I'm it!

I got tagged by Melissa...so here I go (Gotta write 4 facts and 4 habits)

FACT:
1. Noises drive me crazy!! Crunching, slurping, nails being clipped, forks scraping plates etc. This is the worst when in a quiet setting like class or when watching a movie. How about when I'm trying to go sleep and Gary starts clipping his nails! Grrrrr....

2. I love school. I love learning, teaching, studying, and taking tests. This started early with my passion for mad minutes in math and excitement over an impending spelling test.

3. I love reading. When I was young, my mom would take us to the library and I was allowed to get up to 13 books. I would read almost a book per day. We could stay up as late as we wanted as long as we were reading. Back then (gr. 5-7) I loved Nancy Drew, Babysitter's Club, and Sleepover Friends. Now, I'm reading maybe 1 book/week and I love it!!!! That was one of the main things I wanted to do on my mat. leave. My favourite book this month was `The Time Traveller's Wife'. 8.5/10.

4. I'm petrified of bears when camping. Gary and I hiked Stein Valley which is basically Grizzly territory and i think I sang the entire time because I didn't want to see one. He was disappointed because he did want to see one and fortunately, I think we are the only ones to ever do that hike and NOT see a bear. I think it didn't help that I read the book `When Grizzlies Attack' or something along those lines, before we went:)

HABIT:
1. I always brush my teeth before breakfast, I think you're supposed to do it after but having any plaque on my teeth drives me crazy so I always have to do it right away.

2. I always get up right when my alarm goes off. I have never pressed snooze in my life. I shouldn't say never just in case I did once but I really don't think I have!

3. I always ask Gary to lock the doors before going to bed (he goes to bed 20 minutes after me so I can try to get to sleep before his snoring starts), but then I go and do it anyway.

4. I feel the need to check the mail every day.

Melissa then asked that I share four things that were new to me and then four things I want to try in the next four years.

FOUR NEW THINGS:
1. Marriage: woohoo! First year was fun and carefree! Second year was educational and we developed a deeper friendship.

2. Being pregnant and having a baby: waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay tougher than I thought. Having 35 lbs attached to my belly in 30+C weather was not fun. Contractions were way more painful than I thought (back labour). C-section was so nice for me (not the first 2 weeks after but just the relief that he was finally out!!!!).

3. Death: it doesn't really surprise me anymore. It's not that I expect bad things to happen but they don't surprise me. I'm not angry at it, I'm just saddened. I feel like my mom missed out, but really, she's way happier so she didn't miss out, so, I'm just missing out on what i could've seen her do. Make sense? I could rewrite it but too tired.

4. Kenya: wow. So beautiful. I have always wanted to go to Africa and it was amazing. To live in a village and get to know the community, share meals with them daily, teach the girls...wow. I think about it daily. Why was I born in Canada? What am I supposed to be doing to help? We worked, for just a few days, in the orphanage too, and I think about them often when I am with Kai.

FOUR THINGS I WANT TO TRY:
1. Buy a minivan. Probably inevitable. I want to see how long we can go with our 4 door cavalier. I want to drive it til it goes no more!

2. Baby #2 and 3?

3. Live with less. Spend less.

4. Scared to say it but I want to run another half marathon. I've done 3 but haven't done one in the past 3 years. I can really only run 5 km right now. Problem is that the next one isn't until next year which is too far away to start training for...we'll see.

Okay, so now I need to tag people to answer these questions. I feel like every one I know has been tagged so I will tag people who I don't think have been: Maria VT, Maria T, Jantina, Jackie. You don't have to do it if you don't want to:)