Happy Birthday to Meeeeeeee!!!

Yahoo! Hip-Hip-Hooray! Today is MY day! Hello world! It's my BIRTHDAY!!!!

I'm 35. I've no problem with my age. And in honor of me, I give you: 35 Things I Love, 35 Things I Dislike & 35 Random Facts About Me. So, grab a cup of something warm & yummy & cozy up for a read. Or just print this out & skim through it while you're doing your business on the potty.

35 Things I LOVE:

1. 
   
   
   laughter
2. 
   
   
   chocolate milk
3. 
   
   
   cartoon band-aids
4. 
   
   
   the ampersand ( & + me = ♥ )
5. 
   
   
   staying up late
6. 
   
   
   watching movies
7. 
   
   
   freckles
8. 
   
   
   the feeling of being in love
9. 
   
   
   thrift stores
10. 
    
    
    singing
11. 
    
    
    spontaneity
12. 
    
    
    mannequin heads
13. 
    
    
    vintage stuff
14. 
    
    
    tea
15. 
    
    
    photography
16. 
    
    
    gettin' crafty
17. 
    
    
    chinese food
18. 
    
    
    Jesus
19. 
    
    
    bowling
20. 
    
    
    carbs
21. 
    
    
    graffiti
22. 
    
    
    campfires & s'mores
23. 
    
    
    getting happy mail
24. 
    
    
    kite-flying
25. 
    
    
    adventure
26. 
    
    
    blogging
27. 
    
    
    boardgames & card games
28. 
    
    
    music
29. 
    
    
    crazy colored socks
30. 
    
    
    fresh notebooks
31. 
    
    
    sweets
32. 
    
    
    sunshine
33. 
    
    
    teeter totters ( ♥ )
34. 
    
    
    kissing my man
35. 
    
    
    birthdays

35 Things I Dislike:

1. 
   
   
   the limbo
2. 
   
   
   heights
3. 
   
   
   spiders & bugs
4. 
   
   
   waking up early
5. 
   
   
   rollercoasters
6. 
   
   
   being the center of attention
7. 
   
   
   dill pickles
8. 
   
   
   spearmint gum
9. 
   
   
   when balloons pop
10. 
    
    
    kiwis (the fruit)
11. 
    
    
    when people talk & talk & talk...
12. 
    
    
    flying
13. 
    
    
    being overweight
14. 
    
    
    country music
15. 
    
    
    going to the dentist
16. 
    
    
    shredded carrot & raisin salad
17. 
    
    
    being cold
18. 
    
    
    cleaning toilets
19. 
    
    
    ironing
20. 
    
    
    vacuuming
21. 
    
    
    dusting
22. 
    
    
    dull scissors
23. 
    
    
    dog slobber
24. 
    
    
    split pea soup
25. 
    
    
    a lukewarm bath
26. 
    
    
    too much quiet
27. 
    
    
    inconsiderate people
28. 
    
    
    itchy tags in my shirt
29. 
    
    
    internet pop-up ads
30. 
    
    
    wobbly grocery carts
31. 
    
    
    cigarette smoke
32. 
    
    
    being lonely
33. 
    
    
    shopping for jeans
34. 
    
    
    paying full price
35. 
    
    
    old Westerns

35 Random Things About Me:

1. 
   
   
   I can't hula hoop
2. 
   
   
   I'm adopted
3. 
   
   
   Believe it or not, I'm shy
4. 
   
   
   The older I get, the more freedom I feel in being myself
5. 
   
   
   I'd rather eat the cake than the frosting
6. 
   
   
   I miss my mommy
7. 
   
   
   I have no sense of direction
8. 
   
   
   I'm a great listener & will carry your secret to my grave
9. 
   
   
   My favorite place I've ever lived or visited is the Puget Sound, Washington
10. 
    
    
    I used to be a clean freak & very organized
11. 
    
    
    I would love to own a pet hedgehog
12. 
    
    
    My favorite food is egg rolls
13. 
    
    
    When I was a kid, I once punched the local bully in the face. At Vacation Bible School.
14. 
    
    
    I use the words "poop" & "fart" a lot. I think they're funny.
15. 
    
    
    Someday soon I will own a pair of cowgirl boots.
16. 
    
    
    I plan on wearing pigtails & braids even when I am an old grey-haired lady.
17. 
    
    
    There are so many things I wish I could do. Among them: sign-language, dance, knit/crochet, speak Spanish.
18. 
    
    
    One of my favorite teachers was in 5th grade, Mrs. Harbourne. I loved the way her pretty painted fingernails tapped on the chalkboard.
19. 
    
    
    I am addicted to my iPhone.
20. 
    
    
    I started finding grey hairs in my head when I was 17.
21. 
    
    
    My celebrity crushes: Kevin Bacon, Edward Norton, Gerard Butler. Just to name a few. haha!
22. 
    
    
    When I was pregnant with both girls I got morning sickness, but I never threw up.
23. 
    
    
    I feel like life just keeps getting better & better.
24. 
    
    
    I have never gotten a traffic ticket.
25. 
    
    
    I remember choreographing dance moves with my friends to songs by Vanilla Ice, Madonna & Janet Jackson.
26. 
    
    
    I get sleepy when I drive.
27. 
    
    
    I know I don't always act my age. I hope that always stays true.
28. 
    
    
    I realize lately that I talk to myself a lot.
29. 
    
    
    I have been married before. Not happy times. (OK, that was depressing.)
30. 
    
    
    I'm not a big fan of soda pop, but root beer is my favorite. Does that even make sense? But ice tea trumps root beer.
31. 
    
    
    I once bought a used curling iron at a thrift store. Is that gross? I was super poor. And wanted curly hair.
32. 
    
    
    I'm a newspaper columnist. (I know some of you know that already. But I like saying it.)
33. 
    
    
    I once tried ordering a 9" sub sandwich at Subway. (They only make 6" or 12".)
34. 
    
    
    I like wearing happy bright colors. And if not all the articles or accessories match, I'm cool with that. (The hubby has other opinions on this matter.)
35. 
    
    
    Picnics are the best.

♥ Nikki