Tagged by Calee

I got tagged by my camp friend, Calee, to share 6 things I'm grateful for.
Then (in keeping with Calee's tag) I will tag one lucky person and explain why. It could be YOU!

Thanksgiving in January

1) The Internet. For reals. How did people live without it? I can keep in touch with so many people through emails and blogging that I wouldn't otherwise keep regular contact with. What would I do without the internet? I'd have to take the time to call everyone on the phone like a sucker.
A story for my kids...."when I was your age, I walked outside to look at the sky and feel if it was cold or not....we didn't have quick access to weather.com!"
I can also find ANY answer to ANY question imaginable on the internet. Given, the answers may not be credible, but hey, they're there!

2) My Husband. Marcos is amazing. He takes care of me when I'm not feeling well (which is always) and waits on me hand and foot. I love our relationship. There's never a dull moment! One minute we'll be joking about silly things and quoting funny movies, and the next we'll be in a thought-provoking conversation about religion, politics, or relationships.

3) My Eyebrows. (Shout out to Katie) This represents all the very little things about life that make such a big difference, but I don't think to be grateful for them because they're just....there. So, to all things I take for granted, I say an all-inclusive THANK YOU!

4) My Car. Sure my old car gets me from A to B, but it also has sentimental value. And I'm so glad that for an old car, it has been so reliable and low-maintenance. Do you ever drive down the road and think, "It would reeeeeally stink if my car broke down there!" I'm so grateful for a reliable car, even though I probably just jinxed myself. (Next post..."Where my car broke down....")

5) My Calling. I am Beehive Counselor in Young Women's and also the Personal Progress Specialist. Once a month, I'm completely in charge of planning Personal Progress night. (For those who don't know what that is, it's a church-based program designed to help girls ages 12-18 make and achieve goals to better themselves.) I'm grateful for Personal Progress--it is such a great program. But with the girls, it's kinda like Math. You groan when you hear the word, it can be grueling to get through, but you're usually quite proud when you've mastered something.

6) My Family. C'mon, you knew it was coming. But seriously, how could I survive without them? I wish I could see them more often, but I'm so happy to have them as a support system. I'm also grateful for my in-laws. Dude, I reeeeally lucked out with fantastic in-laws, even if they are a little crazy....some more than others.......you know who you are.......

I TAG:
Katie. My life-long friend Katie is tagged, because she is one of the most honest and down-to-earth people I know (and to me that equals funny too:). She's also the most genuine person you'll ever meet, so I know she'll come up with some awesome stuff. No pressure, though, Katie. But I know your list will be mind-blowingly fantastic. ;)

Tagged by Katie

8 Things About Me

Rules:

1) Post rules on your blog

2) Answer the 6 categories

3) Tag others

8 Favorite T.V. Shows:

1) Bones

2) Wheel of Fortune

3) Supernanny

4) House

5) Friends

6) Simpsons

7) Lost

8) Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader

8 Things I did Yesterday/what a wonderful life I lead

1) Went to school

2) Went to work

3) Planned mutual I'm in charge of

4) Checked my email/blog

5) Watched Wheel of Fortune

6) Read scriptures with Marcos

7) Put vitamin E oil on my itchy skin

8) Went to bed too late

8 Things I look Forward To

1) Having a baby

2) Graduating

3) Marcos graduating

4) Buying a house (waaaay in the future)

5) Seeing my family again

6) Not having to worry about money (I can dream, can't I?)

7) Being able to take Advil again

8) Not having to work

8 Favorite Restaurants

1) Cool Hand Luke's (local steakhouse)

2) Black Angus

2) Macaroni Grill

3) Panda Express (I know, not a real restaurant)

4) In-n-out (neither is this one)

5) Islands

6) Olive Garden

7) Mimi's Cafe

8) I can only think of 7. How sad is that? We never eat out at restaurants...too expensive!

8 Things on My Wishlist

1) Buying a nice house

2) Getting to live closer to my family

3) Painless delivery (lol)

4) Brand new Camry

5) Earn a Master's Degree

6) Marcos to be done with school

7) Taking a trip to Washington D.C. with Marcos

8) Being the winning contestant on Wheel of Fortune

8 People I Tag

1) Brianna W.

2) Tiffany A.

3) Kelly H.

4) Jennifer W.

5) Amy D.

6) Sarah H.

7) Ashley S.

8) Kristen G.

Tagged by Erin

I was tagged by Erin to give 7 random facts about myself. I included some pictures, too, because who doesn't love pictures of stuff? This was kinda hard, because I just did the eternal survey tag and told a whole bunch of stuff about myself. Let's see if I can come up with 7 more....

Factoid #1: I have never had a cavity. Hence the cheesy smile. I probably just jinxed myself...

Factoid #2: Dilbert is my absolute all-time favorite comic strip ever.

Factoid #3: In order for me to sleep at night, I must have 2 fans running in the room at all times. I just point them at the wall so I can have the noise. I'm quite possibly the lightest sleeper in the world.

Factoid #4: I pretty much have no sweet tooth. I don't crave sweets....but I DO crave salty things like chips and fries...mmmmm......I'll take chips over cookies any day. I know you think I'm crazy, but that just means there are more sweets in the world for you.

Factoid #5: I love to make spreadsheets. I designed our own for our finances, and if I can make a spreadsheet for something, I will. So watch out.

Factoid #6: I LOVE storage containers and compartments! Must be that compulsion to organize again. I will buy storage containers (not nice ones like these, the cheap plastic ones for now) and Marcos will laugh at me, because I don't even know what I want to put in them.

Factoid #7: I have some sort of obsession with mirrors. It's not that I'm vain, it's because I get claustrophobic and mirrors help small rooms to breathe. The bigger the mirror and chunkier the frame, the BETTER. This is a massive mirror I fell in love with while looking through model homes for fun.

I TAG:
Ashley S.
Katie K.
Jennifer W.
Sarah H.

Survey Tagged by Ashley

Favorite Person (outside of family)? That excludes my husband's family, too, right? That stinks, because I'm quite fond of my sisters-in-law. That's right, isn't it? Like Books of Mormon? I'd have to say my dear friend Katie Kinser formerly known as Hatch. You can't beat old friends. Plus, her girls are adorable!

Favorite Food? I'm a sucker for Chinese food. I also love pancakes for dinner.

Quirks about you? I play with my ears when I'm thinking about something. When I turn up the volume on anything, the only numbers it can stop on are EVEN numbers. I pronounce "romantic" as "romanic." I always have to have something to eat after dinner and before bed. Marcos calls this my nightly "2nd Dinner."

Any regrets in life? Not inviting my Dad to more of my track meets.

Favorite Charity/Cause? I'm with Ash--my tithing and fast offerings help people.

Favorite Blog recently? I really like Ashley's blog. I'm so happy we recently reconnected! Plus I think her blog is really nice and clean looking.

Something you can't get enough of? Time with my Marcos!!! And Pixar movies!

Worst Job you've ever had? I worked at a tanning salon for about 2 weeks. I had to spray and wipe down sweaty tanning beds after people used them. SO gross.

What job would you pay not to have? Anything dangerous, physically demanding or smelly.

Guilty Pleasure? I like to watch Super Nanny. I like the psychology. And I eat Baked Cheetos. I know, I know...it doesn't make it that much better that they're baked.

Got any confessions? My husband cooks waaaaaay better than I do. Must be in the Mexican blood.

If you had $1000 dollars to spend on yourself how would you spend it? I would buy a really sweet digital SLR camera.

Favorite thing about your house? House?! Obviously this survey was not designed for poor college students. One thing I like about my apartment, however, is all the closet space.

Least favorite thing about your house? That it is not a house!

One thing you are bad at? Directions.

One thing you are good at? Finding the good in situations.

If you could change one thing about your circumstances, what would it be? Not just to have a nice house...but to have it paid off too!

Who would you like to meet someday? I'm with Ash--there are way more dead people I'd like to meet than living....such as my ancestors.

What makes you feel sexy? Awkward........dude, my Mom could be reading this right now. Hi Mom! :) I'll change the word "sexy" to "pretty." When I get my hair done.

Who is your real life hero? My husband.

What is the hardest part of your job? Meeting my sales quotas at the bank.

When are you most relaxed? When the apartment is clean.

What can you not live without? My Wooby. That's the name of my pink baby blanket. It's falling apart, but comforting to me....chalk it up to classical conditioning.

Do you agree or disagree with the recent article that reported that blogs are authored by narcissists?
I disagree. I think blogs help to create, maintain, and validate identity and strengthen relationships by more frequent contact with one another. People feel good posting a portion of their thoughts and lives to share, and it's also a wonderful feeling to feel apart of other people's lives and read their posts. It's not because people love themselves, it's because people love relationships with other people.

Why do you blog? I blog to stay in touch with friends and family that I wouldn't otherwise have frequent contact with.

Who are you tagging? Katie K., Tiffany A., Ruth C., Kelly H., Sara D., Jennifer W., and Sarah H.

Tagged by Jennifer

I was tagged by my sis-in-law Jennifer to go to my 4th picture folder and upload the 4th picture. So here it is...

Our 4th pic folder is called "Databases." Marcos got bored one day and spent hours taking pictures of everything we own individually in case we ever need it for insurance purposes. All our books, movies, clothes, kitchen utensils, decor, you name it! It's a good idea, and such a Marcos thing to do! My parents got me this book when I graduated high school.

So now I TAG...Amy Duran, Katie, Heidi, Ashley, Erin, and Caralee. This tag is easy... so, let's see those pictures!