Random Things About Me.

*Warning: Long Post

I am inspired by Facebook, but don't have the heart to write this on there. I will not conform!!! Erik, must be rubbing off on me. It was kind of fun to think of things about myself. I have been leaving random notes around the house so that I had enough to write here... but I ended up with way more than the allotted 25. The beautiful thing is, this isn't Facebook. There are no rules. And I can have as many as I want.

1. I love lists. I sometimes make them just so I can cross things off. It makes me feel productive and motivates me to do more.

2. I hate cotton balls. Even thinking about them makes me shiver. I would dread Sunday School when we had to make sheep out of cotton balls. They made us pull them apart and spread them out. I still have nightmares.

3. I am jealous of anyone who travels. Genuinely jealous. I sometimes get mad about it. I guess that makes Lynn my worst enemy. I need to get out there.

4. I am really quite selfish when it comes to food. I will let Erik share off my plate, but I will get upset if he takes the "best" piece. I always save the best bite for last!

5. I love to read, but wish I could do it more. I miss reading for pleasure. I read 9 novels in 2 weeks over Christmas holidays and it was DELIGHTFUL.

6. When I am reading a great book, nothing else matters. Nothing.

7. I am obsessed with photography. OBSESSED! Ask Erik. Ask anyone. I would love to be a GREAT photographer. It is one of my goals. I would love to document everything in photos. If I don't have pictures of something it's like it never happened. I am most interested in taking pictures of life. Just life. Mainly strangers... but I don't because I feel... rude? I'm not a good photographer yet, but I will be. I also want to learn how to edit photos.

8. I can't fall asleep in my own bed unless Erik is home. That isn't good when he works until 12am and I have to be up at 5. I have no trouble falling asleep at other people's houses without him there though.

9. I did not sleep through the night in our first three months of being married. I would wake up every time Erik moved or I moved and accidentally touched him. It was frustrating. I enjoy the extra warmth now.

10. I love writing letters. I think they are much more intimate. Snail mail is wonderful.

11. I was a First Year/Freshman in college three years in a row at three different schools in three different cities. Man it feels good to be a second year (although I would rather be graduating).

12. I love human biology. Mainly anatomy and physiology. Grade 12 Bio was a great course, as was my anatomy and physiology course last year.

13. I love Disney movies. LOVE THEM!

14. I wish I could play the piano. My sister Sharlene and my niece Jessica are both amazing and I could sit and listen to them for hours. Jessica played for my wedding and her playing alone brought tears to my eyes.

15. I walked down the aisle to Glasgow Love Theme from the movie Love Actually.

16. My sister Lindsey picked it out. She wanted to walk down the aisle to it, but got married in Costa Rica so that didn't quite work out for her.

17. I love people watching.

18. I can cry at the drop of a hat. I cry in movies, commercials, books, from hearing a story or listening to music. I cry in anticipation for something tragic or wonderful in a movie that I have already seen. I even cried in the Little Mermaid last summer.

19. My favorite part of a bag of crackers is the very end. I love the salt and the crumbs at the bottom. I also love the brown side of the Stone Wheat Thins.

20. My mom buys books for us at Christmas. She always has. It has always been what I most look forward to. She has given us books that we read as kids over the years... and we all get the same ones. It is quite fun.

21. I'm pretty last minute. My mom made my grad dress the day before grad... without a pattern.

22. I am forever calling people (usually at the last minute) asking to borrow clothes when I need to dress up. I usually rope whoever it is into doing my hair and make-up for me before I head out.

23. I have only put mascara on myself (I finally bought some for my wedding). If I need more than that I recruit someone else.

24. I have never owned a brush. Or a blow-dryer.

25. I cut my hair off for Locks of Love two years ago and never once regretted it.

26. Erik loved my long hair.

27. I have played every position in a college volleyball game, except libero. I have started a game as a setter, right-side, power and middle.

28. That being said, I don't excel at any of those positions. I'm just an all-around kinda player.

29. I love laughter that brings tears to my eyes.

30. I love fresh sheets.

31. I baked my first loaf of bread from scratch and by hand last week. It was whole wheat, pumpkin seed, flax bread. Keeps you regular.

32. I have had all my thank-you cards completed since before Christmas but haven't sent out any. All the addresses are on my computer that pooped out on me.

33. Both college volleyball teams I played for won the Team Academic Awards. We were pretty smart.

34. I have been riding the bus for months now and I'm still nervous navigating them. I am especially afraid of the doors not opening when I want to get off. Some you have to push, some just open, some you aren't supposed to touch at all. I always sit behind them so that I can see what other people do. I have even missed my stop intentionally because I didn't want to look silly... thankfully someone got off at the next stop so I didn't have to walk too far.

35. I am addicted to cards. Buying them, sending them, collecting them. I have tons from when I worked at the thrift store. That was a rockin' job.

36. My all-time favorite job was working at Schneider's. I packaged smokies for two summers. It was awesome. I still dream about it and i get excited when talking about it!

37.I put hours into teaching myself to crack my knuckles. My friend, Rachael, did it and I loved the sound. It was a painful process, but I can now crack all of my knuckles.

38. I had one day to pick out my wedding dress.

39. I hate taking showers because I hate being cold when I come out of them.

40. I hate drying off with a damp towel. Same reason.

41. I used to use Q-tips infrequently just so I could have a lot of gunk on them when I did use them. That was a while ago. I promise.

42. I wish I was more resourceful and creative.

43. I aspire to be like my sister-in-law Shawna. I don't feel I'm ready to commit to living that much "greener" though. She recommends all these great books, but I feel as though I would be momentarily enthused and then forget all about it. I'm hoping to do some canning etc in the summer. I need to take baby steps. We recycle.

44. I have always dreamed of living in Africa for a while. Now I'm up for anywhere...

45. Transitioning into married life was more natural than I thought it would be. I love it.

46. I am addicted to the game Bohnanza. I make Erik play it with me all the time.

This is Joey. I like to call him Joseph... or stinky.