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)
- Newspaper Route (8 yrs old until I was 15 and moved away – that was a happy thing to say goodbye to!!)
- Babysitting (off and on from the time I was 10)
- Babble's Cleaners (A dry-cleaners I worked at in high school).
- TCBY – YUM! (So glad it was 96% fat free π – I worked there my Senior year and ever summer until I was 21)
- Frontier Moving and Storage (I was a packer for a moving company)
- Anderson Lumber (I was a checker)
- Nanny (not a live-in, but very time consuming)
- Cleaning and fixing up the rental houses my dad managed (SO gross and hard!!)
- Landscaping for a neighbor (I would do this at 6am before I went to my other jobs)
- Canyon Springs Golf Course (Cleaning locker rooms – glamorous, I know)
- HEB (I was a checker at a grocery store in Texas)
- 4th Grade Teacher (LOVED it!! This is why I did all those other jobs, so I could pay for college to be a teacher)
- Photographer – also so much fun!
Getaways – I'd like to do:
- Europe with Kevin, especially Germany and Italy
- Hawaii, to visit Saundra!! And see Hawaii of course :).
- New York City and Washington DC (with a stop in Maryland to visit Katie) – to see and do all that they offer
- Monterey, CA – just because it is our second home
- Camping in the mountains of Idaho or Nevada – it has been WAY too long
Movies I put on repeat:
- While You Were Sleeping
- Pride & Prejudice (A&E version)
- Old Musicals – they are like an old friend has come to visit
- 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:
- my camera equipment and taking pictures in general
- books – I have so many, and always want more
- treats – whether it is fudge, ice cream, or cookies, I love to have some sort of treat available for whenever the mood strikes π
- watching TV shows with Kevin – we have many favorites
- 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:
- Tucson, AZ (born there, but moved at 3 months old)
- Sparks, NV (15 yrs)
- Twin Falls, ID (3 solid years, with many 4 month stints here and there)
- Provo, UT (a cumulative of 5 years, with little breaks)
- Jerusalem, Israel (4 mos)
- Gran Canaria, Spain (3 mos)
- Tustin & Garden Grove, CA (2 mos)
- Austin, TX (6 mos)
- Spanish Fork, UT (1 yr)
- Seaside, CA (Monterey – 1 yr 4 mos)
- 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):
- Disney World and Disney Land
- Utah – all over – SLC (to visit my Grandma when I was little) Park City, Monticello, etc
- Las Vegas, NV
- Florida, all over and many different times
- Texas (mainly Austin, but also Victoria, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio)
- South Carolina
- California, also all over and many different times (San Diego, Eureka, LA, Oakland, San Fransisco, Sacramento, Carmel, to name a few)
- Portland, OR
- Northern Nevada – all over
- Southern Idaho – all over
- Seattle, WA
- Cortez, Colorado
- Chicago, IL
- Jordan and Egypt (field trips when I was in Israel)
Favorite foods:
- Steak
- Good Texas BBQ (note the "Texas" part – BBQ is different everywhere you go)
- Fettuccine Alfredo
- Fajitas
Favorite Deserts:
- Fudge
- ice-cream – especially chocolate milkshakes
- cheesecake
- 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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