100 Things about me

Becca did this on her blog and I thought it was fun and interesting so if you can handle the length then here you go!


1. I like my name even though when I was little no one understood me when I would tell them it.

2. I am the shortest person in my parent’s family.

3. I don’t mind being the shortest until people remind me and ask questions like, “What happened to you?”

4.I love spending any quality time with friends and/or family

5. I feel I have been very blessed to grow up with good friends who helped me to keep my values and standards.

6. I love my husband. I love it when he and I play and I hope that we can get that playfulness back like we had as newlyweds. (or at least a little of it)

7. I love the smell of rain in the desert. There is something about all that dust being settled to the earth that is so revitalizing to the spirit.

8. One of my favorite sounds it the rain on the roof when it is really storming.

9. I love thunder and lightening storms. I think they are so majestic.

10. I also love sunsets even if some people see them as cheesy (as I heard someone describe them in photos the other day), and I even enjoy photographing them.

11. I want to learn to take better, more artistic photos.

12. I love that Kent is so strong. He can pound in a “T” post like it’s a nail. I use all my force and tap it as a spoon on a teacup. My muscles are much more suited for vacuuming.

13. I like it when Braxton gets hurt and wants to cuddle with his mom. I rarely get a cuddle with my little boy.

14. I love that Braxton think the world of his dad already and cries when Kent leaves…I’m glad Kent leaves for work before Braxton wakes up.

15. I love reading to Braxton when he sits still and let’s me read the whole sentence.

16. I enjoy scrap booking, but have a hard time getting motivated to do it.

17. I am not an easily motivated person. While others can’t stand to sit still I have to motivate myself sometimes to get things done. (This is inherited from my dad’s side of the family as I come to find out).

18. I am very laid back. I don’t mind a little clutter in my home as long as it’s not dirty and the bathroom and kitchen are clean.

19. I wish I could get myself to be more of a morning person. I love mornings when I get up and get going, but I can’t seem to find the motivation to go to bed early enough to bounce out of bed at dawn.

20. I love watching Kent interact with the Kesler’s (Pam’s family). He is a very happy person when he is around his extended family (mostly Travis, Kevin, grandpa, etc.) The first time I saw him with them is when I fell in love.

21. I remember reading with my mom as a little girl and I really enjoyed that.

22. My favorite books were “Cinderella,” and “There’s a Monster at the end of this Book.”

23. I am grateful to have lived a clean past with very few regrets.

24. In Pleasant Grove, UT there is a hamburger joint/ice cream shop called the purple turtle. On my way to dance class at Aunt Janet’s house my mom used to say, “There’s the purple turtle!” It used to make me so mad that I didn’t see the little gnome sized man riding on the back of the actually purple turtle, as that was what I pictured when she’d say that.

25. When I was little I used to sit in church and think really deep. I would think about the universe being never-ending and in my mind I would picture stars going and never stopping until I was almost dizzy.

26. More of my deep thoughts in church were that I was a real live person. I wasn’t a robot or some kind of experiment, but I was a real person. I would repeat to myself, “I am real.” Over and over again.

27. I love fall, in fact just this morning I decided that when I die I want it to be at the end of fall.

28. My favorite color is green because it reminds me of all the living vegetation on the earth.

29. My second favorite color is orange because it is vibrant and has a little more pizzazz than yellow. Although yellow is my next favorite color.

30. I love to play the piano.

31. I like to play card games and board games now although I never did growing up.

32. I would like to run a preschool out of my home for my employment some day.

33. I would love to go back to school and get a degree in horticulture.

34. I would love to study socialology or psychology some day. I want to understand how people think.

35. I would also love to study nutrition and physical health.

36. I love having good neighbors. They make life comfortable and enjoyable.

37. Some day I really want to own property with a house on it where I can look out my window and watch Kent and the kids while they work with the horses.

38. I own one horse. Used to be two until Kent sold mine for the money. I let him, but I do miss my horse.

39. I want to raise my children in a smaller town as opposed to a bigger city or suburbs like I live in now.

40. I don’t really care where I live in the entire United States as long as it’s a good hearted, fun, little town and I have my family and some good friends.

41. When I have a house I want to landscape my yard and have beautiful flowers all through the seasons. In the winter I want this one dogwood plant with orange branches and another with red to stick out of the snow.

42. Did I mention that I love flowers?

43. My favorite meal is breakfast hands down!

44. My favorite dinner is a toss up between chicken broccoli casserole and zucchini casserole. Kent does not like either.

45. My favorite Thanksgiving dinner item is candied yams and I will probably have to make them every year because we usually go with Kent’s family and no one else will ever bring yams.

46. My food of indulgence is ice cream and I learned after being pregnant with Braxton that you can’t eat ice cream all the time and expect the weight to come off when the baby comes out.

47. I would love to one day see, Hawaii, Switzerland, Chicago, NewYork, South Africa, Russia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Greenland, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, France, Italy, Ireland, Scotland, and the list goes on I am sure.

48. I love listening to conference and wish that Kent enjoyed it as much as I do.

49. My favorite place to be is anywhere my family is.

50. I wish I had darker skin that would tan easily without having to lay out five hours a day while exposing myself to cancerous rays. That is why I am always so white!

51. I want people to remember me as a person who lived life to the fullest.

52. I talk too much and wish that I could shut my continuous mind up so I could be a better listener and not always have to share the thought in my head.

53. I have a testimony of my Savior Jesus Christ being my redeemer and want to continue to grow close to Him.

54. I know President Gordon B. Hinckley is a prophet of God and I pray that I will follow his counsel with exactness.

55. I wish that despite my older brother and my differences that we could be closer. I think he’s a wonderful father and husband to his children and wife.

56. I am thankful for my relationships with each and every member of my family.

57. I really enjoy my friendship with my mom and wish that she could live closer to her grandkids because she has to become reacquainted with the younger ones each time she comes.

58. It’s hard for me to grow up and realize that my dad really doesn’t know everything because I know he did when I was younger and I hung on every word he said!

59. I am grateful to live close enough to my sister to spend time with each other and far enough away to not drive each other crazy… too much. J

60. I admire my little brother Erik for pursuing his dream to play basketball. I think he is courageous to filter out the negativity and go for it. I wish I could be as positive in my pursuits!

61. I wish like my brother Devin that I cared more about what the Lord thinks of me and less what others think about me.

62. I love that my sister Liesel and I can still be such good friends even though there are 10 years in between us.

63. I am so glad that I got to know my Grandma Holdaway. She had always been and will always be an inspiration to me.

64. I like the texture of my hair. It seems to do many hairstyle’s well because it’s so soft and thick.

65. I enjoy reading books that make me want to change my way of thinking whether it be a good story, a self help book, or otherwise.

66. I love that my husband and son both have big hands. I think that is very manly.

67. When I go out to eat my favorite places to go are good Chinese or Italian.

68. I really like eating healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables and whole grains. I notice a difference when I stop eating healthy.

69. I love visiting family, and wish I didn’t have so many family member far away so I could visit more friends too.

70. I feel like I am a fairly good writer.

71. I like to paint watercolor but haven’t in a very long time.

72. I really am not very good at math, but as I grow older I think in ways I am improving.

73. I think I could really enjoy teaching Jr. High or High School in a special needs classroom like the YES program I worked in before Braxton was born.

74. I really like all kinds of seafood.

75. My favorite soup/chowder is clam chowder and it is also Kent’s favorite! YEAH!

76. My husband and I have been married four and a half years and have lived in the same apartment complex the entire time and will probably live here for quite a while longer.

77. I love to be social. I wish that we had a bigger home to invite friends to.

78. I enjoy bearing my testimony to the point that I usually think of what I might say while others are bearing their testimonies. Sometime I have to tell myself that I need to give others a turn. I know it’s weird

79. I also like teaching lessons and giving talks. I enjoy the challenge of seeking out the spirit and finding what others need to hear. I wish I was better at it. Sometimes my own agenda of what I think everyone needs to hear gets in the way.

80. I love reading the relief society and Sunday school lessons beforehand. I wish that I was better at making that happen.

81. I love to sing and feel very honored when I am asked to sing for different events. I would like the opportunity more often if the truth be told.

82. I love to country (swing) dance with Kent. I wish that we were able to dance more often. Maybe we’d be in better shape!

83. My favorite thing about winter is seeing the snow light up the sky when it is snowing at night. I also love how the sun makes the snow glisten. It always seems so magical.

84. My favorite church hymns are, “Families Can Be Together Forever,” “Should You Feel Inclined to Censure,” “Come, come Ye Saints,” “I Stand All Amazed,” “I believe in Christ,” and “I know that my Redeemer Lives.” I can go on and on I’m sure.

85. My favorite songs sung by the mo-tab are “O Divine Redeemer,” and “Oh Thou Fount of Every Blessing.”

86. I have never broken a bone and had stitches twice.

87. I have only been stung by a bee twice that I can remember. Once I stepped on a bee when I was about five and the other time was this summer I swatted at a fly and caught it in between my fingers.

88. I have a hard time falling asleep if I haven’t cuddled with Kent before he falls asleep.

89. I went hunting with Kent once to try it out and I hated it. Kent can go with whoever he wants, but it won’t be me!

90. I really like walking around the Gateway Mall (outdoor mall w/ Olympic fountain) with Kent and Braxton. It one of my favorite dates.

91. I would love to live closer to the ocean again. I miss it.

92. I enjoy hiking in the mountains. Kent only hikes with horses.

93. I love fall for football season because you can go to games in person. I hope to make it to one for once this fall.

94. I hate the thought of working out, but really enjoy it when I overcome the thought and just do it.

95. I mud wrestled a couple of other girls in choir at a choir party. It was our version of female bonding. No men/boys were present.

96. I’ve had my heart broken twice and broke at least one heart myself.

97. I am generally willing to try anything at least once.

98. I love camping. I even love girl’s camp. Even as the leader.

99. I have water-skied twice and I am very proud of that fact.

100. I enjoy all kinds of music from country to rock. I even enjoy new age, pop, folk, and a little punk. I pretty much like it all with the exception of hard rock and most rap.