Someone Asked Me

5 - physical things you like about yourself
...1 my height (the perfect size for everything)
...2 curly hair
...3 my eyes
...4 I love my feet (not even kidding, they are awesome)
...5 my arms are long enough to give great hugs (so I'm told)
5 - characteristics you like about yourself
...1 dependable, accountable, and punctual
...2 99.9% of the time, I'm in a fantastic mood.  I'm easy-going, except when beliefs/comfort-levels/standards/rules could be messed with. Then, I stand up for what needs to happen
...3 I dream in old movie plots and novel narratives
...4 I get along easily with just about everyone
...5 I love listening to other people and helping them work through things (anything -- thought processes/decisions/hard-times/frustrations) and I perceive deeper things about people while they're talking to me
5 - your happiest memories
...1 everything having to do with growing up in Europe
...2 seeing my grandpa laugh so hard he cried, while telling a story from the past. I've never seen anyone laugh that hard
...3 living with my best friends/roommates
...4 hearing that I was offered a full-time position after I graduate
...5 rounding the last corner to finish my first 5k and seeing my dad walking towards me (they weren't going to be in town in time to see me race)
5 - accomplishments in the last 5 years
...1 serving a mission - I had never wanted to, but I'm so grateful I did
...2 graduating college with a double-major and not getting down on myself when I didn't get good grades in every class
...3 realizing that it's okay to be myself.  I don't need to hide behind a mask
...4 feeling comfortable voicing my opinion and saying when something bothers me and realizing that it's okay to do so and realizing it's necessary to ask for help sometimes
...5 being more open and trusting with my feelings to those closest to me
5 - what you look forward to accomplishing in the next 5 years
...1 having my first boyfriend
...2 going on a road trip with friends
...3 taking more time for photography and art
...4 getting married and having children
...5 keeping in close contact with my best friends