In the Spotlight: Pepsi!

This week's Spotlight is focused on one of our newest members. I love it that our board is growing and adding new members! Now it's time for:

Getting to Know Pepsi!

How old are you? I'm 16.

How did you get interested in LHOTP? I read the books, and one day I was flicking channels and realized (to my great surprise) that there was a TV show!

Which came first for you: the books or the TV series? The books.

If you’ve read any of the books, which one do you like best? Little Town on the Prairie.

How often do you watch the TV series? It depends on how much free time I have :) I generally watch it once a week.

Have you watched other productions of LH? If so, did you like them? I've seen a Little House movie that was made a couple years ago, and I definitely like the TV show better.

Did you get to see the LHOTP musical with Melissa Gilbert? No.

Do you have a favorite character? Yes, Albert.

Do you believe that the moral lessons that Little House taught helped to make you a better person? Yes.

Is there an episode that stands out in your mind as a favorite? I have a LOT of favorites. If I had to pick one now, I'd say either ''The Wisdom of Solomon'' or ''Look Back to Yesterday''.

Do any of the episodes move you to tears? If so, why? Yes. The episodes that move me to tears are usually the ones that deal with death.

Who do you most relate to? Albert. We have really similar personalities.

Where were you born? I was born in New York.

How many states/places have you lived in? One.

How many people are in your family? Five, counting me.

Do any others in your family share your affection for Little House on the Prairie and Laura Ingalls Wilder’s work? Yes, my siblings. They do get a little annoyed when I watch two episodes in a row, though.

Have you met any of the cast members? No. But I'd love to.

Do you own anything Little House related? Yes, I own all the books.

Have you met any of the board members? No.

How long have you been a member on the LH board? Let's see..*counts*..'bout a couple weeks, I think? :)

What are some things that you enjoy doing to relax? I love to do anything, but I really like writing, singing, reading, and playing sports with friends and family.

What season do you like best? Spring, summer, autumn or winter? I like each season, but I tire of fall and winter pretty quickly. My favorite is summer.

What season were you born in? Winter

What is your favorite holiday? As a kid, I would have said Christmas (of course!). But now I would say Easter.

What has been your biggest challenge? Not going insane from of the problems of this world.

What are some of your best memories? My best memories are those innocent days of childhood, I think. Simple pleasures like seeing family on the holidays or eating ice cream with my grandfather.

What is one of the things you like best about our LH board? It seems like a family!

Were you shy or outgoing as a child? Both.

What did you want to be when you were growing up, and did that pan out? I wanted to be an actress..I was an ambitious little kid! Starting at age ten, though, I decided I wanted to have a career in medicine.

What was your first pet? I never had a pet, but I am absolutely crazy about dogs. (There are allergy-prone people in this family, though.)

Did you go to your prom? If so, what was the theme & style of the time? No, that'll be this year: my junior year.


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It was nice to get to know you better, Pepsi! I love it that you found Little House on the Prairie by channel surfing! That must have been a lovely surprise! And I love your answer to 'one of the things you like best' about our forum. Thanks so much for letting us become better acquainted with you - and I hope we see you on the board more.

It's so nice to get to know you, Pepsi!

I loved eating ice cream with my grandfather too! SO, glad you and other younger people are discovering Little House. Its been great getting to know you better. Keep watching LH!

Nice to meet you, Pepsi. :)

Interesting; good to have new members.

Good to know a little more about you Pepsi

nice to know you more

Nice profile, Pepsi!

Good getting to know you better.....

Did yu notice that Pepsi is almost the first of all us that knew the books BEFORE the TF show and was surprised to discover a TV show about the Ingallses??? I think that most of us here knew the TV show before the books and even if we knew the books even existed, we watched the show before reading the books.

Don't worry, Pepsi...I also likes t see more than an episode in a row. But happily, no one in my family is annoyed by it. My mother and me - two LHOTP fans- uses to watch even FOUR in a row! (yes...call us crazy! )

Vanesa.

Nice profile Pepsi! My younger son is 16 too...also going into his Junior year. I'm sure you're not ready to kiss summer goodbye any more than he is. Hope you have a good school year!

Thanks so much, everyone! I had a blast answering these questions. I suppose I should mention that my name isn't Pepsi, as cool as that would be. It's Danielle, but feel free to call me Dani.

Pretty name!

Rob wrote:

Pretty name!

I agree with Rob.

Ah, good to know! Hope you're enjoying the board, Dani!

Once again, thank you so much everyone, and thank you Alex and Rob for the name compliments. I've never felt so welcome..

Hi, Dani. LOL. I think, Pepsi will be cool name. You will have a Unique name. I'm also a huge fan of The Lord of the Rings. My favorite characters are Frodo, Legolas, Aragorn, Arwen, Eowyn, & Pippin.

When I saw Pepsi, I knew I would like you all the way. I took the Pepsi challenge when I was a kid and still love it.

Great to learn more about you. Good luck in school this year.

Buttercup wrote:

Hi, Dani. LOL. I think, Pepsi will be cool name. You will have a Unique name. I'm also a huge fan of The Lord of the Rings. My favorite characters are Frodo, Legolas, Aragorn, Arwen, Eowyn, & Pippin.

Yes!! I'm always happy to meet another LOTR fan. My favorite characters are pretty much the same as yours. ''All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.'' :) Gandalf rocks.

bethandmanly, that's awesome! I can always trust another Pepsi fan! :D

Nice to know you Pepsi!!!!!

Pepsi wrote:

Buttercup wrote:

Hi, Dani. LOL. I think, Pepsi will be cool name. You will have a Unique name. I'm also a huge fan of The Lord of the Rings. My favorite characters are Frodo, Legolas, Aragorn, Arwen, Eowyn, & Pippin.

Yes!! I'm always happy to meet another LOTR fan. My favorite characters are pretty much the same as yours. ''All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.'' :) Gandalf rocks.

bethandmanly, that's awesome! I can always trust another Pepsi fan! :D

Same here. One of my favorite quotes.