Here it comes!
100 facts about me that you just can't live without!
1. I am exactly 5'3 1/4" tall (or short).
2. When I was little, I played with bugs of all sorts, but somewhere along the way, I developed a fear of things such as bugs, insects, etc. crawling on my skin. I could literally throw up. Just ask Joe... I found a tick crawling on me this past weekend. SICK!
3. We're ready to have another baby, but I'm afraid of getting pregnant because I haven't lost all of my previous baby weight.
4. I'm very claustrophobic.
5. I married a man whose biggest fear is mice.
6. Every day, my biggest challenge is keeping clothes on Connor. Usually I lose.
7. The floors inside our house are ALL covered in fake wood and I HATE it.
8. I wish Heavenly Father would bless me with the love of running so that I could lose weight.
9. My favorite place to visit is the Oregon Coast.
10. I can't wait til Joe retires so that we can be together all day.
11. I'd love to visit every temple in the world before I die.
12. I'm petrified of dying.
13. Last week I realized that Haylie could start kindergarten next fall, and I started crying.
14. "New Moon" comes out on Joe's birthday, so we are planning going out that night. Sad, I know.
15. Steak Fajitas are my favorite food.
16. This summer, I will be a bridesmaid in my cousin Katie's wedding. It's going to be beautiful!
17. I LOVE going on Sunday drives. Joe and I used to do that every Sunday before we had Haylie and I miss it.
18. I love shopping but feel like I'm clueless when I go. I wish someone with great taste would do my shopping for me. I know what I like, but have no clue how to put stuff together.
19. I love cooking, but have the hardest time thinking of something to cook for dinner.
20. In the 9th grade, I brought cookies to one of the hottest senior football players, every game day, thinking that I was just being nice. It still haunts me to know that I was that "one annoying freshman who always flirted with upperclassman."
21. I get really awkward and weird around people I haven't seen in a long time because I'm so focused on making a good impression. I always say the wrong thing
22. I constantly worry about what other people are thinking about me. Even Joe.
23. I love being a mom, but sometimes I long to have a job outside of the home.
24. And then something happens that makes me realize that our home is where I belong.
25. I LOVE animals. Of all kinds. I'd love to work in a zoo or aquarium.
26. One of my favorite things to do is listen to Joe talk to his mom on the phone. The love he has for her is so strong and so awesome that you can hear it in his voice. Just makes me smile.
27. This one is kinda odd... I feel a very strong connection to a friend I have in Salem, OR, and I've never even met her face to face. I hope her family moves here soon!
28. I met and started dating Joe in Granite Bay, California, May, 2004.
29. He broke up with me August 13th, 2004. It was Friday the 13th.
30. He baptized me August 14th, 2004.
31. I went home to the Tri-Cities and he went home to Burley, Idaho August 15th, 2004.
32. Two weeks later, I went to visit him in Burley for 10 days, and the evening before I went home, he proposed.
33. A week and a half after that, I moved in with his family in Oakley, ID.
34. September 16th, 2004, we eloped. I am very happy, but I don't recommend it to anyone who's thinking of eloping.
35. Six weeks after that, I found out I was pregnant.
36. Joe and I had a rough first year.
37. On Haylie's 1st birthday, I found out I was pregnant with Connor. It was not a happy day for me, but now I don't know what I'd do without him.
38. I'm spoiled, and I know it. I try to fix it, but I fail.
39. I have a new love of hiking!
40. I love taking pictures and wish I had the means/equipment to get paid for it.
41. After all of our kids are in school, I'm planning on becoming a nurse.
42. Joe and I have a dream of owning our own ranch one day.
43. I'd rather live somewhere where I can't see or hear the freeway. In fact, if my closest neighbor was far enough away that they couldn't see in my windows, I'd be pretty content.
44. On the other hand, I like being 30 seconds away from the grocery store.
45. We are on our 2nd summer, in a row, of using our neighbor's lawn mower. Ours broke again.
46. Both my dad and Joe's dad have the middle name Earl.
47. I have a pet peeve about morning breath and would rather not kiss Joe before we brush our teeth.
48. I want to paint our bedroom, but don't know which color to paint it. Our bed and dressers are red, so we're thinking maybe a tannish/taupe color... what do you think?
49. I'm afraid of the dark.
50. I'm halfway done!
51. I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't have one play date this summer due to the kids getting sick.
52. I can't believe I've been married for almost 5 years!
53. I can't stand people chewing with their mouth open. It's like nails on a chalkboard.
54. I love to wear dark colors like dark grey or black, but my mom says I look good in pastels.
55. I hate going to the dentist.
56. I'm starting to think I don't get out enough with people my own age and gender because when I talk to someone on the phone who I haven't talked to in a while, or see someone I haven't seen in a while, I tend to ramble.
57. I love doing laundry and folding it. I hate putting laundry away.
58. I love vacuuming. Ironic that I have all hard floors.
59. Both Joe and I don't mind the smell of skunk.
60. I showed sheep (sorry Katy) from age 9 to age 14 (6 years). I loved showing them and getting to participate in taking them to the livestock show. I would have continued showing, but we moved into town. I'd love to be able to get my kids into 4-H when they're of age.
61. I took piano lessons starting when I was 9 years old, but had to quit when I started middle school sports in the 7th grade. (My piano lessons were in Oregon.)
62. My mom permed my hair in the 2nd grade and when I went to school the next day, the library aide asked me if I stuck my finger in a light socket. Laugh all you want.
63. I went to 4-H camp for 3 summers. Katy Andrews was my counselor for one of those summers. :)
64. I had a Mini-Schnauzer named Mindy from age 7 to age 22. She even lived with Joe and I after I got married. She was the best dog I'll ever have.
65. Kelli, Corry (sister and brother), Katie, Curtis (cousins who lived next door) and I had forts in between the poplar trees that lined our road. We used gunny sacks for rugs and swept the floor (dirt) until it was packed down hard. Oh the life of country kids...
65. Joe would love to move somewhere in the Goldendale/Bickleton area.
66. I would love to live (at some point in our lives), if there is such a thing, somewhere in the country near the Salt Lake City area.
67. I secretly like boy bands.
68. I love it when Joe wears a hat. Something about it makes him that much more attractive... not sure why...
69. I'm bossy.
70. My first instinct is to yell, when my kids hit the wrong nerve. It's something that is next to impossible for me to overcome and I hate it.
71. I love the way Haylie has to have things "just so." Everything has its place and if it's off, you can bet she'll fix it.
72. I love the way Connor's mind works. He's is all boy. While most days he drives me crazy, and his mood swings are lethal, he is such a joy. Right now, he is out in the garage with Joe, screw driver in hand, banging on stuff, saying, "Just gotta' fixit."
73. My friend down the street is in labor as I type this. She and her husband are having their baby, drug free, at home with a midwife. I admire her so much and thought for a while that I should have a baby, epidural free, for the sake of knowing what the women in the generation before me went through. Now I'm not so sure...
74. I let what people say and do to me affect who I am. For example: A couple of weekends ago, I was at a birthday party. It was time to eat and Joe was tending to the kids so I thought I would be nice and make his plate for him. I made him a burger and put some chips and salad on his plate and when I set it down a woman there (remaining nameless) said, "Did you just make his plate for him?" Flustered, I said, "Yeah." She said, again, "You just served him his dinner?" Again, I said, "Yes." Then she just shook her head like 'obviously-she's-submissive-to-her-husband' and that was the end of it. What? I can't be kind? My mom put it this way: "It's the same thing as your husband going to start the car for you on a cold morning or bringing you your slippers." Couldn't have put it better myself.
75. I love nap times. :)
76. I love my Nana. She's one of my best friends.
77. I love my mom. Sounds obvious, I know. However, we weren't always that close. Since I have moved back to Washington, I have really enjoyed becoming closer to her. I really appreciate her and all she has done for me. I love being able to just jump in the car and drive the 15 minutes to her house. When we lived in Burley, we were 8 hours away. In Pasco, we were 45 minutes away- still just a little too far. Now it's great! So fun to go and do girl stuff with her. She truly is my best friend.
78. I just heard Haylie come out of her room. About to tell her to get back in bed for about the 6th time tonight.
79. I have lived in:
BEFORE MARRIED:
Paterson, WA
Prosser, WA
Walla Walla, WA
Lacey, WA
AFTER MARRIED:
Pasco, WA
Burley, ID
Oakley, ID
Woodbridge, VA
San Antonio, TX, and
Benton City, WA
80. "A League of Their Own" is one of my favorite movies.
81. I hate doing dishes.
82. I love "The Little House on The Prairie" books and t.v. show.
83. My favorite type of movie is a Romantic Comedy.
84. I'd like to get a kitten but Joe won't let me.
85. I LOVE the show, 'The Bachelor.'
86. I'm starting to think that there are only 85 interesting things about me, not 100.
87. OK, Joe just thought of a couple more for me: I LOVE the Fall and the Spring.
88. I LOVE PF Chang's.
89. I love to get dressed up to go out on a date with Joe, but then get embarrassed if people stare at me while I'm dressed up.
90. I love the way Joe looks at me, even when I've just woken up and my hair is every which way.
91. "You're a relatively fast typer," Joe says.
92. I hate it when the kids wake up early. Just ruins my day to look at the clock at see that it's only
9:30 a.m. when it feels like 2 p.m.
93. Joe's favorite food I make is banana bread.
94. I have the most amazing husband, I guess. He will rub my feet or massage my head whenever I ask. He's wonderful. :)
95. K, I'm really struggling. This'll have to do for this one.
96. I really miss Danner.
97. I just found Haylie asleep in my bed, completely covered from head to toe. Cold? Or hiding?
98. The other day I played volleyball in somebody's backyard, for the first time in almost 8 years and was completely shocked at how easily it all came back. I loved the feeling of the sting on my arms... I miss sports.
99. I love reading new posts from my blogging friends.
100. I'm really out of ideas here, so #100... I'm done! :)
This is just after she put her dress on. Her bouquet was so beautiful... the florist added blueberries to it. GREAT idea!
Just before we left for the church.
Andy and Katie in the limo.
Waiting for the ceremony to start... Her feet were getting hot so us girls got some wet paper towels to cool them off. :)
Joe and my good friend Kortnie's little girl, Alison.
First dance.
Father/Daughter dance #2. Uncle Craig and Kate dancing to "My Maria" by Brooks & Dunn (Uncle Craig's favorite song :).
Father/Daughter dance #1, "I Hope You Dance," by Leann Womach 
Just before we left for the church.
Andy and Katie in the limo.
Waiting for the ceremony to start... Her feet were getting hot so us girls got some wet paper towels to cool them off. :)
Joe and my good friend Kortnie's little girl, Alison.
First dance.
Father/Daughter dance #2. Uncle Craig and Kate dancing to "My Maria" by Brooks & Dunn (Uncle Craig's favorite song :).
Father/Daughter dance #1, "I Hope You Dance," by Leann Womach
Today wouldn't be complete without a post about Father's Day. My grandma doesn't believe in digital cameras, so therefore all of the pictures I have of my Dad are hard copies. And, since I don't have a scanner... you get the idea. So, these are just a couple of pictures I had from last summer. 
For those of you who live in the valley, I'm sure you remember the big storm we had a couple of weeks ago. These are some pictures of lightning we took from our deck in the back yard. It was amazing! The bolts lit up the sky so much, that the street lights turned off a couple of times.
