40 fun day

Happy Birthday to me…

today I turn 40!

{image via Geronimo balloons}

How did that happen?  Weird.  So weird.

Just for fun, here are a couple {40} random facts about me.  Because who doesn’t need to know 40 facts about me? Ha! I kid.  As a blog reader, I like to learn little tidbits about the real live person behind the blog, so why not?  Plus, it’ll be fun to look back one day to see what was in my head at 40.  Here we go…

1. If I had the means, I’d hire a personal chef.
2. currently obsessed with giant, round balloons, like those ones up there.
3. obsessed with paper straws, but don’t really like drinking from them.
4. favorite accessory: fashion statement rings
5. would love to be in a flash mob one day!
6. getting less daring with age {I think it’s a parenting thing}
7. I’m a procrastinator
8. I’m a terrible housekeeper
9. I love the smell of fresh laundry
10. I love the smell of fresh cut grass and the humming of a lawn mower.  makes me happy.
11. my most favorite thing at a concert is when the entire audience sings along – OH, HOW I LOVE THAT!
12. don’t wear eye shadow, just mascara
13. Make-up or no make-up, I always wear COBigelow lip gloss from Bath & Body Works.  Don’t leave home without it.  And it’s minty fresh!
14. Every morning I drink a Starbucks Via coffee – half milk, half water and a teaspoon of sugar (sometimes all milk).
15. I LOVE biscuits with REAL butter and honey drizzled on top.  Oh.so.good!
16. I love cute shoes, my feet hate them. (plantar fasciitis – ugh) Most of the time, you’ll find me sportin tennies whether they go with my outfit or not. Unless I’m actually going “out,” then I suck it up. At my feet’s worst, I wore tennies with my bathing suit on the beach – totally ridiculous!!!!!
17. Therefore, my dream is to be the inventor of a shoe that has the comfort of tennies with the style of today’s trends. Or at least for someone else to do it! PLEASE!
18. I’m a pants girl.  I feel better in pants and I think I look better in pants.  A sassed up jean outfit is my preference.
19. If I could be styled like anyone, I would go for the Jennifer Aniston look, clean and classic.  And you can’t mention clean and classic without including Audrey Hepburn or Jackie O.  But, alas, I’m usually the opposite – a bit disheveled.
20. Clothes shopping really isn’t that fun for me.  Although, I recently had an awesome time with Sarah at Ann Taylor Loft.  She hooked me up!
21. And that is probably why I’m obsessed with shopping for home stuff, truly gives me a natural high.  I could spend hours!
22. I thought the outside of Alcatraz was beautiful with the flowers and broken buildings mixed together.  My husband thought I was crazy.
23. Give me a platter of cheese, meats, fruit and some wine and oooohhhh, I’m in heaven!  Holy Moly!  LOVE.
24. Giving the perfect gift to someone is way more fun than receiving.
25. I enjoy looking through magazines and catalogs better than looking at stuff online.  
26. I get teary-eyed at all my kids’ school performances. Something about those little guys singing, gets me all mushy.
27. If I could wish for one talent, it would be to sing well.
28. I don’t really watch sports (although it’s always on at my house), but the sound of a football game soothes me. Once, when my husband was out of town, I actually turned on a game for background noise.
29. But if it’s an exciting game, you bet I’m jumping around like an idiot.  I’m pretty good at acting like an idiot.    
30. I’m not on Twitter or Instagram and not sure that I want to be.  {I might eat my words someday, like I did with Facebook.}
31. Speaking of FB, I have a love/hate relationship with it.  well, love might be too strong a word – like/hate is more like it.
32. I kind of hate that my kids are growing up with FB where all your mistakes can be made public at the push of a button.
33. I’m on Google+ and have no clue how it works.
34. I think if the whole world came together at a tailgater, we might find world peace.  Think about it, everyone loves each other at a tailgater.
35. Although, I’m guilty of this, one of my pet peeves is no response from email or text.  then you think, “did they get the note?” “did the note come across the wrong way?” “do they think I’m a weirdo?”  My friend and I call it crickets when we don’t hear back.
36. I tend to overanalyze things.
37. pet peeve – silverware scraping together
38. I want a personal trainer.
39. I find the best times usually happen by accident.
40. I am in love with my readers, friends and family.  You have ALL made me feel extra special this year!  Thank you!

If you’re still here, thanks for stopping by and listening to me babble today!  Now, I’m off to buy a big, huge, round balloon and eat a super yummy dinner dressed in a sassy jean outfit, with super cute, uncomfortable shoes while wearing make up!

Just in case, you didn’t get enough of useless, fun facts, here’s another short list I did a while ago.