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.

Finally Done!

I'm sitting in class right now listening to the last lecture of the first year of my MBA program. I just finished my last final and now the professor is shpilling out stuff that I really couldn't care less about. So, rather than pay attention, I decided to update my blog instead. I'm actually surprised people stuck around for the lecture. About 3/4 of the class is still here.

This class was a doozy. It was so hard to stay focused. I was really starting to feel burned out after going non-stop for a whole year. It feels so nice to be done for awhile. We get the month of July off and we start back up again in August. The first year is the toughest and the second year eases up quite a bit. After months of extremely difficult accounting and finance classes, I can't wait to get into the more interesting classes next year.

So far, the program has been really good. Although it's been difficult and extremely time-consuming, I have enjoyed most of my classes. In addition to the material, I've learned a lot about myself. I've learned not to be so scared of things that appear difficult at first. I've learned that by digging in and putting forth the time necessary I can succeed at things that initially seemed next to impossible.

I'm excited to have some time off from school. It will be nice to not have it always nagging at me in the back of my mind. July is going to be a great month.