There is a fun little meme going around Facebook that I finally decided to post after being tagged by about a million friends.
Okay, maybe not a million friends, because I don’t have that many….but a lot for sure.
Here are the rules:
Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it’s because I want to know more about you.
Since I posted it to Facebook, I thought it would be good to put it here too. I have been putting this off for about a week because I thought it would take me forever to think of 25 things about me, but it really didn’t. Once you get started, it just kind of flows.
My list is in NO KIND OF ORDER. I promise. I was very temped to go back and rearrange some things before I published it, but I made myself refrain from doing that. I seemed a bit dishonest. But, I was really very tempted.
So, here goes….
1. I’m a list maker-wanna-be. So, this will be quite difficult.
2. I grew up in Andrews (city), SC and now my last name is Andrews. It’s kind of funny because I HATED the small town….I didn’t want to have anything do to with it after I graduated HS. Now, I have the name forever!!
3. I did some public speaking and performing in High School.
4. Thus, I wanted to double-major in Special Ed (my real major) and Theater in college. The theater major didn’t work out.
5. I secretly wanted to become an actress or a lawyer….I’m neither one.
6. You’d never know #s 3-5 because I’m a pretty quiet person. But I think I’m pretty talkative and even funny once you get to know me…
7. I use …….. when I write a lot. I think it’s a bad habit. But I don’t know how to use a semi-colon ; .
8. My two favorite foods are french fries and cereal. Not together though…YUCK!
9. Christ is my savior. My relationship with Him has given me peace through many difficult days.
10. I almost drowned when I was 13….now I’m terribly afraid of the water and of drowning.
11. I’m a quick decision maker. I don’t like wishy-washiness. I’d pretty must rather just make a decision and just go with it than mull over something for a long period of time.
12. I’m terrible with nails. I can never remember to “do” my toe nails and chipped finger nail polish really bugs me, so mine are almost never painted.
13. I taught special-ed for six years. I was teacher of the year one of those.
14. I’m pretty competitive, especially with games. My rule is, we play until I win :).
15. I just started drinking coffee this year, but now I can’t live without it. I still doctor it up a lot, though.
16. I get totally consumed with a good book. In fact I have a hard time putting them down. It’s like pausing a movie in the middle of a good scene….who would do that???
17. I am terrible with correspondence. Really bad….I’m sorry to everyone that I haven’t written….
18. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Diet Coke. I crave it terribly!
19. I’m good with names.
20. I love being a part of the Army family so much more than I ever thought I would. Really, I do.
21. My husband is my very best friend. I am so proud of him!
22. I’m a girly-girl. I wear make-up every single day and love to dress up.
23. I’m a terrible thrift store shopper. I prefer to shop on-line or in a store where the atmosphere is peaceful and the clothes are in order.
24. I like to count. Once I counted to 3000 while driving from College to visit home. I really needed a distraction from the long, boring road….counting did it.
25. I love and cherish my children more than anything.
Suzanne says
Love it 🙂 Now that I know you ‘online’ and I read your blog, I can see you as the zany person you claim to be. I can’t say I got that impression when I met you last June – but I can totally see it now! 🙂 Love it, love it, love it.
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Sarah says
ok -so why can’t I find you on Facebook – I’ve searched a couple times and come up with ?????. Search me out will you?
Sarah says
I mean I know I see you here and at may/june twins, but there is something about the spontaneity of FB that I just like.
Pat says
I loved getting to know you better! I’m not surprised that we are a lot alike. I am so glad you didn’t drown but that must have been an awful experience! As for counting, if I really have a big problem sleeping, I start reciting the times tables and I usually fall asleep before I get to the tens.
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Wendy Darling says
Great list. 😉 Congratulations on #13 btw…. 🙂
I did this on my FB account too. Maybe I will put it on my blog. 🙂
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Heidi says
Monica, you are so cute. We have a lot in common. Especially the love for Diet Coke! And my overuse of these things ……
Thanks for posting this.
Andrea says
It is great to get to know little tidbits about others. I love Diet Coke with Vanilla…but it seems hard to find here. I am also with you on the coffee , list and shy thing. I am so-so with names—–I do remember faces better, but I cannot place the face with the location (i.e. did I meet them at school./church/a social function/work, etc).
And nails? Have to always have toenails painted, but fingernails are usually clear or bare. No time 🙂
Heather says
Monica- I’m completely with you on #23. I HATE to have to dig through clothes to find stuff- I don’t even like stores like TJ Maxx for the same reason. I feel like sometimes people think I’m being snobby-but I would SO rather wait for a good clearance sale at the Children’s Place!!