Interesting or.....NOT

Amanda bullied me into saying six things that are interesting about me or not so interesting. Since I just hate talking about myself.....who am I kidding. These were the things I thought of.

1. When Nate and I lived in New York we went to several Broadway plays. They were all great but one of the highlights for me was being selected to be IN the play Spelling Bee. I sat on stage with all of the actors. They even sang a song and danced all around me. Then I had to go to the mike and spell the word "Jihad" I asked if i could have it in a sentence and for the definition (they were my big lines) after being scared to death and sweating beyond belief I spelled the word wrong. So my career in acting ended pretty quickly as I was escorted from the stage

These were a few of the ones that we went to.

2. I am the youngest of a big family. I have 5 brothers and 2 sisters. I remember wanting to grow up and be just like my sisters. My oldest sister is 10 yrs older then me. So when she was home visiting form college I thought it was so cool that she would stay up late. I would sneak down stairs and she would let me hang out with her and her friends. (Even now I hate to leave a party or "get together" early in case I miss something) Really I would just fall asleep, but still i thought it was cool. I shared a room with my other sister. She loved Broadway plays, which is were I think I got it from. They were both the best big sisters that I could have asked for. Now they are mothers and still good examples for me.Here's a pic of the fam. A few people are missing, but you get the idea.

3. I enjoy reading. This is something that is new for me. When I was younger I hated reading. It was always so hard for me to concentrate. I would read books way to easy for me because when my mind wondered, I wouldn't get lost. In high school I became a champion cliff notes reader. About a year ago I decided to start going to book group here is the ward. They were reading books that I liked. Some of the ladies here suggested books to read, and Ive been enjoying them ever since. My new favorite author has been Shannon Hale (Probably because were like second cousins twice removed), but I have enjoyed a bunch of others.

4. I can touch my tongue to my nose. The interesting part about it was when I was like 12 I taught myself how to do it. I would stick my tongue out and hole it to my nose. Then I would move my finger and hope that my tongue would stay. One day it did. I also taught myself how to wink with both eyes (not at the same time of course because that would be blinking). I used the same technique as I did with the tongue thing and held one eye shut. I would let go and hopefully it would stay shut. Eventually it did and I could wink.

5. I love to play sports. I played soccer all my life and I even played in college. I played at a small university in Iowa for two years. Then I transferred to SUU and finished playing. I've traveled all through the US playing soccer. I've also run two marathons. My best time was two years ago, 3:55:12. I bet a few people that I could finish in 4 hours and I wouldn't lose that bet. I guess you could say that I'm pretty competitive, but that goes back to being the runt of a big family.

6. The last thing is that I know how to sew. I even have my own sewing machine. I have even sewed two quilts. One is a jean square quilt and the other is all of my old high school and college soccer T-shirts. I cut them up and put them together. I have failed to tie these quilts, but I have all of the stuff. If anyone actually reads this far and knows how to tie and is willing to help, let me know.

Well that was fasinating I know... Now its Liora's turn.