uncrustables and LOL the
girl was on fire trying to make this her most entertaining interview yet.
21. What is your favorite restaurant? “Hmmmm, maybe I like the new <says the
name of the new local Mexican restaurant that we’ve been to a couple of times
recently> but I also like Culver’s and <says the name of the pub that we
frequent down the street from our church>.”
22. Who is your best friend? “Caroline, Maren… and those are the main
friends that I play with. We’re just a
little group of three, so yeah!”
23. What makes you feel happy? “Mmmm, my friends. And Maui.
And that’s pretty much all. And
my family. And God. And that’s what I’m gonna say for thankful
for.”
24. What makes you feel sad? “Um, things.”
Me: “Things?” Olivia: “Like Maui,
and when me and friends aren’t getting along.”
(I think she didn’t want to mention Maui again because she didn’t want
me to get upset. Bless her.)
25. What are you afraid of? “I’m afraid of ghosts.” (That’s the same thing she’s said for the
last three years.) Then she went on to
say, “I see ghosts.” Me: “What?!” Olivia: “Let me tell you, you don’t want to
see one. They creepy. You don’t believe me, do you?” Me: “So you have seen a ghost?” Olivia: “Yes.” Me: “When?”
Olivia: “At nighttime when I’m in the bed. The way I see ghosts… you know how, like, fog
looks? It’s transparent kind of? It’s a transparent blobby thingy of fog. It looks like fog. But it’s not fog.” Me: “So you think those are ghosts?” Olivia: “Yeah, totally. What else could they be? Could it be fog somehow gettin’ in my
room? Naw.” (Okay, I’m officially dying with laughter
with her dialect here and also what in the creepiness is this?!)
26. What are you thankful for? “My family, Maui, friends, God. And that’s all I need to be thankful for because
I love them the most. And food and
stuff. And I’m thankful that we’re not
poor.”
27. What are you really good at? “Dance and… let’s see… probably dance and
guitar!”
28. What is your best memory? “I remember one year I said throwing up and you
told me it’s supposed to be a GOOD memory.
But this year I’m actually going to say something good. Um, I’m going to say, going to Disney World
and actually seeing Evelyn at the beach because I thought there was a chance
that I may not see her at the beach last year.” (Y’all, she really did say throwing up last
year. LOLOLOLOL. I cannot believe she
remembered that.)
29. What do you want to be when you grow
up? “Um, maybe like… I know I’ve never
really tried it before… I’m good at it, but I’ve never shown anyone before… but
an actress. I wanna be in movies like
Wicked. I want to be a celebrity, but
also do YouTube or something. But also,
be a celebrity. I don’t know how I’d
become a celebrity, though. I kind of
want to be a model, too. For commercials
and clothes.”
30. If you could have one wish, what would
it be? “To get infinite wishes!! Do I have to choose one?” Me: “You can say whatever you want to say.” Olivia: “Probably to see Maui or Cami again.”
Happy almost eleventh
birthday to the biggest Wicked loving Swiftie I know! We love you so very much!
