...so here's a post of random things! I've read a lot of "random" posts/facebook notes lately and they seemed like fun so I thought I'd give it a try. Let's see if I can think of 20...
(1) I scratch my head when I get nervous. I scratch my head and play with my hair if I get nervous in front of a large group of people. I scratch my head and purse my lips if I get nervous while driving.
(2) I've never owned a dog. I actually don't care for dogs that much. I like other people's dogs but have never really wanted one myself.
(3) I could make my mom's recipe for Macaroni and Cheese every night for the rest of my life and be happy. S is nice enough to eat it when I make it, though I'm not sure it's his favorite.
(4) My jetta just turned over 60K. A graduation gift to myself from myself, I or S have driven all but 23 of those miles. I have also commited to drive this car for at least another 6 years (I've had 4 different cars in the last 10 years and it would be nice to keep the same one for awhile!)
(5) I am overly critical of myself and others. I tend to expect nothing but perfection from myself and feel let down if I/others don't meet my expectations. I'm trying to change this, though, and just go with the flow of things and accept myself and everyone else for who they are.
(6) I am a reality TV junkie. Name the show, I've probably recorded it...and watched it. I can't help it, though. While drama shows seem to go in circles, at least reality shows end at some point.
(7) Speaking of drama, I hate it. I hate it so much that, in efforts to avoid it, I often find myself right in the middle of it. I'm learning that high school may have ended almost 10 years ago for me, but the high school mentality lives on forever!
(8) In the quest to find more appropriate means of exercise, I have embarked on the journey of yoga...and am learning that I am definately no yogi. S joined me for a practice once and we kept laughing so hard that I never did regain my drishti (or whatever it's called.)
(9) I can be quoted as saying, "Whoever says that the first year of marriage is bliss needs to be shot." Growing up in a Marriage is Bliss society like I have definately gave me (and many others, as I've learned) unrealistic expectations. But I am happy to say that marriage gets better with time and that I've never been as happy as I am now. So Marriage is Bliss, it just takes time and effort!
(10) I have well over 1,000 pieces of scrapbook paper neatly organized by type and color. I also have a couple hundred sheets of stickers (nearly 100 of them being alphabet). And even though I am on some kind of scrapbooking hiatus, I still go to the scrapbook store every other week and buy more. It's an addiction.
(11) I always thought that my habitual organization, neat-freak-freakishness and OCD tendencies made me an oddball...until I started working where I do and met the people I work with. Now I realize that all aforementioned items should be part of the job description. We are all nuts... (no offense!)
(12) I would rather stay home on a weekend by myself and pull out some cross-stich, applique, or other sewing project (S calls these my 60-year-old-person-hobbies) or spend time gardening than go out and party with friends. I relish peace and quiet and am very comfortable being alone (a very beneficial trait for the wife of someone who works long hours...though I equally love vegging with S when he is home!)
(13) I've never been off of the North American continent (unless Hawaii counts.) I don't have a passport. I would like to change that sooner than later. I have, however, traveled to 35 of the 50 States (expect the largest one...go figure.) My parents were/are big RV road-trip people. That's the main reason I prefer flying trips to driving ones.
(14) I have done more adventurous things the older I've gotten. Which is funny because I am the world's biggest wuss. It helps to be married to someone who is outgoing, courageous, and encourages me to have more faith in my abilities!
(15) I believe that other people's cooking always tastes better...even if it's the exact same recipe made with the exact same ingredients in the exact same kitchen. I rarely ever love anything I cook (except Mac 'n Cheese, of course!)
(16) I hate cold weather. Cold Weather=Depressing. I like being outdoors and you can't do that if it keeps snowing! Haha, I take after my dad in that regard. He is antsy from the first snowfall in November to the last snowfall in March (or April or May) to get back outside and work in his garden.
(17) Pregnancy really doesn't make me as nervous as I thought it would. In fact, I find myself hardly thinking about it sometimes. Is that weird? I'm sure as the due-date approaches all of the horror stories I've heard or witnessed will come flooding back to mind, though!
(18) I like having checklists so I can cross things off as I do them. This goes for erasing them off of the whiteboard too. It's like a fresh start everytime I complete a task!
(19) S did better in Physical Science than the time I did. (Okay, both times--I repeated it as an "easy" way to improve my GPA. It didn't work.) It's embarrassing, especially for a science major. And S reminds me of it all of the time: Well, if you'd paid attention in Physical Science, maybe you would already know that! Maybe if I'd actually gone to class I would have done better...
(20) My favorite movies are the ones that make me choke up a little. I am, however, embarrassed to be seen crying during a movie so I usually try to hide it as best as I can. This is especially easy if I'm already fighting a cold or something.
So there you have it. Hopefully you feel a little more enriched having read this. Ha! Totally joking there. But thanks for reading anyway!
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