25 things you don’t know . . . {Blog Hop}

The mastermind behind the Everyday Mama is doing her first blog hop today and the topic is twenty-five things you don’t know about me. The thought of putting twenty-five facts down about yours truly does sounds daunting, are there even twenty-five interesting things about me? Well, let’s see…

1. My nickname growing up was Missy Pooh. I still have two friends that call me this today. 
2. My hair is an ashy blonde so I enhance it by brightening it up.  
3. I love Lay’s Salt & Vinegar chips (and so does my daughter)
4. I eat Snickers in layers 
5. I sucked my thumb until I was fourteen. Don’t laugh or judge. 
6. My husband was my first real boyfriend I actually liked. 
7. My degree is in English with an emphasis in Poetry, yet I haven’t written a poem in about four years. 
8. I wouldn’t have made it through community college if it weren’t for my hubby, then boyfriend. I couldn’t even write my own papers so he “helped” me do them. 
9. I was a competitive bowler and got through my first two years of college with bowling scholarships I had won.
10. I worked at TGI Friday’s for eight years, I haven’t worked there for four years yet I can still tell you descriptions, menu recipes, etc. 
11. My favorite color is brown. 
12. I crave a Venti unsweetened black tea lemonade and have to get one everyday, it’s a pregnancy thing. I normally drink Starbuck’s double shots and in the fall anything with pumpkin. 
13. I could eat pasta everyday of the week. 
14. I have not been organized in four years and want to be so badly. 
15. I could not live without my rainbow sandals. 
16. I have struggled with depression for three years. Even though I know one of the main triggers I still obsess about it causing me to continue to take medication. I have not taken it while being pregnant, don’t worry, but I worry about after the baby is born. 
17. I have owned four cars in thirteen years. 
18. I have had plastic surgery. 
19. I love burning candles, especially after daylight savings. The fragrance of Fall in the early evening and the flickering of the light brings me peace. 
20. I love to be alone. 
21. Halloween is my favorite holiday along with Thanksgiving. 
22. I love giving presents and get embarrassed when I receive one. It’s just so much more fun giving than receiving. 
23. I am not a jewelry, shoe or handbag person. I would like to say that I am simple being especially now that I am a mom. 
24. I have never been given a surprise party yet I have thrown a handful of them. I guess that goes with not liking surprises very much. 
25. I want nothing more than to be a stay at home mom. Just need to figure out how!