1 - Growing up, I always wanted "3 girls and a boy" and maybe more. I love my family and am thrilled that I got my wish!
2 - After we were married, Ross and I lived in Northern Ireland for a year.
3 - My husband is a film producer. I'm so proud of him! He went back to school four years ago at age 29 with a young family at home. He worked extremely hard and really enjoys the job that he has today.
4 - I always wanted to be a ballerina. I took lessons off and on when I could and in college I even got to dance on pointe for a semester.
5 - I don't really have a bucket list, but one thing I've always wanted to do is to sew a quilt. Maybe this winter?
6 - I'm addicted to Mommy Necklaces. I have quite a few of them, they are my "fun" thing. I don't buy shoes or purses or coffee... MNs are my indulgence of choice. :)
7 - When I first got married, I had no idea how to cook. I burned a pan trying to boil water and served mainly spaghetti and cream of chicken soup meals.
8 - I've since learned to cook, however I did set the kitchen on fire once a few years ago. The smoke damage was so bad that we had to live with my in laws for a couple of weeks while the house was restored.
9 - I've been blogging regularly for three and a half years now. Its hard to find time lately, but its something I really enjoy and plan to continue.
10 - I enjoy browsing Amazon, reading reviews on items that I am interested in, and finding new things to add to my never ending wishlist.
11 - I have a big stack of books that I own and intend to read... someday.
Wow, 32 is a lot. Maybe I'm not that interesting a person? lol Lets see...
12 - My birthday is sometimes on the first day of fall. I LOVE the weather on my birthday.
13 - My favorite foods are strawberries and mashed potatoes, but not together.
14 - I don't like chocolate much. Ok, chocolate on a cookie is delicious, but chocolate ice cream or fudge, blech!
15 - My favorite color is pink.
16 - I was homeschooled. (and loved it! I have so many fun memories of learning with my mom and brother.)
17 - Most days my hair is in a ponytail.
18 - I rarely wear make-up. I put some on Lucy for her ballet recital this spring and she said "Mom! I didn't even know you had make-up!"
19 - When I was growing up my mom let us have just about any pet we wanted. If we got books from the library and learned how to take care of it, we could have it. (ducks, guinea pigs, hamsters, fish, lizards, snakes, crickets, parakeets, we had all kinds of things as pets)
20 - Yes, I once had a pet cricket that I kept in my room in his own little cage.
21 - I do not like swimming in lakes because you can't see the big fish under the water who might come up and chomp your toes.
22 - I like math. I once proved the quadratic equation by myself, before anyone showed me how. I can't remember it all now though!
23 - I speak a little bit of Spanish. I wish I could speak it fluently!
24 - I know some sign language and am teaching it to my girls as part of their schoolwork.
Are you sick of random facts about me yet? Sheesh....
25 - I have had two of my children at home! Its not something I ever really thought I would do.
26 - People sometimes mistake me as being Hispanic. I'm not. The nurse at the hospital when I was having Lucy had even written something on my chart about it before I told her I wasn't. People will start speaking to me in Spanish... its kind of funny.
27 - My great-great-grandparents came over on a boat from Sweden. Other than that, I'm a mix of English, French, Irish, etc.
28 - We have a chocolate lab, named Leia.
29 - Ross has already purchased Star Wars Legos for our six month old son.
30 - I grew up in TX, but always missed the snow. (I was born in IL and have family there.)
Ahhh, umm.... hmm...
31- I love the seasons - apple picking in fall, cutting down a Christmas tree in the winter, seeing tulips come up in the spring - love it!
32 - I'm 5' 5 1/2" and my mom is 5' 6". I'm 1/2" shorter than her, no matter how hard I try.
Phew, there you go! All the random things you
Happy Birthday, me!
(#33 - I do not like having my picture taken and therefore could not find a good photo of myself to put with this post. I'll have to fix that soon, my babies need photos with their mama!)
Happy birthday, Christy! I knew how to cook pretty well when we got married; but one night after we'd been married a few weeks, I set a skillet to fire while I was trying to make fried potatoes! Thankfully it didn't do any damage, just made a huge sooty mess under the stove hood for me to clean up.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!!! Hope you enjoyed your day with your kiddos!!
ReplyDeleteLove what you shared. Very creative. A challenge to come up with those interesting facts. Great job. Lots to smile at and lol about! You forgot to say...you are the perfect daughter...always were, always will be. I love you. Mom
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