1--- I love music (whether it's listening, playing, singing, or watching musicals...I'm there) I'm always listening to some kind of music. I don't feel like I have one particular music style. If I like the song or artist, I'll listen to it. If not, I won't. I grew up on musicals. Both movies and plays. A couple of my favorites are Phantom of the Opera, Jersey Boys, Starlight Expresss, Music Man, Bye Bye Birdie, and Into the Woods. Shley hates them which makes me her exact opposite and also enhances our unique bond.
2--- Games are fun - okay that's an understatement. I love playing games. That's a common pastime in my family forever and ever. I love card games especially when I can challenge and beat my dad at Cribbage. Word games are the second favorite category. Scrabble and Boggle are fantastic and usually I can beat everyone...USUALLY!
3--- The number of crazy London buddy videos we made yesterday...goofiness galore!! Those, however, will be saved in a hidden file where only the truly worthy may enter.
4--- When I sleep I always lay as close to the wall at possible and always have something next to my cheek (pillow, blanket or my hand). And it's hard for me to fall asleep with other people in the room. I always fall asleep on my back
5--- I love the outdoors. I'll go walking, hiking, camping, etc anne-time, anne-where. SIGN ME UP!!!
6--- What time I woke up today to go to the London temple. The temple is one of the oldest in the world. It was so small that it took us about 5 min to walk all the way around even while stopping to take a plethora of pictures.
7--- Ever since I was little I've always updated people on exactly where I'm going and what I'm doing. Since college, my roommates have had to de-train me so I'm a work in progress.
8--- It takes me awhile to open up to people and even then, I don't tell people what's going on in my mind. It's a habit that I've been beginning to break and so far so good. I hate being the center of attention in any situation. Recently a blind old woman spoke in church and she mentioned that she feels uncomfortable speaking in front of people because she can't see them and it made me think "if she can't see the people and it makes her uncomfortable, how can I not like it when I can." Being in a small ward where everyone has to do multiple jobs at once I've learned to step out of myself and be more in the spotlight...and I'm getting used to it. I still use my worry stone to boost my confidence, but I'm more willing to do things in front of/for other people and feel a little more confident.
9--- I'm allergic to bee stings which I unfortunately found out the hard way my senior year. Band camp was practicing outside and we were all at attention when I felt a poke on my arm. When it started swelling and itching I panicked. Into the nurse I trudged and had ice on it for the rest of the week.
10--- I have had a different room roommate every semester at BYU. They always stay one semester and then leave the next. Once, I'd like to have one last for awhile. Someday! I have the best roommates ever. The core 5 of us have been together since our very first semester at BYU and we've become such great friends. Slowly, we're losing people, but we'll always be friends.
11--- I hate talking to businesses/strangers on the phone. And I don't like to leave phone messages so don't expect any when I call and you don't answer. Sorry!!
12--- My favorite movie treat is hot chocolate and popcorn. Especially homemade hot chocolate and flavored popcorn - peanut butter especially. (Anything with peanut butter is perfect)
13--- I love to travel. Someday I want to travel to Venice Italy, Wall of China, Sao Paulo, and Alaska. I'll go anywhere if I've got a good travel buddy who won't complain when I take tons of pictures or just want to wander with no real destination in mind.
14--- I'm an English major which means that I have to read read read and write write write. Of all the authors I've read my least favorite by far is CHAUCER. He can be reincarnated and then die again. I despise him with every fiber of my knitted sweater and he viciously inhales of all middle-age authors. I never ever ever want to come in contact with that man again. This hatred is founded upon a class dedicated solely on him that I did NOT like at all.
15--- Baking bread is a family tradition that I love. It's always great to come home from school in the winter when you're frozen stiff and smell freshly baked bread wafting from the kitchen half-way down the block.
16--- High School Marching Band about killed me. Almost froze to death Freshman year, cut my head open when I lost my rifle in the sun Jr year, and got stung by a bee and discovered my allergy to it Sr year.
17--- Chocolate is chocolate no matter where you go....only some places it's better than others. Cadbury beats Hershey hands down...ark tops Milk which tops White (icky)
18--- My favorite season is fall because of all of the colors that nature uncovers. The weather is almost perfect because it isn't too hot nor too cold and there are plenty of rain storms to keep me on the edge of my seat. It's not the best camping season because it gets rather cold at night, but it's still my favorite. Being from a Podunk state of fields and forests galore, I am always discovering new colors and scenes that open up the mind to imag
ination of the wondrous possibilities of nature.
19--- I love the smell of rain and the sound of thunderstorms. Growing up, my dad and I would sit on the porch and watch the storms and just listen to nature. Those are some of my fondest memories.
20--- How old I am as of today and, so far, I think I like it. Really, there's no change in how I feel or what I did but now I'm no longer a teenager which puts me up a notch on the "coolness scale" as would put it.
Saturday we took a tour bus for a day of fun in some of England's historic tour sights. The bus picked us up outside our flat because we made up more than half of the tourists going. Our first stop was the mysterious Stonehenge, an ancient burial and some kind of religious structure. No one knows exactly why it was built or what purpose it served. It appears to have been some sort of sacrificial altar surrounded by columns and burial mounds for tribal royalty. Because of some stupid people desecrating the sight, they've closed the actual henge to visitors so the only way to access it is by a pathway about 15 feet away that goes all the way around. The weather was really cooperative and the sun shone quite brightly giving us the perfect day for being tourists. Our second stop was at the Salisbury Cathe
dral wherein lies the best original copy of the Magna Carta. We didn't spend very long there but one thing I noticed and absolutely adored was the architecture. Salisbury has the best assortment of random architecture from many different time periods and they all work really well together. There's Victorian, Georgian, Medieval, and Modern all rolled into one cohesive little village. The final stop of the day was Bath, a small city nestled in the hills. Jane Austen lived here and wrote two novels - "Northanger Abbey" and "Persuasion." The city itself was built upon a natural hot springs that the Romans built a luxurious bathing house upon. The water bubbles a little and you can feel the heat just by standing near it. There are plenty of signs around the bath telling you not to drink or even touch the water. Not that I'd want to drink ancient green water. 
At the end of the self guided audio tour you get the opportunity to try a glass of the water (treated so it won't kill you). Supposedly it has healing properties to those who drink it. Because I'm a tourism sucker I bravely took a sip - YUCK! Talk about drinking sulfur hot tub water. I couldn't drink the whole glass but Daytona Lips did. It's one of those things that you just have to do for the bragging rights. I did - won't do it again. The drive home lasted 2hrs, 1hr of which I slept. Traveling definitely takes it out of you especially when the warm sun is beating on your back and the bus has a slow, soothing rythm. Perfect day!
