Here are the rules of this fun little reverse tag:
1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember! This is a perfect time for all you blog-stalkers or rare-posters to make yourself known. :)
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you (and if this isn't on there...I'll assume you're a procrastinator like me and will check back later!)
7.21.2008
101 Things About Me
I saw this post on a few of my niece's blogs and thought it was so cute. I thought I'd try my hand at it and quickly realized that 101 things about myself is a really long list. Here it is though, hope you enjoy.
101. I'm a bit of a pyro.
100. Once on a 4th of July, I lit the bucket of used fireworks on fire and laughed as I sat on the lawn and watched it burn.
99. I once shot a barbie doll with a 12 gauge shotgun. I laughed then too as only the legs were left.
98. I love power tools.
97. I've never been a real girly-girl.
96. But sometimes I have girly moments, like fake nails from time to time.
95. I'm a total fish, I love water and water related things. (interesting contrast to my pyro side)
94. I'm an inherently lazy person.
93. I think that spell check is one of the best inventions ever.
92. I think my husband looks awesome in his suits.
91. I've learned a lot of lessons the hard way.
90. I've learned a lot about myself from friendships and other relationships.
89. It's taken me a long time to get to where I'm happy with being me,
88. but I'm happy with who I am...most of the time
87. I have to be careful when I pick up a book,
86. I really don't like to put a book down until it's done.
85. It wrecks all sorts of havoc on my laundry and house work and dinner prep when I start a book.
84. I'll even half way shove a book under my keyboard at work to keep reading.
83. Even if the book is not all that interesting.
82. Unless it's Hemingway, I can't get interested at all in his work.
81. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is an extremely boring book and I never finished reading it even though I passed off a book report on it.
80. I can be quite stubborn.
79. I loathe exercise, unless I don't consider it exercise like swimming or scuba diving.
78. My favorite place to dive is Cozumel Mexico.
77. I would move to Cozumel if it were reasonable.
76. I love cereal.
75. When I don't have anyone to cook for but me, I usually eat cereal for dinner.
74. I like baking - cookies, pies, cakes, etc.
73. I don't enjoy routine cooking so much (a.k.a. dinner).
72. Unless it's cooking with my husband who is a great cook.
71. My husband and I love making new dishes up, he has a great sense of what foods/flavors work together.
70. I'm slightly addicted to HGTV.
69. My favorite soda pop is Diet Coke.
68. But I don't like to be addicted to caffeine.
67. I've never colored my hair.
66. I don't think I look my age.
65. I don't thing I act my age either.
64. I don't plan on looking or acting my age for as long as I can get away with it.
63. I sometimes like onions.
62. When I was little, I hated onions and anything with them in it.
61. My favorite type of food is usually Italian or Asian.
60. I love Asian style, clean lines and geometric shapes.
59. The state of the USA worries me.
58. I believe fuel prices are fictitiously high and the stories of low supply are rumors started to raise prices.
57. The first concert I went to was the Eagles.
56. I was about 8 months pregnant with Macayla when I went to the Eagles concert.
55. I took my hunters safety course when I was also 8 months pregnant with Macayla.
54. I flew to Cancun when I was two weeks away from delivering Jordan and Jordan likes to claim that she was almost a Mexican baby.
53. I am color phobic when it comes to walls in my house.
52. That's why most of my house is still painted white.
51. I want to have another baby before I'm 35.
50. I have poly-cystic ovarian syndrome that may make having a baby hard.
49. I've always loved animals.
48. I have a tattoo of two lizards around my right ankle.
47. My 4-yr-old neighbor thinks the tattoo is a stamp.
46. I live in a great neighborhood and love my neighbors.
45. I've been married to Nate for two years.
44. I've never been in a fight or an argument with Nate ever.
43. I don't always agree with Nate but we can talk about it and not fight.
42. I love my job and working in general.
41. I like the adult interaction and some time away from home that work provides as well as the income.
40. I have two totally different but equally wonderful daughters.
39. I love being a mom.
38. I love camping, as long as there is an air-mattress.
37. I love to sing.
36. I sing really loud in the car by myself.
35. I almost always have a song stuck in my head.
34. Acting is kinda fun too.
33. I was recently cast as Sister Margaretta in the Sound of Music (Terrace Plaza Playhouse).
32. I used to have a couple of piercings, but took them out when I became active again at church.
31. I love my current calling as a Sunbeams teacher.
30. I learn a lot from the 3 and 4 year olds in my class.
29. I love to check out what thrift stores have.
28. Thrift stores are a great place to find expensive jeans for picky teens.
27. I went to college for a year at Southern Utah University.
26. I didn't finish my degree as I got married and had a kid.
25. I did go to Advanced Technical Center and learned computer programming.
24. I've been a computer programmer since 1999 ish.
23. I like working with computers, it's fun and challenging, sometimes lame.
22. I don't like my hair short.
21. I had my hair cut really short in 2nd grade and I hated it.
20. I was a very awkward kid and teen.
19. It took me a long time to find my inner cool.
18. Although I'm still a geek at times, I've come to accept and embrace it.
17. I play Dungeons and Dragons with my husband and friends once a month.
16. I enjoy watching American Idol.
15. American Idol is one of the only things I record and watch religiously.
14. I love calla lilies, they are so elegant.
13. I love peas fresh from the garden, other varieties - canned or frozen - not loved.
12. One of my favorite movies of all time is The Princess Bride.
11. I also really like the movie Hook.
10. I think my theme song is the Toys R Us jingle - "I don't wanna grow up..."
9. I love my kids equally, but for very different reasons - aside for the obvious one that they are my offspring.
8. I'm inspired by people who are themselves regardless of what other people think.
7. I didn't cry for about 14 years after my brother died.
6. Sleep is my favorite stress reliever.
5. I don't handle confrontation very well.
4. When in a heated argument or confrontation, I get all stressed out and my brain freezes.
3. Nate is the first guy ever to make me feel safe other than my father
2. and I love him for many reasons, but mostly cause he loves me for who I am always.
1. It's taken me a few weeks off and on to compile this list but now its done - whooo hooo.
101. I'm a bit of a pyro.
100. Once on a 4th of July, I lit the bucket of used fireworks on fire and laughed as I sat on the lawn and watched it burn.
99. I once shot a barbie doll with a 12 gauge shotgun. I laughed then too as only the legs were left.
98. I love power tools.
97. I've never been a real girly-girl.
96. But sometimes I have girly moments, like fake nails from time to time.
95. I'm a total fish, I love water and water related things. (interesting contrast to my pyro side)
94. I'm an inherently lazy person.
93. I think that spell check is one of the best inventions ever.
92. I think my husband looks awesome in his suits.
91. I've learned a lot of lessons the hard way.
90. I've learned a lot about myself from friendships and other relationships.
89. It's taken me a long time to get to where I'm happy with being me,
88. but I'm happy with who I am...most of the time
87. I have to be careful when I pick up a book,
86. I really don't like to put a book down until it's done.
85. It wrecks all sorts of havoc on my laundry and house work and dinner prep when I start a book.
84. I'll even half way shove a book under my keyboard at work to keep reading.
83. Even if the book is not all that interesting.
82. Unless it's Hemingway, I can't get interested at all in his work.
81. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is an extremely boring book and I never finished reading it even though I passed off a book report on it.
80. I can be quite stubborn.
79. I loathe exercise, unless I don't consider it exercise like swimming or scuba diving.
78. My favorite place to dive is Cozumel Mexico.
77. I would move to Cozumel if it were reasonable.
76. I love cereal.
75. When I don't have anyone to cook for but me, I usually eat cereal for dinner.
74. I like baking - cookies, pies, cakes, etc.
73. I don't enjoy routine cooking so much (a.k.a. dinner).
72. Unless it's cooking with my husband who is a great cook.
71. My husband and I love making new dishes up, he has a great sense of what foods/flavors work together.
70. I'm slightly addicted to HGTV.
69. My favorite soda pop is Diet Coke.
68. But I don't like to be addicted to caffeine.
67. I've never colored my hair.
66. I don't think I look my age.
65. I don't thing I act my age either.
64. I don't plan on looking or acting my age for as long as I can get away with it.
63. I sometimes like onions.
62. When I was little, I hated onions and anything with them in it.
61. My favorite type of food is usually Italian or Asian.
60. I love Asian style, clean lines and geometric shapes.
59. The state of the USA worries me.
58. I believe fuel prices are fictitiously high and the stories of low supply are rumors started to raise prices.
57. The first concert I went to was the Eagles.
56. I was about 8 months pregnant with Macayla when I went to the Eagles concert.
55. I took my hunters safety course when I was also 8 months pregnant with Macayla.
54. I flew to Cancun when I was two weeks away from delivering Jordan and Jordan likes to claim that she was almost a Mexican baby.
53. I am color phobic when it comes to walls in my house.
52. That's why most of my house is still painted white.
51. I want to have another baby before I'm 35.
50. I have poly-cystic ovarian syndrome that may make having a baby hard.
49. I've always loved animals.
48. I have a tattoo of two lizards around my right ankle.
47. My 4-yr-old neighbor thinks the tattoo is a stamp.
46. I live in a great neighborhood and love my neighbors.
45. I've been married to Nate for two years.
44. I've never been in a fight or an argument with Nate ever.
43. I don't always agree with Nate but we can talk about it and not fight.
42. I love my job and working in general.
41. I like the adult interaction and some time away from home that work provides as well as the income.
40. I have two totally different but equally wonderful daughters.
39. I love being a mom.
38. I love camping, as long as there is an air-mattress.
37. I love to sing.
36. I sing really loud in the car by myself.
35. I almost always have a song stuck in my head.
34. Acting is kinda fun too.
33. I was recently cast as Sister Margaretta in the Sound of Music (Terrace Plaza Playhouse).
32. I used to have a couple of piercings, but took them out when I became active again at church.
31. I love my current calling as a Sunbeams teacher.
30. I learn a lot from the 3 and 4 year olds in my class.
29. I love to check out what thrift stores have.
28. Thrift stores are a great place to find expensive jeans for picky teens.
27. I went to college for a year at Southern Utah University.
26. I didn't finish my degree as I got married and had a kid.
25. I did go to Advanced Technical Center and learned computer programming.
24. I've been a computer programmer since 1999 ish.
23. I like working with computers, it's fun and challenging, sometimes lame.
22. I don't like my hair short.
21. I had my hair cut really short in 2nd grade and I hated it.
20. I was a very awkward kid and teen.
19. It took me a long time to find my inner cool.
18. Although I'm still a geek at times, I've come to accept and embrace it.
17. I play Dungeons and Dragons with my husband and friends once a month.
16. I enjoy watching American Idol.
15. American Idol is one of the only things I record and watch religiously.
14. I love calla lilies, they are so elegant.
13. I love peas fresh from the garden, other varieties - canned or frozen - not loved.
12. One of my favorite movies of all time is The Princess Bride.
11. I also really like the movie Hook.
10. I think my theme song is the Toys R Us jingle - "I don't wanna grow up..."
9. I love my kids equally, but for very different reasons - aside for the obvious one that they are my offspring.
8. I'm inspired by people who are themselves regardless of what other people think.
7. I didn't cry for about 14 years after my brother died.
6. Sleep is my favorite stress reliever.
5. I don't handle confrontation very well.
4. When in a heated argument or confrontation, I get all stressed out and my brain freezes.
3. Nate is the first guy ever to make me feel safe other than my father
2. and I love him for many reasons, but mostly cause he loves me for who I am always.
1. It's taken me a few weeks off and on to compile this list but now its done - whooo hooo.
7.09.2008
M.I.A.
I've been m.i.a. for a long time on this blog. My apologies to those who were left wondering where I was. I got overwhelmed by a bunch of things all at once, or at least in quick succession. The first and by far largest was Macayla got invited to tag along to Thailand with Nate's dad and his family as they went for a visit. Nate's dad married a lady from Thailand and her daughter Chulee is friends with Macayla. So to prepare for this unique opportunity, we had visits to her doctor for immunization updates, a visit to the Health Department International Travel Center for a typhoid shot and other information, packing and spraying all her clothes with mosquito repellent, a trip to Las Vegas with the family to drop her off at Grampa Shelby's, having to leave her there while me, Nate and Jo go back to Utah, leave Jo at Gram Gram's (Nate's mom) house in St. George to go camping in Moab and then coming home to just Nate and me for the better part of three weeks. No kids. Quiet and kind of creepy. You'd think with all the "extra time" I would be able to get all kinds of things done, but I didn't. I had all the right intentions and none of the drive or ambition. We did learn how to dutch oven a bit and as activity chair-people for our ward, we helped plan a multi-ward dutch oven cook off. Other than that, it was pretty boring. Then over the weekend of the 4th we went back to Las Vegas and picked up Jo on our way down and got Macayla back. She has safely returned from half way around the world with many great experiences, lots of new clothes, and a slightly expanded vision of the world. There are adjustments to be made as the girls are figuring out how to get along after being apart for three weeks, but it's wonderful to have them home and safe...I think.
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