Me, on my 29th birthday...

5 THINGS I WAS DOING 10 YEARS AGO

1. Living with Marijo in Helaman Halls at BYU. And Molly and Amy were there too. Love my suitemates!
2. Working 20 hours a week at the McKay School of Education while taking a full load of classes.
3. Sleeping a LOT. My roommate thought I had a bad case of depression. Nope! Just love to sleep!
4. Today, actually, I had about 6 boys from my ward come and sing to me and bring me roses. It was my one birthday request, and that happened 10 years ago tonight. Very cool. Lots of pictures!
5. Wishing I was back in Arizona with my old buds. I’ve moved on from that now, but I remember feeling torn between the transition to college and the comfort of home.

5 THINGS ON MY TO-DO LIST

1. Learn to play the violin.
2. Keep a clean house – this is ALWAYS on the list. (Probably because this is very hard for me.)
3. Finish Christmas shopping. I don’t love shopping in December. I’m usually mostly done in November.
4. Exercise regularly. Every day would be nice…I’m shooting for 3 days this week. Brian is letting me get a elliptical after Christmas. Yeah!!
5. Just so you all know, I have a daily to do list. Literally. I even make them during Sacrament meeting. I know that’s sacreligious, but it always starts: MONDAY. And Brian always laughs. I’m all about checking things off.

5 THINGS I'D DO IF I WERE A MILLIONAIRE
1. Travel. Hawaii, China, cruise, Church History site tour, etc. are the current ones on the list.
2. Pay off our house. And buy Brian that vinyl fence he’s been dreaming of.
3. Buy us a second car. We’ve been budgeting for years!
4. Donate lots of money to public education – teachers and schools!!!
5. Start my own business. My sister Lynsey and I used to dream of opening “Phi Kappa Scrappa.” I don’t know how that is going to work since I’m in UT and she’s in AZ, but there’s always hope.

5 SHOWS I WATCH (FAITHFULLY!)
1. LOST
2. American Idol
3. Biggest Loser
4. Prison Break
5. The Office

5 FOODS I LOVE
1. Potatoes (You can’t go wrong here. Twice baked, mashed, salad, fried, scalloped, hashed…yum!)
2. Broccoli
3. Zucchini Bread
4. P.F. Changs (and all Chinese)
5. All things sweet. Not good for the figure, but still yummy.

5 THINGS I'D NEVER DO AGAIN
1. Eat ox tongue. Gross.
2. Sneak out of my house to go on a date with a boy I wasn’t supposed to a movie I wasn’t supposed to see. (It happened once, and then I learned my lesson. I’ve felt bad for years.)
3. Yell at my sisters. I really regret that about my growing up years. We’re really good friends now, but I hate to think that they may still think of me that way.
4. Get my hair cut at a certain salon – HOLY HACK JOB!
5. Peek at my Christmas presents BEFORE CHRISTMAS as a 6-year-old. I got grounded from them until the evening of Christmas. How sad is that? And I don’t think I could keep my kids from Christmas morning. That’s just mean! ☺

5 FAVORITE POSSESSIONS
1. My scrapbooks. Besides Brian and my dog, that’s what I would grab if the house was burning down. That’s it. Oh, I would grab my #2 list item as well…
2. My blanket. I have one with me always - even in the summer. I’m like a two-year-old.
3. My MacBook.
4. My kitchen gadgets. If you need some ideas, let me know. Today I’m buying me a pinini (spelling?) press for my birthday.
5. Can I possess a husband? Because I really like Brian. Really.
(6. And Wilson…)