This week was my 30th Birthday!
In honor of turning the big 3-0, I wanted to share 30 Fun Facts about me! Some are purely factual, and others are silly; some are short, while others might require some explanation; but all are FUN!! Enjoy these fun facts (shared in no particular order)! Shoutout to my wonderful husband for snapping these photos for me on my birthday!!
1. My Mom and I share the same middle name: Jean!
2. I have a Master’s degree in Library Science! I absolutely loved my classes; I mean, I had one class all about storytelling! I’ve also worked in 3 different libraries!
3. My favorite literary genre is probably middle grade fiction; my most recent favorite was The Mysterious Benedict Society series by Trenton Lee Stewart about genius kids who save the world from being brainwashed!
4. My favorite book of the Bible is James; I am committed to memorizing the entire book, but have only learned the first chapter so far.
5. I went to Florida State University! I lived in Tallahassee for 6 years. Go Noles!!
6. I’ve broken both of my wrists from sports! My right wrist was broken in middle school from a rollerblading fall, and my left wrist was broken in college from a volleyball spike straight to the wrist.
7. I’ve been dyeing my hair for a few years now. It started out as black, then blonde ombré, to full blonde, to dark purple, and now pink!
8. I’ve traveled to 8 different countries! Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Haiti, Ireland, Italy, & Scotland.
9. My favorite Marvel superhero is Thor, with Ant Man as a close second!
10. My favorite TV show of all time is Bones! My brother introduced it to me when I was in college. He told me that he thought I might like it, and he was right! Thanks, Bill!!
11. On road trips, I ALWAYS fall asleep if I’m not driving. I get carsick pretty easily, so I can’t do too much else. My husband is the exact opposite!
12. When we were first married and living in Tallahassee, we would drive home to visit every few months. I worked at the children’s library on campus, so one year I checked out the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone audiobook. Ever since then we listen to the Harry Potter audiobooks on EVERY road trip. They are so entertaining, and give the driver something to do to ease boredom. Jim Dale does THE BEST job of narrating! We still haven’t finished one full book, though, because we always jump around!
13. I am a “Christmas before Thanksgiving” person! I didn’t use to be, but ever since having kids, I try to start as early as possible! As soon as my birthday hits, I’m calling Home Depot every few days to see when their trees are ready for purchase!
14. My favorite Christmas song is “O Holy Night.”
15. My favorite Christmas tradition is watching Christmas movies (especially Hallmark ones)! The cheesier, the better! My favorite last year was about a Christmas ghost.
16. I am always FREEZING; the only exception was during my pregnancies.
17. My favorite color changes as I change; it used be orange, then yellow, and now it’s light pink/rose gold (can you tell?).
18. If I could only wear one outfit for the rest of my life it would be black leggings and a black, flowy workout top. I literally live in that outfit right now!
19. I hate wearing shoes. I love a cute pair, but I would rather be barefoot all. the. time!
20. I use a Bullet Journal that houses everything, from calendars and to-dos, to workouts and business stuff! I swear by mine, and even got my husband on-board! If you’re a visual person, you should definitely try it out for organizing your life!
21. I am currently homeschooling my Kindergartener! My Bachelors is in Elementary Education, so at least I’m putting it to some use.
22. I lead worship 2-3 times a month at my church! I’m not the best singer, but I love being able to use what talent I do have for the Lord.
23. My favorite type of food is Mexican food; I could eat tacos every. single. day. and never get tired of it (although my stomach might not appreciate that!).
24. I love doing yoga! It’s probably my favorite type of exercise; I use FitOn for my yoga practices, and they are SO good!
25. I shoot with Canon, just like my Dad! He was the “embarrassing Photo Dad” and now I’m the “embarrassing Photo Mom!”
26. My favorite place that I’ve traveled to so far is Scotland!! My husband and I went last December and it was a dream!! Blog post coming soon with some favorite photos!
27. One of my dreams is to live abroad. I’m not sure where, or when, this would happen, but I definitely want it to happen, even if it’s only for a short time!
28. I currently have 40,000 pictures on my phone!! Yikes!
29. I love Disney, but I would choose Universal over Disney any day!
30. I am an Enneagram 9, and my love language is Words of Affirmation!
