8 Random Things About Me

Well, I have been so busy since the kids went back to school, I haven't had much time to work on our blog. I've been wanting to post some pictures of our birthdays and back to school, but it hasn't happened. Maybe things will slow down in a little bit, but probably not. We have at least three soccer games to go to every Saturday. I have my half marathon in two weeks (I'm up to 11.5 miles). I just finished writing the Primary program for our ward - I'm glad that's done. Anyway, Laura recently shared 8 random things about herself and challenged me to do the same. I thought this would be fun and wouldn't require uploading any photos (they'll come soon). Well, here's my list of eight random things:
1- I'm not too shy and neither are my kids. On the first day of kindergarten (I was still 4), I told my mom I could go all by myself. I enjoy meeting new people and being friendly. Most of the time when I'm nervous, I talk more, not less.
2 - I have been to Hawaii, Canada and Mexico, but the farthest east I've been is Utah. Kinda sad, all of my siblings beat me here - they've been to New York, Washington DC and even Italy. Of course, Lloyd went all over the world in the Navy. My time to travel will come when my kids are older.
3 - I've been so lucky with having babies. I have had five healthy pregnancies, no miscarriages or C-sections. My third baby, Kylie was born on Labor Day. My first and fourth, Courtney and Cameron have the same birthday, August 29.
4- I have a great memory! I even remember a girl who was my waitress at the Brick Oven when I went to BYU. I told her she got my pizza order wrong (no green peppers) and she said, what do you want me to do pick them off? Well, I spotted her at my brother's wedding dinner 12 years later (she's the aunt of my brother's wife). It took me a second to place her and then I asked my brother's wife is she use to work at the Brick Oven and she said "yes." It was so funny! I have a knack for memorizing birthdays and phone numbers too.
5 - I have always been very active. I use to jump around and make too much noise in my grandma's mobile home. She would always say, "Kristi, you're jumping around too much and disturbing the neighbors." My mom says I was a very active child. I loved doing gymnastics and cheerleading. I love working out at the gym now. I ran a marathon in 2000 and will do a half marathon in two weeks.
6 - It's good I'm so active because I love to eat. I love going out to eat and always associate celebrations with food (not always a great thing). I've tried to control this more, but I will often overeat because I just can't stop eating something when it tastes really good. I don't like to share my food either. My family always laughs at the time I ordered two breakfasts (I couldn't decide which to get, so I got them both) and told everyone "I'm eating both of these breakfasts myself so don't ask me to share."
7 - I need a lot of sleep. I am terrible about watching videos because I always fall asleep. In high school, I always use to fall asleep when my best friend and I were watching a movie together. I can fall asleep very easily. Waking up is very hard. I am not a morning person at all and I never like to be woken up. I was always late for seminary in high school. One time I slapped my sister just because she looked at me when I was asleep. I also like the whole bed to myself. I've gotten this way with Lloyd working nights all the time. We probably need to upgrade to a king some day.
8 - I could be described as a "anal" person or a bit of a perfectionist (although I know I am far from perfect). I balance my checkbook at least 2-3 times a week. I absolutely hate it when I lose things. I can't stand any clutter around my house. I always wanted top grades in school. I often have a hard time relaxing (I'm either active or asleep). This is constantly a challenge for me. The book, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, has been a tremendous help for me (sadly, the author of these books, Richard Carlson died last December of a sudden heart attack; I wish I could have met him).
Well, there's my list, Laura. I think these eight things describe me pretty accurately. I see myself making improvements on the personality type I was born with. I'm glad some people have learned to love me despite my flaws.