Random kiss

I guess a random kiss in front of a room full of people never hurt anyone. I have this friend, DF, who is working on his Ph.D. in Physics. Let's just say he's not exactly the player type. Last night he told me about this random chick in Ireland that kissed him last week, so today I jokingly asked if I got a kiss too. He laughed and said sure, then went on talking to someone else. Well today, at CHURCH, I was getting ready to start my Sunday School class when he abruptly grabbed my face and just laid one on me in front of everyone. It was hilarious and seriously SHOCKED me! That's really all I have to say about that.

101 Things

1. My kitchen wall is red.
2. Since 5th grade I wanted to be a marine biologist.
3. By high school I wanted to be a choir teacher.
4. By the end of college I wanted to be either a financial analyst or a stockbroker.
5. After college I became a stock broker.
6. I hated being a stockbroker.
7. Now I want to be a lawyer.
8. I prefer room temperature water over ice water.
9. I hate lemon in my water.
10. I love the ocean.
11. My dream is to scuba dive with Great White Sharks.
12. I want everyone to think I’m tough, but I’m really quite emotional.
13. I love accessories.
14. I get really bad Spring Fever every year.
15. My normal body temperature is 97.1 F.
16. Calla lilies are my favorite flowers.
17. Yellow roses used to be my favorite flowers.
18. My eyes are green.
19. I have one pointed ear.
20. I have slept on the Great Wall of China.
21. I want to travel the world someday.
22. I can roll my tongue 3 times.
23. I prefer stick shifts to automatics.
24. My favorite dessert is a Pazookie.
25. I love pesto sauce.
26. I drink milk with pizza.
27. I own my own shot gun.
28. I always remember people who don’t remember me.
29. Remembering unimportant details is easy for me.
30. Scrap booking and I will never be friends.
31. I love chick flicks.
32. I’m the oldest of 7 children.
33. Someday, I will open a battered women’s shelter.
34. I lived in China for 5 months.
35. My first kiss was at age 17.
36. My toenails are always painted.
37. Sometimes, I wear dark purple glasses.
38. I love to sing.
39. I play the piano.
40. I love bubble baths.
41. I have almost all flavors of Bath & Body Works lotion and body spray.
42. Without contacts, I am nearly blind.
43. I would do anything for a friend.
44. I’ve always wanted a pair of leather pants.
45. Someday, I will skydive, but never bungee jump.
46. I was in Men’s Choir in high school (but only as the accompanist.)
47. I’m a Leo.
48. I’m a red on the Color Code.
49. I hated Diet Coke until I started law school, now I love it.
50. I don’t like watermelon.
51. I don’t like pumpkin pie.
52. I don’t like cucumbers.
53. I don’t like mushrooms.
54. I like almost everything else.
55. I love Audrey Hepburn movies.
56. I love Broadway musicals.
57. I went to college at Northern Arizona University.
58. I have a reverse birthmark on my leg (it stays white when I tan.)
59. I have a permanent retainer on the inside of my bottom teeth.
60. I had braces when I was younger.
61. I’m a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
62. My favorite law class so far is Legal Research & Writing.
63. My favorite undergrad class was Small Business Analysis.
64. I have a laptop named Lola.
65. I have a puppy named C.J. (stands for Chief Justice).
66. I love lightening storms.
67. I love warm, summer rain.
68. The sound of my clock ticking at night puts me at ease.
69. I can type pretty fast.
70. Sapphires are my favorite colored gems.
71. I drove a tractor once and almost ran it into an electric fence.
72. I’m not terribly athletic, but I love to play sports.
73. “10,000” is my family’s favorite game.
74. I’m allergic to walnuts.
75. My favorite dinner is Navajo tacos.
76. My favorite breakfast food is hash browns.
77. Sometimes, I write things that I’ve already done on “to do” lists.
78. I’m a night owl.
79. I’m not a morning person.
80. I love to bake.
81. I love to cook.
82. I like to eat fish, but no seafood with claws.
83. I love to laugh.
84. I have a thing for tall guys.
85. I am very blessed.
86. I have the coolest family.
87. I’ve had over 30 roommates over the years.
88. I think popcorn should only be eaten with orange juice.
89. I got arrested in China once.
90. I want to go to Beauty School and Culinary School someday.
91. Someday, I will be scuba certified.
92. My name means “earth” in Latin and “star” in an Indian language.
93. I love to read.
94. My favorite books are true accounts of people’s lives at interesting times in history.
95. People tend to disclose to me much more information than I want to know.
96. I love my job as a law clerk.
97. I love to do logic puzzles.
98. There is nothing quite like singing in a choir with people who can really sing.
99. Red is my favorite color.
100. I’ve always had a secret wish to be a dancer.
101. I try really hard, but know I have a long way to go

Walter and my dad - BFF!

Though Walter moved away, he, mysteriously, is still around A LOT! I guess my dad's helping him with some stuff. Last night I got home with my car loaded with a bunch of stuff. My family was helping me unload it and Walter decided to lend his helping hand. Afterward, he lingered and after everyone went in the house he asked if I got the note he left on my car. I said, "yeah, I did. I don't know how to respond Walter." He said, "That's okay. You don't have to respond. Your smile is enough for me."

Tonight my dad told me that Walter told him he talked to his mom about me. His mom told him that he needed to change his ways so he could get me. He also showed my dad a picture of Jesus hugging a bum and told him that's what he lives by. The best part is when he took off his shirt to show my dad the tattoo covering his entire back of Jesus face down in the dirt carrying the cross. I think that's just frightening.

PS- My dad asked me if he could invite Walter to Christmas dinner.

Comment from Toronto

This is my second entry today, but I just wanted to share my excitement with you all. I got my first comment from a perfect stranger yesterday. I thought the only people that read my blog were people that know me. It made my day!

Stupid alarm clock!

I went to bed last night at about 11:30 and set my alarm for 5:30 am. I was planning to wake up and spend a couple hours doing my last minute cramming before my final. I really needed the 2 hours. When I woke up, it was light outside, which I thought was strange because I never heard my alarm. IT WAS 7:49!!! My final started at 8:30 and I live 20 minutes from school in NO traffic. I did the only thing possible - put my hair in a pony tail, threw on some clothes straight from the hamper, loaded my laptop, sprinted out the door, peeled out of my driveway, and started crying. Only by the grace of God did I make it to my final with 10 minutes to spare...sans the extra 2 hours of studying. Again...how have I made it this far through law school?

Finals

I have a final that I'm not ready for in 10 hours and yet I'm re-reading my past blogs. Seriously, what is wrong with me and how have I made it this far in law school?

Crazy letter

I have this next door neighbor. Let's call him....Walter. He's nice enough, but not so bright and a little on the creepy side. He asked me out several months ago, but we just never got around to going...shoot! Well anyway, he told my mom a while ago he wanted to be with me forever and make little red-headed babies (apparently he doesn't know my red comes from a bottle). Well I pretty much thought he was harmless, especially after I started noticing a new woman at his house a lot. My mom confirmed he had a girlfriend. I'm now out of the Walter woods, so to speak. Or am I? So I walked out to my car Monday morning and noticed something on my windshield. I have a secret confession to make at this point. Often, as I walk to my car, I hope for some little note or card or ANYTHING to be left on my windshield. I don't know why I wish that. It has never happened...until Monday. As I approach my car, I see that the outside of the folded paper says "To my beautiful flower, Tara." It's so sad, but I knew that Walter would be the only one crazy enough to write that. I unfold the paper and find a 4 PAGE handwritten letter. Below are some excerpts:

"The reason I look for so long when you come home is because you are my sunshine. You run shyly, my heart flutters." - What he doesn't understand is that I don't run shyly, I just RUN!

"I was talking to Craig a while back and I understand how you feel about men. But I choose to be different by choice. I know how to love you." - Craig is another neighbor. While I love him dearly and have known him since I was 2, he's as crazy as Walter. What do either of them think they know about how I feel about men?

"I would like to spend more time with you and if the ball bounces right, that time could be forever." - Is he really dillusional?

The funny thing is that our interaction to this point has been so limited that I cannot even imagine where this is coming from. What do I do now? I can't possibly talk to him or face him. I wouldn't have a clue how to respond. So for now, I just hide, duck, and run to and from my car. Should I worry for my safety? Can he possibly be an emotionally balanced person?

I almost died (again)!

I was sound asleep at 3:00 am last night when I was JOLTED awake by a big crash bang boom! Then I see it...a shelf that was hanging on my wall when I fell asleep was now lying about 3 inches from my head on my pillow.

Apparently, one of the shelves on my wall above my bed decided it was tired of being there and just leaped off the wall. On it, was a large porcelain figurine of Christ, a glass vase with a fake flower in it, and a candle holder with a brass base. They all came spontaneously crashing down, shattering and almost nailing me in the head.

It took a while for me to get back to sleep. I got up and cleaned it up, but was quite shaken. When I did sleep, I just dreamed that everything on my wall was attacking me. But hey, whatcha gonna do?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving was wonderful! My family all left town and went to Utah. I had the house to myself all weekend and so much peace and quiet. Thanksgiving day was great because I had no obligations and several invitations. I spent the morning watching a movie with MM followed by a nice long walk with CJ. Then I went to my Grandma's house for about an hour and then to my friend Kari's for dinner #2. It was a lovely afternoon. Later, Kari, Kari's mom, MM and I went to see Walk the Line (which was good). It was a good day!

Another shower story

What is it with showers? My 19 year old cousin is getting married and her bridal shower was on Tuesday. We have a tradition at bridal showers to videotape the groom in an interview and then ask the bride how she thinks he responded to the questions. So one question to the groom was..."What are the 3 top things that would make Brooke a good wife?" Then she gets a chance to guess his answer. DO YOU KNOW WHAT SHE SAID???? 1- cooking 2- cleaning 3- I can't think of a third, maybe having babies. Do I really need to comment? RIDICULOUS! How can someone go into marriage with such low expectations? Thankfully his answer was quite a bit better. 1- kindness 2- loving 3- (ok, so I don't remember #3, but it was along the same lines). I just don't understand.

PS- Who came up with the idea of bridal showers anyway? Who made it socially acceptable for women to gather and offer congratulations in the form of underwear while all the other women watch?