Stuff about Me (Tagged!)

I got tagged awhile ago by JD's wife Sarah (JD is my cousin on my mom's side). I don't think I've ever followed up on being tagged prior to this, but here goes! Here are things about me in groups of 4.

4 shows I like to watch (well, we don't have any channels right now. But when we did, these were my shows):

1. Bones

2. Criminal Minds

3. So You Think You Can Dance (my favorite dance is the krumping, which Matt finds hilarious since I'm a little white girl from the sticks who has no rhythm!)

4. ....hmmmm, something from the History or National Geographic Channel

4 things I'm passionate about:

1. Reading
   
2. Fitness/exercise
   
3. The Gospel of Jesus Christ
   
4. My husband and kids
   

4 phrases I say a lot:

1. "So..."(with a pause...it drives me AND my husband nuts. It's like I am establishing that I need to say something, and then I have to collect my thoughts to express myself coherently. Argh.)
   
2. "I love you!" I have great kids and a fabulous husband. What else am I supposed to say?
   
3. "Look at that!" I have small children who love to see all kinds of things (or I need to distract them from other destructive behavior!).
   
4. "What should we sing?" Refer to the points above where I note that I have small children. Also, note that the CD player in my car is broken. So we sing a lot.
   

4 things I have learned from the past:

1. Be proactive...I spent a lot of time waiting on other people before I figured out I could make things happen myself!
   
2. Listen more than I talk. Don't interrupt other people so much. My experiences are not always as cool or applicable as I may think!
   
3. Don't always trust first impressions. Great friends can come from unexpected places!
   
4. Excesses of good things are still excesses (like my occasional reading binge...sorry, babe!)
   

4 places I would like to go:

1. Scuba diving almost anywhere! I had a brief taste of this in a training pool and loved it!
   
2. New Zealand. Lush landscape, outdoor sports, and yes, LOTR sites.
   
3. Havasupai
   
4. Antarctica
   

4 things I did yesterday:

1. Researched how to modify skirts for pregnancy
   
2. Read books with the kids - always a favorite!
   
3. Took the kids to a belated Easter egg hunt.
   
4. Talked to my grandpa to wish him a happy birthday!
   

4 things I'm looking forward to:

1. Baby coming in August!!
   
2. Matt finishing his PhD and us moving beyond studenthood (probably also in August!)
   
3. Taking classes again (I'm hoping Matt will eventually teach at a regular university so I can do this at a discounted price!)
   
4. Living closer to family so I can see them much more often (although I have absolutely no idea if this will ever happen!)
   

4 things I love about winter:

1. Snow!
   
2. Christmas festivities
   
3. Soups and bread bowls
   
4. Hot chocolate
   

4 things on my wish list:

1. Cricut...I have so many crafts I want to do which would be made MUCH simpler with this tool!
   
2. Books. Some new ones I've recently read, but lots of classics and oldies which I don't have on my shelf.
   
3. Right now...skirts I can alter to work for a pregnant chick. I am, after all, going to be hugely pregnant. In Tucson. In the summer.
   
4. A new pan...my pan handle has been cracking for awhile and completely gave out today.