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I couldn't help myself and decided to write one of those "25 Random Things About Myself" documents. Haven't quite felt ready to put it out there to all 117 Facebook friends, so for now, it's going here:

25 Random things.

I am known for NEVER filling out things like this, so pretty darn random that I’m even doing this.

Despite having an MIS degree, I am fairly ignorant when it comes to anything too technical. I know just enough to get me into trouble.

I go stir crazy if I don’t get out of town at least once a month. On the flip side, I go just as crazy if I don’t have some down time by myself at home.

My favorite thing in the whole wide world is walking into my brother’s house and having my nephews run up to greet me. Pure joy. Pure love.

I have traveled to England, France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, the Netherlands, Italy, the Czech Republic, Costa Rica, Mexico, Canada, and many cities across the U.S. I have dreams of continuing to add to that list and Alaska and Argentina are currently at the top.

Whenever I’ve traveled to Mexico and I tell a local my name is Kris, they immediately repeat back that my name is Kristina. I don’t like being called Kristina, mostly because it’s not my name. I think this stems from years of teachers mispronouncing my full name off the class roster. I mean, if your name is Sue and someone calls you Betty, are you going to enjoy that? I don’t think so . . . unless you’ve always liked the name Betty.

I am funny.

My cheeks get red when I drink and I get chatty. It’s at this point that my friends usually pour me another drink. This only adds to #8 above. Or at least in my mind it does.

My mom used to sew and would make me and my dolls matching outfits.

I’m artsy. I can spend hours in a craft store.

I LOVE random nights. Those times when you go out with no plans and end up having the best time in the world.

I enjoy washing dishes. After Thanksgiving dinner, for example, I love to clear the table and get everything clean again. My family loves this as well.

I was voted “nicest” in high school. Ahhh, shucks. Just proves they didn’t know me very well! J

I grew up on a farm with sheep, goats, geese, and chickens. Which reminds me, I hate birds. I hated gathering the chicken eggs when the hens were sitting on them and usually cried until my little brother did it for me.

Speaking of goats, I remember we once got a new billy goat and he was mean. My older brother locked me into the back yard with the new billy and laughed his ass off while the goat chased me around. I still to this day do not think it was funny.

I nearly drowned while white water rafting in Costa Rica over 14 years ago and still get a little uneasy when I hear rapids.

I used to have allergies, but now I don’t. Except when I go home to see my parents. Hence the idea that I’m simply allergic to my parents.

I took piano lessons for many, many years. However, I’m now so out of practice that I find it hard to even play the beginner songs my nephews are learning. I plan to one day have a place to put my parents’ piano and learn how to play again.

I want a dog.

One of the happiest days of my life was completing my triathlon. It represented a lot of work, both physically and emotionally.

I can rarely finish a full can of soda. My mom laughs at me when I come home to visit because she finds half full cans sitting around. I don’t really enjoy the fizz, but sometimes the idea of a nice, cold soda just sounds good.

I think every once in a while, it’s a good idea to just let your hair down and party like a rock star.

I consistently fall asleep during the last 10 minutes of a rented movie. This is why when people ask me if I’ve seen a certain movie, I often reply, “Yes, but I don’t remember how it ended.”

I’m happy and believe life will continue to point me in the direction I’m meant to travel. I think I live a damn fortunate life and try to remember to be grateful for it every day.