50 Things About Me

Inspired by my sister Alysia, I have cobbled together my own list.

All About Me
1. I am married to the best man I have ever known.

2.I am an English Professor

3. I am the oldestof 5 kids

4. I was born in Utah, moved to Fresno California, then New Mexico (Roswell and Carlsbad), back to Utah (Moab, Ephraim), Northern California, back to Utah (Ogden), then to the upper penninsula of Michigan, and am now back in Utah

5. I grew up in the desert and I love it, but I secretly dream of green places

6. I want to travel the world( more than I have :)

7. My favorite color is a deep sapphire blue, or purple, or green, or ... I like colors

8. I have been to over 10 countries, but only stayed in 3 for longer than a few days

9. I love watching old classic movies with my family

10. My family can carry on an entire conversation with movie quotes and song lyrics.

11. I am an oxymoron: both a drama queen, and a philosophical poet.

12. I love to sing, and I sing in the shower, car, and to my husband daily ( poor guy:)

13. My favorite place when I was a kid was the big pecan tree next to our carport.

14. I love roses. The kind you plant and grow that fill the air with heavenly aroma.

15. I am a Sagitarius and all that implies.

16. I am in love with my husband, and have been without pause for over three years.

17. I like to sing "Stars" from Les Mis at odd hours of the night with my sister Becky.

18. I used to dance, I miss it terribly.

19 A box of new crayons makes me happy (I stole this from Alysia, because it is TRUTH)

20. I am a voracious reader ... I love books more than most people, but the people I love are better than books, so that works.

21. Like all my siblings, I have never broken a bone. My family should do adds for milk.

22. I love hot chocolate with marshmallows and whip cream especially Belgian and Hungarian

23. I adore Shakespeare and Cedar City will always be one of my favorite cities for that reason.

24. I sat in Milton's chair and held the quill that wrote Paradise Lost ( I cried, it was so awesome)

25. My dad died in May of 2001. He was/is my hero.

26. I am a hopeless romantic rose colored glasses optimist, with occasional pessimistic bouts.

27. I don't cry easily.

28. I love to drive fast with my music blaring.

29. I adore sunroofs.

30. I love Coldstone icecream .... way too much, so I almost never get it.

31. I got engaged to Doug 15 days after we met

32. Doug and I were both 33 when we got married.

33. I am completely sane (contrary to some peoples' belief) Took this one from Alysia too.

34. I have published a book of Poetry called Red Earth

35. I love sunsets, but I know sunrises are often more beautiful

36. I like early mornings .... but I hate being awake .... I am a nightowl, but I love mornings ... hmm.

37. I love brussel sprouts (fresh only)

38. Bookstores are dangerous for me to enter ... abadon all hope if I do.

39. I like cats, but I am ok with no pets for now

40. I want to be a mom, but everyone thinks I only want to be a career gal.

41. I have survived an all out plane crash.

42. I was accosted by a band of Romanian gypsies in Budapest (awesome story)

43. I slept in a barn in Romania ... with lots of animals, and a big window to see stars.

44. I like French Bread, Belgian chocolate, Swiss cheese, Italian food, Greek desserts, English clotted cream 'n custard and Scottish Men (yes, Doug is Scottish)

45. I was in a British airways commericial.

46. My junior prom was the night I got my first kiss, a fire, and dancing with a dress that was falling apart due to saving people from the burning river shore.

47. I like purple fringe ... when the time and story are right.

48. I believe in poetic justice ... (which includes knocking out thieves with my Riverside Shakespeare, all 15 pounds of it )

49. I have spent time in some of the world's most beautiful places: Vesprem, Hungary; Whitby England, and Moab, Utah.

50. My creativity extends beyond words and into the kitchen. I LOVE to cook wonderful food.