94 Things About Myself....

I'm caving to peer pressure! Since I tried to get away with the 6 things about myself....I guess I only have 94 more things to go! Aaaahhh! I think we'll all find out I'm really not that exciting!!

1. I was born in Mesa Arizona


2. My birthday is in October...thus the name "Autumn"


3. My Dad calls me "Tums" (I secretly love this)


4. I grew up in Blanding, Utah...would never want to live there again, but it was a great place to grow up.


5. "Cruising Main" was one of our favorite High School past times!


6. I was a very timid child...I had some serious anxiety! Elementary school was an especially scary place for me.....to this day the smell of the cafeteria gives me panic attacks!..I have absolutely no idea why!!


7. I was the best all around student in 5th grade.


8. School was always easy for me. I always got good grades and never really had to try too hard.


9. I wore braces on my teeth for over 4 years.


10. I have had 16 teeth pulled...8 of them permanent. (I have a small mouth and bigger teeth)


11. I spent every summer from the time I was 4 in Phoenix with my Grandparents.


12. My Grandma spoiled me rotten, and I always cried when I had to go home.


13. My family still teases me about the time when I said that I was "Grandma Sick".


14. I was a mean big sister! I have serious regrets about this now that I am grown. I think I over react to my kids bickering because I don't want them to feel bad about how they treated each other when they get older.


15. I only have 1 brother....Colby...he is an amazing person!


16. My parents are still in love with each other after 34 years of marriage!


17. My family is all in Arizona....No Thank you!!


18. From the time I was little we went snow skiing almost every weekend....I haven't skiied since highschool!


19. We had a boat and spent many hours on the lake and at the reservoir....those are some of my favorite memories.


20. When I was little my Grandpa Otto took me to the church parking lot to teach me how to ride a two wheeler....he brought me home several hours later and said, "she'll NEVER learn!"


21. I'm not the most coordinated person around!


22. I had the greatest group of friends growing up....I still think they are all amazing people and I'm so thankful for their influences in my life.


23. I joined the LDS Church when I was 18 years old. My Grandpa baptized me and my best friend Lisa's dad Jim confirmed me.


24. My friend Marci had a crush on my husband in ninth grade.....this is how we got to know each other....Marci and I would follow him around town spying on him.


25. Bryan was my first love and my first kiss.


26. I wasn't his.


27. We starting dating after his mission in 1993, and were married in July 1994.


28. We were married in Phoenix Arizona at the Pointe Hilton Resort... it was so beautiful! We were sealed 6 months later in the Salt Lake City temple.


29. We moved to Springville, Utah to work and go to school.


30. Our first home was a 2 bedroom condo in the hood! We had no idea at the time! We thought it was perfect! :)


31. Camry Jean was born on December 15, 1996. She weighed 6 lbs. 11 ozs. and was 18 inches long. She had a massive amount of black hair.


32. I had some issues with anxiety after she was born, but didn't realize what it was at the time.....I worried and cried every second because I thought she was going to die!? I broke out in hives all over my body 2 times from stress.


33. Camry won the most beautiful baby contest in Springville Utah when she was almost 6 months old. I was so proud....we started calling her "Camry Jean the beauty queen"


34. We bought a four plex apartment building in Pleasant Grove Utah with Bryans brother Jeff and his wife Bonnie. We moved in to one of the units in the summer of 1997 when Camry was 6 months old. We ended up living next door to Jeremy and Rochelle Lyman some of our very best friends to this day!


35. We have lived within 1 mile of Jeff and Bonnie ever since, with the exception of a couple of months. We love it...it is so nice to live close to family!


36. Easton Bryan was born on January 10, 1999. He weighed 6 lbs. 11 ozs. and was 19 1/2 inches long. He was back in the hospital for four days with RSV when he was 2 weeks old. I was a wreck again! He and I have a tight bond....I think it is because of this whole ordeal! He is a mama's boy through and through, and I seem to sometimes be oblivious to his naughtiness.


37. We built a house in Payson, Utah and moved there in the summer of 2000. Camry was 3 1/2 and Easton was 1 1/2. We lived in Payson for almost exactly one year and decided we couldn't take it anymore. We felt like we were living in the middle of nowhere. We sold our house and moved back into the tiny little four plex in Pleasant Grove in the summer of 2001.


38. I actually loved moving back to the four plex....I realized how unhappy I had been in Payson. I became good friends with the neighbor and I still love and appreciate Chris Davis for all that she did for me! She pulled me out of a slump that I didn't even know I was in!


39. Jace Michael was born on September 9, 2002. He weighed 6 lbs. 11 0zs. and was 18 1/2 inches long. Two weeks after he was born we moved into our new house in Lehi, Utah. If you think that was easy...guess again! I had a melt down and my Mom had to come save the day! To this day she is amazed that she spent 4 days at my house and never stopped doing laundry...even in her sleep!


40. All 3 of my babies weighed the same...Camry was overdue by 2 days, Easton was 2 weeks early, and Jace was 3 weeks early. The doctor mentioned that maybe my body can only take 6 lbs. 11 ozs.! Good to be done having kids, wouldn't want one to come any earlier than Jace!


41. I had several jobs before mommyhood:


42. I worked for a Career Training Center as a Secretary


43. I went to school to be a Dental Assistant, and worked for an Orthodontist (I loved it!)


44. I worked for a company at night called Unibase...I did 10 key until 4 am.


45. I babysat a 2 week old baby.


46. Jace and I were the recess guards at the kids' school. This was fun, but got to be too cold in the winter for him.


47. Thankfully my husband takes care of us so that I don't have to work anymore.


48. I love to read!


49. I am a crazy person in my sleep. I wake up almost every night in a panic about a dream or something I see in the dark....etc. Bryan is so used to it, he rarely even wakes up anymore.


50. I am not a crier. It really takes a lot to bring me to tears.


51. I am most like my Dad in personality. We always say...so long as I'm not too cold, too hot, hungry or tired, I am a perfectly nice person to be around.


52. My Dad is the only one who can bring me to tears with a single look. He has a tender heart, I love this about him.
    
53. My Mom is my best friend. She should have been a psychiatrist. She can help solve anyones emotional problems! She is the greatest listener I know.


54. I love babies! If babies never grew up I would have ten kids!


55. Growing up all I ever wanted to be was a Mommy. I have always loved kids....I gotta say...being a Mom in real life is a lot harder than I dreamed it would be!


56. I am a procrastinator. I usually leave things till the last minute, and I hate that about myself.


57. My favorite TV show right now is Grey's Anatomy. I'm a sucker for night time soaps!


58. I know most everyone knows this, but I also have a strong addiction to Reality TV. Among my favorites: Little People Big World, LA Ink, Amazing Race, So You Think You Can Dance....I could go on.....I need therapy!


59. I love to sew. I think I got this from my Grandma. I hope I make her proud. I am piecing a quilt right now and am loving it! I can see this becoming a new obsession!


60. I have a hand bag problem. I am completely addicted....I can't go into a store without looking, and lots of times buying. I have a closet full of them!


61. I love birthdays. My kids have never had a birthday that I didn't try to make extra exciting. We usually have the Pretend Birthday (a few days before), the school birthday, and the Real Birthday.....sometimes we even throw in the Friend Birthday and the Family Birthday....I know I'm ridiculous, but they are only little once right?!


62. I love to go to the movies. Bonnie, Laura, and I usually get to the movies about once a week, unless there is nothing good playing.


63. I can always make up an excuse to hang out with the girls. A couple of weeks ago someone was having a bad week so we had "Crappy Week". We went out like 3 times! I'm sure my husband was ready to declare "Crappy Week" himself!


64. I love text messaging. I can get a kick out of just about any message that I get! I love those commercials with the Grandma that is texting her BFF!


65. I have never been an animal lover. Tanya gave Camry a puppy for her 10th birthday...I was a little nervous, but now I love her like she was one of my kids! I find myself being a lot more tolerant of animals now....but I still hate cats (sorry to any cat lovers).


66. I am Emmy's favorite person, even though I'm the only one who yells at her for being naughty!


67. I think Disneyland is definitely "the happiest place on earth!"


68. I love to go to theme parks etc., but have to watch myself because I get really motion sick.


69. My husband finally converted me to Diet sodas, amazingly I have dropped 3 lbs. just because of this!


70. My friend Cami talked me into joining a yoga class...I've come to find out that I am not a flexible person, but I do have pretty good balance!


71. I pretty much rock at arm balances! :)


72. I have 5 sister in laws...I consider them to be my best friends!


73. My Mother and Father in law are the most generous people that I have ever met! They would do anything for anyone....I want to be more like them!


74. I have the cutest nieces and nephews around! I go to great lengths to secure my position as "Favorite Aunt"!


75. My niece Hannah is named after me and her Aunt Tori....this is one of my favorite things to tell people! She is Hannah Marie and she is my girl!


76. I'm a phone talker.


77. I can't stand uncomfortable silence, so if I'm with someone who isn't talking I will totally make up for it! :)


78. I cannot tolerate random people saying mean things about anyone I love.


79. I'm a big "mother bear" when it comes to my kids.


80. I hope to teach my kids that home is their safe haven from the crazy world we live in!


81. My favorite thing to eat is popcorn.....I love it! Especially the popcorn you get at the movies with EXTRA butter!


82. I can't stand seafood....Bryan thinks it's because I don't like to try new things, but he is so wrong!


83. Certain sights, sounds, and smells always bring on strong memories.


84. The smell of White Diamonds makes me think of my Grandma.


85. The sound of leaves in the breeze make me think of chopping wood in the Blue Mountains with my family.


86. A cool night always reminds me of home town football games.


87. Baby Magic lotion makes me think of my newborn babies.


88. Bubbling dish soap makes me think of my Mom, who even though we had a dishwasher, stood at the sink every night and did dishes by hand.


89. A crackling fire makes me think of me and my brother opening our new pajamas on Christmas Eve....we do this with our kids now.


90. I am a picture taking fanatic. I don't want to miss a moment, so I'm always trying to capture it on film! One day I'm sure my kids will complain!


91. I am hooked on blogging. I love being able to check up daily on my friends and family that I don't get to see everyday.....what a great way to stay in touch!


92. I have a retarded thumb. My sister in laws think that it is actually a toe that was attached to my hand instead of a thumb. It's a stubby little toe-like looking thing.....I think it gives me personality.


93. My cousins all call me Audi....when my cousin Sharley was a baby she pronounced my name Audi....it totally stuck.....I answer to it now without even hestitating.


94. And last but not least!....this was incredibly hard by the way....I figured this needed to be something revealing and exciting....so here goes.....I have a tattoo! I went on a crazy sister in law trip last mothers day. We went to Vegas...I guess what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas, sometimes you bring it home! I really quite like it and it was an awesome memory!