25 Tid Bits

1. I am pregnant with my first son, but this is not my first pregnancy. I lost my first one a year ago... It will be almost a year exactly from when Brady is expected to be born. I like to think that things go full circle and Brady will be born to represent the love we have for him and for our first conception.

2. It irritates me when people say the word "height" with the "TH" at the end, instead of the "T". You wouldn't say weighth, now would you?

3. When I was a child, I wanted to be an artist. When I learned you can't make money with art, I wanted to be a pediatrician. Now, I'm neither, and still have no idea what I want to be when I grow up.

4. I am a total dog person. Big dogs are my favorite. The bigger the better.

5. I LOVE sports and beer. My favorite sports are NFL, College football, and baseball. Pair a sport with a Bud Light and I'm in heaven.

6. I bite my nails. Have been since I was a child. I was never a thumb sucker.

7. Symmetry is important to me. An off-center picture on the wall will really bug me. Things have to be aligned and straight. Funny thing is, my two front teeth are crooked and I don't care.

8. I can watch design shows on TV all day long and never get up from the couch except for food and bathroom breaks.

9. Music is so important to me and so many songs have a way to speak straight to my heart. I love a good country song with a great story line.

10. Sometimes I miss CT, VA and IA. Then a calm winter experience in FL makes me grateful to be where I am. I have conflicting thoughts about where I live at least once a week.

11. There is a reason for everything, and just because I can't see it, doesn't mean that things won't work out how they should. I always try to find the silver lining. Dwelling on difficult situations really only makes them worse.

12. I would love my husband no matter what he did for a living. If he was a professional manure scooper or a top-notch lawyer, I would love him the same. As long as we have a roof over our heads, food in our bellies, and electricity for warmth, I will be happy. I might want more, but I know that sometimes all you really need is just what you have, and no more.

13. Even though I just stated in #12 that I know we don't need a ton of money to be happy, Kyle and I still play the Lotto every once in a while to daydream about what we would have if we ever won.

14. I really miss Margaritas. It's been almost 8 months now, since I've had one. My family thinks that I am joking when I say that I want one as soon as Brady is born. But I'm serious.

15. I am so grateful for all the great people in my life, far and wide. I have been supported so well by my friends and family from far away states in such ways that I have never felt alone.

16. My grandmother is truly one of my best friends. I love her so much and am really glad she's so young and only in her sixties. She will be in the delivery room when Brady is born. This will be her first birth experience, as she was put under for her children, and has never been to the births of her grandchildren.

17. I get on breakfast kicks. I can eat grits everyday for months and it won't bother me. Then I'm tired of it and will eat waffles everyday, then bagels. The only exception is weekend breakfast, where anything goes.

18. We really only eat Cracker Barrel when we are with my Dad and Dorothy. I don't think I've ever had it without them. It's a great place, but I think subconsciously I reserve it as a tradition with them.

19. My sister-in-law, my Gemini twin, is pregnant for the first time. We are doing this "together", even though we are thousands of miles apart... Although, she's got double duty. She's carrying twin girls and I couldn't be more happy for her. We're starting a family generation together.

20. I love Taco Bell, and could probably eat it everyday... Give me a bean burrito and nobody gets hurt.

21. Now that I'm pregnant, I don't think Tom Cruise is as psycho as I thought he was when he bought his wife an ultrasound machine. I find myself constantly wondering what the heck Brady is doing in my belly.

22. I love that I am from a large family. I think that when my dad got remarried to Dorothy, I was truly blessed with a group of wonderful people. I love my step siblings as my own brothers and sisters. We may not be blood, but we are family. I think it was a divine marriage of the two families. My half brother from my mom's remarriage is more proof that sometimes it is better for unhappy parents to divorce and find love again.

23. I'm a tolerant conservative. Is there such a thing? I might not agree with what you do, but I try my best to not judge.

24. I am NOT an 80s music fan. I dislike most of it.

25. When I was little I wanted to be a twin and for my name to be Samantha. So glad there's only one of me... As for my name, I love that I'm A-MAN-da! :)