100 things about ME.
(I LOVED reading my friend, Marilee's list of 100 things but I didn't think I could do it myself. Then over the next couple of days all I could think of were random things I could add to my list... so here you have it... 100 things about me!)
1. I was born in Edmonton, Alberta Canada.
2. I'm a dual citizen... my mom was born in Las Vegas and my dad was born in Calgary, Alberta.
3. I am the oldest of six kids.
4. My favorite childhood vacations were going to Grandma Polley's house in Las Vegas and going to Grandpa Walton's cabin at Shuswap Lake.
5. My best friend in Kindergarten was my best friend all the way through high school.
6. I felt jipped because my brothers got to go on ton of 'father sons campouts' with my dad... so he organized a ward father-daughter campout just for me!
7. I did four years of early morning seminary with perfect attendance.
8. I loved Erasure and Pet Shop Boys in High School.
9. The posters I had in my teenage bedroom were of: Kirt Cameron, Michael J. Fox, Mickey Mouse, and one of four shirtless beach volleyball players who I named (Amy reminded me of this one. -- too funny)
10. I loved going to Stake Dances and then coming home to tell Amy every detail of the night.
11. My dad was my bishop during my teenage years... I liked having him at all of my activities.
12. I loved watching Little House on the Prairie with my mom after school. I watched the entire series over again with Ryan and Katie when they were little.
13. I learned to drive on a standard yellow diesel Rabbit. All my friends knew when I was coming or going and I loved driving a stick.
14. 1I was a 'Residental Assistant' in the Dorms at Ricks College (when it was called Ricks College) and loved it.
5. I was an EFY counselor for two summers and loved it.
16. I majored in Elementary Education and taught 2nd grade for two years... and loved it! Every September I get a little sad when I see the kids classrooms ready to go for another year.
17. Chris moved into my apartment complex at BYU right after he got home from his mission. My roommates and I had exhausted all possibilities and were glad to see some new guys move in.
18. Chris let me drive his brand new white neon a couple months after we started dating and was impressed I could drive stick. (We just sold the neon one year ago!)
19. I got married a month after I turned twenty-one.
20. My husband spoils me with presents but my favorite gift is a good love letter that makes me cry. (But I like presents too!)
21. I love willow Tree Statues.
22. I am the mother of five.
23. I've lived in Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Utah, Maryland, Washington and now Georgia.
24. If I'm ordering a hamburger I can't resist one with avocado. The best one I ever had was at a burger place in Hawaii where they put a half of an avocado in my hamburger. I couldn't even get my mouth around it. I must go back!
25. I've spent most of my married life in the Young Womens program.
26. I crave Olive Garden soup and breadsticks when I'm pregnant.
27. We can't say no to a good vacation with friends or family.
28. I love watching a funny movie with Chris because he laughs really loud and it makes me happy.
29. I love it when my kids belt out my Celine Dion songs when we're driving around... also ColdPlay.
30. I drive a 'paid-off' Chevy Venture that we got two days after Emily was born.
31. I love to shop for my kids... but I wish I had more 'alone time' to shop for myself.
32. I love going on cruises... Chris and I have been on four now.
33. I love the Pottery Barn outlet store.
34. I love getting cards in the mail and reading personalized emails from friends and family.
35. I hate dressing up in costumes.
36. I've had fun buying jewelry lately. It's something I never bought because I felt like I couldn't afford it.
37. I love getting a babysitter and going out on a Saturday afternoon date with Chris. One of our favorite dates is to Carrabba's for dinner and creme brulee and then going to a movie.
38. I love having a little baby... and I love watching my older kids love having a new baby.
39. I love tulips.
40. Chris and I eat a Skinny cow ice cream sandwich almost every night.
41. I LOVE Family Home Evening.
42. I got hooked on massages when Marilee took me to a spa in Colorado. Thank you Marilee.
43. I wish I read more. I just started reading THE HOST by Stephanie Meyer and it is going to take me a long time to read it -- I've got to hurry and finish it before Breaking Dawn comes out.
44. I wish I scrapbooked more.
45. I wish I had more time to devote to cooking.
46. I try really hard to enjoy every moment. I don't want to be too anxious for the future. I love where I am right now.
47. Crazy enough, I still think of myself as a 'young mom'.
48. I have a passion for writing in my journal, taking pictures and recording memories.
49. I have a drawer in my filing cabinet for my kids special papers, report cards, art work etc. organized with folders for each child and each year. I love filing things away in perfect organization.
50. I love 'Enrichment' because I love socializing with girlfriends.
51. I've always loved playing Pictionary.
52. I love a good long nap.
53. I love a nice hot bath before bed.
54. I've had four good epidurals... and with Emily I didn't have enough time to have one and I was so mad!
55. I don't like the snow... although it's pretty on Christmas Eve.
56. I am happiest when my house is clean.
57. I am not a morning person. I repeat... NOT a morning person. I like to stay up really late... it is when my house is quiet and I can actually get stuff done.
58. I've seen Wicked twice and am going again this summer in London!
59. I loved watching the ALIAS seasons with Chris... it reminds me of being pregnant with Megan, watching it on the projector in our bedroom and eating ice cream in bed!
60. I love a Sam's Club hot dog and pretzel.
61. I love taking pictures with characters at Disneyland.
62. I think I'm the only one in the church that would prefer 1:00 church to 9:00 church. I've had 9:00 church for three years now!
63. I love taking pictures with my Nikon D40.
64. I love making charts, lists, and schedules... and now my kids do too.
65. I love Ann Taylor and Ann Taylor LOFT.
66. At IHOP I always order a stuffed french toast with blueberry topping. So good!
67. I love hot chocolate and drink it most of the year.
68. I love lazy Saturday mornings!
69. I love chocolate ice cream, marshmellows, red swedish fish, York peppermint patties, Reeses Peanut Butter cups, ...
70. I love Cafe Rio.
71. I love Bazzill and Chatterbox scrapbook paper.
72. I love cleaning closets, buying matching bins, labeling, throwing stuff out and reorganizing everything.
73. I love baked tortilla chips and fresh salsa and guacamole.
74. I love my house!!!
75. Chris got me hooked on diet mountain dew but my true love is Welch's grape pop.
76. I feel like being in the army has been a real blessing to us. It allowed me to stay home and raise my kids and not have any debt. And it has taken us to places we've loved and introduced us to forever friends.
77. My living room has beige couches... which I love because I can switch out my pillows whenever I want a new look. Right now I have navy blue and light green pillows.
78. I love going to church with my family on vacation. Just sitting with my sister and mom in Relief Society makes us all cry.
79. I love vacuuming.... definitely my favorite household chore. I don't mind dusting either.
80. My love language is words of affirmation and then quality time.
81. I do not make cookies from scratch and I'm ok with that.
82. I have Disney characters on my checks.
83. I have five fabulous sister-in-laws!
84. I can't seem to keep my room clean and it drives me crazy.
85. My grandpa Walton gave me my patriarchal blessing and also sealed Chris and I in the temple.
86. I keep lists of funny things my kids say.
87. I love preparing lessons for young womens.
88. I've been married for twelve and a half years... to the man of my dreams.
89. I always knew my first daughter would be named Katie. I've loved the name since I was a little girl.
90. I can fall asleep amazingly fast. If we are talking late in bed Chris says I say something, and then he responds and I tell him he just woke me up... and then I go on to tell him about the weird dream I just had. He always laughs and says, "you couldn't have just had a dream -- you were asleep for 6 seconds!"
91. I have wonderful parents and in-laws -- they are the best grandparents!
92. I LOVE being a mom. It's the best.
93. I get really emotional giving talks or bearing my testimony but I don't mind -- because I feel like it strengthens my testimony.
94. I love watching BYU football games with Chris in our 'fully invested' t-shirts.
95. I don't love watching the news.
96. I love Christmas traditions.
97. I love eating outside on our patio, taking a walk around the block, and playing with the kids in the backyard.
98. I love that my girls are in ballet.
99. I like a flat pillow. Chris likes a fluffy one.
100. I LOVE my kidos. They are really good kids and I am so proud of them.
1. I was born in Edmonton, Alberta Canada.
2. I'm a dual citizen... my mom was born in Las Vegas and my dad was born in Calgary, Alberta.
3. I am the oldest of six kids.
4. My favorite childhood vacations were going to Grandma Polley's house in Las Vegas and going to Grandpa Walton's cabin at Shuswap Lake.
5. My best friend in Kindergarten was my best friend all the way through high school.
6. I felt jipped because my brothers got to go on ton of 'father sons campouts' with my dad... so he organized a ward father-daughter campout just for me!
7. I did four years of early morning seminary with perfect attendance.
8. I loved Erasure and Pet Shop Boys in High School.
9. The posters I had in my teenage bedroom were of: Kirt Cameron, Michael J. Fox, Mickey Mouse, and one of four shirtless beach volleyball players who I named (Amy reminded me of this one. -- too funny)
10. I loved going to Stake Dances and then coming home to tell Amy every detail of the night.
11. My dad was my bishop during my teenage years... I liked having him at all of my activities.
12. I loved watching Little House on the Prairie with my mom after school. I watched the entire series over again with Ryan and Katie when they were little.
13. I learned to drive on a standard yellow diesel Rabbit. All my friends knew when I was coming or going and I loved driving a stick.
14. 1I was a 'Residental Assistant' in the Dorms at Ricks College (when it was called Ricks College) and loved it.
5. I was an EFY counselor for two summers and loved it.
16. I majored in Elementary Education and taught 2nd grade for two years... and loved it! Every September I get a little sad when I see the kids classrooms ready to go for another year.
17. Chris moved into my apartment complex at BYU right after he got home from his mission. My roommates and I had exhausted all possibilities and were glad to see some new guys move in.
18. Chris let me drive his brand new white neon a couple months after we started dating and was impressed I could drive stick. (We just sold the neon one year ago!)
19. I got married a month after I turned twenty-one.
20. My husband spoils me with presents but my favorite gift is a good love letter that makes me cry. (But I like presents too!)
21. I love willow Tree Statues.
22. I am the mother of five.
23. I've lived in Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Utah, Maryland, Washington and now Georgia.
24. If I'm ordering a hamburger I can't resist one with avocado. The best one I ever had was at a burger place in Hawaii where they put a half of an avocado in my hamburger. I couldn't even get my mouth around it. I must go back!
25. I've spent most of my married life in the Young Womens program.
26. I crave Olive Garden soup and breadsticks when I'm pregnant.
27. We can't say no to a good vacation with friends or family.
28. I love watching a funny movie with Chris because he laughs really loud and it makes me happy.
29. I love it when my kids belt out my Celine Dion songs when we're driving around... also ColdPlay.
30. I drive a 'paid-off' Chevy Venture that we got two days after Emily was born.
31. I love to shop for my kids... but I wish I had more 'alone time' to shop for myself.
32. I love going on cruises... Chris and I have been on four now.
33. I love the Pottery Barn outlet store.
34. I love getting cards in the mail and reading personalized emails from friends and family.
35. I hate dressing up in costumes.
36. I've had fun buying jewelry lately. It's something I never bought because I felt like I couldn't afford it.
37. I love getting a babysitter and going out on a Saturday afternoon date with Chris. One of our favorite dates is to Carrabba's for dinner and creme brulee and then going to a movie.
38. I love having a little baby... and I love watching my older kids love having a new baby.
39. I love tulips.
40. Chris and I eat a Skinny cow ice cream sandwich almost every night.
41. I LOVE Family Home Evening.
42. I got hooked on massages when Marilee took me to a spa in Colorado. Thank you Marilee.
43. I wish I read more. I just started reading THE HOST by Stephanie Meyer and it is going to take me a long time to read it -- I've got to hurry and finish it before Breaking Dawn comes out.
44. I wish I scrapbooked more.
45. I wish I had more time to devote to cooking.
46. I try really hard to enjoy every moment. I don't want to be too anxious for the future. I love where I am right now.
47. Crazy enough, I still think of myself as a 'young mom'.
48. I have a passion for writing in my journal, taking pictures and recording memories.
49. I have a drawer in my filing cabinet for my kids special papers, report cards, art work etc. organized with folders for each child and each year. I love filing things away in perfect organization.
50. I love 'Enrichment' because I love socializing with girlfriends.
51. I've always loved playing Pictionary.
52. I love a good long nap.
53. I love a nice hot bath before bed.
54. I've had four good epidurals... and with Emily I didn't have enough time to have one and I was so mad!
55. I don't like the snow... although it's pretty on Christmas Eve.
56. I am happiest when my house is clean.
57. I am not a morning person. I repeat... NOT a morning person. I like to stay up really late... it is when my house is quiet and I can actually get stuff done.
58. I've seen Wicked twice and am going again this summer in London!
59. I loved watching the ALIAS seasons with Chris... it reminds me of being pregnant with Megan, watching it on the projector in our bedroom and eating ice cream in bed!
60. I love a Sam's Club hot dog and pretzel.
61. I love taking pictures with characters at Disneyland.
62. I think I'm the only one in the church that would prefer 1:00 church to 9:00 church. I've had 9:00 church for three years now!
63. I love taking pictures with my Nikon D40.
64. I love making charts, lists, and schedules... and now my kids do too.
65. I love Ann Taylor and Ann Taylor LOFT.
66. At IHOP I always order a stuffed french toast with blueberry topping. So good!
67. I love hot chocolate and drink it most of the year.
68. I love lazy Saturday mornings!
69. I love chocolate ice cream, marshmellows, red swedish fish, York peppermint patties, Reeses Peanut Butter cups, ...
70. I love Cafe Rio.
71. I love Bazzill and Chatterbox scrapbook paper.
72. I love cleaning closets, buying matching bins, labeling, throwing stuff out and reorganizing everything.
73. I love baked tortilla chips and fresh salsa and guacamole.
74. I love my house!!!
75. Chris got me hooked on diet mountain dew but my true love is Welch's grape pop.
76. I feel like being in the army has been a real blessing to us. It allowed me to stay home and raise my kids and not have any debt. And it has taken us to places we've loved and introduced us to forever friends.
77. My living room has beige couches... which I love because I can switch out my pillows whenever I want a new look. Right now I have navy blue and light green pillows.
78. I love going to church with my family on vacation. Just sitting with my sister and mom in Relief Society makes us all cry.
79. I love vacuuming.... definitely my favorite household chore. I don't mind dusting either.
80. My love language is words of affirmation and then quality time.
81. I do not make cookies from scratch and I'm ok with that.
82. I have Disney characters on my checks.
83. I have five fabulous sister-in-laws!
84. I can't seem to keep my room clean and it drives me crazy.
85. My grandpa Walton gave me my patriarchal blessing and also sealed Chris and I in the temple.
86. I keep lists of funny things my kids say.
87. I love preparing lessons for young womens.
88. I've been married for twelve and a half years... to the man of my dreams.
89. I always knew my first daughter would be named Katie. I've loved the name since I was a little girl.
90. I can fall asleep amazingly fast. If we are talking late in bed Chris says I say something, and then he responds and I tell him he just woke me up... and then I go on to tell him about the weird dream I just had. He always laughs and says, "you couldn't have just had a dream -- you were asleep for 6 seconds!"
91. I have wonderful parents and in-laws -- they are the best grandparents!
92. I LOVE being a mom. It's the best.
93. I get really emotional giving talks or bearing my testimony but I don't mind -- because I feel like it strengthens my testimony.
94. I love watching BYU football games with Chris in our 'fully invested' t-shirts.
95. I don't love watching the news.
96. I love Christmas traditions.
97. I love eating outside on our patio, taking a walk around the block, and playing with the kids in the backyard.
98. I love that my girls are in ballet.
99. I like a flat pillow. Chris likes a fluffy one.
100. I LOVE my kidos. They are really good kids and I am so proud of them.