100 Things About Me

When Kristin finally talked me into starting a blog a while back, she said I needed to post 100 things about me. She had done this on her blog and I actually got a big kick out of reading it and I thought it was an interesting way to learn more about her. So, here goes my attempt at writing 100 things about me.

1) I love the outdoors.
2) I love mountain biking.
3) I love skiing.
4) I love Kristin (even more than the items listed above).
5) I eat my cereal with soy milk instead of regular milk (it's sweeter that way).
6) I have never broken a bone (knock on wood).
7) I have only had stitches twice in my life.
8) I get really queezy and faint or come close to fainting whenever I get a shot or have blood drawn. (I know - I'm a wuss, you don't have to rub it in)
9) I wish I was better at playing the guitar.
10) I wish I knew how to play the piano.
11) Someday I will learn how to speak Spanish fluently.
12) I love looking at old pictures and reminiscing.
13) I would rather being doing something active outside than sitting at home.
14) I love thunderstorms.
15) I love the smell of rain.
16) I love roadtrips.
17) I love traveling and have a big list of places I want to visit.
18) I've never been that great at math.
19) I love all four seasons and can't say that I have a favorite.
20) I love woodworking and wish I had more time to do it.
21) I think it would be cool to be an architect.
22) I love the Melting Pot, Red Robin and Rhumbi Grill.
23) My favorite fast food restaurant is Carl's Jr. (The Western Burger is delish)
24) I love naps - especially on Sunday afternoons.
25) About two years ago I developed a love for running, but it's starting to fade.
26) In the next year or so I would love to get back into mtn. bike racing.
27) I will always be a huge fan of Seinfeld and never get sick of re-runs.
28) I love me a good gelato in the summer time.
29) I'm more inclined to eat ice cream in the winter than in the summer.
30) I've been a huge Tom Petty fan since I was 10.
31) I love classic rock.
32) I'm pretty good at music trivia.
33) I love playing games with family.
34) I love spending holidays with family, especially the 4th of July at Greg's house.
35) The cabin is one of my favorite places to spend a weekend.
36) I love Moab.
37) I have been to Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland (in that order).
38) When I was in grade school I wanted to be a lawyer, in high school a dentist - now I want to be an entrepreneur.
39) I really can't say that I enjoy school, but I always have done pretty well at it.
40) I am exactly half-way through my MBA program. Woohoo!
41) I hate getting older and have dreaded every birthday after 25.
42) I love a good churrasco (Brazilian BBQ).
43) I love putting salt on watermelon.
44) I love fresh peaches from fruitstands.
45) The thing I missed the most while I was in Brazil on my mission was the mountains.
46) I would rather watch BYU football on my couch than on a hard bleacher seat.
47) I like to cook, but rarely have time to lately.
48) I would love to be on The Amazing Race.
49) I love having my back tickled.
50) I hated college, but loved high school.
51) I love the smell of coffee.
52) I can't live without chapstick.
53) I cannot stand ironing clothes.
54) I don't get car sick.
55) I love flying and can stare out the window during the whole flight without getting bored.
56) Sometimes just the smell of hospitals makes me queezy.
57) I love taking a nap on a rainy day withthe windows open to let the smell in.
58) I love driving in the snow, I just hate all the idiots who don't know how to drive in it.
59) I love the smell of vanilla lotion on pretty girls.
60) I love blonde-haired (mixed with black), green-eyed girls.
61) I hate to unpack after vacations.
62) "Be Still My Soul" is my favorite church hymn.
63) I love fresh, homemade bread with butter and canned peaches on it.
64) I love the rush that comes from doing daring things.
65) My favorite store is REI.
66) I hate crowds.
67) I hate traffic.
68) I hate the mall around Christmas time because of the crowds and traffic.
69) I love camping, but hate sleeping in a sleeping bag.
70) I would love to learn how to play the banjo.
71) I love vacations!
72) I hate saying goodbye to Kristin at night.
73) I have witnessed miracles in my life and I am grateful for them.
74) I miss serving in the Scouts.
75) I will never own a vehicle without 4-wheel drive.
76) I can eat the same breakfast for a month straight before I get sick of it and have to move on to something new.
77) I love camping with my family.
78) I love my neices and nephews and consider them to be some of my best friends.
79) I love backpacking in the Uintas.
80) I can't stand humidity.
81) I love pushing myself physically.
82) I can't wait to have kids.
83) I think my parents did a great job raising their kids.
84) I hate clipping my fingernails.
85) I love cuddling.
86) I love sleeping in a cold room.
87) I love to watch anything on Discovery, the History Channel, or the Food Network.
88) I think Bear Grylls is a wimp and does really stupid things. Survivorman rocks!
89) I've always had a secret desire to get lost in the wilderness and live off the land.
90) When I was in high school I wanted to climb Mt. Everest, but now I just want to travel to Everest base camp.
91) I dislike people with nasty tempers.
92) I love bananas, but can only eat them when they are just right - not too green, not too ripe.
93) I love the fruits and vegetables that come along with summer -- corn on the cob, peas in the pod, cherries, peaches, watermelon, etc.
94) I don't enjoy living in a condo. I really need a yard and a garage.
95) I would love to live in Europe for a year.
97) I have skied in Switzerland and Italy in the same day.
98) I wiped my butt with poison ivy when I was 12.
99) I want to get my pilots license someday.
100) I cannot believe I came up with 100 things about myself.