My Quirks

My friend Misty blog-tagged me into revealing my quirks. Now, usually people joke that they don't have any to write about. I had the opposite problem. I wonder how much truth I can write before I start losing friends. Did you see that Scrubs episode where Elliott is trying to hold back her craziness from her boyfriend, Nurse Roses, so that he won't dump her. I feel a little like that. Forgive me, here goes...

When the baby clothes come out of the laundry I have to snap or zip them closed. Even though I know I will have to unbotton/zip them to put them on Addison - it's just something that has to be done.

Ruston always took a lot of grief for his huge list of pet peeves in school. Little did our friends know, mine is just as long. I can just control my reactions better. I get seriously, seriously annoyed when people break rules, traffic laws (especially seatbelts and kids not in car seats), don't follow basic instructions, or are in any way dishonest. It also irritates me when LDS people don't wear their garments at ALL appropriate times - like excersizing. Don't get me started on this one, I swear some people are just looking for any excuse to be immodest. We made a sacred covenant people! There is nothing wrong with wearing a t-shirt and knee length shorts - you're going to sweat anyway. Cover up!

Okay sorry, I told you not to get me started.

I don't have "favorites". No favorite song, color, flower, writer, anything. It's just something I've never wanted to have. I think it keeps me open to try new things and not get into a rut of "the usual".

I know that our cats can't talk, but I am pretty sure that they understand us and have feeling like we do.

I know that balloons don't have feelings, but I can't bring myself to step on one to pop it. I have to carefully clip it with scissors to let the air out gently. Yes, I know I'm crazy.

I don't belive in saving things for special occasions. Buying something for a special occasion is fine, but holding onto things for "just in case the right moment comes" is silly. Some examples are candles that people don't burn, soaps that never get used, towels that you can't dry your hands on because they are just for looking at, or specialty food that sits in the cupboard for a meal that never happens. Life is short - live it up! Have an expensive porkloin on a Tuesday or icecream sundaes in the middle of the afternoon. Why wait till later? What if later never comes? Forewarning: If I come to your house and I see tiny little soaps in their original form, I will use them! And then I'll wipe my hands on your pretty towels.

I get nightmares very easily. I can't watch CSI or anything like it because I will have bad dreams. Sometimes I can't even watch the news. I am terribly afraid of mice and will have nightmares if I even see a dead one. I hate being scared and think that haunted houses ought to be eliminated from our Halloween culture.

I once passed out on a rollar coaster. (Blind date too, that was really smooth!)

I have a slight OCD problem in that I tap my toes on the car floor when passing a mile marker sign (really irriating compulsion when you are driving 75 down the freeway). I'm learning to control it, but I have to concentrate hard to not do it.

So needless to say I'm a little bit crazy, but hopefully you are too. Maybe just a little bit right? Who else out there has quirks just like me? Let's see...I blog-tag Carissa, Rebecca and Emily. Have fun with it. That is if you didn't stop reading five minutes ago and have decided I'm too wierd to be associated with.

Love, Alesha

Three Weeks Until Christmas

Can you believe how fast time is going? Wow! Elli's birthday came and went. She had so much fun with her friends. The blue cupcakes were a (messy) hit and the girls loved being able to run free around the giant playland. There was a little issue of Elli's birthday candle though. Upon opening it from it's orginal packaging, Mickey's head fell off. Trying not to scar Elli for the rest of her life, from seeing her beloved hero headless, we scurried to find a lighter to melt his waxy head to his body. Well, I guess Grandma wasn't paying very close attention to what she was doing and...suffice it to say we were in the middle of singing happy birthday when I suddenly realized that Mickey's tail was not in the back where it should be - no, no it was coming out the front! His head had been put on backward! I could've died laughing, it was so funny. Elli didn't notice and so for now her innocent mind remains clean.

On her real birthday (the party was the day before), we had pancakes with blue frosting and Elli got to play in all the leaves in the back yard. She had so much fun. Later, she opened presents then we went bowling and to McDonalds for dinner. She was the happiest kid alive that day. Sorry details are a little short, but it would take forever to write about everything.

Then, comes Thanksgiving. My parents came out to Vale to be with us. We had a wonderful time. The food was fantastic and everyone got along! I can't remember the last Munk family function where that happened! Anyway, we had a moment to talk about what we were grateful for and had a few laughs and tears as we shared our feelings. It was a special time for me to have the two best moms ever in the same room with me. I am so grateful for my mom and Viola for all they have and continue to teach me. I never would have guessed six months ago that we would still be living here. But we are and we love it. And to live only a few hours from my parents makes life that much sweeter. I hope you all had a great holiday too.

So, next comes Christmas! Let me tell you - I love Christmas! Everything about it is terrific. We have started getting into Viola's Christmas decorations and we are going to have some fun putting them all up. Her house is like this magical Christmas wonderland when it's done up right. I can't wait! We have finally figured out plans for after Christmas. We'll be going to Vegas for New Year's and the days following to attend Marissa's baptism. It will be a long car ride, but it will be so worth it to spend a week with family. I can't think of a better way to spend the holidays. Merry Christmas everyone! I think I'm going to go bake some cookies!

Love, Alesha