Random Facts

So what seems like ages ago I was tagged by Jenifer to do this meme. I started working on it, but then Thomas came...and well, everything took a backseat. Now I finally got around to finishing it! Enjoy!

#1 Link to the person that tagged you.
#2 Post the rules on your blog.
#3 Share seven random and/or weird facts about yourself on your blog.
#4 Tag seven random people at the end of your post, and include links to their blogs.
# 5 Leave a comment on their blogs so that they know they have been tagged

1. I don’t like apple juice. I don’t know why, but I don’t. It was kinda funny because the year after I graduated from high school, I ended up with a secret admirer dropping things off at my door for about a week. He would leave a note, and then some sort of Martinelli’s product. I got the sparkling cider, actual apple juice, and some other type of apple juice type stuff. Julie and I had to laugh because this guy obviously didn’t know me well enough to know that I wouldn’t truly appreciate his gesture.

2. I have an open bite. That means that only my back two molars touch. Yeah, it is pretty crazy. No one can really notice unless I show them, but I can literally be biting down with all of my might and still stick a cracker between my teeth. It was fixed at one point (Shawn’s uncle is an orthodontist), but within a year of me getting braces off, my tongue thrust pushed them apart again. Somehow I still manage to chew, but I hate biting into things! It is not an easy task.

3. I have lived in Arizona my entire life, but have never been to the Grand Canyon. I have driven past, but have never actually visited it! I think it is so strange. Hopefully when our kids get a bit older we can take the whole fam there.

4. I have only moved three times. I guess technically you could say 4, but I was only a few weeks old when my parents moved into the house I was raised in. I lived there until I was married. Then moved into our condo, and then moved to the house we live in now. I don’t plan on moving again.

5. I actually look forward to going to the Dentist. There is always that stigma that comes with Dentistry. Most people can’t stand it, but I really like to go. There is nothing better than walking out of that office with freshly cleaned pearly whites (thanks Heather). I do get cavities (those darn genetically bad teeth!), but I figure I am doing my part to keep my teeth as healthy as I can. BTW...I know of a FABULOUS dentist if you are looking for one!

6. I hate passing large vehicles (mainly Semi’s). I don’t know why it is, but it puts me in panic mode. I literally hold my breath every time I pass a Semi. My heart races, and I just plain hate it. My mind goes into a dream sequence (like in Scrubs), and I see the semi coming into my lane to demolish me in my car. I just am waiting for the day that they don’t see me, and it actually happens. I do the same thing with cement trucks… I hate driving behind them. I always picture the thing all of a sudden pouring cement all over me. Yes…send me to the looney bin – I hallucinate when I drive.

7.My hair gets curlier after each pregnancy. Does this happen to you? I used to have stick straight hair, but after each kid it has gotten wavier and wavier. It would be nice if it actually looked good, but it is just a funky wave. Maybe if I have a bunch of kids the natural curl will actually be something I can work with...in the meantime it is just a pain in the behind!

Now consider yourself tagged...let me know when you write a post. I would love to come read it!

100 Things About Me!

I can't believe that I am arriving at my 100th post! I have to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed blogging thus far, and think that it will stick with me. So in honor of it being my 100th post I thought I would let you in on 100 things about me! Here it goes!

1. I am a native Arizonan that was born on July 3


2. I was the third girl and 6th child in my family...there were two more boys after me.


3. My parents moved shortly after I was born into the home that I grew up in for my entire childhood. They still live there today!


4. I was a thumbsucker!


5. When I was young, my sister got me to call her Mom and my Mom - Grandma! (My mom didn't like that too much)


6. I got the nickname "Crissybug" from a neighbor who thought I was "cute as a bug."


7. My favorite color is yellow


8. My favorite flower is a Daisy


9. I have played the violin since I was 9 years old (although I don't get to play it very much these days)


10. I also play the piano, and I sing


11. I love to dance...particularly 40's swing (another thing I don't get to do as often as I would like)


12. A curling iron fell on my foot when I was 3


13. I have a heart shaped scar on my left foot from that burn


14. When I was little, I always wanted a kitten


15. Now I don't want any pets


16. My parents owned a local video rental store called "The Video Box" - it was before the Blockbuster franchise days.


17. I worked the registers when I was only 8 years old!


18. The customers always questioned whether or not I could help them.


19. When I was in 6th grade I won a poetry recessataion contest.


20. I was a sophmore in H.S. when I gained my own testimony of Jesus Christ.


21. That was also the year I got my first kiss.


22. I got my first 'real' job when I was a junior in H.S at Organ Stop Pizza.


23. My senior year I met, Brodie, the guy I thought I was going to marry, when he got a job at Organ Stop Pizza.


24. We dated for almost 2 years before he left on his mission


25. I still dated other guys while Brodie was on his mission.


26. I first met Joel


27. Then I met Brad


28. Next came Tim


29. From these 3 guys I learned that someone other than Brodie could make me happy


30. I also learned that I was trying to do all I could to have a guy like me. I would change my likes and dislikes to fit theirs...not something I would recommend


31. I finally decided that I would no longer compromise myself in order to receive what I thought was love


32. That is when I ended up meeting Shawn at a country dance (yes this is embarrassing, but true).


33. He told me that he loved me when we had only known each other for 2 weeks


34. I told him 'Thank You'


35. I was in denial for weeks


36. The spirit finally told me that I had to give him a chance


37. I was scared out of my mind because I didn't want to get hurt again


38. Shawn continued to say "I Love You" even thought I couldn't reciprocate


39. I realized that he was the first person who I could truly be "me" with


40. He wrote a song, and sang it to me at a Talent Show when he proposed


41. We got married 3 months later, a few months before 'my missionary' got home


42. We went to Spain our honeymoon


43. It was my first time out of the country


44. I got braces for the first time when I was 20 (the perks of marrying into a family of orthodontics)


45. My teeth got fixed, but within the year of me getting them off...my tongue thrust has brought back my open bite


46. Only my back 4 teeth touch


47. People wonder how I can chew food


48. In fact, Julie & Robbie used to take me to Burger King to watch me try to eat a hamburger for entertainment


49. We celebrated our 5 month anniversary when I was in FA Training


50. Because I was in training I missed my best friends (Julie & Robbie's) wedding


51. I cried for days because I could not be there


52. Flight Attendant training and the 1st year on the job was probably one of the hardest things I have ever done.


53. I have been a flight attendant for almost 7 years!! (Half of that time I have been pregnant and/or on maternity leave)


54. I have only moved 3 times in my entire life (I don't count the first time my parents moved--I was too young to remember)


55. I have lived in Arizona my entire life!


56. Thanks to my job I have traveled all over the United States


57. I love anything with chocolate or/and peanut butter


58. I love a good party. I am a very social person, and love meeting new people.


59. Whenever I played 'house' I would choose the name Sandy...from Grease. I idolized her. Little did I understand what that movie was really about!


60. I have only worked for 4 different companies in my life (besides my parent's business).


61. I worked at OSP, sold cell phones, worked at a bookstore, and now am a Flight attendant


62. I don't like change


63. I am loyal


64. I went skydiving the fall after my senior year. It ROCKED!


65. I bought my first car after I graduated. It was the Ford Escort in this post.


66. After a year and a half of trying...I finally got pregnant with my first child.


67. We moved into a 5 bedroom house when I was 3 months prego (we never want to move again)


68. I gained far too much weight & way too many stretch marks, all for my beautiful 9lbs 7oz baby boy, Caden James.


69. I love being a mother


70. Sydney Ranelle came 2 years and 2 weeks later, and was a far better pregnancy!


71. My hair gets curlier with each pregnancy


72. I have never dyed or highlighted my hair before


73. I do not like seafood


74. My favorite television shows are LOST, Smallville, Grey's Anatomy, The Office, Ugly Betty, Scrubs, Heroes, Ghost Whisperer, Medium, and Brothers & Sisters


75. Yes, I watch too much TV


76. I like all types of music except for heavy metal


77. I love watching movies


78. One of my favorite movies is Brokedown Palace


79. Shawn hates it because he thinks it is too depressing. I cry every time I watch it and wonder if I would have the strength to make such a sacrifice for another.


80. My favorite restaurant is The Olive Garden


81. I love Old Navy, Target & Costco


82. I was born and raised LDS and would not be the same without the gospel in my life


83. I enjoy sewing - I made my own prom dress, lots of baby blankets, curtains for my house, and a twin sized 'Fireman' quilt for Caden ( I have a ladybug one I need to finish for Syd)


84. I love pickles or anything with vinegar! In fact our family has a special recipe for Vinegar Green Beans that I love! When I was little that was the only way I would eat green beans!


85. I went to DISNEYWORLD for the first time in September 2006 ( I have been to Disneyland many times)


86. It was one of the best vacations we have ever been on


87. I absolutely love Jennifer Garner (I was so bummed when Alias ended!)


88. I think nothing is better than curling up to read a good book.


89. One of my favorites is "The Last Valentine" by James Michael Pratt...it has an amazing way of showing what love is.


90. Even thought I live in HOT Arizona, I rarely wear shorts because I hate my legs


91. I love Yoga! I did it through out my whole pregnancy with Sydney and it was the best thing I ever did!


92. I am a people pleaser - I have a hard time telling people 'no'


93. When I was young I burned my finger on a homemade gigantic lifesaver because I touched it seconds after we took it out of the microwave...Yes, I was that stupid!


94. I love listening to my husband sing - He really has the most beautiful voice!


95. I have a hard time asking for help


96. Partly because I like things done a certain way, and partly because I don't want to burden anyone else.


97. I had to get glasses in the 5th grade and hated them


98. I got LASIK done in January 2007, and it was the best think I ever did!


99. If Hawaii wasn't so far from my family - I would live there.


100. I am officially addicted to blogging!