Random Facts about Melissa:
I used to sleep with my little pillow thatI got when I was first born up until I got married. I also used to have a teddy bear blanket that my friend gave me in grade 12, I slept with that too.
I have a cocker spaniel named Brandy, and she is still alive, I got her in grade 2. That makes her 14 years old, 98 in dog years. I really like her even though she is completely deaf and going crazy. I went on a cruise for my honeymoon to the Carribean. I played with Barbies up until grade 8, sad I know. I was born in Abbotsford, BC. I used to live on Vancouver Island. I also used to live in Grand Forks, BC for 7 years. Look it up, its tiny.
I've been to Australia. I've also been to China. I love travelling. I talk a lot. I've been to a Riverdance show, it was great. I love Kurt Browning and I recently saw him in Stars on Ice, he's even better in real life. I own a Volkswagon Golf and its red. I hope to someday own a newer Volkswagon Golf, but I want that one to be black with a sunroof. I used to own a trampoline. The trampoline broke when my dad jumped through it. I've never been a bridesmaid, just a bride. I have a pierced nose and belly button.
I love my little basement suite in Saskatoon. I love that I have a really cute grocery store near by, its called the Lucky Dollar. I enjoy decorating. I love when things match, and they must always match. I have over 50 pairs of underwear. I just threw out 20 because they were getting old. So that technically means I had about 70. I love lemon anything. I baked my first turkey this last year and it turned out really good. I LOVE watching Americas Funniest Home Videos, it is one of my favorite shows. I cry everytime I watch Extreme Home Makeover and A Baby Story.
I have a Mom and Dad and one brother and a sister. My brother and sister are both younger than me, I am the oldest. I am married:) My husband is amazing and I love him very much. We just got married. We have only been married for just over 7 months. I am an administrative assistant. I work for a computer consulting company. I love my job. I love the view from my window at my job, it overlooks the river.
I am obsessed with Friends. I am currently on the 4th season. My mom never let me watch friends when I was growing up. Now I am watching all of them. She doesn't know. I've been in one car accident and it wasn't my fault. I was rearended, and my car was totalled off. We bought it back, and now I still have my red Volkswagon. We just recently got a hit and run. Someone hit my Volkswagon's bumper and ran away. Jerks. Now we have a new bumper, after the first one didn't fit.
I love suntanning. I don't enjoy tan lines. I enjoy being oustide. I know how to barefoot water ski. I don't enjoy walking in seaweed and I am deathly afraid of it. I always used to think when i went swimming that a fish would come up and bite my foot. My dad used to put me in the dryer when I was little just for fun. My sister and I both got our tongues stuck to our swing set in the winter when we were little one time. My tongue got stuck after I saw that hers was stuck. Don't ask. I met my husband at a basketball tournement. I went to Briercrest Bible College for a year after high school, my husband also ended up going there. We are NOT a Bible School couple...we met BEFORE Bible School. Just to make that clear.
I love clothes and I would spend a lot of money on them if I had it! I used to love baking fancy cakes when I was little. I never owned an easy-bake oven. My family used to own a hot tub. Someday I want to own my own motorbike and get my bike license. My Mom and Dad own a Harley Davidson. I hate driving by myself at night. I get really bored driving alone.
I've been stuck on the side of the road with my car more times than I can count. I used to want to be a SnowBird pilot. I still love the Snowbirds. I was a really good student in school, some might have called me a keener. My favorite subject was Math. I hated English. My husband got the Governer Generals Award in grade 12, now THAT is what I call a keener. My dog had a litter of puppies only once, 3 boys and 3 girls, and all the boys died. My cat just got put down becuase he was sick. I cried.
I've gotten head lice before. I loved playing dolls when I was a kid. I was always the Mom, my sister was the Dad. I used to pretend to breast feed my babies when I was a little girl( I can't believe I'm telling you all this!). I have this thing for Orlando Bloom, and also Matthew McConaughey. I enjoy reading, but when I read for too long it gives me a headache. I usually forget to put a new roll of toilet paper on after I use up the old one. It drives my husband crazy. I love to cook. Before I die, I want to skydive. I used to play music really loud and dance and lip sync to it when I was younger, I still do. Rythem and News was and still is the greatest thing since sliced bread...get with the Rythem! I never really got into the Backstreet Boys. I enjoy making lists, and I follow them. I usually prefer Standard vehicles. I love Cotton Candy icecream(its the best!). I've been to a Bryan Adams concert, and he was fabulous.
I want to have kids someday. If we have a boy, we want to name him Emery. Office Space is one of my favorite movies of all time. I check People.com everyday and love looking at all the pictures of really wealthy people. I played the piano up until I finished my grade 6. I also play the flute. I work as a jr. high and sr. high youth leader for Cornerstone Church. My husband is currently interning there as the Youth Pastor and then only has one more year of school left before he graduates with B.A. in Youth Ministry! I have to make my bed every morning, and the pillows have to be just right. I never wear a watch, not ever. I've been to Disneyland 3 times. My favorite thing to do is hang out with my husband and cuddle on the couch. I love going for walks. My very first job was in Lawson Heights Mall at a leather purse store. My new favorite drink at Starbucks is the green tea frappuchino.
I love pointy toed shoes. I have 2 pairs. I've gotten all of my wisdom teeth pulled out. I tend to try and match my socks with what I'm wearing. My husband and I just bought an iPod, I'm excited. I've never gotten a speeding ticket. I always check the weather every morning and then numerous times throughout the day. I think I got that from my mom. I've always wished that I was a dancer. Stephen's sister is a dancer and she the most beauitful ballerina ever. I work in a coffee shop...some of you may know it, its called Scotts Parable. I love my parents. One of my biggest fears is that one of my family members or husband will get cancer. I fell out of the top bunk of my bed once. One time, my sister and I got in trouble and were sent to our rooms...we brouight the dog with us and cause we were so bored taught her how to do 3 differnet tricks with gummie bears. I used to get spankings. I used to cry when my mom told me that dad was going to give me a spanking and not her.
I'm going to stop now...only because I am super bored and I could go on and on. If I get bored again, you better believe there will be more where this came from.
Enjoy!
