Some things you should probably know about me

1. I really hate when people spell my name wrong. I know it's not their fault; I shouldn't expect them to just know that there isn't an 'e' on the end of my name. But it still bugs me, especially when people in my own family (i.e. my in-laws) still spell it wrong.

2. I'm a converted Democrat. I really thought I was a Republican all the years I was growing up, but these last few years of really looking into my political beliefs has caused me to denounce my childhood political affiliation.

3. All it really takes to get on my good side is to make me laugh. I've always been a sucker for a great sense of humor.

4. Once you're in, you're in. It would take a lot for me to stop loving any friend once we have a friendship.

5. I do not like anything spicier than, say, ketchup.

6. I do not approve of gum-chonking, especially if you are within a 10-foot radius of me.

7. I had straight hair when I was a kid -- it didn't actually go curly until I was in middle school. However, in a bout of insanity the year I was interning, I did actually cut my hair extremely short and straightened it every day. The lesson learned: I was given curly hair for a reason.

8. Italian food and citrus fruits do not go together. Stop trying to put pineapple on my pizza! I don't put oranges in your spaghetti.

9. My current favorite shows to watch are The Office and Flight of the Conchords. Will someone please intervene and stop this writers' strike madness??

10. Jenni told me my blog does not have to be all about my children, so if you are expecting to see a whole bunch of pictures and amusing little anecdotes about them, I'm afraid you've come to the wrong place. Although, they'll probably manage to sneak their way on here every once in a while (mostly because I don't really have any pictures that they're not in).

11. I love getting emails from people, but I'm kind of crappy at responding very quickly. It's a curse, I know.

12. I refuse to forward any email that tells me that if I don't forward it to 10 people then I will die a cruel and untimely death, I will somehow be transformed into an anti-Christian or non-patriot, or all my loved ones will be cursed with 12 years of bad luck.

13. I love, love, love to read. My favorite is fiction (especially young adult fiction), but I've been trying to branch out lately with more history, politics, and biographies.

14. We moved around a bunch when I was really little, but as an adult, I've only lived in two states: Utah and North Carolina.

15. Last fall I ran my first marathon with Ellis and my sister Joey! (And this from a girl who couldn't run the mile in Jr. High and avoided P.E. like it was it was the plague.)

16. I don't like Precious Moments figurines. I'm sorry. I just don't.

17. I have loved U2 since I was in high school, and it is still my favorite group.

18. I am definitely a night person, but it's very frustrating to me because I also want to be able to get up early. Invariably, though, I stay up late, so I get up just in time to wake up Larrin for school and then go back to bed until Lucy wakes up around 8:00. And it still feels early to me.

19. I don't think the library should charge you $1.00 for every day you forget to take back your DVDs. I've probably paid them more than Blockbuster.

20. I have a serious chocolate addiction, and I don't care what people say about dark chocolate being better for you. It will never taste as good as milk chocolate. So stop trying to convince me.