30 Things: Day 1

 So, I have been remiss in my blogging as of late.  Well, as of the last few months since my last post that is.  However, one of my resolutions is to improve on that.  I feel like this blog is a way for me to get my feelings down but also share what I feel are the most important things in this life.  Plus, I think it's a great way for people to get to know the real me and what I think and feel.

So, thanks to a friend of mine, I have a new idea I am going to try.  It is called 30 days.  Each day there is a specific prompt that I will answer.  It is just a way for me to get thinking about what to write and hopefully it will provide some entertainment value for you as well.  So, without further ado, the 30 day challenge.

Day 1: List 20 random facts about yourself

1)  I absolutely LOVE steak!  Any time I can get it, that is my dish of choice.  Medium rare and juicy.....YUM! My mouth is watering just thinking about it.

2) I love, love, love listening to music.  However, as my sister can attest, I have the worst memory when it comes to remembering song names or artists.  It's a bit embarrassing.  

3) I have the overwhelming wish to be good at accents.  Which I most definitely am not.

4) I talk to myself a lot.  Usually without meaning to and I have found that the more tired I am, the more I talk to myself.  It's usually just a running commentary on most anything.  I have caught myself talking in public on many occasions.  Some of the looks i got were priceless.

5) I absolutely hate disappointing people.  It's one of my worst fears.

6) Although I am not super talented at everything, I do love to sing and play music on a variety of instruments. 

7) When I was in 1st grade I wanted kids to think I was cool so I told them that I was a black belt in karate.  That one blew up in my face needless to say.

8) I already have names picked out for my future children.  Aiden, Ryder, Oliver, Finn, Lexi, Alice, Olivia.  Granted, I hope that I don't have 7 children, and I might be in trouble if I have more of one gender than I have names, but i am prepared.  :)

9) I used to want to be a police officer when I grew up.  Any one of you that knows me would find that laughable.  My disposition is definitely not one that would do me much good as a cop.  But, I idolized my dad and he is one of the best cops I know, so he was my inspiration.  Now, I just strive to be like him in other way.

10) My emotions are tied to my tear ducts.  Try as I might, most all of my emotions are expressed in tears at one time or another.  Happiness? Yep, I have cried of happiness.  Anger?  I often cry when I am angry.  Full of the spirit?  This is the most common of them all. Embarrassed?  Sure do.  Just be warned.  You might say hello to me one day and start the waterworks.  Just know, it's not you....it's me.

11) I am a complete and total sap.  Books, movies, news stories.  I soak up the happy endings like a sponge and still dream of my own happy ever after.

12) I am enormously uncoordinated when it comes to sports related activities.  My hand eye coordination is geared toward music.

13) I don't know how to drive stick shift but I want to learn so that I can eventually get that camaro that I really want.  I hear they are much better when you get a manual.

14) I would love to get married in the Hawaii temple because it is one of my favorites. It is gorgeous.  However, I don't see that happening. Maybe a honeymoon?

15) I hate swallowing pills.  With a passion.

16) I am a naturally messy person (another habit I am working on) but I do love to organize things.  Something about putting things in an order and making things match etc...brings me joy.

17) Laundry is my least favorite chore.  I would take just about any other work than that.  It is evil and must be destroyed. (A movie quote.  100 points to whoever can name the movie.)

18) I get motion sickness.  So, I hate roller coasters, driving, and airplanes.  If you expect me to do any of the aforementioned activities, you better drug me up with dramamine first.

19) I love reading to the extent that it is almost an addiction.  I come from a family where reading is what we did growing up.  We didn't have video games, we didn't watch a lot of TV, and reading was just what you did for fun.  Besides play outside.  When the last Harry Potter came out I read it in 24 hours.  

20) I want to marry a man just like my dad.  To say that he is my hero would be an understatement.