Day 27

#4 I LOVE renting cars. Seriously. I enjoy being able to drive a different car every now and again, and a newer one at that. It's like test driving a car, only you get it longer and you don't have to deal with salesmen. Love it! That being said, I don't do it often enough. Mostly for road trips in which I didn't have a good enough vehicle to get  me where I was going.

There were a few occasions where I rented a car just for fun. For my younger sister's wedding, 4 years ago in July, I rented a red Ford Mustang convertible. THAT was fun! (the above picture isn't mine) The car I owned at the time didn't have air conditioning and knowing that I was going to be doing alot of driving that day, I needed something that had A/C. I just decided that spending a little more for the day was worth it.

I think that renting cars will definitely be in my future, especially fancy cars. I quite enjoy a good ride, but think it silly to buy something other than just a sensible vehicle

Oh, and I LOVE red cars. Wouldn't mind driving one of these ^ for a day.

Day 28

#3
Roommates I've had: (and how long we were roommates)
   53 Total* that I can remember / 49 that I can remember their names
Stats:
  32 are married (M)
    1 is engaged (E)
  11 are single (blank)
    9 unsure (unsure)

Before Mission: (and how long we were roommates)

1. Sarah Tricarico (E) (9 months)
2. Allie Stevens (M) (5 weeks)
3. Joylyn Christiansen (unsure) (5 weeks)
4. Sarah (Barnes or something like it) (unsure) (5 weeks)
5. Shawna Nielson (unsure) (5 weeks)
6. Celeste Adams (unsure) (5 weeks)
7. Debbie Madsen (M) (5 weeks)
8. Heather Smith (M) (5 weeks)
9. Brittney Ambrose (5 weeks)
10. Chelsea Jenkins (unsure) (5 weeks)
11. Brooke Roberts (M) (8 months)
12. Rhonda Roberts (M) (8 months)
13. Andrea White (M) (8 months)
14. Natalie Vance (M) (8 months)
15. Aleena Steed (M) (8 months)

 Mission (companions were roommates too):

1.  Martina Ryan (MTC Comp) (M) (3 weeks) 
2. Anne Rosa Murray (MTC roommate) (3 weeks)
3. Another sister whose name escapes me. (M) (3 weeks)
4. Constanza Perez (M) (12 weeks)
5. Chani Hurley (M) (6 weeks)
6. Betsey Gimbel (1st time) (M) (6 weeks)
7. Cindy Sorenson (6 weeks)
8. Fezi Vis (M) (12 weeks)
9. Sarah Adam (M) (6 weeks)
10. Karen McConnell (M) (6 weeks)
11. Sarah Vause (M) (6 weeks)
12. Emily Cram (1st time) (M) (12 weeks)
13. Petra Klaumuenzner (M) (12 weeks)

 After Mission

1. Melissa Sevy (1 year and 2 months)
2. Chrissy Campbell (M) (6 months)
3. Karolee Dick (M) (10 months)
4. Tiffany Grigg (M) (8 months)
5. Jill (unsure) (3 months)
6. Janelle Wilcox (10 months)
7. Emily Cram (2nd time) (M) (4 months)
8. Becca Kelly (M) (5-6 months)
9. Melanie Gunnell (10 months)
10. Robyn Stocks (10 months)
11. Michelle Douglass (M) (4 months)
12. Rachael Baird (unsure) (4 months)
13. Rosanne Wilcox (M) (10 months)
14. A friend of Emily Cram's (unsure) (4 months)
15. Kember Madsen (1 month)
16. Adeline Dampt (she only stayed the "weekends." aka: Thur-Tue) (M) (4-5 months)
17. Lorrin McGinnis (M) (5 months)
18. Betsey Gimbel (2nd time) (M) (3 months)
19. Justine Reese (M) (4 months?)
20. Shauna Seely (M) (2 months)
21. Stacy Acor (2 months)
22. Rebekah "Reba" Carroll (M) (2 months)
23. Leilani Palmer (4 months)
24. Becky McEvoy (2 1/2 - 3 months)
25. Donna Brown (M) (8 months)
26. Not sure of her name, but she got married (M) (4-5 months)
27. I rarely saw her, but I knew she lived with us. (unsure) (2-3 months)

 There may be a few more, but I can't remember their names or their faces..... so much for being a good roommate. :(

That's alot of girl talk! I've been very blessed with good people in my life. I think I got along with all of them pretty well. While there were the ones that I didn't do alot with, I don't think I EVER had a roommate/ companion that was overly dramatic or troublesome. ... but then again, maybe I was the troublesome roommate. (dun, dun, dun)

While not under the definition that was used for the above list, an honorable mention goes out to my 3 most favoritest roommates ever, my sisters: Sonja ( i was a young'un when we shared and was literally the bain of her high school existence, but that was before the age of accountability, so I'm good) Amy, (roommate I've lived with the most), and Rachel, (the cutest baby sister ever!) :)

"They" say roommates/companions prepare one for marriage..... what would be your analysis of the many roommates I've had?

*Note: 2 companions later became roommates, so I only counted them once in the total figure.

Day 29

#2 I hate peas.....

* Thanks to those that have asked questions in the comments. Your requests are currently in processing and will show up sometime in the next 28 days. Expedited delivery is not typical nor guaranteed. ~ Mgmt :)

The 30-day countdown to 30-years old

In 30 days, I will be 30 years old. I'm not that concerned about it, which is a bit surprising I guess. Not sure what I'll do. I've thought of different things I could do to celebrate it, but nothing set in stone yet. For sure I'll have to listen to Tim McGraw's "My Next Thirty Years". (I've kinda been a pill about wanting to play it for those family members that have turned 30 in the past 4 years.... so I don't think I'll get through the day without having to listen to it like a dozen or so times.)

In thinking about the "magnitude" of such a milestone, I've considered doing something to show the significance of 30 years. For example, visiting 30 temples by the time I'm thirty.* The problem with this is that I didn't start planning in advance enough to make it work out. So, no road trips for my birthday. :(

Have you seen those lists of questions? You know the ones I've talking about, where there seems to be a million "get-to-know-you" questions that a person will answer on their blog or email. I thought about doing that, but I find that I start losing attention after the first few questions for others and don't want to subject any of you to that. So I thought that instead of a list all at once, I would share 30 things/facts/stories/quirks about myself over the next 30 days. I may post one a day, maybe more, considering that time is a valuable commodity these days. (as well because I may need time to think up something that could be considered interesting to share)

So, yeah, there you go. If you have questions or things you've always wanted to know about me, ask me in a comment. (your help would be most appreciated.)

Enough already.....let the countdown begin!

#1 My favorite temple, the one I would like to one day get married in, is the Provo Temple. I've always just loved the simplicity of its beauty. I also love that it sits right in front of Rock Canyon. So beautiful! The inside decor is also much to my liking. It's a pretty special place for me.

* = For the record, I have been in 24 different temples. Two of which were for open houses, the rest were for doing temple work. Some favorites were: Preston (England), Washington D.C., San Diego, and Los Angeles. ~ I hope to at least double this number in the next thirty years.

Muskrat Love

 Got back from working out one Saturday morning and saw this outside an apartment in my complex:

      

He sat there for a few seconds just watching me, but when I got too close, he took off quick as a whip!

February Family Gathering: Rachel's house for breakfast, planning, and some valentine making.

Fun times with the family!

Finally, as an official 2 month post from when I discovered the little guy.... check this out:

That's right my friends, the "baby" cactus is now a foot tall! I decided to look online to figure out what kind of cactus it is and found something that resembles it the most, Echinopsis pachanoi . Based on what I found, I can remove this piece, allow time for the bottom to "scab" over and then stick it in some dirt, allow the roots to grow, and begin the cycle all over again. :)

That's all.....just thought I'd let you all know I'm surviving tax season. Happy St. Patty's day on Wed! :)

Fun

I'm really liking this song/music video..... isn't it fun? :)