Monday, December 17, 2007

Tag I'm It! 6 random things about me

I was tagged by my friend Sarah to tell six random things about me. So here it goes. I will try to make them really random, or hopefully things that most people don't know about me.

1-I love Cinnamon Rolls. Especially the ones at the airport, Cinnabon. I was super excited when Trent told me that we were flying somewhere for our Anniversary because I knew that meant I could get one. Well, I didn't. We are on the totally opposite side of the airport and had to get to our terminal so hopefully next time.

2-I had Mono in High school. Yup, and it was the worst. I wish I would've taken pictures of myself with it because I looked like a bull frog. I had swollen glands so bad, I had a really bad form of it. It happened right before my 2nd year in high school when it was tryouts for my second year to play soccer and I was banded from trying out that year by my Dr. He explained to me that my spleen was so swollen from the Mono that if I got kicked by someone or hit with the ball that I could die or get worse. So I didn't play that year. Bummer. But I lost 10lbs and at the time I thought I needed to. Well, I didn't.

3-I am the gaggiest person in the world. I can barely change my own kids diapers. I can't brush my teeth very long or else, and the dentist, well, that's even worse. In the winter the minute I step outside I gag because the cold air. I know I am weird. I almost throw up 10xs a day I swear. Trent always asks if I'm pregnant, he should now me by now.

4-I was a nanny to 7 children, yes, 7 the year after I graduated from high school. It was great at first, they flew me down in their private jet to their home in Santa Barbara and I had my own little apartment next to the house. I had my own huge Dodge Sport Truck,(I still to this day don't know why a nanny to 7 kids would drive a truck). I crashed that truck, but it wasn't my fault and she took the money out of my paycheck to pay for the damages. Long story short, it was HELL. I got brave and explained to them why I wasn't happy and explained all the bad stuff, but they didn't change, so I called my dad after two months of being there and told him I couldn't take it. He drove all night from Ogden, Utah to Santa Barbara, Ca. and picked me up the next day. And I left. I loved the kids, but the mother was horrible. She didn't work and was home with me and just watched me do everything and critiqued everything I did. I can explain the whole later another day. All in all, a good experience though, I think I grew up a lot.

5-My favorite holiday is the 4th. I love the 4th, I think of myself as a die hard Patriotic person. I would fly a flag everyday outside my house if I could, I guess I could because its a free country, but I think I'll stick to the set aside days. I seriously cry every time I here or sing the Star Spangled Banner. Don't you?

6-I love pillows. And my husband will tell you that. He calls them, his replacement. I told him that if he didn't mind me squeezing him and moving him around all night then I could do it to him. I sleep with a pillow for my head, one for my arm to rest on so it doesn't hang off the bed, and a big body pillow that I snuggle. I would sleep with more, but a queen size bed only had so much room.

Now its your turn. I tag, BenJoe and Delena, Laura, Amy, Katie, Jenny, Emily, Jami, Jaclyn, and whomever else would like to give off some random stuff about them.

6 comments:

Amy said...

Thats funny I remeber that horrible witch! I wanted to drive down with dad to beat her up! Nobody messes with my sister, but me!

Sammy said...

Wow! I guess I must've been pretty young when you got mono, cause I knew it was bad, but not THAT bad! yikes! Yeah, good old nannying. Ha ha, that was a mess. Dad to the rescue! he was going to drive down to get me when I called him one day when I was nannying to save me from he-who-must-not-be-named, but I convinced him to let me fly home a week later.

Darwin, Jen, Jensyn, Hurley, Violet, and Daphne said...

I did not know ONE of those things about you. I jut read and watched the "Nanny Diaries" maybe you should too to see how much you can relate to that girl. I don't think I have ever heard of one good nannying experience. That sucks about the Mono, and how gaggy you are. When I first read it, I thought it said "gassiest" I re-read it cause I thought you were sharing a lot of information.

Michelle said...

What a good dad you have, to drive all night to get you! That's aweful that the nannying was so bad (I would feel so awkward if I was babysitting for someone but they were there the whole time - why can't she watch her own kids? I don't get it . . .). It's fun reading about people's little "things", you know? Like your gag reflex . . . ha ha!

Anonymous said...

I gag to when I change a diaper. Sara still makes me do a diaper at least once a week, and she still makes fun of me when I do lose my lunch.

I like this blog thing, because I can catch up with everybody on a Sunday morning.

Have a Merry Christmas!

Shaun

Sarah and Trent said...

Wow April that was so fun to read! I remember the mono times. I had it in college. YUCK!!! No fun.
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!! Hahahaaa I will forever leave that message on your answering machine.