Life at 37

Holy Moly, I'm 37!

I had a great birthday weekend.  It started off with a shopping excursion on Friday with two friends and ended with a dinner on Saturday night.  The boys gave me a mani/pedi gift certificate which I can't wait to use and David gave me the gift of not asking how much I spent on my shopping trip :)  I think 37 is going to be a pretty great year!

In honor of my birthday, I thought I would list 37 things about yours truly.  In no particular order :)

1.  I think God gave me three of the cutest boys on earth to be my sons.

2.  I'm pretty good at interrupting/understanding children with speech problems.

3.  I went shopping on Friday for me and for the first time in seven years did not buy one single kid item.

4.  I started back running in January and I feel pretty good.

5.  I love my suburban and will probably choose to get another one when the time calls for it.

6.  I like to visit the snow.  Not a big fan of it in my yard.

7.  I'm terrible at keeping in touch with friends.

8.  I like to make lists and scratch things off.

9.  I'm a beer snob.  Wine doesn't really interest me.

10. Sapphires are my favorite stone.

11. If I could live on mexican food and great steaks then I would.

12. I love to travel and have a list of places for David and I to go visit.

13. I have two burns on my right arm both from food - grits and popcorn.

14. I know all of the words to Sir Mixalot's I Like Big Butts.

15. My Mom's nickname for me while I was growing up was Suzie.

16. I walked the picket line with my Dad when Eastern Airlines went on strike.

17.  My Dad was hijacked in 1982/83 to Cuba.

18. I was a tomboy growing up.  

19. My first car was a yellow Volkswagen Beetle.  It's still in my Mom's garage.

20. I would like to become a better seamstress so that I can make curtains like my mom.

21. I don't mind driving long distances but if I'm the co-pilot then I will be asleep in two seconds.

22.  I drink one Coke a day.

23. I love to eat out.

24.  I love to shop but do not have enough endurance to hang with BecBec when she shops.

25.  I'm going to buy an extra-large bicycle seat for my bike.  The current one is as wide as a banana.

26. I have one doggone great husband.

27. I love college football but don't want my boys to play it.

28. I was an exchange student in Italy and studied in Spain for the summer during college.

29. I typically only read books during the summer and then I'm voracious.

30. The color green and tan skin are my favorite colors on me.

31. The beach calls my name.  I crave flip flops and sand between my toes.

32. Friends really are the best medicine.

33. My favorite candy bar is a Butterfinger.

34. I can make a mean guacamole.

35. When I think of my dad, it is always with him smiling.

36.  I think often about "what if we had a 4th child".

37. Hughes and Banks remind me of Bill and Kent.  Lawd, help me!