25 Random Things about Me, Andrea

1. I watched the Samoan temple burn down. It made my heart sick.

2. I ride a motorcycle. I also persuaded my husband to learn to ride.

3. I’m obsessed with making documents look good. I tend to critique other people’s documents, even though I have managed to not say my “suggestions” out loud.

4. I used to get mail for another Andrea M. Worthen when I was in college. Then it stopped happening for a long time. But, last fall, she contacted me on Facebook and said that the county had sent her a tax statement for me. Grrrrr…….

5. One time my cousins and I put makeup on Grandpa and made his hair pretty. When he woke up, he got really mad.

6. It was said that when I was little, I could either be found out swinging or down at Grandma’s hanging out with her.

7. I have never been to Canada. I only first went to Mexico last May. But, I have been to Samoa, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas, Greece, Turkey, New Zealand (the airport), and Switzerland (the airport). I have also been to American Samoa (a US territory).

8. I am afraid of spiders and snakes. But, mostly I’m afraid of them surprising me. I’m okay if I know they’re there. The scariest spider I’ve ever seen was in my house in Samoa. It was at least four inches across.

9. I love getting real snail mail. I also love sending it. It makes me happy. I’d be glad to send you a note.

10. My husband thinks I’m weird. He told me he wouldn’t have married me if I wasn’t as goofy as I am.

11. I love American Idol. I’m not obsessed, but I do get a great deal of pleasure from it.

12. I actually showed up for class one day (as an undergrad) and was horrified when I realized the paper the professor was handing out was a test. I had skipped that class so often, I didn’t have a clue what was going on. I got 17%.

13. My favorite shoes when I was in third grade were some red leather high tops. They rocked! I wore them with everything.

14. I have never been pulled over. But, I often wish I could give tickets to the crazy drivers I see every day.

15. I played in band until my second year at BYU. My clarinets got progressively bigger.

16. I hiked Mt. Timpanogos once (last summer). I will never do it again. My knees still hurt.

17. I used to be a regular at the Senate and House of Representatives buildings. I worked in DC.

18. In junior high, I helped our eighth grade win Battle of the Classes. I entered a contest where I had to look like a guy. It was easy for me: I had short hair. I can’t remember who helped me, but they used permanent marker to draw facial hair on me.

19. I have the most wonderful parents. They’re seriously the best. I tell people all the time.

20. I was with my mom when she found out my little sister was a girl. I was also in the delivery room when my little sister was born: I got to touch her before my dad did.

21. I threw up in Gart Bros. in Price when I was in 11th grade. I was very sick. My parents took me straight to the hospital.

22. My dad always told me, “Marry the first time for money, the second time for love.” Well, I guess I’m skipping the “first time” bit. We’re not rich, but we are in love.

23. I wish I was a stellar athlete of some sort or another. I was always asked at college if I played sports. Sure, I play – but I never competed in anything except church ball and intramurals. I was too chicken to try out for anything in junior high and high school.

24. I beat all my brothers and most of my cousins at a shooting contest one family reunion. Only one cousin, Troy, beat me. That was one of my proudest moments…. *sniff*

25. I want lots of dogs—big ones, small ones, medium ones. I don’t want them all necessarily at the same time. But, I want them. Except I hate poodles. Sorry, but I do. I would LOVE a Great Dane right now. My honey says no. So does the HOA. Dang.