I was tagged a week ago, but am finally getting to this – because I know how much all of you LOVE learning more about me  – he he!

Jobs I've had: (Many of these I had at the same time)

  1. Newspaper Route (8 yrs old until I was 15  and moved away – that was a happy thing to say goodbye to!!)
  2. Babysitting (off and on from the time I was 10)
  3. Babble's Cleaners (A dry-cleaners I worked at in high school).
  4. TCBY – YUM!  (So glad it was 96% fat free πŸ™‚ – I worked there my Senior year and ever summer until I was 21)
  5. Frontier Moving and Storage (I was a packer for a moving company)
  6. Anderson Lumber (I was a checker)
  7. Nanny (not a live-in, but very time consuming)
  8. Cleaning and fixing up the rental houses my dad managed (SO gross and hard!!)
  9. Landscaping for a neighbor (I would do this at 6am before I went to my other jobs)
  10. Canyon Springs Golf Course (Cleaning locker rooms – glamorous, I know)
  11. HEB (I was a checker at a grocery store in Texas)
  12. 4th Grade Teacher (LOVED it!!  This is why I did all those other jobs, so I could pay for college to be a teacher)
  13. Photographer – also so much fun!

Getaways – I'd like to do:

  1. Europe with Kevin, especially Germany and Italy
  2. Hawaii, to visit Saundra!!  And see Hawaii of course :).
  3. New York City and Washington DC (with a stop in Maryland to visit Katie) – to see and do all that they offer
  4. Monterey, CA – just because it is our second home
  5. Camping in the mountains of Idaho or Nevada – it has been WAY too long

Movies I put on repeat:

  1. While You Were Sleeping
  2. Pride & Prejudice (A&E version)
  3. Old Musicals – they are like an old friend has come to visit
  4. High School Musical 2 (I had to put this since the kids and I have watched it 5 times since it premiered last week – he he!)

Guilty pleasures:

  1. my camera equipment and taking pictures in general
  2. books – I have so many, and always want more
  3. treats – whether it is fudge, ice cream, or cookies, I love to have some sort of treat available for whenever the mood strikes πŸ™‚
  4. watching TV shows with Kevin – we have many favorites
  5. planning pretend vacations – I like to research hotels, etc, just for fun, although sometimes I actually get to go on the trip :).  (In October we are going to Disney World!!)

Places I've lived:

  1. Tucson, AZ (born there, but moved at 3 months old)
  2. Sparks, NV (15 yrs)
  3. Twin Falls, ID (3 solid years, with many 4 month stints here and there)
  4. Provo, UT (a cumulative of 5 years, with little breaks)
  5. Jerusalem, Israel (4 mos)
  6. Gran Canaria, Spain (3 mos)
  7. Tustin & Garden Grove, CA (2 mos)
  8. Austin, TX (6 mos)
  9. Spanish Fork, UT (1 yr)
  10. Seaside, CA (Monterey – 1 yr 4 mos)
  11. Savannah, GA (almost 2 years – and the longest Kevin and I have been in any one place since we were married)

Places I've been on holidays (vacations):

  1. Disney World and Disney Land
  2. Utah – all over – SLC (to visit my Grandma when I was little) Park City, Monticello, etc
  3. Las Vegas, NV
  4. Florida, all over and many different times
  5. Texas (mainly Austin, but also Victoria, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio)
  6. South Carolina
  7. California, also all over and many different times (San Diego, Eureka, LA, Oakland, San Fransisco, Sacramento, Carmel, to name a few)
  8. Portland, OR
  9. Northern Nevada – all over
  10. Southern Idaho – all over
  11. Seattle, WA
  12. Cortez, Colorado
  13. Chicago, IL
  14. Jordan and Egypt (field trips when I was in Israel)

Favorite foods:

  1. Steak
  2. Good Texas BBQ (note the "Texas" part – BBQ is different everywhere you go)
  3. Fettuccine Alfredo
  4. Fajitas

Favorite Deserts:

  1. Fudge
  2. ice-cream – especially chocolate milkshakes
  3. cheesecake
  4. Pecan Pralines

First kiss location:

  • On the doorstep of the house I lived in at BYU (next door to The Brick Oven).  Kevin was dropping me off after having stolen me away from a ward activity that had been at my house earlier that night.  I remember not being able to sleep that night because I was so happy and in love.

And now I tag . . . . Saundra, Leslie, Angela, and Danielle! 

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6 responses to “Because you don’t know enough about me already . . .”

  1. Teresa Avatar
    Teresa

    Fun to learn more…I’m a big fan of Monterey also…gone there every summer for some 30 years :} Thanks for playing along.

  2. Maddy Avatar

    Kevin was your first kiss? That is so cute! I love it!
    And I don’t know why you are worried about TCBY being fat free! You could work at Cinnabun and still be trim and svelte!

  3. Danielle Avatar

    I didn’t know Kevin was your first kiss! I love that you married your first kiss, that’s the way it should be πŸ™‚

  4. shannon Avatar

    you have been a hard working girl! Well, it definitely shows in your dedication to everything you do.

  5. Shannon Avatar

    That was fun to read! You are a super cool girl my friend!
    And I agree that it’s very romantic that your husband was your first kiss πŸ™‚

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    Kerri

    Lisa,
    After you wrote back to Aimee this morning about Jerusalem, I have been having fun reading about what is happening in your life. What a cute family you have!! It was good to hear about all the wonderful things happening in your life–you’re as beautiful as ever!
    Have a wonderful day and hopefully you don’t mind me peeking into your life now and again. =)
    Love,
    Kerri Eastley Stevenson

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