Wednesday, September 26, 2007

My Crazy Eights

Inspired by Daija and her family I will do the crazy 8's. Here they are:

8 Things I'm passionate about

1. Teaching Spanish
2. Learning
3. Having a clean home
4. The gospel
5. Freedom
6. Politics/World Affairs
7. Family
8. Goals

8 Things I want to do before I die

1. Compete ballroom dance with Scott
2. Go to Jerusalem
3. Serve a humanitarian mission with Scott
4. Learn to be patient
5. Go back to PerĂș
6. Take flamenco classes
7. Own a house
8. See Brielle, Braden, Kem & Nya happily married

8 Things I say often

1. Brielle!!!
2. Say please!
3. I love you hon!
4. No!
5. I'm sorry I said that
6. Are you hungry?
7. How was your day?
8. Please don't touch that, it's not a toy!

8 Songs I could listen to over and over

1. AntologĂ­a-Shakira
2. A Dios le pido-Juanes
3. Let's get it started-Black eye peas
4. You are beautiful-James Blunt
5. He hears me-Hillary Weeks
6. Last kiss-Pearl Jam
7. Mi tierra-Gloria Estefan
8. Come take your place-Hillary Weeks

8 Things that attract me to my best friends

1. They are compassionate
2. They enjoy talking about life
3. They are easy to read
4. They accept me for who I am
5. They have similar goals and values
6. They have opinions
7. They just understand
8. They make happy

8 Things I've learned this year

1. Being a mommy is a refining experience
2. I need to draw closer to Heavenly Father
3. We need to work hard at the things that matter most
4. There is always room to improve our characters
5. I can't stand clutter in my house
6. I need to be more selfless
7. I'm glad I'm going through this mortal experience
8. Friends are good to have

8 people I think should do '8'

1. Scott
2. Kristin
3. Brenda
4. Stacey
5. Betsy
6. Terrilyn
7. Kem
8. Emily

4 comments:

Kem R said...

8 Things I'm passionate about
My mom and my sisters (and Scott)
Doing something meaningful
Learning new things
Adventure
Cleaning
Thinking
Trying to be a good friend
Jazz, fruits, incense, pictures

8 Things I want to do before I die
Have a family
Become a good person
Repent
Build my mom a house
Rebuild our grandparents’ house in Caraz
Learn how to play jazz
Run a few marathons and iron mans
Have more friends

8 Things I say/said often
Hello my friend
Good times!
Really
Sweet
Hola ma
Te quiero mucho
I’m sorry
I’m going to get something to eat

8 books I want to read
The Lord of the Rings
Great Expectations
The Great Gatsby
Midnight’s Children
Gone with the Wind
War and Peace
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Tropic of Cancer

8 Things I've learned this year
What true love is
The pain of losing that love
To accept people as they are
God is watching out for me
$12/hr is not that much
AC is a good thing
Positivism will save my life; negativity will destroy it
I am weak

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Brenda said...

Finally took your suggestion and did my 8's - its on my blog!

TerriLyn said...

This was so fantastic to read! Thanks for the challenge to do it myself. I'll post it on my blog...hopefully soon. You two are the best. We sure love you and miss you.