25 Things About Me

I got this idea from Facebook and my friend, Ashlee, who posted something similar on her blog. These items are in no paricular order.

1. Summer is my favorite season. I need lots of warm sunshine for my own personal sanity.


2. I have a sun tatooed on my back that represents my love and need for the sunshine and it also represents my love for my family and my upbringing near the beach. I don't think I'll ever regret getting it because it has such deep rooted personal meaning to me.



3. I adore my family and hate being so far from them.



4. There is no place I'd rather be than at the beach.



5. I love being tan. The tanner the better. However, I gave up sunbathing years ago because my family has a history of skin cancer.



6. I pretty much hate winters in Utah. They are far too long and cold for my taste and my husband spends all his free time skiing.



7. I used to get depressed in the winter time (after moving to Utah), but I haven't experienced depression since Gavin was born. It's nearly impossible to be sad around such a happy and sweet child.



8. I do like to snowboard, but it needs to be a sunny day for me to really enjoy myself.



9. I love playing volleyball (indoor or outdoor) and I've been playing in a women's league for the past 2 years.



10. I love to cook and bake.



11. My guilty pleasure is watching the food network. I especially like Everyday Italian and Barefoot Contessa.



12. I love fashion and shopping and I mostly buy brand name clothing.



13. I've always wanted to become fluent in at least one other language. I've studiend spanish for 3 years and Italian, but I'm not fluent in either language.


14. I love Italian food and culture thanks to my sorella italiana (Italian sister), Silvia. She lived with my family for a year in high school and we've continued to keep in touch over the years. I was fortunate to go to Italy and travel around with her for about a month. I look forward to going back.



15. I love to travel and have always wanted to try living in another country (if only for a year).



16. I desperately want to master playing the guitar. Tony bought me a guitar and I took lessons for a while, but didn't stick with it.



17. I love having a career in education, but I wish I could take a year or 2 off to be home with my kids.


18. I was a vegetarian for 11 years. I do eat meat now, but NEVER beef.


19. I love to read (mostly fiction) and my all time favorite book is Outlander.


20. My dream job would be to be a successful children's book author.



21. I bought a mountain bike last summer and I hope to be able to get up on the trails this coming year.



22. I love camping, hiking, and the outdoors. I really don't mind the dirt at all.



23. Every year I enter the HGTV Dream Home Giveaway and I always convince myself that I have a chance of winning (this year the house is in Sonoma Valley, CA). A little wishful thinking never hurt anyone.



24. My mantra in life is "everything in moderation" and my favorite quote is "Life is good."



25. I believe that every working mother deserves a cleaning lady and one of these days I'm going to get one.