7 random things about me...

Carly tagged me... so here goes. Haha! And yes, this was a difficult task...

7 random things about me—

1. I am insanely organized about many many things.... and completely in a mess when it comes to others. Yes, it's true... shocking, I know. Haha! And my newest nickname from Troy is A.R.G. (You'll have to try to figure that one out on your own). I have a calendar of our upcoming social events (but it only covers the next year and a half so its not really obsessive... hahaha) that is all color coordinated and just the funniest thing. Its a source of both entertainment and pride for Troy. Haha! I have my closet all color coordinated and well, you've all seen the little drawers with all the other stuff. I have my cupboards neatly organized by type of food and in order of expiration date. But then there is my "home office".... piles of paper everywhere! And I do mean everywhere. The filing cabinet is sitting there empty and the table and desk have random piles of paper covering every surface. When trying to do my taxes, I spent hours searching for a single document regarding my property taxes. And amongst all the papers are boxes, upon boxes of things that I have not bothered to unpack yet in the year and a half that I have lived there. It's really quite an embarrassing mess but, I just can't seem to get myself motivated to organize it. Haha! Oh well... I guess every house needs one messy place.

2. I get claustrophobic at the dentist and orthodontist. I'm sure that sounds funny to many of you but, I just can't stand all those people hovering over me and getting in my personal space. Not to mention sticking their hands in my mouth. Its just too much... they are all too close and I really have to concentrate on not getting anxious and just running screaming. Ok... that may be a little extreme... unless you are talking about when they have to take the molds of your teeth.... I totally freak out about it. I just want to yank the stupid thing out and run away.

3. This is by no means news to anyone who has known me for more than a week but, I am obsessed with shoes.... Its a bit of a sickness, honestly. I would be embarrassed to admit how many pairs of shoes I actually have. In fact, I just gave away 6 or 7 pairs to DI because I needed more room. You see, I stumbled upon a great shoe sale, and well... you know how it goes. Haha! Lately, I am mostly obsessed with wedge sandals and wedge sling backs. They are just so comfy and so cute! I recently bought a new pair of RED patent leather wedge sandals and they are just fabulous! And really, I needed them since I only had 2 other pairs of red sandals... and 1 pair of red boots, and 1 pair of red tennis shoes, and 2 pairs of red flip flops... well, you get my point...

(and don't worry, they already have a home right on the colored sandal shelf with the other 2 red pairs, the 3 orange pairs, the turqouise pair, the snake skin pair, and the leopard pair.... Haha!)

4. I hate exercise.... yes, I enjoy TaeKwonDo and I enjoy going for a walk with Troy, Askie, Maika and/or Aleusha but... as a whole, I really just don't enjoy exercise. Don't get me wrong, I very much like the positive effects that exercise has... but I don't enjoy going to the gym, lifting weights, etc. In fact, I pretty much hate it. It's just not fun and I often have a very, very hard time convincing myself to go do it.

5. I have said this before but I will say it again.... I just think that there is something just sooo comforting about old friends! I had a nice long chat with Rachel Wells (Walker) the other night and it was just so fun to catch-up and reminisce; but it was also nice to just chat with someone who knows so much of my history. It is so comforting. So... thank you to all my old friends who, to me, are the most important friends to have. Love you all! :) And I miss you all.... call, email or text me soon!

6. I am constantly amazed at what a small world we live in. Seriously! Here's a short run down of a few examples... Troy is the cousin of my ex-boyfriend Steve's old roommate, who I used to hang out with all the time. Last night Brandon Streiff called me to tell me that one of the bishopric counselors in his single's ward is a guy that I dated in college, Darren Lemmon. Bunker moved in 50 yards up the street without having a clue where I lived. John Tenney, a friend from college, not only lives in my parents ward but is their bishop. Mike Hooper, another friend from college (who also knows Rachel and John, and Darren too I think) who I hadn't seen in at least 10 years, showed up at my house with the guy I was dating at the time (Terrence) when he and I were going to a football game and I had told him to bring a friend to use the other ticket. On a camping trip a few years back, I ran into Fritz Tessors (who is Ken and Nate Newell's ex-brother-in-law) who I hadn't seen since I was 17. And a few years before that Ken married a girl who lived across the hall from me in the dorms my freshman year.

I can go on and on and on about all the funny little coincidences, but seriously, it just constantly bewilders and entertains me! I get such a kick out of it. But it also makes me think... "I'd better be on my best behavior all the time! Otherwise, its gonna come back to haunt me!"

7. I now get car sick... never used to, but alas... I do now. It sucks.

Ok... I am breaking the "tagging" rules since so few of my friends have blogs of their own — and since Carly already tagged most of the family members (don't want to duplicate too much. Haha) — So... I am tagging the following 7 people and if they don't have blogs, I expect their responses via email. :) That's fair, right??

- Shelly

- Paulette

- Janice

- Rachel

- Michelle

- Tammara Lynn

- Meri

The rules if you need them...

Instructions: These are the rules…. each player starts with 7 random facts about themselves on their Blog. People who are tagged need to blog 7 facts about themselves and post the rules as well. At the end of their blog list 7 people you are tagging. Let them know that they are tagged by leaving them a comment.