25 Random Facts... about me... from Feb. 2009

I was going through some things on facebook that I had posted and came upon this.... ‘25 Random Things About Me’ which I completed on Feb.4th, 2009. I wanted to have a record of it on my blog... so here it is.  With edits and comments about me today{in italics and green}. 

Rules: Write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. 

1. I can’t remember a day when I didn't eat breakfast... {except a few occasions when I was traveling or staying with friends that don't believe in the most important meal of the day}. I love BREAKFAST food. Still so very true.  

2. I have a real bad habit of speeding. Just check out my driving record.. far from perfect. Proud to say that my driving record is almost clean...  I think in April it will be 3 years since my last ticket! Yay! 

3. I was the hoop shoot champion when I was in 7th grade. Pretty sure I made 23 out of 25 free throws at the competition. I have a trophy to prove it. Wish I still had those skills.  

4. I could be perfectly happy having no responsibility at all. {I have realized this over the past 6 months of unemployment}. I love the responsibilities that I currently have as a Mom, wife, and homemaker-- like taking care of Lincoln, keeping our little home, and making dinners for my boys.  

5.The Charles River in Boston is one of my favorite places... ever. Oh how I miss the Charles. I could use a good run along it right now. 

6. I think I am pretty athletic. I did play basketball and softball in high school. Even ran cross-country for a year... although it about killed me. I would have never thought that I would get into running in my 20s. Still love the challenge of running. 

7. I don't really like the whole LDS singles social scene. I do make an effort to go to activities and get to know people... but it will be a happy day when I don't have to do that anymore. I am definitely glad that I am married, but looking back to all my single years--- I really do cherish all the memories that I made during those times. I did some of the most fun, exciting, and wonderful things and made some of the very best friends. I def. am glad I had so many wonderful years of being single.

8. I became Scuba Dive Certified while I was attending Dixie State College. Gotta love Junior Colleges and the great slacker classes I was able to take while I was enrolled there. Wish I had the time and money to go scuba diving now! 

9. Although I am a dietitian, and should be eating healthy all the time, I have more than my share of unhealthy treats and food. Everything in moderation... Right? Still can't deny that I have a very sweet tooth--

10. I am obsessed with cream of wheat with raisins and honey. {see #1} pretty sure I could eat it every day. I go in phases with cream of wheat.. still love the stuff.   

11. I think sky miles are one of the greatest things credit card companies and the airlines have ever come up with. Thank you Delta and United for many free flights. And mostly thank you to papa Sheldon for allowing me to use the sky miles on occasion. 

12. I love dressing up; it doesn't have to be Halloween to transform into something you are not. Not that I have Lincoln I think I will like to dress him up more than me doing the dressing up. 

13. I hate having a dirty kitchen {and fridge}. I don't understand why it is so hard for people to rinse of their dishes after they are done eating or cooking or wiping up when they spill something in the fridge. Still so true. There aren't a lot of times that you will find dirty dishes lying around my kitchen. 

14. I gave the commencement speech at my Master's Graduation... not because I was smart but pretty sure I was the only one willing to do it. I still don't believe that I did this. 

15. I am secure enough in myself that I don't mind sitting by myself, going to movies alone, or chillin' by myself on a weekend night.

16. I could listen to Chic music all day long. {Tristan Prettyman, Amy Kuney, Lenka, Regina Spektor, Meg & Dia, Brandi Carlisle, Trisha Cheney, Erin McKeon, Celine Dion... and lots more} ... basically any chic that knows how to rock it. Don't really listen to a whole lot of music anymore.... although I do catch myself listening to the country station quite often in the car.  

17. I have a small obsession with the Red Sox. Last Sept. I flew back to Boston for 4 days. 3 of those days were spent at Fenway Park, the Sox, and two of the greatest friends ever. Best trip ever. Still Love the Sox... I don't see that changing any time soon. 

18. I can get pretty into my workout... I love to sweat... that way I know I am working hard. I love a good challenge-- and a good workout is a good challenge. 

19. I spent a summer in Haiti loving the sweetest little orphaned children in this world. I contemplated smuggling a couple of the babies back home with me. Still want a little Haitian baby- maybe someday. 

20. FEAR is one of my greatest Weaknesses. Still a weakness but I def. have worked on this... 

21. I still have boxes of notes that my friends and I wrote to each other in middle and high school. They are some of the funniest things you will ever read. The things that go through high schoolers minds. Every time I move I go through these and get so many good laughs.  

22. I love to drive and drive and drive on long roadtrips. I have driven for 12+ straight hours multiple times in the past 2 years. Still love road trips and have gone on many many more (mostly around the midwest) since I initially wrote this. 
23. I love to read; but I must say I am guilty on occasion of reading random, pointless, pathetic, love novels. Sometimes you just need a book where you don't have to think at all. Lately I haven't been reading as much as I would like to-- although Adam and I have been started to read books out loud to each other... we finished the Hunger Game Series and even the 1st Harry Potter book.  Next on the list is 'A Tale of Two Cities.' 

24. I can relate to the guy on Fever Pitch to a degree. The first date with my current bf{yes that was Adam}  consisted of watching the Red Sox on tv... cause I couldn't miss a playoff game because of a date. {I didn't care that he could care less about the Sox} {see #17} The only thing that has changed here is that Adam is now a Huge Red Sox fan as well.  

25. I have a really really really hard time saying no when people ask me to do something, even if I don't want to do it. {see #14} Still feel like I should say Yes to everything I am asked to do... that's not a bad thing right?