My Crazy 8's

Okay, I have been told by a couple of people to post my 8's, so here it goes. You never know what is going to come out of this, but it should be interesting;

8 Things I am passionate about:

• David (that is a given)
• Darci (also to be expected)
• Maile (how can I leave her out?)
• Nature and the outdoors (hence my blog name)
• Learning (the reason I am always going to school)
• Exercise (there is always room for improvement)
• My extended family (I can't say enough good about them)
• Summertime (it is what I live for the rest of the year)

8 Songs I can listen to and never get sick of hearing

• You got a friend (James Taylor)
• You raise me up (Josh Groban)
• Home (Daughtry)
• Paralyzer (Finger Eleven)
• The First Cut is the Deepest (Cheryl Crow)
• Southern Cross (Crosby, Stills and Nash)
• Unwritten (Natasha Bedingfield)
• Hot for Teacher (Van Halen)

8 Past books I have read

• 3 cups of Tea
• Water for Elephants
• Pillars of the Earth
• Tuesdays with Morrie
• Running with Angels
• The Alchemist
• Goose Girl Series
• The Kite Runner (I highly recommend this one by the way)

8 Things I say

• It's all good
• no worries
• good times (David says I say this when I am nervous)
• knock it off
• NO!
• Yoink
• Smiley-Maile
• Darci-luna

8 things that attract me to a friend

• Real
• sincere
• free-spirited
• fun
• reliable
• kind
• give and take personality
• non-judgemental

8 random things about me

• I once weighed 60 lbs more then I do now
• I met my husband in the 7th grade
• I really hate to wear shoes
• I talk to myself a lot
• I always knew my first child would be a girl
• I was once dumped on Valentine's Day (not by my husband.)
• I punched a girl in the nose for making fun of me. (I was not a little kid either)
• I always like to have something to look forward to

8 things I want to do before I die

• Own my own home
• see my kids grow up to be happy, androgynous, adults
• Go on another mission, this time with David
• Travel to a lot of cool places (too many to list)
• Have grandchildren
• Spend more time doing things I love
• Learn more languages
• Write a book

8 Things I've learned this past year

• Don't blame God when things go wrong. There is a purpose behind everything
• You have to be spiritually prepared to see the whole picture
• Some things never change
• 4 year-olds are a lot of fun
• If you are doing your best, God provides the rest
• Stress makes me loose weight
• I have great people in my life
• My husband is my greatest blessing

8 people I want to do 8's

• Shannon
• Stacie
• Natalie
• Heather
• Micayla
• Heidi
• Maile
• David