Who Doesn't Love Self-Promotion?

Call me a follower, I'm jumping on the bandwagon. 25 random things about me:

1. I love peanut butter, pickles, cookie dough and strange food combinations that only pregnant women would appreciate. And I've never been pregnant.

2. Number 2 is actually borrowed from Janelle's list because I couldn't say it any better myself, and I swear she must have been talking about me when she wrote it. "I am not a morning person. I am also not a night person. My prime time is from about 11am to 4 pm; however, once I start getting hungry I get cranky, so forget about from 11:30 to 12:30 or so also, and then I always get the 2 O’clock fade, so I am useless for about 30 minutes around then. Basically I have about one hour of maximum productivity and pleasantness a day."

3. I love kids. I love teaching them, I love being around them, I love learning from them. I have a special place in my heart for children's issues and education...For this reason, I will probably be a lifelong Democrat. (And I don't even mind working hard, nor do I want your handouts! Go fig!)

4. Nobody in this world can make me laugh like Jonathan can. There's also nobody in this world that has the capacity to make me feel needed and loved like he can. No one.

5. I have become obsessed with all things social media - Blogs, Twitter, Facebook, even Myspace. I've learned to use it to enhance my life rather than get caught up in it and stop actually LIVING life.

6. I want to write a book someday. I don't know when, what it will be about or even whether it will be fiction or nonfiction, I just know that I want to write it.

6b. Run-on sentences, lack of basic grammar skills, and repetitive misspellings make me want to scream.

7. I love sports and wish I had Jillian Barberie's job. I secretly wish I were a female sportscaster. I'm a huge Cubs & Diamondbacks fan - I love baseball. Just like my Grandpa, I'm always torn when the Cubbies come to town. I'm also a Suns fan, but my Mom happens to be the biggest Suns fan I know. I also root for the Cardinals, although that hasn't been cool to do until this year.

8. One of my favorite places in the world is any ballpark. I used to work at BOB and I got chills every time I walked in the door. I love the smell, the sounds, the lights, the grass, the dirt, the people - all of it. I love it when it's loud and filled with mobs of people as much as when it's quiet and there's not a soul in sight.

9. Spring is my favorite season - spring training, the beautiful weather, the new spring flowers and the seemingly fresh sun. Makes my heart happy.

10. 90210, One Tree Hill, Dawson's Creek, Party of Five, Felicity, and Gilmore Girls have all been favorites of mine. They all fall under the "If I'm watching _______, don't talk to me or you'll get your ass handed to you" category.

11. Venti Quad Nonfat Cinnamon Dolce Lattes, No whip and Venti Iced Unsweetened Green Teas are my Starbucks staples. The coffee is an indulgence and not as frequent a treat as I'm sure I'd like to allow, but the green tea has become a regular since I stopped drinking soda. I often brew it at home to save money. (Side note: I've also cheated on the soda thing a few times this month, and that really disappoints me.)

12. I love traveling, but don't get to as often as I'd like. I'm currently planning a getaway with Melissa in the next year.

13. I drove all the way to LA after work one day to spend the night and get my passport the next morning. My birthday was wrong on the first passport they sent me. It ended up being quite the adventure and growth experience. After much hotel and passport related trauma, I was able to enjoy an afternoon in Beverly Hills, walked up and down Rodeo, and even had a dinner invitation before being stuck for 5 hours on an LA freeway in rush hour traffic on my way home.

14. I always hope to do great things in this life and be some amazing career woman, but I fear I don't have the strengths and capabilities to do so.

15. I want to be a mom and a wife. Preferably not in that order.

16. I could easily become a hermit, but not in a good way, and it wouldn't be pretty.

17. I am an emotional person and I HATE this trait.

18. I love food. Comfort, gourmet, fried, low-calorie and otherwise. I love it all. I love to cook it, I love to eat it, I love to talk about it.

19. Melissa calls me her own personal "Ahwatukee On-Star". I love the 'tuke. I will most likely move back some day.

20. I am prone to anxiety & depression. I admittedly think sometimes that I am OK not on meds, but the world is a better place when I am.

21. I've been "in love" once, but my heart has been broken several times.

22. I love my friends as though they're my family and I'm not sure where I'd be without them. I also think said friends are some of the most talented, funny, and dynamic people I know. If there's one thing I've mastered in this life, it's how to surround myself with amazingly talented people, each in their own right. I know that some of said friends don't always understand why I care so much about them, but I hope that they understand their value & importance as individuals and how they've helped me on my journey.

23. I'm an only child but my Mom is the oldest of 8, so there was never an absence of family when I was growing up.

24. I miss my Dad every day. As I get older I realize that I'm not really sure how he would fit into my life as an adult, but I wish him well and hope the best for him.

25. My Grandpa is my hero, but my Mom is one of the most amazing women I've ever met. We've had our differences and we still have our moments, but I certainly wouldn't be half the person I am without being shaped with her direction. For that, I owe her my life. I hope to keep the disappointments to a minimum.