Day 6: 30 Things in 30 Days

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

Pass

Day 5: 30 Things in 30 Days

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

1. Lucy
2. Lucy
3. New shoes
4. Mike
5. Lucy

Day 4: 30 Things in 30 Days

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

1. Study harder.

2. Lighten up. Don't be so judgmental.

3. You will be friends with Mary and Angie for a very long time. Appreciate them.

4. Speaking of friends, get rid of the dumb blonde one. She does not treat you right and will eventually rip your heart out and stab you in the back. Dump her NOW.

5. Take a few risks.

6. Your sisters are great.

7. Some day you will marry a wonderful man.

8. Take more pictures of your grandparents. They won't be around forever and you will miss them immensly.

9. Keep dancing.

10. Yes, he's gone. It will be hard and you will still miss him, but it will get easier. You still won't be able to sing "Called to Serve."

Day 3: 30 Things in 30 Days

3. Describe your relationship with your parents.

I don't think there is anything I could say that could convey the feelings of love, respect and devotion I have for my parents.

My mom is bascially my best friend and lately, I'd say that my dad is Mike's best friend (they'd probably both deny it, though).

My dad survived being the only male in a house full of girls (not an easy task, I'm sure, especially at certain times of the month).

Funny story: About 10 years ago, we were all at my cousin's wedding in Las Vegas, and they were passing out champagne for the toast. Well, being the goody-two shoes that I am, I had never tasted alcohol before, so I tried one teeny-tiny sip (it was nasty, by the way). My dad was so disappointed in me and gave me a big lecture on how he was so proud that he had never tasted alcohol in his entire life. Oh, the shame that I felt! (I HATE disappointing my dad.) Well, come to find out - when he was on his mission, he and his companion decided to try to make home-made rootbeer and . . . (can you see where this is heading?) they brewed something a little stronger than rootbeer in their Brazilian apartment. THE HYPOCRITE! AND ON HIS MISSION! Guilt be gone from me!

My dad is an extremely spiritual man (despite his "rootbeer" incident), and gets choked up on several occasions. He's the reason we say we can't read the phone book without crying. I really love that about him.

Especially since I married a man with no heart.
Bazinga.

My mom.

I still apsire to be just like her.

She is the most creative, wonderful person ever (if you follow pinterest - she can make anything on there and I'm sure most everything was her idea to begin with).

I'm so lucky that if I can't be with Lucy during the day, at least she's with someone who loves her so much. I think she said "Grandma (Oh-ma)" before she said "Momma."

I often say that Mike and I work because Mike is just like my mom and I'm just like my dad. (Again, Mike will probably disagree, but it's true).

There's a lot more I could say about how wonderful my parents are, but the believe this gush-fest has gone on long enough!

Day 2: 30 Things in 30 Days

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

1. Driving in the snow. And not just me driving in the snow. Being in a car while it's snowing scares the beejeeus out of me. Me + snow = NO.

I'm not really sure where this fear came from. Although I do have a memory of being in the backseat of my parents car and us trying to get up "Horsley's Hill" during a blizzard, and me trying not to panic as we were sliding closer and closer to the nearby bottomless gully.

2. Committment. This one (obviously) isn't a fear anymore considering Mike and I have been married for almost 6 years. But back when I was single and working for a divorce attorney - there wasn't even money in the world to make me consider getting married, as all I was seeing day after day was the destruction of the family and the hurt (and whining) that divorce causes. No, thank you. (Just shows how smooth Mike is!)

3. That something bad will happen to Lucy. I still sneak into her bedroom at night to make sure she's breathing.

30 Things in 30 Days

A friend of mine put this on her blog, and I think I'm gonna try it too.http://cherishinghopesanddreams.blogspot.com/2012/01/30-things.html

I have full expectations that I'll fall behind or not do some, but I'm gonna give it my all.

Prepare to learn new things about me (outside the fact that I have a teeny-tiny obsession with shoes).

Today's Thing:

List 20 Random Facts About Yourself

1. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (you know, the Mormons).

2. My favorite color is purple.

3. I am the middle child of 3 girls (now there's an excuse to use the "middle child syndrome if I ever heard one).

4. I still claim to be 21 years old and hate my birthday. (Just my birthday - I fully support and celebrate others birthdays.)

5. If I could go anywhere in the world I would pick New York City (never been, dying to go).

6. I am a HUGE Yankees fan. The reason I am a Yankees fan? Two words: Derek Jeter.

7. I love pancakes.

8. I used to be allergic to chocolate. It would give me migraines and still does to this day if I eat too much of it. But that doesn't stop me from eating it.

9. I work in a building that is over 100 years old.10. I get at least 3 papercuts on my hands a day.

11. I can play the guitar. (By "play" I mean I own a guitar and can pick-out about 5 songs.)

12. I am a HUGE Broadway geek. (True story: last night I'm in the car with my parents and they are telling me about a production of Bye Bye Birdie they recently saw. So, I started singing songs from the show. My dad asks how I know all the words to all the songs. Duh. Has he met me?!) I think Mike is worried Lucy will know more Sondheim than The Cure.

14. Notice how I skipped #13, that's because I'm superstitious. My daughter was born at 11:02 at night on the 12th because I refused to have her born on the 13th.

15. My dream role is Elphaba in Wicked (along with 99% of every other girl in the theater). But I would gladly be Diana in A Chorus Line (will never happen - I'm too white).

16. I started taking dance classes at the age of 3.

17. Mike and I met playing "Spin the Bottle." And no, we weren't in Junior High.

18. My favorite movie is Breakfast at Tiffany's. I definitely identify with the "mean reds."

19. I always have a song running through my head. Currently it's Beyonce's "Best Thing I Never Had."

20. I detested football until Mike converted me. Now I love it (well, some of it).

My Best Things in Life . . .

Aren't "things." To quote an over-used cliche.
Although, I would count shoes as one of the best things.
And chocolate cake.