8 Random Things

Yesterday my friend Melanie tagged me with this 8 things of randomness meme. As I was reading it this morning I thought it looked familiar. Then I remembered that Mary tagged me with the same meme while I was gone. I really did plan on doing it when I got back but forgot about it in the midst of getting back to my 'normal' life & posting about my vacation, birthdays, holidays and remembering other tags. Sorry for forgetting Mary! So here it goes, 8 random things about myself. Oh, the rules, right. Here they are:

The Rules: "Each person posts the rules before their list, then they list 8 things about themselves. At the end of the post, that person tags and links to 8 other people and then visits those peoples' sites and comments letting them know that they have been tagged, and to come read the post, so they know what they have to do."
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Onto the meme...

a. I am 5'2". I'm sure my kids - at least my son, will outgrow me & I'm glad if they do. I have trouble buying pants because they are almost always too short. Sometimes capris are even challenging because they look like floods rather than short pants.

2. I always had really long hair and chopped it off the day before starting jr. high {7th grade for my district}. By chopping off I mean up to my shoulders, that was short for me. I grew it out long again by my senior year {my hair grows turtle slow} and then chopped it again two years later, this time up to my chin. {I met my hubby around this time}. I grew it out again and then chopped it off 2 months after we got married. I played around with shortish cuts & styles & then got an A-line haircut {my shortest ever!} when I was pregnant with Lydia. I don't recommend drastic hair change decisions when you are pregnant & hormonal, or just hormonal.

c. My eyes are blue. They are not contacts. I'm not on drugs. My pupils have been large since I can remember anyone asking me about them. That's not a bug in my eye. It's a freckle. If wearing eyeliner on the bottom of the inside of my eyelid didn't bug me you'd never see it. {I've really had these conversations with people}

4. {Halfway through & I'm struggling} I got my mom's feet. I used to hate my feet. They are bony and the second toe is almost longer than my big toe. It made me self conscious. I have funny pinkie toenails. They are tiny & thicker than the rest. They've always been that way. Sometimes I get funny looks when I'm getting a pedicure. I ♥ pedicures but am super ticklish & squirm when they start buffing. I should get pedicures more often.

d. I have freckles, lots. In the summer they multiply like rabbits & then hibernate come winter. They are on my face, arms, legs, back & stomach. I used to hate them. Now I don't mind so much.

6. I just turned 25 but probably look 18-21. When I got married I was 22, almost 23 and someone in my husband's family saw pictures and thought I was 16. :/ Growing up I've always been thought to be younger than my age and it's always bugged me. I know, I know "when I'm 30 or 40 or whatever age I'll appreciate it". And I'm sure all those people who have told me that are right, I'd just like to not get funny looks when I'm out with my kids and people are wondering just how young I started or questioning if I'm the older sister. The freckles on my face don't help the situation, neither do my breakouts. {Hello! Wasn't that supposed to stop after puberty?!?}

e. Referring to #6 my being confused for an older sibling to my kids isn't too far a stretch. I have siblings who are the same age & younger than my own kids. My parents were young {barely 15 and 17} when I was born. When I was 12 they divorced, 4 years later my dad remarried and a couple years after that they started having more kids. They just had their last, Elijah, 4 months ago, 5 months younger than my daughter. Chloe is 17 months & Hannah 3.

8. I like coming from a large family with many siblings but I don't want to have my own large family. Whatever God gives us we will be blessed and I would love all my children. However I just don't think that being a mother to 5+ children is my calling. I'm not so patient as I would need to be for that calling. If it turns out to be my calling God will work that out in me I suppose - he'd also have to work out a few things with my hubby who would be just fine getting snipped right now. I have the number 4 in mind but we'll see. I don't want to talk too much about it cuz as soon I start saying "oh we're gonna wait so long to have any more..." I'm pregnant.

So there you have it. 8 things of randomness about yours truly. So who do I tag now? I think I'll be a rebel rule breaker on this one. I just have too much to do today and can't think right now. So I'll make this an open meme. If you'd like to post 8 random things about yourself leave me a comment letting me know you are & I'll come check out your randomness.