The Real Me

THE REAL ME:

• Sometimes I like rainy days for lazying around, reading books, watching movies, reading blogs, or writing in my journal
• I really like cool sunny days...especially at the coast
• As I get older, I have a harder time making up my mind about things
• As I get older, I do know what I like and don't like though
• I love to sing to music...when it starts playing, I just can't help myself
• I love to laugh...a lot
• I love the Andy Griffith TV show
• I love the Dick vanDyke TV show
• I love I Love Lucy...especially the candy factory one and the grape stomping one
• I am very claustrophobic...I do not like tight spaces...I do not like to feel like I cannot breathe
• I want to travel the world...experience new things...even though I am scared to death to fly
• I am extremely introverted
• I don't like to be in large crowds
• I don't like being in new places...like visiting a church, or going to a work party, or doing jury duty
• I loved the smell of my babies
• I loved nursing my two boys...the best ever
• I don't like to drive in a lot of traffic
• I love to journal...I have done so since Michael and I met
• I love the color brown
• I have struggled with my weight since the birth of my second son, but especially after my miscarriage
• I cannot walk very fast because of nerve damage when Jar was born
• I love to explore new places and take photos
• I have always loved horses. When I was little, I collected plastic horses, and my grandma made me a horse quilt
• I love love love to read
• I am a great gift giver
• I am a great friend
• I am a great listener...which is what makes me a great friend
• I love finding great little cafes
• I have always loved photography
• I always like to learn new things...Cam keeps me up to date on things
• I don't like to take tests though...Please, don't test me on what I learn
• My brain is constantly running...especially at night
• Sometimes I have to sleep on the couch...because my brain is constantly running
• I don't like to be out at night
• I love to be at home
• I don't like my hair in my face
• I only wear makeup when I go out
• I love green tea
• I cannot have caffeine
• I love scarves
• I cannot stand to dust the furniture or clean the bathrooms
• I love having two boys close together
• I have favorite blankets
• I love reality TV...like Survivor, Amazing Race, The Apprentice, Shark Tank, Master Chef
• I love music...especially Christmas music
• I love Romantic Comedies...like The Wedding Planner, You've Got Mail, My Best Friend's Wedding
• I am very organized
• I like to decorate...and I am very good at it
• I have homeschooled the boys all the way up until now
• I cut my own hair, I cut all 3 boy's hair, and I cut my dog's hair
• I love coffee ice cream and mint chocolate chip ice cream
• I love to eat salads...when someone else makes them
• I am very athletic...though I never played on official school teams...except in college (I played soccer)
• I love snickers candy bars...I used to love Whatchamacallit candy bars
• I mostly like to photograph our every day life, our adventures, and for sure the boys
• I like to do lots of special things for people I love
• I over think everything way too much
• I love cute beach/coastal towns
• I love cute small towns
• I love cute coffee shops
• I am obsessed with jeeps

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• I am a really good cook, but I despise cooking. I have to do it anyway...every day
• I hate to go grocery shopping
• I love the Chrysler 300 car

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• I love the sound of a lawnmower...and the smell of fresh cut grass
• I love to garden
• I love the sound of a chainsaw...takes me back to my childhood...when we cut wood as a family
• I love to hear the birds chirping in the morning...well, all day for that matter
• I love to go camping...in a camper...not a tent (tents are too humid and too cold or hot)
• I love retro campers

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• I would love to have a vacation house near the water...lake, river, or ocean
• I love to blog
• I love Christmas ornaments
• I love the whole month of December...because of Christmas
• I love having a little dog...even though she yaps too much
• I love to swim...I have been called a mermaid before
• I love to get samples from anywhere
• I love purses
• I buy my Christmas gifts months ahead of time
• I love to rent vacation houses
• I love Rochester, NY
• I love Carmel by the Sea in CA
• I love dolphins
• Tigers are my favorite animal...always have been

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