10 Things About Me

I was struggling to come up with things to blog about, when I stumbled upon this. All About Me. I think some of these topics will be fun to write about, so on nights where I don't have anything exciting to share from my day, I will fall back on these.

10 Things About Me. You may already know all of these things, but I'm going to share whatever comes to mind.

1. I am an Iowa Hawkeye fan. Obviously you all know that! I really don't know how long I've actually been a fan though. As a child I couldn't have cared less. I can remember in elementary school our gym teacher would set up obstacle courses and at the end we had to swing on a rope and yell, "GO HAWKS!" Well, first of all I was quiet. I wouldn't yell it at all. Second of all, I didn't care about the Hawkeyes. (Gasp!) I think I started watching Iowa basketball with my dad 11 years ago. There was nothing on and so I caved and watched. I was hooked. I started off with an Iowa hoodie and my wardrobe has expanded from there. Watching the games with my dad made me a fan though. I didn't enjoy football though. Mostly because I didn't understand the game. I knew what a touchdown was...but it sure took forever to score points sometimes! I became obsessed with football 3 years ago. My dad got 2 free tickets to an Iowa game and the rest was history! Once I set foot in Kinnick, my life was forever changed.

2. Ice cream is my favorite sweet treat. Chocolate too. But I think ice cream wins. I love it. Chocolate, vanilla, cookies 'n cream, cookie dough, Oreo, Reese's, birthday cake, coffee, caramel. It's all good my friends.

3. I can easily become frustrated with myself and come down on myself pretty hard. I get upset when I don't understand something new right away (which happens often). I'm forgetful, and become annoyed when I can't remember something.

4. I'm addicted to Facebook. Addicted is probably an understatement. I know I spend too much time on it, and yet can't get enough sometimes. I apparently like to know what everyone is up too. At least I know I'm not the only one who lurks around on there all the time. I suppose that doesn't make it better, but whatever.

5. The way that I feel closest to God is by singing and listening to Christian music. I know there are some people who don't enjoy the music that I do, but that's usually the way that I can hear God speak to me. I do a lot of my singing in the car.

6. I like to daydream. I've daydreamed ever since I can remember. It's my escape from reality.

7. I love reality tv. People amuse me to no end on these shows. I want to go on The Amazing Race. I would probably end up getting hurt in some ridiculous way, but I think it would be so cool to get to travel to so many different countries.

8. My favorite past time was cruising around Cedar Rapids with my sister. I can't imagine the amount of gas money we wasted driving around aimlessly for hours, but I would never take it back. We laughed over things that  no one else would ever think was funny. Vented when we were mad at people. Sang at the top of our lungs to the most random music ever. Chased the ice cream man. Had fights. Scared each other by blaring the horn at the other one. "Partied with Yo-Yo" (HAHA...I totally hope she's reading this). Drove over a laundry basket. Went back to check on a "dead dog" which turned out to be a big black garbage bag. Sat in parking lots trying to decide where to eat and then ending up at Las Glorias EVERY time. Good times.

Most ghetto car picture of us ever.

9. I don't like to have things sprung on me at the last minute. I like to plan things out in advance and have a hard time going with the flow. Occasionally I'll agree to do something on a whim and I usually end up enjoying myself. I need to learn to let myself go sometimes.

10. I like themes. I have an Americana theme in the living room and sunflowers in the dining room and kitchen. I love decorating for holidays too. I have indoor decorations for almost every holiday. My favorite one to decorate for is Christmas. I also love my fall decorations...especially my Pumpkin Spice Yankee Candle.