10 YEARS AGO:
We were living in Cedar City, UT and I was finishing up my Master's degree. I was a manager at Adriana's, working (briefly) at State Bank, and teaching Communication classes at Southern Utah University. I was a newly called Young Women's President, we had just purchased our first house and, after a couple of years trying, were eagerly anticipating our first child.
5 PLACES I'VE VISITED:
Florida
California
Mexico (just across the border in Tijuana -- does that count?)
Niagara Falls
Washington D.C.
5 THINGS ON MY TO DO LIST:
Repost rental properties on Craig's List
Get soccer shorts for the kids
Clean/Organize the basement & the garage
Pay Bills
Exercise
5 LIFETIME GOALS:
Be Happy
Continue learning and pursuing new hobbies
Serve a mission
Stay healthy and active
Be the best mom I can be
3 BAD HABITS
Stay up WAY too late -- especially when Greg works nights
Lose patience with my kids
Let my kids watch too much TV so I can get other things done
THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW:
*I cut my foot with a chainsaw when I was about 5 years old.
*I want to get my PhD...but the sacrifices it would take don't make sense with my life right now.
*As a child, I wanted to be a doctor -- but I don't like blood, as well as certain other words commonly associated with the profession. (S_ _ B and P_ _ S). (That's for you, Reed.)
*I got engaged in a hot air balloon.
*I had several pets named Squirmmy -- 2 gerbils and a cat.
*I attended my first concert (R.E.M.) at age 14. I went with two of my best friends, and my dad. (It was the only way we were allowed to go. I think my parents thought I would decline the concert, rather than go with my dad. They were SO wrong.)
My dad had just had knee surgery and was on crutches. We had floor seats, about 35 rows back. When everyone started standing on their seats, my dad joined in -- crutches and all. He thought it was ridiculous that people didn't just sit down to watch the concert, but he didn't want to spend the whole evening looking at everyone's backsides either. Amazingly, he balanced, with his crutches, between a couple of chairs. I'm certain he looks back on that night with the fondest of memories. I know I do. I thought he was the coolest dad around.
I tag Gina, Jonelle, Eliza, Rachel, Heidi...and anyone else's who feels so inclined.
8 comments:
That's so fun getting to know you better. How does a 5 year old get her foot cut with a chainsaw? Eeek!
hey we have the same bad habits we should be friends!:)
What a great blog. Finding all these blogs seems like a reunion! We miss your parents and seeing you when you are in town!
Mom,I just read this and didn't know you went to a concert with Grandpa!(She never tells her kids these kinds of things.)She just tells them to the readers of her blog.(Luckily I am a reader of her blog)She might know that she might not.Mom in the future tell me these things!
Love,
Addysen
I just did this tag in February. BUT thanks for tagging Gina and Jonelle so now I know they have blogs.
I still remember being upset that I couldn't go to the REM concert too.... Something about being too young... But seriously - Dad was there!
Mom tried her best to distract me by taking us to "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" that same night.... Like THAT'S comparable to an REM concert?!? :)
Tacie, your dad sounds awesome. What a great guy to do that for/with his 14 year old daughter! What a memory! No wonder you're so awesome!
I am SO impressed that your dad did that!!
While reading your ten years I couldn't believe that was really 10 years ago. Life goes by way to fast!
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