1/30 Things: 20 Facts

List 20 random facts about yourself:

1. I am married to a wonderful man.

2. My grandmother, also my namesake, is my best friend. I don't know what I would do without her.

3. I am the middle(ish) child of 7, but I'm the oldest girl.

4. I sing almost constantly. I'm sure my neighbors love me. :)

5. I taught myself to play guitar when I was 16.

6. I love to drive, especially on long road trips. Mike says I'm ruthless though, because I hardly ever stop for breaks. 

7. I'm very accident prone. I've broken 3 bones, and almost cut my toe off twice, among many other mishaps. Between Mike and I, I'm sure our children are doomed.

8. I have nightmares almost every night since I was a kid. I'm mostly used to them now.

9. I was born 3 months early. I've always been just a little impatient.

10. I'm scared to death of heights, but I love roller coasters.

11. I'm from Texas, but most people say I don't have an accent. It's unfortunate. I love Texas and anything from the south. Listening to old southern ladies talk is my favorite. :)

12. I played soccer from when I was about 6 until I was in high school. I was on an all boys team and my mother made me quit after I kept getting injured.

13. Someday I'd like to live on a farm.

14. I love to dance. I'm trying to get Mike to go to lessons with me so he will be more prone to take me. :)

15. I get stressed easily, but I'm trying to work on that.

16. Mike and I own a record player that we like to listen to when we're feeling silly enough to dance around the kitchen in between doing dishes.

17. My hands and feet are always freezing. It drives Mike nuts.

18. I feel like I was born a couple of decades too late. 

19. I love making people happy. I'm a bit of a pushover at times.

20. I always talk during movies.

....Asleep yet? Almost? Great. :) 

The List

So I found this little list of cute ideas and questions to answer on Pinterest, and thought I'd share it on my blog.

The link to the original list is here.

THE LIST:

1. List 20 random facts about yourself.

2. Describe 3 legitimate fears you have and explain how they became fears.

3. Describe your relationship with your parents.

4. List 10 things you would tell your 16 year-old self, if you could.

5. What are the 5 things that make you most happy right now?

6. What is the hardest thing you have ever experienced?

7. What is your dream job, and why?

8. What are 5 passions you have?

9. List 10 people who have influenced you and describe how.

10. Describe your most embarrasing moment.

11. Describe 10 pet peeves you have.

12. Describe a typical day in your current life.

13. Describe 5 weaknesses you have.

14. Describe 5 strengths you have.

15. If you were an animal, what would you be and why?

16. What are your 5 greatest accomplishments?

17. What is the thing you most wish you were great at?

18. What has been the most difficult thing you have had to forgive?

19. If you could live anywhere, where would it be and why?

20. Describe 3 significant memories from your childhood.

21. If you could have one superpower, what would it be and what would you do with it first?

22. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years? 15 years?

23. List your top 5 hobbies and why you love them.

24. Describe your family dynamic of your childhood vs. your family dynamic now.

25. If you could have dinner with anyone in history, who would it be and what would you eat?

26. What popular notion do you think the world has most wrong?

27. What is your favorite part of your body and why?

28. What is your love language?

29. What do you think people misundertand most about you?

30. List 10 things you would hope to be remembered for.

I'll start number one on the next blog post. It's sure to be a real snooze fest for ya.

Empty house...

If you'd prefer not to listen to me moan and complain, you should probably just ignore this post...

This girl is really missing her hubby. He's only been gone since Saturday, but I haven't heard from him since Sunday, when he got sent on a fire somewhere in NV (I'm guessing). I got back from Texas on May 31st, after being gone for a month, but I feel like I have hardly seen Mike since then, between his work schedule and crazy fire season this year. This house is just way too quiet all by myself. 

I need to find the dogs some of those collars like on UP so they can talk to me.haha

Then again, that's a scary thought...

Looking for a place to live is seriously stressing me out. Mike is gone, so no input or help there. Not to mention the 2 smelly mutts who live with me who somehow make rent cost a fortune around here. That's if we can even find a place that allows them. 

Sometimes a girl just needs a break!

It's been a while..

Let's just go ahead and put it down that I am the worst blogger in history. So much has happened since I last wrote on here. I got married to a wonderful man in January, acquired a beautiful step-daughter in March, and have had a ton of life happening the past few months. I'm sure most of you who read this (...anyone out there??) are friends with me on facebook, so I won't bore you with a ton of wedding pictures or anything like that. Since I haven't written on here in forever, I guess I'll just jump right in..

Fire season is here again, and Mike has been a busy bee. Because of how green everything is from last year, and how dry this past winter was, fire season has been so crazy already. I dropped Mike off this morning in Draper to go on a detail in Nevada with the Lone Peak Hot Shot crew for a while (a few weeks?) I will miss him, but I'm so glad my husband has a job that he loves and that provides for us.

Ziva was here visiting this week! Mike and I were so excited to get to spoil her! I hadn't seen her since the middle of April, and this girl is turning into a little chunk!!

I love her little smiles, they melt my heart. :) She is one stinky girl though! Haha, must have gotten that from dad, along with her blue eyes. She has his olive skin too. This girl is tanner than me!haha

There she is right after a bath. Isn't she a doll?

I'm taking her back to her mom tomorrow, and I am sure going to miss her!

We're currently in the process of trying to find a bigger place around here, but our lease isn't up until the end of August, and we are afraid to wait that long to find a place because of all the students that will be moving back around then for the fall semester. I have found a few places this week that I'm going to look at with my friend Sam while Mike is gone, but then I have to figure out either getting out of our lease or selling our contract soon. Eek! 

And now here's some picture spam of my visit in Texas and other miscellaneous events before I end this post:

 Miranda Lambert concert with my girls!

One of my best friends Shannon and I. We hadn't seen each other in 4 years! I missed that girl!!

Mike and I heading out for his birthday dinner

Alright, here's to hoping I can keep this blog up this time!!haha