I've been tagged...

I've been tagged to share 6 things about me you may not know.

1)I love to travel, to go see different & new sites/history, and in general just do different things. My favorite, and dream place to travel would be to Italy. There are so many beautiful towns there, tons to see and do I would imagine, since it's more of a "romantic" place I hope that when our kids are grown Mark and I can go. And not only Italy, maybe we will have the time and money to travel around the world. Also, my mother is Italian, I don't think full but I can definately tell it because my favorite of all foods are Italian foods. We literally have at least spagetti, lasagna, or manicotti once a week. Not only do I like to eat it, but I enjoy making them.



2)Growing up I was in gymnastics, and was pretty good at it! I used to get out in our front yard and practice away, in my own little world. I could do back handsprings, 2 or 3 in a row. Back tucks, front tucks and almost but not quite had mastered the *ariel* which is a cartwheel using no hands:) I was in competitions, and come in first place either once or twice. My dad had built me a balance beam at one time, did you know that the width of the beam is the size of a video tape? I still enjoyed watching the gymnasts in the olympics this past time. And, I'm still pretty flexible too! Standing on my head and balancing is still something that I can do pretty well. I need to get Mark to take a picture, seriously, I'll try to do that tonight and post it :) I also ran track, and cross country...looking back I was pretty athletic and need to start doing more now.

3) "The how I know I'm pregnant drink" All three pregnancies, with Brayden I started craving vanilla coke after we had found out but with Isaac and Jacob we did not know yet, were suspicious but did not know for sure, I had started craving me some vanilla coke and sure enough we were pregnant:) Btw, I don't drink it very much otherwise but the whole pregnanices this was my biggest craving. Even now, lol...when I get one, Mark will give me that look...but no no no, don't get any ideas!


4) I graduated nursing school in 05', LPN, and whenever I get a chance to go back I'm going to go onto RN school and would also love to become a doula after that. I have a big passion for wanting to educate/help women achieve natural childbirth, accomplish breastfeeding & educating about attachment parenting. Alot of moms really just don't know they have a choice, and I would love to let them know that they do. Aside from this, ever since I was little I knew that nursing was my calling. I didn't know what field then, but I have an idea now. And will even moreso with time. I used to sit and read medical books (boring ones, LOL) and watch disgusting shows:) Threwout school, my favorite subject was always science.

5) I love to take baths. And try to squeeze one in once a day, I don't always accomplish this but most of the time I do. It's my favorite most relaxing me time of the day!

6) My favorite holiday is Christmas, I love everything about it. The meaning of it, the giving, the singing, being with family, the eating, the anticipation of the kids (we don't do Santa, but they still love to get gifts!) the lights, we always have the hardest time getting all of ours up!! Maybe this year will be easier, I say that every year. LOL Putting the tree up, and of course taking pictures! Here are a few old school pictures I dug out of photobucket of our past Christmas'







Now I tag: Jen, Lisa, & Kelly