Just Six?

Ali tagged me for a meme-type thing today, and I'm usually hesitant to do something like this because isn't this entire blog sort of one long, very poorly written meme? But I'm feeling kinda up for it today, and I'm even tagging other people at the end.

So, even though I'd prefer to preface this with a drum roll or something, here are six random things you may not know (and probably don't particularly care to know) about me:

1) I cannot drink a glass—a sip, even!—of milk if it's even one day past the sell-by date. I don't care that the milk is completely fine and nothing actually happens at 12:01am on the morning of the following day to make the milk go sour. I WON'T DRINK IT. My mother-in-law has told me that she checks the date before we come over to see if she needs to run out and buy more milk, so I'll have something to drink with dinner. (First of all, isn't she amazing? And second of all, lord, I'm difficult.) Mike has been known to LIE TO MY FACE when I ask him to get me a glass of milk and it's past the sell-by date. HE HAS BROUGHT ME BAD MILK BEFORE, and he had only himself to blame when I kicked him in the shins for it. 

2) I can recite most lines to Disney's Beauty and the Beast and it's the movie I've seen the most times, easily. In fact, when Mike and I first started dating, we watched it together and after about fifteen minutes of me singing and talking along with Belle, he said, "You know, that's not cute. That's actually incredibly annoying."

3) If I could go see any concert, regardless of ticket price, it would be Greenday, which makes you kind of want to vomit in your mouth, doesn't it? See, when I turned 13, my dad bought me a CD player and two CDs I had asked for: Hootie and the Blowfish and Greenday. I listened to "Basketcase" and "She" on repeat, for months, and they were the first band I fell in love with on my own, without help from my parents or sister or friends. Mike knows—I remind him weekly—that if they ever tour again, he needs to buy tickets. I DON'T CARE IF THAT MONEY IS SAVED FOR RENT.

4) I'm really, truly messy, which is a quality that shames my obsessively clean parents more than any other of mine—even more than my chronic drinking and all those years I was totally self-destructive. They are both neat and tidy people, and, thankfully, my sister totally took after them. When I say neat and tidy, I'm being sort of casual about the whole thing, but my parents do more than vacuum regularly, they have systems and routines and let's just say the day I moved out on my own was the last day I thought about coasters and elbow grease. (Well, I did think about coasters long enough to register for some but only because they were the fancy, insert-a-picture-type ones. And, what do you know, we haven't used them yet. ONE YEAR LATER.)

5) One night, during my freshman year of college, I dreamed a married a man named Michael. Four years later I started dating Mike, and a little more than three years after that, I married him. I never told him about my dream until after the wedding. Before my sister-in-law found out she was pregnant with her baby boy, Jake, I dreamed she was having a boy. About two months ago, I dreamed Crystal was having a girl. (She is.) For ten years, I've thought (and kind of hoped) I would mother a son one day. I could almost see what he looked like, but as I was sitting on the couch the other day, I heard a voice tell me I would have a girl. We would name her Sophia, even though we had only just started throwing that name around. It was so odd and so actual, I got up, walked into Mike's office and said, "Baby. We're going to have a girl. Whenever we have a baby." And he smiled. Because he totally believed me.

6) I really and truly believe life would be just a little bit sweeter if we had background music to accompany it. The difference between my silly little life and Joey Potter's (other than her great hair and Pacey Whitter): BACKGROUND MUSIC.

Now, let's hear some random things about you. Specifically: Kristie, Elizabeth, Bethany, Emily, Katie and Sarah.

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I don't think I'll be posting again before we leave Saturday morning for Arkansas. So, I'll see you on Tuesday, with pictures and lots of whining about being back in Texas and back in the real world when there was free champagne in Arkansas. There is an anniversary post going live on Monday, but I won't be here to monitor comments, so if anyone starts throwing up all over the Internet because of my total sappy I-love-my-husband-so-much behavior, can one of you take care of it? Thanks, you.

A year ago today, actually, I was in Lake Tahoe, preparing for my wedding. This year I'm throwing the remote at the TV because ANDY BERNARD? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? Not exactly as cool as 366 days ago, but, hey, Mike made me laugh so hard in the middle of Wal-mart tonight, I couldn't breathe. Different setting. Fewer gifts to open. No open bar in sight. But same cool guy. Yeah, I'm good.

Comments

[bethany actually]

How funny! I wrote a meme post this very night because I was tagged by two other people, and here you tagged me too. Strange coincidence.

I believe you about your baby girl, too. Troy has dreams like that and just knows things sometimes before they happen. He often knows what I'm going to say before I've even opened my mouth.

And finally, I heartily approve the name Sophia.

[Cass]

I do the same thing with Beauty and the Best - especially the song where she sings there's something there that wasn't there before. I should go and look for a life somewhere.

[ali]

i'm so glad you did this!!~
and i'm so with you on the milk thing. i cannot bring myself. ew.

[Katie]

I'm very envious of your dream predicting abilities! I always hoped to be the type of person who was that intuitive, but alas, things usually go the opposite of what I believe they're going to go!
And thanks for the tag...if you haven't already noticed, I've been in dire need of blog material!
Have the best time in Arkansas!!

[Raven]

OMG I was so upset last night watching The Office.

Also, the line about HR made me snort I was laughing so hard.

[Kate]

Have a great trip and Happy Anniversary! My anniversary is Monday too - 7 years for us. And my husband is the same way about milk (and most other things). I call him Captain Throwaway.

[Jess]

Have a great trip!

Also, the sell-by date is not a USE-by date. You are quite picky indeed.

[Jennie]

Green Day (undercover) will be playing in Little Rock, AR Monday night - I'm not kidding! It will be a really, really long line because they aren't selling tickets in advance, but it's just a hop, skip, and a jump away from Hot Springs! Not sure when you're leaving, but here's a link just in case you're interested...

http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/rockcandy/2008/05/get_ready_to_stand_in_a_really.aspx#comments

[rebecca]

HA! I have to follow the Green Day comment? Not Fair! You are not even listening, are you? :)
I can do the same thing with Lion King. And I always cry when Mustafa dies. And the name Sophia was on our shortlist...but we have moved on to Lola...:) it is quite lovely, and remember, I am sending you fertile vibes every day.
Happy Anniversery, hon. Have a lovely time.

[Rhi]

Mr. Andrew Bernard, it has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?

Hee. Have a fab time on your trip!!

[Meredith]

According to Perez Hilton, Green Day will also be playing in Dallas and Austin. Hope you have a good trip!

http://perezhilton.com/2008-05-13-green-day

[Sarah]

First, thanks for tagging me! I am really excited!
Second, Sophia, what a beautiful name. My mom is the same way, she will get an intuitive feeling and it ALWAYS comes true.
And third, have a great time this weekend. Drink some champagne for me...a couple times!

[Jen]

You must have a fifth sense or ESPN or something! (Mean Girls, anyone?)
Hope you guys have a great weekend!

[Someone Being Me]

I completely agree with the milk thing. I am like that with all food. Like chips that have been open more than a week or lunch meat. I'm weird about food. Happy Anniversary. While you are celebrating yours in Arkansas I will be celebrating my 4 year in Florida.

[Danielle-Lee]

Okay, first off, I TOTALLY got the goosebumps when I read your ESPN-sense (YES, I love 'Mean Girls'). I am that way too. Have been my whole life. Some people think I'm nuts, but I really do just KNOW things before they happen. Not everything, and not as helpful as Medium, but still.
Happy Anniversary!

[Danielle-Lee]

OH WAIT! I forgot to mention this:

I LOVE PACEY WHITTER!!! I WANT TO EAT HIS CUTE FACE!
And I watched the entire show, all seasons, from beginning to end, while I was on maternity leave, and seriously, he is just yummy.

[Michelle]

What IS wrong with Andy Bernard? And my dreams have predicted the future too. I dreamed that my BFF would have a baby girl on Leap Day even though she was SURE it was a boy and she wasn't due until April 13. I called it. Also, on a sadder note, I dreamed my uncle died about three weeks before he actually did at age 41. Of course in my dream it was a car accident but he actually died of a heart attack. needless to say, i always get nervous when i dream of someone dying...

[Loralee]

I TOTALLY have a soundtrack going on in my head at all times.

[natalie]

Oh, I just love Sophia. I hope you have a very relaxing and sexy vacation.

My, my how the tables have turned. Now its me arriving home to presents on my doorsteps. Can't wait to have you standing by my side on Saturday!

[Larissa]

I totally believe in dreams literally coming true.

And Sophia...I've always loved that name. I truly hope that one happens for you guys. And soon!

[EmilyPie]

Happy Anniversary... have a fabulous trip! I'm (Ps... my husband is shampooing our carpets because the dog pooped in the living room last nigh...and just before he got to the last section - just now - one of them decided to pee right where he was going to shampoo - they never pee inside ever - hubby was irritated, but I thought it was considerate. ...back to your comment..) saving the meme for Monday, because well... I don't want to have to come up with anything on my own for monday!

[Kristabella]

Have a great trip! Happy anniversary!

I hate Andy too! He ruined it!

Although the stuff with Kevin was awesome!

[Heather B.]

You think you're messy? Oh I will show you messy, my friend and it isn't pretty. It's actually pretty damn scary.

[Kristie]

I so used to be like that with milk! Then I got over it when milk was over $3 for a gallon.