Happy Birthday To Me!

Today I turn 31.

I cannot believe it!

Where have the years gone?

 

I was hoping to have some type of clever birthday post- but I don't.......

Ha!

 

So instead we are going to celebrate it true Rachel style- a bunch of random.

Because that's exactly how my life is.

 

 

How about a list of some (useless) things you may or may not know about me?

 

1. The first thing I do when I wake up is start the coffee.

2. I was born in California.

3. I have always wanted a vintage VW Beetle.

4. I'm somewhat nervous/scared of chickens.

5. We have 9 chickens in the backyard. ha!

6. When I was in elementary school I used to tell the lunch ladies I was allergic to peas because I hated them that much. They sent a note home and asked my mom about it, that was end of that.

7. I once named a dog after my best friend Emily.

8. When I laugh really hard I usually cry, snort and snot. It's not pretty.

9. I cry at just about anything these days.

10. I have been known to whip the car across 4 lanes of traffic to get to a Starbucks. It's that serious.

11. I love swimming and being in the water. Then I watched Shark Week and it changed everything.

12. I LOVE to read.

13. Whenever I am sick I watch Pride and Prejudice.

14. I like sniffing my Beagle's stinky ears.

15. I smell every bite of food before it enters my mouth.

16. I very likely have some weird thing with smell.

17. I haven't colored my hair in over 2 years.

18. It's going to be hard to make it to 31 on this list because I'm really not that interesting.

19. I'm usually cheerful when I wake up.

20. I used to be a night owl and then I married a farm boy who likes to wake up before the chickens. Ex. 4am!

21. For my 21st birthday my mom and I went a cruise. During hurricane season. Enough said.

22. I'm one of those dorks that could stare at pictures of puppies and any other baby animals all day.

23. I went to Germany twice when I was in highschool and housed 3 different German exchange students. It was an amazing experience!

24. I once learned 40 bible verses in order to go to church camp. Don't ask me if I can remember them now.

25. I have learned how to knit 3 or 4 different times, but I don't keep up with it. This year I hope to conquer that.

26. I played piano for 8 years.

27. I usually let my hair air dry.

28. My hubby is my BFF.

29. I have an enormous amount of fabric and a sewing machine I hardly know how to use.

30. I am a big fan of a spicy crab roll.

31. I love the Frank Sinatra channel on Pandora.

 

Whew!

 

 

 

I came across this cute print on Pinterest .

 

 

This is so me, it's not even funny.

I really do love BIG mugs!

 

Well here's to a happy Wednesday!

Today the hubby will be baking my annual Red Velvet Birthday Cake from SCRATCH!

He really is a keeper:)

And I will likely eat some for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Because I am firm believer that on your birthday you can eat whatever you like an it won't go to your hips! :)