Monday, November 24, 2008

Katie's list of 100 random facts

Erik did a list, Melissa did a list, I didn't want to be left out..

1. I have this weird obsession with touching my face… smoothing my eyebrows, playing with my eyelashes… Erik hates it!.. I hate it.. But can’t stop.
2. I never have been sent to the principals office or gotten detention. Only once have I had to sit out during recess because I didn’t finish my homework.
3. The first crush I had was when I was 5. He broke my heart by getting up in front of everyone at recess and telling them I like him.. I tried to deny it..I hated him after that.
4. I got my first pair of glasses when I was 18 months old.
5. I try to win radio contests like twice a week.
6. Rainy days make me happy.
7. I crave popcorn, French fries, chocolate and diet coke regularly.
8. My toes are always cold, there is nothing can do about it.
9. In the winter I wear like 5 layers (no joke) along with my big jacket. (My bus driver actually made fun of me once because of it)
10. I have these random needs to pet a cat, so I made a cat friend who lives across the street and he now recognizes me and sometimes follows Erik and I around.
11. I love candles and nummy smelling things..
12. Coming from the previous one, I love the smell of the cologne that Erik would wear when we were dating.. That he doesn’t’ wear anymore because I guess ‘it gives him headaches’ hehe
13. I never drink enough water, I try, it just doesn’t happen.
14. Having painted toenails makes me feel feminine.
15. I had to pierce my ears twice because the first time I had to let them grow over.
16. In Highschool I drove an old chevy that had a 420 gallon tank in the back which I used to haul water home with daily.
17. Through out my life my family has had over 10 cats, 5 dogs, probably a million fish, at least 3 birds, 5 turtles, several bunnies, a goat, several chickens (that we actually never ate, we would just give them to our mailman when they were getting old), a turkey, a deer, a frog, several rats, 3 hamsters.. I think that is it.. Yup.. We are definitely animal people!
18. I had bifocals in middle school.
19. I was so small when I was a baby, my mom would literally dress me in doll clothes.
20. At one point in my life I could do over 500 sit-ups in a row, I know this because I competed with my brother once and should have beet him but my mom told me to stop or he wouldn’t.
21. I have always really liked monkeys and if it weren’t for the whole diaper thing which I will have to deal with with my kids anyway, I would have one as a pet.
22. I don’t ever really remember not having a CTR ring on my right hand.
23. I was the child that everyone thought was perfect, but now that I think about it I really got away with a lot.
24. On rainy days my favorite thing to do would be to get in sweats, grab a book and sit in a soft rocking chair in front of a fire place and drink cocoa.
25. I love gewy love songs.. Josh Groban, Chicago… Erik doesn’t, especially the 80’s soft rock ones which I think are just great.
26. I used to be way tom-boy, I would wear baggy shirts and go on the hiking trips with the boy scouts..
27. I loved band ,drama and choir in high school! They were my favorite classes.
28. Victoria’s secret lotion is amazing and I use it often!
29. Before I met Erik my best mile time was 9.36.. Now with his help and encouragement I can run it in 8.30!
30. I love reading!
31. I feel you can never have enough clothing, it is always exciting to go through your closet and remember you own another cute shirt!
32. I love playing my piano, it helps me deal with stress. When I was younger I would always play a keyboard my mom bought for us, it drove her crazy sometimes cause I would be doing homework and then get distracted by it and play for hours.
33. I love decorating for Halloween and Christmas! I have never decorated for thanksgiving/fall until this year, it isn’t as fun.. My family would always decorate for Christmas the Saturday after Halloween, but Erik says that is too early.
34. If I could, I think I would go to bed at 8:30 every night and wake up at 9:30 the next morning.. Or later.. I love sleep and never seem to get enough, hence the coke craving :)
35. I like to cross stitch but never seem to finish them.
36. There are a number of things that sooth me: someone playing with my hair, Erik’s voice, curling up and cuddling, Erik playing guitar and singing, music, reading and popcorn!
37. I hate messes but am a messy person.. Which doesn’t really make sense.. Like when I am cleaning I get all down and dirty with it, scrubbing… disinfecting.. Every little inch.. But when I am not involved in my cleaning I just things around.
38. I own more than 5 pairs of jeans that I switch off wearing… the more clothes you own the less often you have to do laundry.. Hehe
39. I cry over everything! When I laugh to hard, the first time I heard the “Christmas shoes” song.. My books.. Everything
40. My pet peeves: not quite turning off the water so it drips, when people don’t clean off their mouth after brushing their teeth so you find toothpaste on the towels, when coworkers don’t work but still get bonuses because you have to end up doing their work for them, dryers that you have to dry a single load in three times before they are done
41. When I was reading Harry Potter for the first time through my mom had to ground me from them because I was so addicted..
42. I was in the Miss San Juan contest my junior year.. I didn’t win anything
43. I tried out for cheerleading my sophomore year.. Yup.. I pretty much sucked at it and needless to say .. I didn’t get in
44. I was Drum Major my Junior year.
45. I was first chair I our flute section my senior year. Of course, we only had 5 flutes but what the hey..
46. I graduated with my Associates in Science before I graduated from high school.
47. Drama trips were the best!
48. I can never keep my fingernails painted because no matter what I do it always chips off
49. If I wake up before 8 in the morning I have this serious low at like 9:30 am.
50. Even if I am wide awake if I go into class I suddenly can’t keep my eyes open, it is like a subconscious need...
51. When my family gets together all the girls sit down and play a rather violent game of nert while eating chocolate and drinking coke!
52. I grind my teeth in my sleep, but when Erik wakes me up because of it I could swear I was just chewing.
53. I Block things from my memory all the time.. Subconsciously. I don’t know.. But I guess it is how I deal with things…
54. I love big teddy bears and still have one on Erik’s and my bed as décor..
55. Tulips are my favorite flower!
56. I hate wind blowing on me in my sleep, it tweeks my brain and makes me hear things.
57. I love wearing my huge, fashionably wrong and icky overalls!
58. I think toe rings are fun.
59. I regularly clean my keyboard with alcohol and q-tips
60. When I was little I could have eaten spaghetti everyday and been completely thrilled about it.
61. My brother and sister are still mad at me for getting in trouble for some things that I did when I was little and unaccountable.
62. I love dancing and singing along with my music while I clean.
63. I have seen every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer twice.
64. I love bread! When I first moved to college I would sometimes stop by the creamery and buy a loaf of their freshly baked French bread and eat it all in one day.
65. My family still makes fun of me for some mac and cheese I turned into glue when I was like 12.
66. Once when I was playing upwards with my sisters I suddenly had a brilliant thought for a word and looked it up in the dictionary just to verify that it was really a word, after seeing it was I excitedly layed down the word “toe.”
67. My first boyfriend was when I was 14.. And he was an 18 year old football player..
68. My first kiss was also when I was 14, at the first party I went to in Blanding, we played spin the bottle.
69. Because of the 4 years I lived in Blanding I have vowed to never live in a small town again.
70. I am really not into politics.. They honestly drive me crazy.
71. The first time I honked at someone was today.. November 24, 2008.
72. I have never gotten a ticket or even been pulled over, except for once when someone had stolen a truck just like mine.. So they thought it was me.
73. If it were my choice I would buy only Charmin Ultra!
74. For some reason, Snorkeling terrifies me to the point of almost crying, I think it is because I can’t see without my glasses so everything is fuzzy and I can’t tell how close I am to the rocks due to my horrible depth perception.
75. At one point in my life I was barely off from being legally blind.
76. I have had three surgeries on my eyes.
77. I have a lazy eye, a stigmatism and am far-sighted.
78. I have horrible posture and because of it, my back always hurts.
79. I love playing the flute and with it got a scholarship to BYU for Full tuition for a year through Sterling Scholar.
80. I wanted to be a band or chorus teacher forever, now I am majoring in Communication disorders..
81. I talk to my sister or mother for over 3 hours a day.
82. I am horrible at plucking my eyebrows, when I was younger I would have my older sister do it for me because otherwise I would always be lopsided.
83. All of my siblings and I have the same overlapping tooth in the front of our mouth on the right.. We got it from out dad.
84. I know that I have changed a lot since high school and when people recognize me for some reason it weirds me out.. Even though I know I don’t look different..
85. I used to be way good at math.. But then , as my mom puts it, “I discovered boys.” I haven’t been in math since the beginning of my junior year of high school.
86. If I could, I would wear slippers everywhere I go.
87. I like wearing make up, it makes me feel pretty.
88. I hate putting on makeup in natural light.. Like when I am driving for example, it never seems to cover up my flaws as well..
89. Not to sound vain, but I kick butt at minesweeper and FreeCell and play them all the time.
90. My family doesn’t understand how I could have such horrible English even though I read constantly.
91. I have a very strong testimony of the Gospel. I know that I am loved and always watched over. I know that the Atonement is an amazing blessing and that we shouldn’t take it for granted.
92. Chocolate chip cookies are my favorite type of cookie.
93. I don’t like having anything heavier than cold cereal in the morning or it upsets my tummy.
94. In high school I would call all my girlfriends babe and sexy beast.. Not sure why.. I still use babe occasionally
95. I was the leader of my little group of friends in high school.. so in a way I was popular.. Just it was among the band geeks and drama nerds.. Which was me all around.
96. I have the best husband that any girl could ever ask for.. He is attractive, he honors his priesthood, he plays guitar.. Yup.. He is pretty much perfect!
97. I love Clorox wipes and Magic Erasers, they are amazing inventions that I use often.
98. I name my vehicles, in high school my truck’s name was Charlie, Erik’s truck is named Otis.
99. The best salad ever has to be crisp and include lettuce, carrots, cheese, egg, sunflower seeds, chicken, avocado, cucumber, a little cabbage, tomato, and a small amount of ranch.
100. I only cussed my freshman year of high school and then realized how stupid it was.. Of course on random events one slips out. As an example of that.. When I was living with my parents in Hawaii January of 08’ I got locked out of the house while no one was home. The only way to get it was to use my amazing muscles and climb over the deck which I had to jump to reach. During the process I slammed my glasses against the railing and into my face.. That was the last time I remember swearing..

3 comments:

Melissa said...

Great to learn more about you Katie... can't wait to see you guys at Christmas!!

Cherie said...

thanks for coming to see us this Christmas. We love you both very much and enjoyed having you here. Love, Mum

Anonymous said...

Katie,

I truly enjoyed reading your facts. One clarification though, the red truck was a Dodge, not a
Chevy.