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Updated 1.2012
25 Random Things about me that you might not know.
This was a thing on Facebook that friends asked us to do. I had fun trying to come up with 25 random things. :) You can try it too!
1. Despite the fact that I had to drive ten hours each way to college, I do not like to drive now... if at all possible, I make my friends (and my hubby) drive me around. :) I'm nice like that.
2. No one can ever accuse me of hoarding things because I love to get rid of stuff and am constantly throwing things away (or giving it away, whichever works). I like clean walls and less things to dust.
3. When I was in the fifth grade I pierced my own ears because my Mother didn't let me. I got an infection and my Mother made me wait until I was much older to get them pierced by a "professional" (at Merle Norman, lol). When Jeff met me I had eight holes in my left ear and five in my right. Now I have one in each and am just fine with that.
4. It is a well-known secret that I want to get a tattoo, but I'm worried that the person will make a mistake and I might end up with a three-eyed elephant. One of these days I'll get one. I'll keep you posted.
5. A few years ago we got a "garden fungus" on the mulch in our yard. My husband said the remedy for removal was urine. So I peed in a jar for several months, pouring it over the mulch until one day I found out that he was kidding. Nice hon. Real nice. I rarely trust him these days unless I validate the information with the internet first. *smirk*
6. My graduating class had only 55 and my school was K-12. I have very good memories and am still friends with most of them today. I am happy about this.
7. My favorite food is Salmon.
8. I turned 40 in November of 2011.
9. My favorite color is pink (altho this is common knowledge among my friends). For almost 16 years I had the same phone number with the numbers spelling out the word PINK. It was sad to let that number go. :)
10. I have a secret dream to be a baker and own a little shop in my town, selling fresh breads, pastries but most of all CupCakes to all of my friends.
11. I am allergic to latex but yet all of my jeweler's tools have latex handles. This presents problems on a daily basis but I try not to worry about it.
12. My first and only speeding ticket was when I was sixteen, going 37 in a 25 after leaving youth group. It scared me so much, that I never did it again. My friends give me grief over this and say I'm a granny driver (refer to #1 for more information on driving).
13. My other favorite foods are Cup Cakes, Coconut to be exact.
14. I love girl scout cookies...especially coconut delights.
15. I tend to be a creature of habit, owning five pairs of the same Chico's jeans, and countless t-shirts from Kohl's... I figure if it's comfortable, buy more of it and who cares if it looks like a uniform. Go for comfort.
16. Growing up, my parents would take me to New York to see Broadway plays. I have seen Cats five times. Most recently I've seen Wicked twice and Scrooge, the Musical and loved every minute. :) I like people who sing at me. *wink*
17. We bought a trampoline in the Spring of 2008 and the first time I got on and jumped I wet myself. I never got on again.
18. Whenever I work I listen to audio books from Audible on my iTouch. I am a huge fan of Vampire books but my favorite book EV-VER is The Pillars of The Earth. If you haven't read it, do. I also loved listening to The Help and found it interesting that Octavia Spencer played both Minny in the audio book and in the movie.
19. Since I was a child, I have loved movies and my all-time favorite movie is You've Got Mail but if you ask me about Christmas movies, hand's down: ELF. (what's a Christmas Gram? I want one!)
20. I have been married almost 18 years (May 20th) and they have been the best years of my life. My husband is the sunshine on my face.
21. When we were Youth Pastors living in Washington, D.C. in the late nineties, the S.W.A.T. team surrounded our house to do a drug bust on the corner house. We moved to the very small town of Versailles, Kentucky three months later and have been here ever since.
22. In my junior year of High School I played Lucy in You're a Good Man Charlie Brown. In college I was Mrs. Beaver in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
23. I melt glass for a living, fire silver and make beads. One of the things you use to design is something called FRIT. I have over 100 bottles of frit. I suppose it's an obsession.
24. In my upstairs hall closet I have two full shelves filled with scrapbooking supplies that I have yet to use. Someday I hope to find the time because I love to Scrap. (I have recently moved all of my scrapbooking stuff to my BF's house because she has more room to keep that crap.)
25. I have always wanted to live at visit Hogwarts.
