7 Things You Might Not Know

So the whole tagging thing seems a little silly to me, but I like the concept behind sharing things about yourself that your fellow blogging friends probably don't know. It's just fun.

Anyway, we were tagged by a friend and I'm going to go ahead and do it. Here are the rules that she sent me: Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog.* Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.* Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog...

I decided to hodge podge things about all three of us.

1.) Katie: I don't like showering. Yes, you read that correctly, but only for the reason that it's just a hassle. I like the shower itself and find it quite enjoyable, relaxing, and refreshing. However, I don't like all of the work that comes after the shower. Dry my hair. Choose a new outfit. Put on make up. Style my hair. Slather on lotion. And on and on. It takes too long! If body odor and greasy hair didn't exist then I'd be quite content to never shower again.

2.) Sophia: She loves fresh air and sun. It was definitely our life-saver when she was first born, because the weather was so nice for so long. If she was crying or fussy, all we had to do was step outside and she calmed down. We'd go on walks and she'd fall sound asleep, but the second we stepped back inside (even if we kept walking around the house) she'd wake up and start crying again. Luckily Mom & Dad like being outside, too!

3.) Matt: I was born in the same town that Tea Leoni calls home.

4.) Katie: I love mashed potatoes. I could eat them all day. It is my favorite "meal" food. As far as my all-time favorite food it is a close tie with ice cream. I think I love both equally. One year at Thanksgiving, my aunt was in charge of bringing the mashed potatoes and she brought INSTANT mashed potatoes. That's just plain wrong!

5.) Katie: Speaking of Thanksgiving...it is my FAVORITE holiday. I love it because my whole family gathers out at my aunt & uncle's lake near Warrenton, MO. They've turned part of the barn on their property into a loft and we smoke the turkey in the big smoker outside...we also deep fry one. :)
It's better than Christmas to me, because the food is SO GOOD, the weather is still nice enough to take a long walk after we stuff our faces, and there's not the stress of getting presents for everyone. We just get to talk, play games, laugh, eat, and be together out in nature for a day. LOVE IT!

6.) Matt: He loves to cook. I'm always surprised at the new creations he comes up with. I enjoy cooking, too, but at the end of a long day at work it's the last thing I want to do. Matt, however, doesn't mind getting in the kitchen and coming up with something new and creative! (I took over this one for him, because #3 was lame and he was being a bad sport about thinking of something else.)

7.) Katie & Matt: We want to live out in the country. That may not be a surprise to some of you, but it is something we both dream of! We want to buy some land and build our own home someday...hopefully designed by Katie's brother who is an environmental architect.
My (Katie's) dream includes a weeping willow (my favorite tree) and a big oak tree in the front yard. I also want lots of woods surrounding our house so that our kids can built forts like my brother and I did when we were growing up.
Matt's dream includes a big greenhouse where he can have reptiles, birds, and lots of plants. (This will not be attached to the house if Katie has any say in the matter...it will have a huge pad lock and bolt on the door so little children can't sneak in without their father.)

And even though I think the tagging thing is silly, I'm going to do it anyway, because it's the only reason I ended up doing this myself. I'm not going to add comments to their blogs, so if you girls read this post and want to do it...then consider yourself officially TAGGED! :) And if you don't see your name below, but want to do it...then consider yourself tagged, too!

1.) Erin D.
2.) Jen N.
3.) Jessica B.
4.) Stephanie H.
5.) Katie H.