100 Randos About the Mendenhalls

I thought it would be fun to write 100 Random Facts about Josh and myself, for your reading pleasure.  I knew that Josh would be overwhelmed at the prospect of having to come up with 100 facts about himself, so I decided write them for him, and to compile them into one list.

1. Josh loves having a beard.  He went to a private Bible college, where you could not have facial hair unless you were married or a 5th year senior (the rules have since relaxed a bit).  I don't think he has been completely clean-shaven since before he graduated in May of 2009.

2. Josh is a drummer.

3. We spent our first anniversary taking a boat ride down the river, riding elephants, and hiking to a waterfall in Thailand.

4. I love telling stories.  Long, detailed ones.

5. Josh is a weather nerd.  He especially loves severe storms which involve tornadoes.  He is fascinated by them.

6. Josh can also identify the type and model of tornado sirens.

7. I love animals.  Especially cats.

8. My favorite movie is Home Alone.

9. I used to work at the Humane Society, and I loved it.  I learned valuable life lessons like how to handle animals in every kind of mood, how to identify worms and parasites by sight or symptom, how to vaccinate, deworm, and microchip, and on many occasions, how to laugh off the fact that I just got peed/pooped/diarrhea'ed on.

10. Josh is a HUGE Green Bay Packers fan.

11. We have 3 cats.  One is named after a tree (Willow), one after a character from LOST (Desmond), and one after a bovine (Moo).  Desmond and Moo were both additions from when I worked at the shelter.

12. I love Christmas, and everything to do with it.  Family, snow, lights, Jesus, sparkly things, carols, just everything.

13. When Josh and I go for walks at the Nature Center, Josh likes to powerwalk.  I like to slowly meander and look at the trees.

14. I'm always running late.  Always.  My time reasoning skills are just not very good.  (Ex.  Ok, I have 10 minutes until I need to leave.  That's enough time for me to brush my teeth, put on my shoes, grab my watch, take the trash out of my purse, pack my lunch…oh no!  I'm 5 minutes late now!)

15. I love old movies.  Some of my favorites are Meet Me in St. Louis, Funny Face, Roman Holiday, White Christmas.

16. Josh is an introverted thinker.  He likes to ponder things, and to figure out how he feels about them.

17. I am very extroverted.  An ESFJ.

18. Josh and I can't remember exactly what our first date was, because we hung out as friends for awhile, and it's not exactly clear when it was "officially" a date.

19. I love Bollywood music and movies.

20. I have bad eyesight.  20/400.

21. Josh has 20/20.  That punk.

22. Josh's favorite season is summer.

23. I like all the seasons.  Spring is beautiful, a time of color and renewal.  Summer is happy, with sunshine, swimming, and relaxing.  Fall is wonderful, with crisp, cool air, crunchy leaves, scarves, and boots.  Winter is cozy, with sparkly snow, hot chocolate, Christmas, and time with family.

24. I went to Missouri State University and got a Bachelors in Religious Studies.

25. Josh wants to do mission work in Western Europe someday, especially the UK and Ireland.

26. We want to wait until we are ready to have kids, not because everyone else is or because it is expected of us.  Especially because we will be a missionary family.

27. Josh loves to listen to metal, mostly because of the drumming.

28. My favorite kind of music is anything that has world influences.  Also folk or bluegrass influences.

29. My favorite flavor of Ben and Jerry's is Phish Food.

30. I can't really pinpoint when I first felt a calling to missions.  It's just kind of always been there, and God has revealed different things to me at different times.  I never really had a lightbulb moment, but I think it is better that way.

31. Josh first knew he wanted to do missions after his trip to Mexico in high school.

32. Josh takes life at a slower pace than most people.  It can sometimes be frustrating for someone like me who is a do-er, but the contrast is a good reminder for us that we both need to work on moving toward a happy medium, instead of being on opposite ends of the spectrum.

33. We don't know exactly what type of ministry we are called to, but one of the things that we liked so much about the World Race is that we get to go to so many different places, and do so many different types of ministry, we can figure out where we fit in.  All I know is that I have a passion for human-needs based ministry.

34. Most of Josh's clothing are dark colors.  I never noticed it until we got married, and I noticed that pretty much the whole laundry pile of darks were Josh's, and the whole pile of lights were my clothes.

35. I lost count of the number of times I read Black Beauty in elementary school.

36. Josh read the entire Harry Potter series the first summer we were married.  He never wanted to read them before, but I was finally able to convince him.  And we were both super excited the whole time.  I couldn't wait until he got to The Prince's Tale chaper in the seventh book.  I couldn't tell you how many times I ask him, "What chapter are you on now?" or "What just happened in the book?"

37. LOST is one of my favorite shows.  Although I've also been really into Grey's Anatomy lately.

38. We can sometimes be hipsters.

39. I have a big dream to go to India one day.  We thought we were going to go there on the Race, when we were launching in July, but since we had to postpone it is not on our route anymore.  But I know that one day we will go there.

40. Josh is the oldest of four boys.  His next youngest brother is 5 years younger, so he has tendencies of the oldest and of an only child.

41. I am the 2nd oldest of 3 girls and one boy.  So I have tendencies of the oldest and middle child.

42. We don't have smartphones and we survive.  It would be nice, but I don't want to pay that much for a phone bill.

43. I got to see Kansas, Styx, and Foreigner in concert with my mom and sister.
44. At our wedding, we walked back down the aisle to Starlight by Muse.
45. My favorite flowers are Gardenias.
46. I love the Olympics.  Like, more than anyone else I know.
47. As much as Josh doesn't want to admit it, he loves our cats, and has become a cat person.
48. Josh's favorite color is orange.
49. If any items of clothing are the slighest bit uncomfortable, Josh won't wear them.  He is happiest in t-shirts, cargo shorts, and tennis shoes/toms.
50. I love creating things and making them beautiful.
51. Josh is ridiculously good at all 3 Mario games.  Therefore, I don't play them with him because it is no fun.
52. Josh loves learning from his favorite Bible scholar, Johnny Mac (John McArthur).
53. I loved black panthers when I was little.
54. I am not picky about name brand vs. generic food, EXCEPT when it comes to cereal.  I don't eat generic cereal because there is a huge taste difference.  And I eat alot of cereal.
55. The only time I have been bitten by a dog was when I worked at the Humane Society, this dog named Francine bit me on the chin.  We didn't get along very well after that, haha.
56. I love the movie A Goofy Movie.
57. Living with Josh's family the last few months has really cemented to me just how much Josh is exactly like his parents.  Especially his dad.
58. I will have a nephew in about a month.  And I'm super stoked about it.
59. I am 4'11".
60. My favorite color is green.
61. I'm pretty excited for ministry in Africa.
62. I learned about Funnel Web Spiders the other day.  Which are found in Australia, which we are going to.  I'm not really freaked out about spiders, except those kind of freak me out.
63. I love climbing trees.
64. Josh can be really observant sometimes, but not all the time, because the times that he is not observant are because he is pondering the things that he did observe.
65. I like sunsets.
66. I can't think about narwhals anymore without thinking, "Bye, Buddy!  I hope you find your dad!"
67. I prefer silver jewlery over gold.
68. Josh is a really laid back person, except he also has alot of nervous energy.  He's always drumming on his legs or stomach, popping his fingers, shaking his leg, etc.
69. Josh loves everything pumpkin flavored.  Pumpkin pie, pumpkin butter, pumpkin muffins…
70. I think it's funny that pumpkin has a "p" in the middle.
71. I do not like veins.  The thought of things going in or out of them makes me want to pass out.
72. If I were an animal, I would be a cat.  Or maybe a bird.
73. Josh loves scary movies.
74. I do not.
75. It is a dream of mine to pick apples from an orchard, place them in a basket, take them inside, and bake them in a pie.
76. I had a Pocahontas themed birthday party once.  I can't remember how old I was.  Maybe 6?
77. I just can't bring myself to use Internet Explorer for some reason.
78. Josh likes to have things figured out.  When something doesn't fit with the way he understands the world to work, his mind is blown.  Which isn't a bad thing, he is just always being surprised and learning.
79. Josh likes things in sevens.  Especially noises, like tapping on the table.  If you only did 5, it bothers him until you finish it with two more.
80. Sometimes, when I am bored and not really paying attention, I tap on Josh in a tune (he always drums on me, so since I can't drum I just do a tune).  It is always either the Smurfs song, or that one British march song.  You know, duuuun, dun dun dun, dun dun d-dun dun duuuuun….lol.
81. Someday I want to throw Comet powder all over the bathroom like in the movie Mommy Dearest.
82. I used to drive a '99 Jetta.  I loved that car, but it was too broken.  We couldn't afford to fix it.
83. I like lizards.
84. I have a really small mouth.  I'm even missing a tooth on the bottom and my teeth are still smashed in.
85. Josh and I like to make fun of cheesy 70's songs like Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree by Tony Orlando.
86. Josh worked 3 summers at a church camp, and to date that is the best job he has had.  Sadly, the camp does not operate any more.
87. If you want to cheer me up, bring me a kitten.
88. I like Pinterest.
89. If something is suddenly funny to me, I have loud, explosive laughter.
90. I like having my toenails painted, but I really dislike the process of painting them.
91. I don't have trouble giving clothes away, except when it comes to sweatpants or t-shirts.  Both of those drawers are overflowing.
92. Josh had a Ninja Turtles themed birthday party.
93. Josh says the word orange, "oreeenge".
94. Josh and I both have one tattoo each, and plans for more.  We made a deal that we will take turns on who gets the next one for financial reasons.  It's my turn.
95. I love chapstick.  I plan on bringing a bunch of sticks on the Race, because I am also terrible about losing them/leaving them in pockets and they get washed in the washer/melting in cars, etc.
96. I love big sunglasses.
97. I think that the biggest problem in the world is that people can be selfish.  If everyone loved a little harder, it would solve many of our problems.
98. We got married on June 19th, 2009, which was 3 days after Josh's parents' 25th anniversary, it was on my parents' 17th anniversary, and two days before my sister and brother-in law's first anniversary.
99. Josh is double jointed in his shoulders.  He can put his arms all the way behind his head.
100. We are both so excited and ready for this journey to begin.