65 random things

So a friend of mine posted 70 random things about herself in honor of her 70^th posting. Well, at the rate I’m going it will be a while before I reach my 70^th post, if I’m even posting at all. I thought it would be fun to do the list anyway, so here it is. It may include stuff you already know or stuff you wish you didn’t know, but enjoy this list of 65 random things about me!

1. Never tasted shrimp
2. Not a singer. I can’t carry a tune…even a little
3. Like to ride roller coasters
4. Not so good at making decisions, little or big, it doesn’t matter
5. Like to make lists
6. Like to organize things – closets, cupboards, or whatever. Not that you would be able to tell
7. Hate to empty the dishwasher
8. Worked at The Gap for ??? years
9. Greatest blessing – being a mom to 3 great kids
10. Greatest challenge – being a mom to 3 great kids
11. Wish I was more outgoing
12. Prefer cookie dough/brownie batter/cake batter over the finished product
13. Like bubble gum ice cream (the kind with actual pieces of bubble gum in it)
14. Not an animal lover
15. Don’t like nuts in breads or deserts
16. Addicted to getting my hair cut. I go every six weeks even if it’s only for a trim
17. Did not read the book “Twilight”. I started but didn’t bother to finish. I couldn’t get into it
18. Don’t have a middle name
19. Have one of those permanent retainers on my bottom teeth
20. Love a night out with the girls
21. Enjoy mountain biking with Jared, but don’t go enough to get any good at it.
22. Have been the primary pianist in every ward I’ve been in since I was married
23. First concert attended: Tiffany, the summer before 7^th grade. Second concert that I should probably count as the first…Depeche Mode the summer before 10^th grade
24. Not sure if I should admit this, but I have been to a Ricky Martin concert AND I made Jared call the radio station to win the tickets for me and my roommate (justification: I had just returned home from a trip to Spain and Ricky Martin was HUGE over there!)
    
25. I get some sort of high when I find a good deal. I really enjoy the thrill of the hunt
26. Been swimming with the sting rays off of Grand Cayman. Stayed as far away from the sting ray, and all fish, as possible
27. Spent a summer working in Yellowstone National Park. Nothing to cool, just the gift shop in one of the lodges. Better than in food service though!
28. Not a big TV watcher, but I think TIVO Is a necessity
29. Really like cold cereal – I could probably eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
30. Not too creative on my own, but I am really good at imitating or expanding upon the ideas of others
31. Inherited 5 sister-in-laws when I got married
32. When I was little I slipped at the bottom of an escalator and the escalator wouldn’t let go of my pants. My mom yanked me up, leaving a hole in my pants and my behind
33. Not the most patient person
34. Like to play games
35. Enjoy boogie boarding
36. Own the Milli Vanilli CD...girl, you know it’s true…
37. Do not watch American Idol
38. Make a mean sugar cookie – the kind you roll, cut out, and frost
39. Hate going to the dentist – really, it makes me very nervous, tense, and sick to my stomach. I have great teeth so there’s nothing for me to be scared of
40. Longest distance ever ran: 10k a few summers ago
41. Would like to run a half-marathon
42. Would like to ride a century ride
43. No desire to run a full marathon
44. Never owned a brand new car, they have always been used. Our Odyssey is the least used car I have owned
45. Never broken a bone or had stitches (knock on wood)
46. Miss the good old days of Thursday Night TV on NBC. You know, Friends, Seinfield, Will & Grace, some other comedy that didn’t last, and then ER
47. Like corn dogs from Hot Dog on a Stick
48. Favorite candy is Twizzlers, both red and brown. NOT black. Yes, I know that red and brown are colors not flavors
49. Think that Tony’s Pizza serves the best glass of Coca Cola
50. Like the sun. I’ve wised up over the past years and use the sunscreen more. I can’t help it, I like the sun and enjoy having a healthy glow. I would lay out in my backyard if I could. Pretty sure that wouldn’t be appropriate though
51. Don’t like tanning beds
52. Two of my favorite books I have read over the past few years, “Peace Like a River” by Leif Enger and “These is my Words” by Nancy E. Turner
53. Was the yearbook photography editor, or maybe it was co-editor, my senior year of high school
54. Not so good with directions. I have a feeling that a GPS for the car is in my future
55. Pulled over for “Driving Under the Influence” once. Funny, because I have never had a drink of alcohol, ever. Not so funny if that means I drive like a drunk. I think I was driving too slow or something
56. Parking garages make me anxious. I am ok if I park near an entrance/exit, but I hate driving around and around, deeper and deeper underground, or high and higher up to find a spot. It is especially bad if I am parking for some for event that involves lots of traffic and super slow movement through the parking garage
57. I thrive on order
58. One regret – not moving away to go to college
59. Never wanted to attend BYU
60. Never worn a pair of high heels
61. My wedding dress was sewn by my grandma
62. Never “sneaked out” of the house as a teenager
63. I’m taller than my parents and my siblings
64. Like to go to garage sales
65. That’s it for now