Happy Birthday to Me! Oh... and Sunny Too!

( I'm in green, Sunny's in blue.)

We turn 34 today.  And I know you've been waiting all year for another list of random facts about Amber, so here you go and you're welcome! 

1. I've never been stung by a bee.

2. I lied to my 4th grade teacher's face.  Miss Ochinero and Denise Moralez knew I was lying and yet I still held firm that I did NOT whack Denise with the tether ball on her back. Even though I apologized later, I still feel bad about it.

3. I love cranberries and pretty much anything you can make with them.

4. In High School Sunny and I both liked a boy named Alex, he had just moved to our school. We had a vicious fight over him. Luckily, he didn't like either of us. Then Sunny and I vowed we would never fight over a boy.  And never had that problem again.

5. I sometimes make poofing sounds with my mouth at night while I sleep. I inherited it from my Mom.  Sometimes I wake up as I do it. And Stewart just says, "You're poofing again.". 

6. Speaking of poofing, I think the setting on ovens should be called "poofing" instead of "Proofing" to make bread rise. Just call it what it is- you're poofing up the bread.

7. I can't have a Ricola cough drop without saying "Riiicooola" like their commercials.

8. I've been hypnotized twice in my life on stage.  I will never do it again. You look like an idiot (I have video to prove it), plus you completely miss out on the show.

9. I use to think the word suffocating was actually pronounced suffercating. 

10. I loathe Anne of GreenGables.  I hate everything about it. I especially do not care for the actress that played her in the series.

11. I have been receiving "Parents" magazine for the past 3 years for free. They keep saying they're going to cancel my subscription, but they never do.

12. I have a special place in my heart for Cheetos. Only the crunchy kind- not the puffs.

13. I am a Wheel Watcher.  (That's Wheel of Fortune for those who aren't awesome.)  And I can play a decent game.  If they ever hold auditions in Salt Lake, I'm going to try out.

14. I've been wearing contacts since I was 16. And sometime, during my early twenties, I decided that it was okay for me to sleep in them every night.  I know I'm asking for trouble, so Sadie, if you're reading this- don't tell your Optometrist husband.

15. Ever since I grew my hair out to it's original color, I noticed I had gray hairs. And I promptly plucked them out.  It's been going on for 3 years.  Clearly, I can't keep this up, it might be time to start coloring my hair again. Boo. 

16. I'm a fan of Phil Collins. The man has a nice voice, I can't help myself.

17. I am very careful around all types of hangers left on the floor.  I had an unfortunate incident with a wire hanger as I came out of a bathroom.  Somehow, I tangled both of my feet in it and it took me down hard.  It knocked the wind out of me and I hit my head on a dresser on the way down.  I had know idea what made me fall until I was all ready on the ground.

18. I get Déjà vu fairly often about the most insignificant things. 

19. I could not say the word "Déjà vu" properly until college and was really self-conscious about it. Even now, I must say it slowly or it doesn't come out right.

20. I have sensitive ears lopes.  I can't wear cheap earrings.  It's super annoying. I would prefer to wear cheap earrings because I can't justify buying really nice ones.

21. I had an inner ear problem in college.  And ever since then, I get the "Dizzies" for roughly three days straight every Spring and Fall.  The doctor told me allergies trigger it.  I don't understand the correlation between allergies and your inner ear.

22. The first six guys that I kissed were named- Bob, Nate, Ricky, Bobby, Nate, Rick . Weird pattern right?  Actually, the first Rick's real name was John, but we called him Ricky because he looked kind of like Ricky Martin.

23. I think it's weird when adults take baths. If you're doing it just to relax, fine, but if your washing your hair in there too- that's just gross.

24. I scare easily. And you know you really got me good, when my legs give out and I crumple to the floor.

25. I over supinate when I walk.

26.  I don't like having long fingernails. I think they're just trapper keepers for dirt.

27. I'm not a vegetarian, but I could easily become one.  I really don't like meat all that much. Particularly if it is just a slab of meat or a chicken breast. 

28.  I love flowers.  But I don't like receiving them. They're too expensive for something that doesn't last very long.  Plus, if my mom didn't do the arrangement, I'm usually not impressed.  (Yeah, she's that good.)

29.  I'm not afraid to die. I actually think it will be very cool.  And I have a specific request of my hand placement in the coffin. (Brooke, I'm still counting on you to make that happen when the time comes.)

30. I enjoy really good beef jerky.  Stewart and I went through a jerky phase when we were first married.  

31. I struggle with the 'word verifications" on websites.  I usually have to type them in twice before I get it right. I blame my astigmatism, although I have know idea if it's related.

32.   I hate Basketball shorts.  Particularly on girls. It is so unflattering on everyone.  I wish girls playing basketball would wear tennis skirts. They're super comfortable and a lot cuter.  Plus I bet more people would attend games.

33.I was a huge fan of the TV series "Seinfeld ".  I still enjoy the reruns. Kramer has always been my least favorite character. I took my younger sister Erin with me to see Jerry Seinfeld do stand up back in my single days and it was everything I dreamed it would be.

34. I've had a reoccurring nightmare since the first grade. If you would rather not be burdened with this information, go ahead and stop reading.  

For the rest of you... you have been warned-   ... I feel something tingling on my arm and I look down and there is a small bump the size of a dime on my arm.  I think it's weird but just kind of ignore it, assuming it's a bug bite of some sort. I go through the day and the bump remains the same.  I go to sleep at night and think the strange bump will have disappeared by morning.  It doesn't.  I wake up and in the bump's place is a flesh colored tree branch about 10 inches long.  I have somehow grown some sort of skin branch out of my arm!   (Pretty gross right? It gets worse.)  Naturally, I'm super embarrassed by my skin tree branch and so of course the logical thing to do .... is to break it off and EAT IT!!!   And that is where I wake up every time from my dream, completely covered in sweat.  

This picture was taken a week ago.  Sunny came down to visit and we were both wearing almost identical outfits and our hair was both pulled back in a pony tail. We thought it was funny.