Day Two: 15 Things about me

It may seem like I skipped on day 1 of the 30 day challenge but alas my friends, I did not. I used my mother's move and the bathroom story as my first post. However, i created it on Wednesday night and finished it Thursday - thus the skipped day. Anyway, I have done this type of blog post several times so to come up with new things might be a bit of a challenge. But I like the lists and reading back on them later in life usually is nice too.

1-All of the grandchildren on both sides are boys (except the first who is now 16). A total of 11 of 12 grand kids are boys. So-there is definitely an unspoken race to get the first girl in the family. I am pretty sure we won't win but I am a part of the "race" none the less. Sort of like when I register for a marathon. I know I'm not going to win per say, but I eventually do finish. Maybe way behind the rest, but I do finish.

2-I first heard my dad had died from my uncle. Who I hadn't spoken to in years. Who called to confirm we could still get he and his daughter into Disneyland the next day despite the event. It was weird.

3-Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. Except when it's oatmeal for days on end. But I certainly love me a good french toast, or crepes, or bagels and schmere, or waffles with strawberries and whipped cream with a smoothie on the side. Delish.

4-I never planned on being a teacher. Teaching just sort of happened to me. In college I majored in history; planning on marrying rich and inheriting a vacation home in Bora Bora. When I hit the end of my Junior year, I figured I needed a back up plan. Hence teaching; cuz what else do you do with History right? So I enrolled in the program and finished with the internship and vowed I'd never teach again. 4 years later, I cried when I left and I miss it terribly. Not to mention my blog was so much more interesting when I was teaching.

5-I have had 37 different roommates before my husband. That's a lot of girls! Most of them I've lost touch with but a few have blogs I enjoy following, others I talk to still on a regular basis, and some are life long friends despite how brief our living together was.

6-I. love. sweets. To a fault. This isn't new information but a stark reality that I must get control of. The only reason I work out is so I can enjoy all kinds of sugary goodness. I wish I was one of those people that didn't care for the taste of it. Like red vines or black licorice. I wish all desserts tasted like red vines or black licorice. Then I would never feel the need to eat it. But clearly it doesn't and so my situation stands. I. love. sweets.

7-I think about taking trips constantly. Literally all. the. time. Some people are perfectly content homebodies and find little need for seeing anything outside their 15 mile radius. My dad was one of these people. Very strange. This tendency of mine can be very expensive considering all the places I want to go. If I could take a trip once a month; that would be splendid.

8-I am reading again. Thanks to my Laurel. I AM NOT a reader. It took me 2 years to finish Harry Potter 7. I don't remember ever reading an assigned book in ALL my schooling. (except Night which is about the Holocaust so it doesn't count cuz it was history goodness and I was sucked into it by default) I can probably count on one hand the books I have read all the way through. Ok-you get the point. So you can imagine my reaction when Miss M hands me this hunk of a book and tells me to read it. So, I started, and I liked it. So I'm now reading an 11 book series called Wizard's First Rule. Not to say I'll get through all 11 books; being they are over 800 pages each; but I'm half way through #1 and it seems to be going good.

9-I am not a speller. If I joined the spelling bee I'd be out on round 1. I inherit this trait from my dad. If spelling is a trait you can inherit. Which it probably isn't but I use it as an excuse. I can hear in my head my dad yelling out "Di-how do you spell..." That is me. I am pretty amazed that I spelled licorice right the first try.

10-I play the organ for my ward. More as a sub then a calling. But my sub job has been going on for several months now. I never thought in my wildest dreams I would be a ward organist. And I AM NOT good at it. Some are born musicians and their music is beautiful all the time. I have to practice all week and then fake it on Sunday. I do pretty well some days and really terribly on others. But they haven't asked me to stop yet, so I keep showing up.

11-I like to think of myself as a good decision maker. Not that I make good decisions, but that I can make a decision in a fairly quick amount of time. As my cruise buddy once said, if you see it and you like it; buy it. No-I'm kidding. I threw that in for my cruising ladies. Not that they read my blog but...anyway. I digress.

12-I use YNAB-Personal Budget Software. And I seriously love it. If they needed a spokeswoman I would volunteer. And I feel sort of special because I knew the guy who invented it (his sister was a roommate) and got it when it was a mere excel file for 10 bucks (its now a windows program for $60). I could spend hours every day starring at it and re figuring it all and watching it all fit. Is that weird? It totally is. But at least I can say I know where all my money is being spent. #1 category-housing. #2-restaurants. ok-so I exaggerate, but it is interesting to see how much money we spend eating out.

13-My office is in a very business savvy part of town. This means there is no street parking and most everybody parks in the parking garage down the street and then walks in. Which is a bummer when it is windy/rainy. Except-there are about 8 street spots right outside the building that are not metered or timed or anything. On a very rare occasion, I get here early enough to snag one of these coveted spots. Not to mention it makes going home 5 minutes faster too because I don't have to wind around all the one way streets and traffic lights to get headed in the right direction. Today was one of those days. Happy Friday.

14-I have only recently acquired a taste for avocados. All my life I didn't want anything to do with avocados. Which in hindsight is really quite a shame because they are really quite good. And pomegranates; and mangoes. Didn't like them before. Now I do.

15-I type way faster then average. Pat on the back to me. (according to one typing website). The average is about 34 or so. I tested above 70WPM each time I tested. One time even as fast as 94WPM (but that was on my 3rd test of the same text so I sort of knew what words to expect) So I guess 4 years in computer class with Mrs. McClure wasn't such a bad idea eh? I may not be the fastest texter, or very iPhone savvy, but I've got the typing thing down!