50 Things About Me

I saw where some people had posted something like this before, so for new friends (and out of complete boredom) I thought I'd give it a go too.

1. I was born in Memphis, TN.
2. I have 2 older brothers: Wes, 30; David, 26
3. I can play the piano (lessons for 9 years) and the guitar (but don't hold out for Hendrix or anything).
4. I am extremely terrified of suffocating (weird I know).
5. I have a 4 mos old Weimaraner pup named Maggie (or the Magster/Magalicious).
6. I have only been out of the country once (Tanzania, Africa).
7. I don't have a batchelor's degree.
8. I love to rollerblade :)
9. I would LOVE to be in a musical.
10. Top 5 places I will someday visit: 1. Scotland, 2. Argentina, 3. Fiji, 4. Alaska, 5. Italy
11. I like to/and actually can cook (mainly because I have my mom's genes!).
12. I want to go back to Disney World (haven't been since I was a kid).
13. I have never broken a bone.
14. I like to play games (board games, card games, video games, etc.)
15. I didn't have a car until I graduated high school. It was a 1996 Toyota Camry that I loved!!!
16. A year later, I wrecked it....flipped it upside down into a ditch.
17. My least favorite class in college was organic chemistry (sorry Jennifer).
18. I was the "matchmaker" for my brother and his wife (she was my roommate in optometry school!).
19. I have been to 22/50 states and would like to visit all of them.
20. I lived and worked on a military base in Hawaii for 2 mos last winter/spring (it was for school).
21. I used to be TERRIFIED of the ocean. But after Hawaii, I'm much better.
22. My favorite exotic animal is a giraffe.
23. I really like the outdoors.
24. I was student body president in high school.
25. I have no problem singing in front of people and LOVE to karaoke! (whether it sounds bad or good).
26. I like to dance (too bad I'm not famous and couldn't be on Dancing With the Stars...that would be awesome!).
27. I have a crush on Anderson Cooper (silver fox!). It used to be worse...I once watched AC 360 every night, but not much anymore. However, I do own and have read his book.
28. I would like to learn to play golf (again). I took Jr. golf for a bit as a kid, but would like to reattempt.
29. I can spread my toes out really far and pick things up with them.
30. Jobs I have had: lifeguard, waitress, preschool teacher/lunch lady, advertising sales, and Saturday mornings at a optometrist's office while I was in optometry school.
31. I really like flowers: planting them, growing them, receiving them.
32. I am working (along with my 2 sis-n-laws) on reading the top 100 novels ever written (there's a list).
33. I am scared of some heights...but not all.
34. If I wasn't an optometrist, I'd be a high school English teacher.
35. My favorite childhood book was "The Story of Ping" (about a little Chinese duck on the Yantze River).
36. I hope to learn to shoot a bow.
37. I once could sing the entire song of "Frosty the Snowman" in French.
38. I have been deer hunting with my dad since I was little and have never seen a deer. I am now determined to one day see and kill one.
39. I am quite organized and I tend to be a planner.
40. I really like to do home improvements and like to do these by myself (until I need help, then I usually ask for it!).
41. I love movies...renting, going to...either one is great.
42. I could live off cereal.
43. I have had 2 speeding tickets (1 in AR and 1 in MO).
44. I like to cut people's hair....trim, layer, cut bangs, etc.....and for no training, I'm actually not too bad at it.
45. I wish I would have invented Guitar Hero.
46. My family used to grow cotton, soybeans, watermelons, and cantalopes.....dad was a farmer.
47. I know the scientific names of several trees (nerdy). ie: Post Oak...Quercus stellata;
48. I like things to be CLEAN!
49. I once clucked like a chicken on the ordering microphone at Burger King to get a discount on my food....it saved me a buck!
50. My deep down, cheesy wishful thinking, if-I-could-be-anything dream would be to become a country singer/songwriter/musician.