Today I'm linking up with Nicole at Three 31, Jen at Arizona Russums, Becky at The Java Mama, and Lisa at Coastlined to share some random facts about me:
1. I could spend all day...
outdoors exploring with Joe and Ez. Seeing the world through Ezzy's eyes makes everything seem new and exciting. Also, if I'm in the middle of a good book, I could easily spend all day reading. I just bought The Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks, I hope it's a good one! Anyone read it already?
2. My primary and essential goal in life...
is to raise a close and loving family. I've seen and heard so many stories of families that grow apart or feud for whatever reason. It's startlingly more common than I think it should be. Regardless of distance, I always want our little family to be close and know that we are all each other's biggest supporters.
3. You might be surprised to learn...
that as an English major I never actually read all the books assigned to me in any of my classes. I'm pretty sure that would have been impossible, especially on a 12 week quarter system. Even though I love reading, I don't think I'm a very fast reader, and if I had read everything assigned, I doubt I would have retained much. Instead I picked which books to read, and skimmed the rest so that I could write the required essays. Somehow it worked out for me...
4. My favorite place in the world...
is wherever Joe and Ezzy are. Sorry, I know that's a bit repetitive from #1, (and maybe a lil sickeningly mushy) but it's true! Before Joe, I always thought I was too independent to want to spend all my time with someone. I always needed a lot of alone time. And I definitely never thought it would've worked to live with someone and work together too, I was sure I'd get sick of being around that person. But I've never felt that with Joe. I think it's because I'm completely myself with him, so it's easy. Not to say we never need some time apart, but those times are few and far between.
5. I wish I had known sooner...
gosh...so many things! I wouldn't have settled for feeling "alright" with life, vs. being really happy and in love with life. "The enemy of great is good" really applied to a lot of my 20s. And sometimes things weren't even particularly good, but they were comfortable. If I had known how worthwhile it is to step outside my comfort zone, I would've done it much sooner in life, and I think my 20s would've been much different. But I also tell myself that the timing would've been off, and maybe I never would've met Joe or had Ezzy, so I have no regrets with the way things worked out since they led me to where I am now, which is a very good place :)
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