25 Random Things About Me

I finally succumbed and did the list on Facebook... figured I may as well post it here too!

I've been putting it off long enough. Here we go...

1. When I first learned to write in preschool, I wrote everything mirrored.

2. I have a very strong dislike for cream cheese and seafood.

3. I have lived 6 places in the last 4 years: California, Muskegon, my parents house, the 1st apartment, Ben's parents (after the fire), the post-fire apartment. Now that we are in our house, we're staying for a good LONG time.

4. I get up extra early in the morning because I hate being rushed. I like to sit and eat my breakfast, watch the news/Today show, etc.

5. I have horrible balance. I actually refer to it as my "non-balance". I'm also extremely uncoordinated.

6. I have a great sense of direction. I'm handy to have around on road trips.

7. My mind is like a steel trap. I remember things in crazy amounts of detail. In college, I would notice if Steph used my lotion... even if she put it in the exact spot I had it, I'd know if it was turned slightly or the label was facing the opposite direction, etc.

8. I love Shark Week on the Discovery Channel and have always wanted to be in one of those cages with sharks swimming around. However, if I ever had the opportunity, I'd probably chicken out.

9. I went to school at the zoo in 6th grade - literally. John Ball Zoo School. Best.Year.Ever.

10. I love to bake. Whenever I am bored or stressed, you will find me baking.

11. My husband, amazingly, has been able to turn me into a saver. I used to shop all the time and if I had money, it'd be burning a hole in my pocket.

12. I used to be a certified lifeguard.

13. Ben and I got married on Friday, June 22, 2007. We chose that day because my grandparents had gotten married on Friday, June 22, 62 years before us. They were the best grandparents anyone could imagine, and we thought it would be special to share that day with them - even though they are no longer with us. I hope that our marriage is as long and happy as theirs was. And... that someday we can be as wonderful grandparents as they were.

14. I used to teach middle school math. I still love math. I would do algebra for fun even today. How can you not love solving for x and y?

15. I love dogs and can't wait until Ben and I get a puppy this spring!

16. I always said I was never going to marry anyone from Iowa. God has a sense of humor. At least Ben's family lives here now, so we don't have to make trips there too often!

17. I have to lotion my hands and put on chapstick every night before I go to bed. Otherwise I can't fall asleep. I also sleep with a fan on.

18. I had horrible baby teeth. The enamel on them was really thin. I had to have a root canal when I was 4.

19. I love Starbucks.... especially a tall, non-fat, no-whip, 3.5 pump white mocha.

20. I love to be anywhere near water... a beach, a pool, on a boat.... but I especially love my grandparents place at Green Lake. So many wonderful memories.

21. I hate spiders and have a 6th sense where I can walk into a room and almost immediately locate a spider on a ceiling or wall. It's weird. I'll wake Ben up in the middle of the night to kill a spider if I see one.

22. I am left handed when it comes to writing, but do everything else right-handed.

23. I'm a natural blonde and have never had my hair highlighted, colored, permed, etc.

24. When I eat ice cream, I usually have it in a bowl, with a spoon. Rarely do I get an ice cream cone. Licking ice cream makes my tongue numb, literally, and then I talk funny. My husband thinks its hilarious.

25. I love to play games: Settlers, Ticket to Ride, Room, Blockus, Killer Bunnies, and many more.