8 Random Things

i was "tagged" to do this by my cousin Rebekah via Xanga, but since i don't really Xanga anymore, i figured i could put this on here...

8 RANDOM things about me!

1. i am the slowest eater EVER. all of my food has to be perfect before i can start eating it. i will salt/pepper everything, fix up a baked potato (sour cream, cheese, green onions), apply salsa to things, or whatever is necessary.... once everything is good to go, then i will eat. it's actually not that i'm a slow EATER, i'm just incredibly meticulous about my food. everything i order, i always have to say "plus ____" like today i got a sandwich from Schlotzsky's, PLUS guacamole. you don't ever want to have to go get food for me.

2. my husband and i eat at abuelo's all the time. not only because it's probably my favorite restaurant ever, but because my brother and his wife, candace, both work there. they hook us up. so we don't go eat there just because it's great, but it's cheap for us.

3. i haven't driven MY car since before Christmas. it needs a new balancer and crank shaft, so my dad said he would just get a whole new (actually, used- but new to us) engine and would have it replaced 2 or 3 weeks following Christmas. i've been driving one of my dad's extra cars (a '95 Civic) since then. my car STILL hasn't been touched.

4. i make THE best low-fat/low-cal banana pudding in the history of Earth. i am currently waiting for a batch to chill so i can dig in to it.

5. i am singing at 2 weddings in the next 8 months. one for a girl i don't know- she's my sister-in-law's cousin... and one for my dearest cousin, Rebekah. i used to sing in front of big crowds all the time and never got nervous, now i feel like i'm gonna crap my pants when i get up in front of lots of people. this should be fun.

6. i have lost 20 lbs. since October of 2005. i now weigh only ONE pound more than i did before i got pregnant with Lincoln (i was 19) so that's very exciting

7. my husband has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and is a national champion in the sport. that's more about him, but, it's a good one!

8. i am a good cook, but i am a HORRIBLE cleaner. cleaning is my least favorite thing to do, ever. i would rather live in a dirty house than have to clean up every day. luckily, my husband helps me out a lot, and since i have a 21 month old who gets into everything, i HAVE to keep stuff clean. when i lived in dallas by myself, there was a 2 month stretch where i wouldn't let people come over to my apartment because it was so dirty i was embarrassed. the only time i was home during that period was to sleep. hahaha, gross. but when i DO start cleaning, i am a Nazi about it. if i'm going to clean, i'm going to do it right the first time so i don't have to go back over it. my husband says he hates me when i'm in cleaning mode.