25 Tidbits

I did this on Facebook, so I thought I would post it here too, since this is basically my 'journal of life' and I can look back someday and see what I thought about at 31 1/2! A few of my friends have passed it around and I learned so much from theirs - how fun! If any of you are on Facebook, take a few minutes and post your own in the "Notes" section of your profile - it's very fun to try and sum yourself up in 25 bullet points!!

Rules: You are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you.

Here goes:

1. For the first time since college, I feel that I am living exactly where I belong.

2. I am obsessed with the color red, wiener dogs, dll pickles, massages and my planner (not necessarily in that order).

3. I have never broken a bone in my life (probably because I was practically scared of my own shadow as a kid).

4. The thing that I want most in this life is to be in a happy marriage....and my biggest fear is that I won't find the right guy.

5. I have to make my bed every single day - it's just one of those neurotic habits I have (I have many).

6. In college I was known for my crazy theory that warm wine coolers got you buzzed faster than cold ones (Sigma ladies - I still believe that, by the way).

7. The day my Dad died changed me forever. I have never looked at the world the same way since that day....and that's not all a bad thing.

8. I love cold pillows and really hot showers.

9. My fantasy career is to be a photographer - landscape and nature.

10. I want to write a book someday....I just feel like it is slowly writing itself inside me - even if it's ultimately for my eyes only.

11. I had white-blonde hair when I was little.

12. Studying abroad in Spain was the best decision I ever made - and I don't even think I realized its impact or how lucky I was for many years after that experience.

13. I have very high expectations for myself, others and this world.....I get disappointed a lot and very easily....but I have also achieved more because of those expectations....

14. I hate mushrooms, olives, horseradish and beans.

15. I have an insatiable curiosity about EVERYTHING - I love learning. I know, I'm a dork.

16. Sometimes I feel like i was born without skin - I feel things deeply, both good and bad.

17. The national anthem always brings tears to my eyes (stole that one from Sara Larsen - good one!)

18. I love being a passenger in the car - to be driven somewhere when I don't have to pay attention and worry about anything is such a treat.

19. My dog truly is my best friend - she has dried every tear faithfully and loved me unconditionally even when I felt most unlovable.

20. I wish I knew how to play the guitar.

21. I absolutely hate fake small talk.

22. I think that being on the receiving end of a big, bear hug after a bad day is an amazing feeling.

23. My childhood pet hamster is probably still buried in our old backyard garden....in a chow mein box!

24. I still love the Golden Girls - there's just something about that show!

25. I really want to fill up my passport with lots of stamps.