Spilling the beans...

Brooke tagged me to do a little self-revelation. I never do those things you get on email, but this seems a little more fun than that. It's late for me so I'm hoping it makes a little bit of sense!

What was I Doing Ten Years Ago?

I was in the spring quarter (yes, quarter, I'm old) of my sophomore year of college. I was chaplain of my sorority and had just gotten put in charge of Freedom at Auburn University for 1999. This was also the time of year we were all engrossed in campus organizations and interviews. I can't even remember what went with what year now and what we were going out for -- shows how important all of that was in the grand scheme! That seems like a zillion years ago. I was dating Alex then. We first started dating in 1993. It was off and on -- the first break up was my doing my sophomore year in high school: note in the locker; I was brutal. Then we started dating again my senior year of high school until my senior year of college -- brief break up, then down the aisle! I was also working part time at the Methodist church as assistant youth director and a discipleship leader for precious girls. They were in seventh grade then and we were so close for those four years of my college career! Now some are married, one is expecting, and one is my sister-in-law! So fun to keep up with them. I was living on the Alpha Chi hall where I wish I would have stayed my junior year too -- apartment living was overrated.


Five Things on My To-Do List Today:

1. Hang drapes in my living room. Completed with the help of my entire family!
2. Go to Sam's for pictures I uploaded. I LOVE their photo and pharmacy department! They have not picked up speed yet and they are SO helpful!
3. Get Kirkley's daycare stuff organized -- she is starting a new place tomorrow. New things to organize, label, etc.
4. Dishes and Laundry-- these are always on my list. I gave up bottled water, so between my thermos containers, Kirkley's bottles, lunch containers, etc. we make a heap of dishes in our house. I dish wash everything so it's not like it's that much work. Just always unloading and loading again! Laundry is not as bad as dishes as we washed like six loads on Sunday. But we amass a lot of this also!
5. Get ready for the weekend! Yes, it's only Tuesday, but tomorrow night I'm going with my aunt to corks and canvas again (tulips -- anyone want to go?), we have Granddaddy and Cynthia coming in Friday afternoon through Monday (can't wait!! then more fun company next weekend!), Kirkley's family party on Saturday, and my lucky husband is heading to the last day of the master's on Sunday! We are taking lots of pictures this month so all of these exciting events don't pass us by in a blur!

Five Snacks I Enjoy:

1. Kashi Granola Bars -- dark chocolate cherry is the best!
2. Pears -- all of the Muncies are eating pears these days (also a great Sam's purchase)
3. Cheerios -- Kirkley has us hooked
4. Baked Chips
5. Chick-Fil-A Diet Lemonade

Five Things I Would Do if I Were a Billionaire:

1. SAVE -- I am such a crazy person about saving. We try to be strict with our IRAs, Kirkley's 529, etc! I know, you can't take it with you, but I do want us being wise, enjoying life, and leaving something that will benefit our children.
2. Pay off our house and Alex's law school.
3. Start some sort of charity that singles out students that can achieve but are in terrible circumstances. My heart is breaking right now for several students I have that could be and do so much but are really being held back by their friends/surroundings. Alex and I have talked at length lately about what we can do to really DO something!
4. Give to the childcare program at our church. As new parents, I would love to hire lots of staff for the nurseries and childcare rooms so that new parents aren't so queasy about leaving their little ones. I know that this doesn't seem that essential, but it has been a real struggle to maintain good attendance with all of the little ones. It is so important to me that we and our friends are well planted in a church on a regular basis supporting each other -- this has really been a tough hump! I'm hoping the sick season is about over and we'll all get good at this accountability again!
5. I would love to travel lots! I have never left the US! I would love to go to Europe, Australia, and Egypt.

Five Bad Habits:

1. I speak my mind...even when I'm not asked. Yes, precious friends, I am aware and working on this! :)
2. I over analyze every little decision in life. Everything no matter how minor, past or future, gets nit picked in my brain over and over and over again down to every little detail. It will not be one bit fun for me to build a house one day!
3. I avoid organizing like the plague. My mother loves to organize so I like to blame her to this. I love everything in its place, but I hate taking the time to organize it! I want it to magically organize itself.
4. We only make up our bed if 1) company is coming over and 2) if our bedroom is presentable enough for the door to even be open to see the bed!
5. I constantly look to the next step in life. I think this goes back to over analyzing things. I'm constantly so busy thinking and planning for the next step that sometimes I miss out on the joy of the moment! Having Kirkley is helping -- you can't help but find joy in all of her little moments! But on the bright side, it's hard to catch us off guard!

Five Places I Have Lived:

1. Harrisonburg, Virginia - I was born and lived there until I was one. We just returned here to visit for Thanksgiving for the first time since I was in middle school. It was such a treat to see long lost family and tour the area!
2. Auburn, Alabama - Age one through college.
3. Celebration, Florida - One year after college. This was right outside of Orlando. Celebration was beautiful, and it was so much fun being so close to Disney! I have such fun memories from my time there from heading to Epcot after work and visiting the multitudes of outlets constantly with my sweet roommates and friends!
4. Lawrenceville, Georgia - I lived there after Celebration with my sweet friend Allison while I got my graduate degree for one year until I got married. That is a blur of wedding planning.
5. Tuscaloosa, Alabama - We lived there for Alex's last two years after we got out of college. Not a place we'd ever like to revisit, but we made precious friends there that we still keep up with and get together with!

Five Jobs I've Had or Have:

1. Assistant Youth Director
2. Graduate Teaching Assistant in the College of Education
3. Southern Living at Home Sales
4. Food Editor for EAL Magazine (editor is probably a strong title -- but I did edit recipes and prepare them for the photo shoots until I had Kirkley!)
5. Third Grade and Sixth Grade Teacher

Five People I Want to Know More About (a nice way of saying, "You're Tagged!") My Non-Blogging Friends! Give in...start a blog...you know you want to! In no specific order:

1. Scarlotte Vaughn
2. Emily Gross
3. Ruth Ann Fite
4. Rebekah Fitts
5. Mary Johnson