Annual birthday interview

Gain some insight into the mind of this beautiful, intelligent, tall (5'5"), strong willed 11 year old girl. She's doing well in school. She prepared a speech and was elected to the student council this year and enjoys leading the all school morning meetings. She spends a lot of time at the Minnesota Ballet in ballet 4 and rehearsals for the Nutcracker. She also tried out and made a competition dance team and is participating in tap and jazz competitions this spring with Stacey's Studio. On Fridays, when she didn't have dance, she was taking riding lessons at Amity Stables, which she loved. She spent 2 weeks at YMCA Camp Miller this summer and enjoyed trips to Park City, Utah, Chicago, Disneyworld, BWCA, NYC and Scottsdale. She is strong in math and is very creative. She doesn't love reading and prefers graphic novels and watching movies. Excited for another year of dance and travel.

Interview with Marit

How would you describe yourself in three words? Tall-ish, trendy and tech-nol-ogistic (like techy- good at using technology)
How tall do you think you’re going to be? 5'11"
Would you rather live in summer weather all year, or winter weather all year? Summer

Which do you like better: a hug or an encouraging note? A note
Where in the world would you like to live once you’re older? NYC or Florida

Who’s the most influential person in your life? Daddy
What do you miss about being younger? I am still young...I miss being shorter
What excites you about being older? Getting a pet

Trick or treating with the neighbor's dog Zeus

What’s your favorite memory from the past year? Going on trips

Seeing Wicked on Broadway in NYC

What makes you happy in the morning? Sleeping in

What's the best snack? Candy and poopy drinks
What's your go-to lunch? Sushi

What's your perfect birthday meal? Sushi!

Who is your best friend, and what do you love doing with them? Amanda, because she's funny and we like to be silly doing the morning meeting jingle bells dance
If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why? Infinity superpowers to get all the superpowers to not have to choose
What's your dream vacation spot? Somewhere warm with beaches and shallow oceans with houses on the water where the water is super clean
What are you most proud of from the past year? Nutcracker performance as traveler and going to NYC and surviving the heat and hiking in Scottsdale

Ready backstage to perform as a traveler in the Nutcracker: A Duluth Tale

What's something new you learned or tried? Therapy. And I tried attacking daddy with my stuffy. It didn't work because he took it.

What's your favorite thing to do outside? Go from one shop to another shop

What makes you feel happy? Daddy and 6-7
What makes you feel sad? School
What makes you feel excited? Sleeping in
If you could have dinner with any three people (living or dead), who would they be? Daddy is my guardian, Jerry Garcia, Grandma, Benson Boone and Jimmy Fallon
If you won a million dollars, what's the first thing you'd do? Get a puppy
If you could change your name, what would you change it to? Harper

What talent do you have in common with Mom? Obnoxiousness
What talent do you have in common with Dad? We are funny
What’s your biggest fear? Theo

Haunted ship for Halloween

What are you an expert at? Spying on people.
What’s your current favorite color? Red, neon colors, light baby colors or baby yellow
What’s your favorite dessert? Mochi
What kind of pet will you have when you’re older? Puppy that is super small but not a Chihuahua. Maybe a mini corgi or Pomeranian
What’s your favorite book? Graphic novels. Real friends and friends forever. Smiles, guts, sister, drama.
Would you like to be really fast, or really strong? Fast
What’s your favorite thing to do at night? Watch Instagram with Mommy
What’s your favorite piece of clothing? Comfrt and white fox sweatshirts and Lululemon leggings

If you could only have one kind of candy, what would you choose? Reese or Hershey for chocolate and fruity one would be gummy worms
What’s one chore you don’t like to do? Waking up early (all of them really)
What are 3 things you love about yourself? I'm trendy, tall and good at using technology

What’s the most important thing in your room? My blankies and weighted stuffed animal named TimJim
What kind of adult do you think you’re going to be? Not like that one [pointing to mom]; I'll be a trendy and cool mom!
What’s something funny you dream about a lot when you go to sleep? Dreaming a lot about Nutcracker

In the nutcracker as a traveler in the green dress on the left

What's your favorite movie/TV show/song right now? Twilight zone on TV that I watch with Daddy. Mystical magical by Benson Boone and Tears by Sabrina Carpenter are my favorite songs

What's something you're looking forward to about being 11? More trips and getting to travel

Where should we go on our next vacation? Somewhere warm, like a private island
What's one thing you want to get better at? Sleeping in and my remembering my dreams

What skill would you like to master over the next year? Hacking or shortcuts on the computer

If you could do one amazing thing for someone else, what would it be? I would help Daddy with his crossword puzzles