25 Random Things

I was tagged by Lindsey, so here is my list:

1. I am not really good at coming up with "random" things, I do much better with a specific list of questions to answer.
2. I have never been very creative, but so want to be. I am actually sometimes envious of other's creativity. I am a great copycat though :)
3. I am a nutritionist, though I have never been employed outside of college with anything related to this. I am however always using my knowledge with Owen, who has several food allergies.
4. I require my children to eat fruits/veggies with every meal, and can become overly worried if they have had a couple of meals without them.
5. I love good food. I would rather go to a nice restaurant over getting/giving presents any day. I also love it that Matt will share food with me so we can try an appetizer, salad, entree, and dessert (though we are often too full for dessert). Matt and I actually always share a meal when we go out to eat. Thankfully, we have similar tastes.
6. Olives are the only food I cannot eat. This really annoys me, so I force myself to eat one every once in a while to try to overcome-still no love. My children, however, LOVE olives, and I often have to take them away after the third helping so that they won't get a stomach ache.
7. When I was in high school, I tried never to wear the same outfit twice (my friends and I would swap clothes). Now, I live in pj's and have a few select ones that I wear quite often. I do still love clothes though.
8. I love to go barefoot. I think I once went a whole summer without wearing shoes (except flip flops to stores) My feet stopped burning on the asphalt after a couple of weeks. I am barefoot right now even though my toes are icicles. Matt will often bring me slippers and force me to put them on because "my feet look too cold."
9. I don't think I will ever like it if my kids go outside without their shoes on (hypocritical I know).
10. Italy and Greece are on the top of my list of places I want to go. We are hoping to make it before we are too old to enjoy.
11. I love to read and watch movies. They are probably my two favorite leisure activities.
12. I love to sit/lay out in the sun, but I am way too worried about skin cancer to do it too often. I lube up with SPF 30 on my face and 15 everywhere else. I have a bottle of sun screen in my purse, in the diaper bag, and in the console of my car- Always be prepared right?
13. I cannot go to bed if my house is not put back into proper order. Matt is finally learning exactly what that is and is wonderful at helping me out.
14. I have to have coffee pronto when I wake up. I am hopelessly addicted.
15. I love babies-the way they smell, the way they feel, look, sound. I don't always love the hard work that being a mother brings, but I still hope to have a few more babies.
16. I have had too many cavities to count despite the fact that I brush, floss, and rinse EVERY day-it just isn't fair!
17. I am a planner and I have a hard time when things don't go according to plan. I do have to say that I am getting much better thanks to my laid back husband.
18. I love to check things off my list: read my Bible, pray, read to the kids, teach them something worthwhile, be silly with them, get some exercise, make meals, clean-up. I can become overly obsessive and upset if I don't get all these things done. Again, something I am working on and getting better at-it is a process.
19. We are all still in our pj's today-see I am not THAT uptight!
20. I love to watch the Food Network. It is often on in the background during all my down time-that is folding laundry, cooking, straightening up, etc.
21. Okay, maybe hot baths are my favorite leisure activity, but I have to take a shower first. I can't soak in a bath of dirt! I love to read something and light a candle when I am in there.
22. I can only drink spring water, but I love it and drink 3-4 bottles a day. I have tried in an attempt to save money and bottles to switch to tap, but it tastes horrible even with filters. I think Matt is going to get me one of those water coolers filled with cool Spring water soon-hint hint. They come and change it out for you when you run out.
23. I love ginger. I eat all the pickled ginger that comes on a sushi plate and sometimes ask for more. I am making double ginger cookies today and can't quit eating the candied ginger that goes in them. It looks like Owen has a new favorite too. Oh, and I love sushi.
24. I love my husband more than words. I often can't believe I am living a fairy tale with him.
25. One of my favorite places to go is the beach-gulf beaches to be exact. I am hoping to take Owen on his first ever beach trip this spring, except in utero-Micah has been twice. I think some of my favorite memories are from beach trips.

I think all of you who read my blog have done one of these lists; if not, well you're off the hook. I will say it has been a fun exercise to try to think of things that maybe most people don't know about me, so if you haven't done one-think it over.