25 Things You Don't Know About Me...

I love Us Weekly, and each week they spotlight someone with 25 things you likely don't know about the person/celebrity.  I have always thought in the back of my mind...what are 25 things most people don't know about me...so here is my list...

1. Out of my mom's 4 kids, I am the shortest (I am 5' 10")...they grow them tall in my family
2. I do not eat seafood...unless hush puppies count...and one of my favorite places to eat is Red Lobster...their Cajun Chicken Pasta is DELISH!
3. I have never been stung by a wasp or bee which makes me really scared of them...the unknown really is scary
4.  I love the beach and ocean, but I do not get in the ocean water...I have a sharkaphobia
5. I do not drink caffeine and try to avoid artificial sweetners too.
6. I am double jointed in my fingers
7. When I grow up, I would like to work at Pier One...my displays would be set up perfectly.  I also think I would be great at stocking cans on shelves...all my labels would be perfectly aligned.
8. I have a birth mark on the back of my neck.  When my hair is in a pony tail, which is all the time, you can see it, and it looks like I burned myself with a curling iron.
9. One of my all time favorite movies is Dave with The American President as a close second.  I like presidential movies.
10. My father passed away the summer before my senior year in high school...I really struggled with this for a long time.  I have learned that when losing someone, it never gets "easier" but you do learn to cope. 
11. My right pinky finger is shorter than my left...it was cut off in a school door when I was in 4th grade.
12. Biggest pet peeve: People who travel in the passing lane...this seriously frustrates me!
13. I don't have a favorite color.  My favorite color to wear is black.
14. If I didn't work, I would take cooking classes, photography classes, learn to play to piano, and learn to fluently speak another language.  I think learning is so important, so I would definitely keep my mind engaged.
15. I enjoy being happy...being mad, sad, etc takes way too much energy and "ain't nobody got time for that!"
16. I have never seen an episode of the sitcom Friends, but when in high school, I never missed an episode of 90210 (the original series of course)! 
17. I am a firm believer that contentment is internal and there is really nothing externally that can make you happy.
18. At this point in my life, I have no desire to "see the world"...maybe as I get older that will change...but for now, I love to be home.
19. A Bucket List Item: I would like to ride in a hot air balloon.
20. My greatest accomplishment in life is being a Christian wife and mother.
21. If I did not have my calendar and "to do" list, I would be lost.
22. I am named after my mom's favorite aunt. 
23. At the age of 35, I feel healthier and more confident than I did in my 20's. 
24. I have never, in my entire life, been able to do a cartwheel. 
25. It took me months to complete this list...true story!