50 random facts about me!
1. If it's a good smile, you can usually hear it.
2. Don't bother trying to feed me a ham sandwich; I won't be interested.
3. I miss my boyfriend like crazy! He is in the Middle East right now.
4. I really like kids and LOVE newborn babies, but not much scares me more than being a mom.
5. I hate being alone! (Especially when it's late and dark out.. my house is worse than my apartment too since it's bigger.. and I can't watch anything like Law & Order SVU.. tooo scary!)
6. I'm kind of an apple snob. My favorite is honeycrisps, then pink ladies.
7. I am the baby of the family. I have two older sisters and two even older stepbrothers.
8. I plan on passing NCLEX and becoming an registered nurse in 11 days.
9. If I could only eat one food for the rest of my life, I'd probably pick ice cream.
10. One of my favorite phrases is "There's grace for that!"
11. I enjoy debating who has the cutest boyfriend with friends or coworkers–especially when I know I'm right. 😉
12. I love sunflowers and gerber daisies.
13. I can be incredibly indecisive in my own life, but when it comes to group situations where people are just standing around, I'm quick to make a decision or start a voting process etc.
14. One the hardest things for me in going on the World Race will be that I won't be on the same continent as either of my two favorite people!
15. I'm big on countdowns, but I want to learn more about living each day to the fullest.
16. If you can't find me while we are traveling in a group, even if I don't know where I'm going, look to the front of the line. I'm a fast walker. 🙂
17. I keep praying that the Lord would increase my faith. I want these hands to heal in Jesus' name!
18. I felt safer and more comfortable (navigating and just at home) in Istanbul, Turkey (about 14 million people) than in Chicago, IL (less than 3 million).
19. My number one fear is growing old alone.
20. I love efficiency! Being patient while things are done inefficiently is definitely an area for growth.
21. I deeply enjoy decorating things/ places and wanted to be an interior designer when I was younger.
22. I often times wish I made my own clothes.
23. I'm a choleric ("the doer") and sanguine ("the talker"). Both are extraverted personality types.
24. I like sleepovers.
25. My favorite season is summer.
26. I'm really "nursie" when it comes to people tanning, smoking and not wearing a helmet when riding a motorcycle.
27. I want to go to India with my best friend, Brittany (bd), before I die.
28. I would also like to go back to Turkey at some point in my life. The Turkish people are the most hospitable people I've ever met. (& Italy for a first time! ;))
29. I love (and truly believe) that He makes everything beautiful in its time. [Ecclesiastes 3:11].
30. My goal for this trip is that I would walk by the Spirit and abide in Him [& His love].
31. I love the smell of bonfires!
32. I enjoy adventure and am a little on the spontaneous/ rebellious side, but if there is a plan/ schedule I often prefer doing that. I'm working on becoming more flexible/ adaptable.
33. I am chronically late. (and if I amazingly enough get someplace early I think "man, I could have done _____ before I left!")
34. I can't decide if this shows strength or stubbornness, but instead of repacking my large plastic container full of books and what not from my apartment, I just decided to carry out the incredibly heavy and large bin out to my car and then upstairs to my room once I got home. I weighed it after. It was 73 lbs! haha 🙂
35. Pink is definitely my favorite color, but I really enjoy all bright colors. I'm not a pastel kind of girl.
36. I absolutely LOVE getting massages, hugs, people playing with my hair. Being touched in general.. unless you haven't washed your hands after going to the bathroom or something else gross.
37. I have a relatively good natural sense of direction.
38. By the end of World Race, I will have dated my boyfriend an ocean apart longer than we have dated while living on the same continent.
39. Peanut butter with apples or bananas is one of my favorite snacks.
40. I randomly asked two of my roomies to a wrestling match after our finals week in December and lost to both of them, which I didn't expect. It was embarrassing, yet incredibly fun /funny.
41. My boyfriend is so cute. He thinks that he is the lucky one, but really I am. :)))
42. I have pack rat tendencies.. I just think I could use that later for ______.
43. I have a hard time sitting and doing nothing. I just feel unproductive/ like I'm wasting time.
44. I enjoy spontaneous tickle fights.
45. I rarely leave home without my water bottle.
46. Sometimes when I wake up I pump my fists up and down and chant "Not Guilty! Not Guilty! Not Guilty!" [Romans 8:1 "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."]
47. I don't do scary movies.
48. I love the beach! even though sand gets everywhere… [and I particularly love sunsets at the beach!]
49. I really like the songs "Forgiven and Loved" by Jimmy Needham and "I"m Yours" by Jason Mraz. I have probably listened to both on repeat for an hour each.
50. I find great comfort in Romans 8:28 & 38-39 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose… For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, not any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
If you have any questions, comments, concerns 🙂 I'm willing to listen and respond to them. Or if you think I missed an important thing, let me know!
