My First Time...

...being tagged, of course! Well my lovely sister Heather tagged me, and I've always enjoyed reading other people's "tags" so what the heck, here it goes!

What was I doing 5 years ago?

I (we) were living the good life in our old (new) house with all 4 kids. Our oldest was in 1st grade, and our youngest was 9 months old. It was a busy time for me trying to keep up with 4 kids under the age of 6 (boy am I glad those days are over). I was primary pianist (some things never change), and I was taking a Polynesian dancing class, along with Gwen (she was so cute, and a pro at the poi balls!) and I had just lost all my baby weight doing Atkins--what a WONDERFUL feeling that was! Ryan was busy at his job at Wasatch West Distribution as a manager, and then building homes & pouring concrete in the evenings. We didn't see much of eachother--crazy times, but good times.

Pet Peeves

-Long lines
-Rude drivers that ride on your tail (which is most drivers in Utah)
-When the kids put empty containers back in the fridge
-When I'm defrosting say a bag of frozen chicken and the bag has a whole in it (they always do!) and the raw chicken juices leak all over the inside of the fridge. Gross! (this just happened to me 2 days ago)
-Staring
-cleaning ceiling fans
-cleaning the shower/bathtub
-cleaning the toilet (especially with boys--disgusting)
-cleaning the microwave
-how about I just put down cleaning ANYTHING!
-When my kids leave their wrappers everywhere
-Flipping the mattress on our bed
-BEING LATE! I have to be on time!!

Some Things I Would Do if I Were a Billionaire

-Buy my dream cottage, sparing no expense to make it everything I've always wanted, with a killer yard/garden lush with every plant you can think of, and lots of comfy little spots to go sit and read and sip lemonade, and just be alone.
-Buy a summer home somewhere, right on a lake, surrounded by trees. (kind of like on Cheaper by the Dozen II)
-Travel
-Buy a shiny new Volvo (black)
-Go to the spa every week for a massage, microderm, manicure, anything I felt like. Oh! I would get major laser hair removal done.
-Donate to the church, and then have fun annonymously giving money to people we know are in need.
-Buy my dream piano-Steinway concert grand, black of course.

Favorite Foods

-Pizza--any kind, but if I had my choice-gourmet veggie
-French fries (McDonald's)
-Calamari
-Anything deep fried (I'm so bad, I know!)
-Chocolate chip cookie dough
-Any kind of soup or stew
-Fresh baked bread w/butter (fresh sourdough with unsalted is the bomb)
-Cherries
-Peanut M&M's
-Mangoes
-Homemade cinnamon rolls
-Fruit crisp w/vanilla ice cream (peach or apple)
-Cafe Rio's Sweet Barbacoa Pork Salad
-Homemade salsa
-Cold Stone ice cream, any flavor
-As you can see, I LOVE food!

So now I guess I have to tag someone else. Let's see--and if these people have already been tagged or just think it's stupid, disregard this--Dorri, Anita, and Afton, YOU'RE IT!