Welcome to my world! What better way to start my blog than to follow blogging tradition and post 100 things you may not know about me? I had fun writing these...I hope you enjoy reading them!
1. My middle name is Cherise.
2. My parents got my name out of the phone book.
3. I love the way my first name is spelled, even though people usually spell it wrong.
4. I share a birthday with the Father of our Country...February 22.
5. I am less than 5' tall-around 4' 11" and 1/2. I have always liked being short.
6. Except when it's time to buy jeans.
7. I am the oldest child of three in my family. I have one brother and one sister.
8. I love Neil Diamond-hence the name of the blog. It's the title of one of his songs.
9. I love Sudoku puzzles. I can only do the easy ones.
10. I am passionate about children's literature. I would rather spend my money on children's books than anything else!
11. I adore watching game shows-especially Jeopardy. (Does this make me a nerd? Probably.)
12. I think Tivo is the greatest invention since the Internet.
13. My husband, Brandon and I, try to see who can answer the most questions on Jeopardy. I usually win.
14. I think Alex Trebek is attractive.
15. I have unusually small ears. I can't wear earbuds because they don't fit in.
16. During high school, people often told me I looked like Marie Osmond.
17. Others said I looked like Snow White.
18. Two of my best friends call me "Carl".
19. I have a B.S. in Elementary Education from Nevada State College.
20. I loved being in college and I miss it.21. School always came really easily to me.
22. My favorite store is Barnes and Noble. I spend hours at a time when I go there.
23. I got married when I was 20 years old.
24. I think 20 is too young to get married.
25. I changed college majors three times-communications, dental hygiene, and elementary education.
26. Jobs I have had include a dental assistant, bank teller, sweeper (aka janitor), Golden Swirl Frozen Yogurt employee, teacher, and retail employee.
27. I used to have horrible teeth. I wore braces for three years.
28. I am in my orthodontists' book for "before and after" teeth photos.
29. I have horrible vision and wear contacts. I can't see ANYTHING without them.
30. Sometimes I wear glasses. I like the way I look in them.
31. I want to have LASIK surgery after my child bearing years are over.
32. Other college degrees I am interested in include interior design, journalism, English and Library Studies.
33. I LOVE to read. I'm a major bookworm.
34. I am a magazine junkie. There is nothing better than a new magazine and a free hour.
35. I think it is gross to use someone elses' soap in the shower. When guests stay at my home, they get a fresh bar, in the box. (The exception to this is that I don't mind sharing with my husband.) I try not to think about the places the soap has been.
36. I love to sing. People tell me often that I have a good voice-I'm not so sure. It's probably somewhere between average and incredible.
37. My favorite music is country. I've liked it since I was in seventh grade-way before it was cool to do so.38. My favorite female country artist is currently Carrie Underwood. I love Rascall Flatts and went to their concert last year.
39. The best vacation I've been on is a week long Carribbean cruise with Brandon. It was probably the best week of my life so far.
40. I think marriage is hard work.
41. My husband is a nicer person than I am.
42. The thing I like most about Brandon is that he is really funny. Most of our friends probably hang out with us because of him, not me.
43. I am not particularly close to either of my siblings, though I wish that I were.
44. I am very close to both of my parents.
45. I think I have the best parents in the world. I would rather hang out with them than anyone else (excluding Brandon).
46. I think my best physical feature is my eyes.
47. My worst physical feature pre-baby was my legs. Now it's my stomach, and I don't think my legs are that bad.
48. I like my hair because it's really thick and shiny.
49. I hate doing my hair-it takes forever because it's so thick.
50. I LOVE to watch the Food Network and could waste a whole day doing so. My favorite shows are Everyday Italian (Giada), Paula's Home Cooking, Unwrapped and Throwdown with Bobby Flay.
Giada
51. I like to cook. I like watching other people do it on TV more.
52. I love to read cookbooks.
53. I drove a '96 Geo Prizm for 9 years. We still have it and it had over 200,000 miles on it.
54. Thankfully I don't drive the Geo anymore. I drive a 2006 Nissan Xterra, in black.
55. I have lived in SLC, UT; St. George, UT; Henderson, NV; and Meridian, ID.
56. I am getting more shy as I get older. I was never shy growing up.
57. I think it hard to make friends as an adult. I wish I were better at it.
58. I have very few girlfriends that I would feel comfortable calling and asking to go to lunch or shopping with me.
59. I wish I had more of those type of friends.
60. I am reliable.
61. I hate unreliable people.
62. I love to be organized, but am not always.
63. I believe in dejunking often.
64. I am a mother to Addyson Jane.
65. I think motherhood is very hard and very rewarding.
66. I think my newborn daughters' breath smells good.
67. Her messy diapers don't gross me out.
68. I can't wait until Addy is old enough for me to take to story time at the library.
69. I have bought Addy oodles and oodles of books.
70. After 9/11, I lived in constant fear for months.
71. I love to eat uncooked spaghetti noodles and elbow macaroni (don't tell my dentist!).
72. I love getting my teeth cleaned.
73. I have a dog named Stampy, a teacup Yorkshire Terrier. I love it when she cuddles up next to me in bed.
74. I have no tolerance to people that are cruel to animals. I can't go to pet stores because it makes me cry to see dogs in glass cages.
75. I want to be a fitness instructor, like my mom, someday.
76. I adore Dr. Laura. I think everyone should read her book, "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands." I listen to her show whenever I can.
77. I think the funniest show on TV is "The King of Queens." I Tivo all the reruns.
78. I love pizza...especially with tomatoes, mushrooms and artichoke hearts.
79.. I love musicals and going to plays.
80. I hate watermelon. Does this make me unpatriotic? Luckily, Brandon hates it too!
81. I would want to be my friend.
82. I love holiday traditions and can't wait until I have kids old enough to appreciate them.
I am constantly planning future holidays in my head.
83. I am a firm believer in writing thank you notes for any gift and most favors, promptly. Anything less is rude.
84. I love to play games and have friends over for game night. I hate Monopoly and games that take forever.
85. I love Yahtzee.
86. I can't stand it when people spell things incorrectly. Pleez use spel chec!!! (Or the dictionary.)
87. Math is my worst subject. Reading and writing were always my best.
88. I often think up romantic scenarios that I wish would happen to me in my head. Most of them never will.
89. I don't think giving birth was that bad. Probably because I had an epidural!
90. My favorite season is autumn.
91. I hate winter and the snow.
92. I had OCD as a child.
93. My favorite smell is Dreft baby detergent.
94. I have never loved my body.
95. I like my neck and my feet.
96. I think pedicured feet are a must in the summer.
97. I hate team sports.
98. I really like my house.
99. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. My church is very important to me.
100. I am a registered Republican...but don't know if I'll vote for a Republican candidate in the 2008 Presidential election.
BONUS: I am generally happy with my life!
Thanks for allowing me to be self indulgent!
***Did any of these things surprise you? Do we have anything in common?***
