1. I am 25 years old.
2. I married my soul mate, James, on
3. Our daughter, Olivia Beth, was born on
4. We have 2 terrific dogs: Gracie, a female rat terrier, and Wrigley, our male poodle. I also have a miniature dachshund named Cooey who lives with my parents (she's a family dog).
5. I live in Georgia, but I grew up in the DC area.
6. I am a proud SAHM.
7. I taught 6th grade English before that.
8. I studied abroad at
9. I’ve been to
10. I love to cook!
11. I enjoy grocery shopping and according to my husband, I spend way too much time in the produce aisle.
12. I try to eat and buy healthy fresh things and go organic when possible.
13. I love tea and coffee!
14. I am in an international group that swaps tea founded by my good friend Stef.
15. I absolutely love to read!
16. I am very interested in other cultures.
17. I am considering going for a PhD in Cultural Anthropology someday.
18. The Food Network is my favorite channel, but I also like TLC, the Discovery Channel, and the Travel Channel. What can I say? I’m a dork.
19. Jesus is my savior.
20. I try to follow God’s plan for my life.
21. I am very close to my family.
22. I majored in History and English education.
23. I love maps.
24. I have about a gazillion appliances (rice cooker, KitchenAid mixer, food processor, smoothie blender, quesadilla maker, espresso machine, etc)
25. My husband is an engineer.
26. He’s also in grad school.
27. I love music and have very diverse taste!
28. I’ve seen Yanni in concert twice (and have been made fun of more times than that!)
29. I have my nose pierced, but it's so small few people notice.
30. I love slippers and pajamas.
31. My favorite color is blue.
32. My husband and I both drive Saturns. I have an SUV, he has a sedan.
33. I love bath products!
34. Christmas is my favorite time of year.
35. I go a little crazy with the decorations.
36. I will never have a fake tree (I don't mind vacuuming up needles). The real ones just smell too good.
37. I also have a terrific grandma who I have called "Dah" since I was a baby.
38. I have a 23 year old sister who is a nurse.
39. I have the best parents in the world (really, I do).
40. We moved to
41. Really, James moved for me. I was coming anyway. (We were only dating at the time).
42. James reminds me often of his sacrifice (especially when he wants something).
43. I think it was incredibly romantic. J
44. I want to learn another language.
45. The French I learned in high school doesn’t count because I’ve forgotten a lot of it.
46. I used to be really good at sign language. I still remember some of it.
47. I took Latin in high school. It was pretty boring.
48. I think I have a good sense of humor.
49. I grew up in a funny family.
50. I can't keep a straight face when I need to.
51. When I laugh, my cheeks turn bright red
52. When I'm embarrassed, my ears burn.
53. When I'm nervous, I yawn a lot.
54. When I'm really happy, I cry.
55. When I'm sad, I write in a journal.
56. I love blogging!
57. I love dishes (mixing and matching them).
58. I collect teapots.
59. I’m still trying to lose some baby weight.
60. I love stamps and stickers.
61. I like scrapbooking.
62. I love baking!
63. I like a lot of international foods: Indian, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Mexican, etc.
64. I like inventing recipes and I think I’m pretty good at it.
65. I love watching movies.
66. I enjoy foreign films and my husband is really good about watching them with me. J
67. I make most of my own baby food.
68. I believe mothers should breastfeed whenever possible.
69. I used to believe that extended nursing was weird. Now I see it as something wonderful for your child.
70. We practice many aspects of attachment parenting.
71. We want two more children and we’re considering adopting one of them.
72. I love being a mom!
73. My mom is a wonderful role model.
74. I love the snow (there’s no snow here).
75. But I also love tropical climates!
76. We plan to move in the summer of 2008.
77. We’re not sure where, but we’re thinking about
78. My husband’s dad, step-mom, and sister live in
79. I like taking walks.
80. I love Yoga and Pilates.
81. I have a lot of opinions, but I usually don’t express them.
82. I love wearing flip flops in the summer.
83. I have a few very special pieces of jewelry, besides my wedding band and engagement ring.
84. My husband bought me a tanzanite ring in
85. On the day Olivia was born, James gave me a necklace with Olivia’s birthstone (a diamond) and a silhouette of a mother and child.
86. I used to have 3 holes in one ear and 4 in the other (one was cartilage) but they all closed except one hole per ear.
87. I wouldn’t ever get a tattoo. That’s just me.
88. My hair is really long and I’m too scared to make a drastic change.
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89. My hair got a lot darker after my daughter was born.
90. I’ve never gotten a speeding ticket or caused an accident.
91. I’ve been in a few though.
92. A lady hit me almost head-on and totaled my car when I was 7.5 months pregnant. It scared me to death.
93. I have damage in my back from the accident.
94. I love palm trees.
95. I like looking at the ocean more than I enjoy going in.
96. I used to be a vegetarian. I still don’t eat that much meat.
97. I love eating out.
98. I want to travel with my children.
99. My husband worked in
100. I am thankful for God’s blessings.