25 Random things about Me:

1. I love to travel. I want to see as much of the world as I can. In China (I was there for 5 months) we got to travel on the trains, busses, and stay in the hostels with all the regular Chinese people. We saw much more of the real China that way. I don’t think I’ll ever turn down the opportunity to travel.

2. I just saw the movie Taken. Now I’m going to have to hold my husband’s hand during the entire duration of any international vacation we take. What a creepy movie.

3. I love to get lost in good books.

4. I’m going to steal this one from Whitney: I got to sing AND dance to the Backstreet Boys in front of hundreds of Chinese people with all the girls I went to China with, and we did indeed each have our own solo. It does not get more awesome than that. The Chinese people LOVED it.

5. I am slightly OCD. Towels, blankets, pillows, pictures, etc must be straightened and in their correct position or it bothers my mind until I get up and fix it. People have on occasion moved things around because they think it’s funny, but I always know.

6. I love to find a good deal. I could look at something I want to buy on the internet for days or weeks until I’m sure that I’ve got the cheapest and best quality of whatever it is I’m buying. It pays off too, I got all three of my bar stools for 25$, my rocking chair for 30$, 32 inch flat screen TV for $80, just to name a few. Yay for good deals!

7. I use to be an avid animal lover. No baby dolls for me, bring on the puppies! I say use to because now I own two adorable puppies and they drive me crazy. Oh, and I think I’m destined to work with kids, what a strange world.

8. I got to kneel by and pet a huge tiger, but I wouldn’t sit on it like the trainer was telling me. What am I?! Obviously not eaten.

9. I am the most stubborn person I know, especially according to my husband. I think it’s because I’m patiently stubborn. I can wait just about anything out. Hmm…guess I should work on that or something.

10. I hate the cold. I wish I could hibernate during the winter until it was over 60 degrees again. I’m basically a slug all winter, and a cold one at that. When the sun comes back out I could sing.

11. I absolutely love finding the perfect present for someone.

12. Chocolate is one of my passions. One day I told my husband, “I love you more than chocolate,” and he was seriously taken aback.

13. I have two titanium rods that run almost the entire length of my spine, but I usually forget they’re even there.

14. I hate cooking. I am not very good at it, and you spend a lot of time making something nice, and then everybody eats it and it's gone!

15. Love doing things outdoors ie camping, hiking, fishing, boating, and picnicking. Hate the dirt.

16. Spiders are one of my worst fears. Something about all those pointy legs really freaks me out. The best cure I’ve found is the bug jar we made in zoology, no squishing or touching and they die quickly and happily :)

17. When I was a kid I considered myself a professional tree-climber.

18. My puppy just ran by me with a pair of my underwear……dang.

19. I have climbed the Great Wall of China and stood by the Chichenitza ruins in Mexico. I’m hoping some day I’ll see a few more of the seven wonders.

20. I think people are fascinating. That’s probably why I got my bachelor’s in Psychology. People are always worried that I’m studying and categorizing them because of it….The thing is I actually am. ;)

21. I think it would be fun to own a ranch someday…..minus the dirt.

22. I love my family more than anything. If it were culturally appropriate I probably never would have moved out.

23. I also married the best guy I could for me. We are ying and yang so to speak. Haha. He keeps me in check and is the best, best friend. He also can fix almost anything which is a big plus. He does more for me than I’ll ever know.

24. Due to getting married I didn’t end up going on an LDS mission, so when I’m older I want to go on three of them to make up for it. Truly I do, and I’ll have a built in companion, awesome. :)

25. In a few months I’ll have my real estate license.