Random Facts About Me

There is this "game" of sharing 25-30 random thoughts about yourself and tagging it for all your friends to read.  I found my answers from facebook from two years ago and figured I'd edit/add on to complete my "30 random facts". 

1.) I'm the oldest of 5 kids and LOVE my siblings to pieces. I’m their mini-mom and will always be ready to dispense love, advice and humor at a moment’s notice.
2.) Road trips with my brother Nathan always includes laughter so hard it hurts
3.) I’m a natural born Texan and sometimes feel like all I need for a good day is some country music and my boots…
4.) I have 5 true best friends…one of whom will NOT join facebook because he says he’s on the computer too much during the day. What crap is that?
5.) LOVE beer over wine… and jello shooters over shots.
6.) I think some of the happiest memories of my life center around living in Munich and the friends I had when I was there.
7.) I secretly hated Charles County when I moved there, but now wish it was the old county it used to be over the crap hole it has become.
8.) Becoming a mom and raising my kids is the most important thing I’ll ever do. Nothing will top it ever.
9.) I live for my morning wake ups from my kids…they are sweetest first thing in the morning and the cuddle time is amazing
10.) I’ve worked for the same company for 12 years and still love it. My co-workers are some of the funniest people I’ve met!
11.) I suddenly have found reason to believe in fairy tales and magic… and love that my daughter believes in princesses and fairies --edit--fairy tales are bullshit
12.) You can never know too much about trains and tractors and Titanic…and appreciate legos for their ability to keep a boy occupied. If only he could pick them up….
13.) I miss my days as a server at Olive Garden…and all the good times we had back then.
14.) I have this knack for stepping on the only lego or other small hard object left on the floor in the middle of the night on a bathroom run. 
15.) My experience with my inlaws has taught me to cherish my family more than ever and reminded me that although you're told that you're "family", well, you really aren't when the other shoe drops.
16.) LOVE Italian and German food… will never get enough.
17.) Seriously addicted to Pepsi and need one first thing in the morning
18.) I get grouchy if I’m woken up rudely…which could be described as tickling, wrestling, whining, complaining, lights on before I’m ready, covers pulled back on a cold morning. Yeah, seriously will throw off my entire day. See #9…if I’m not being woken up this way, it’s gonna be a rough day
19.) I DVR greys anatomy, private practice, and Vampire Diaries. Just in case I’m interrupted or fall asleep, I can go back and catch up again
20.) I’m a child of the 80s and wish we could all go back to collar popping, tapping the pants, slouch socks and colorful converse allstars. How can you not smile dressed like that?
21.) Love watching sappy love stories, eating something too yummy and crying with my Meegan.
22.) Found that my sister and step sister will continually find ways to shock me…
23.) I hate doing laundry…hate it… hate it…hate it. Wish I could just NOT fold another item of clothing ever again. Yeah, this is the part of mommyhood I did not sign on for.
24.) I’m not OCD, but seriously will mess up my day if I don’t put the keys in the same spot. Well… then there is the dishwasher, the way I fold towels, the sorting of the kids toys, …OMG I’m turning into my father.
25.) I love all my family and friends so much
26.) Purple will always improve my mood and make me smile if I catch a glimpse of it randomly during the day
27.) I love how the sand on a beach can be walked on and the tide can come in and wipe it clean over and over again.  It's a soothing reminder that life is a cycle of renewal. 
28.) Monday Night Football is probably one of the greatest things on TV
29.) I get bothered by people who do "just enough" to get by and are unhappy with their lot in life.  If you want to be happy, be willing to go that extra mile.  Might be hard for a time, but the rewards later will be worth it.--this is also something that i'm working on in myself
30.) One of the most endearing qualities about me  is my uncanny ability to have many "open mouth insert foot" moments...also known as "being awesome".