A Few Things About Me

Nicki tagged me to list six random things about me. I'm pretty easy to read (I think), so I bet all of you already know these things.

1. I was born and raised in Oregon, and I hate fish. I refuse to eat any sea animals in any shape or form. I know the health benefits, but I just can't do make myself try seafood -- even fried shrimp, salmon, crab legs, or any of the other "fabulous" things G and Buddy try to force me to eat. It's a psychological problem because I've never in fact even tasted seafood. I think it has to do with how sick my mom was after eating fish while I was in utero.
2. I love candy, especially sour patch kids. I have an extremely large stash of candy in a bowl on the refrigerator in case I get a hankering. The coolest thing about my stash? I really don't eat much. Maybe a piece of candy a day. But it's there, and when I need candy, I need candy right now. Obviously my candy addiction is psychological too since I hoard it more than I eat it.
3. I also am addicted to reality TV. I watch no TV that's not reality or news. My favorites? The Olympics, So You Think You Can Dance, American Idol, Amazing Race, Survivor, Biggest Loser, and the Bachelorette (there I admitted it).
4. I also LOVE to eat. I plan my social calendar around food and I wake up every morning thinking about "What's for dinner?" I love to cook and bake -- just love it! Even when I'm pressed for time and have crazy children running all over the place and a meeting to get to and G won't be home for hours and the house is a mess and phone calls to return... I'll drop everything to make a delicious dinner. Dinner is one of my biggest (if not my biggest) priority in life.
5. I love flowers and plants and I love gardening. I wish I had more of a "designer's eye" when it comes to landscaping and I wish I made gardening as much of a priority as I make food.
6. I love babies and little kids. It's probably a huge blessing that I'm "infertile" because if I weren't (and G would let me), I'd keep having babies. And then they'd grow up and I wouldn't have the patience for them anymore. I know I couldn't handle a lot of kids because I'm way to rigid, controlling, and impatient. But if I was my very best self, I'd have a lot. So thank goodness for primary children and friends who have babies to keep me happy. And thank goodness for my precious two who happen to the best kids ever!