Ten Things You May Not Know About Me...

Or maybe some of you do know!

1. I am terrified of thunder and the dark. I hate thunder. I am so scared to be alone when it is thundering outside. I also have to turn on every single light in my path. I lived with my sister for a while and she would make fun of me so much because I would turn on every single light when I went downstairs to the kitchen. Maybe I am afraid of someone hiding in the darkness, who knows.

2. I live right by the water but you will never see me in it. I have issues with bodies of water. I will only get in the river or the lake if I am on a float. I will NOT get into the ocean unless the water is so clear and there are a million other people in there as well. My family vacations in the Carribbean a lot and we go snorkling and scuba diving. I will get in for about three minutes then I am out.

3. I am the least artistic or creative person but for some reason I love attempting to be creative. It never works because I was just not given that talent, but I love spending time being creative whether it be sewing, painting, or writing.

4. I have an AWFUL scar on my stomach from being ridiculously stupid one night while hanging out with the wrong type of people! Should have gotten stitches but instead I just put butterfly bandages on it and now it looks so gross.

5. I have only broken one bone in my entire body and it was my pinky toe. I was doing double fulls on the mesh tramp at the gym and when I landed I was still twisting. My toe got caught in the mesh and it just ripped it sideways. I was always really lucky in tumbling and cheer to not break anything except that little guy.

6. From October 1, 1998 to October 1, 1999 I had three cars. I turned 16 on Oct 1, 1998 and then on Friday the 13th in November (yes six weeks after) I totalled my car. My parents got me another one a few months later. About two months after that, I was on my way to Cheer Athletics practice when someone hit me running a red light and totalled that car. I was like a magnet that year. My parents got me another car after that and I had that car, luckily until 2005.

7. Contrary to what some people think, I was not popular in high school. Yes, I cheered, but I was not friends with any of those girls. They didn't talk to me outside of cheer practice, ignored me in the halls, and when I had a cheer swim party at my house Senior year, no one showed up except the freshman cheerleaders and some JV girls. I was one of the only ones in honors and AP classes so I was the outcast. I was even nominated senior year for Princess of the homecoming Court and to this day I think it was a big joke so they could all laugh at me for thinking enough people actually knew who I was. I will never forget Senior year first day of school, we wear our uniforms to school and I am sitting next to this basketball player who I have known since 6th grade. He looks at me and says "You're a cheerleader? I have never seen you before in my life." Awesome. I have been cheering for you since 6th grade but you have never seen me. Proof that I was invisible. I think I was somewhat cool my sophomore year because I dated a senior and hung out with a lot of them, but once they graduated, I was back to being a nobody.

8. I love photography. I wish I were better at it, but I love taking pictures of people, flowers, structures, anything. I was on the photography staff in high school but with cheerleading it was kind of hard to be a photographer at every event you are already cheering for. I got this amazing camera for my 18th birthday. It is outdated now with all the digital ones around, but I will never get rid of it. I love it. I still buy film and use it from time to time.

9. I had a beta fish in the dorms at Texas Tech named Mr. Pooky. Named after the rapper. I would play "Crook for life" and he would nod his head.

10. And last but not least, you may not know this, but I have been on stage at an *NSYNC concert. Hahahaha, my friends and I had front row tickets to their concert at Reunion Arena. Before the show this dude was handing out bracelets to random girls to go on stage during the show for "For The Girl Who Has Everything". Ten girls got chosen. I was one of them. I got to hug all of the members. I remember not washing and keeping that shirt in the back of my closet for the longest time. I also slept in the middle of Times Square outside of Virgin Megastore to get JT to autograph my Future Sex Love Sounds CD when it was released. This was ten years later hahaha. Still a teeny bopper at heart. I wish they would do a reunion tour. I would totally go.

Not a fan of chicken breast...UNTIL NOW!

I should have taken a picture of this but I was too busy eating...story of my life! Haha.

I used to eat a lot of chicken and veggies when I was in college, because I was always trying to keep up my appearance. (Having to prance around in a college cheer uniform every Saturday will do that to ya!) I got to a point where I was so sick of it after a while. Since then, I hardly eat chicken. Unless I can cover it in a sauce or it is battered and fried :)

I saw this recipe and decided to try it out. It is AMAZING! I am now a lover of chicken in the crock pot and this SUPER easy recipe is impossible to screw up. Here is what you need:

1 packet of Taco Seasoning
1 packet of Ranch Dressing (this is the seasoning in the packet used to make the dressing)
1 to 2 cans of Chicken Broth (I used the low sodium one)
Frozen Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

First, lay the chicken breasts in the crock pot. I grab a cup and mix the two seasining packets with one can of broth and then pour it over the chicken in the pot. If you have thicker chicken, you will want to add the second can of broth so that the chicken is covered. You can either cook it fast (on High for a few hours) or if you are like me, put it on low when you leave for work and then in the evening it will be perfect :)

You can either pull apart the chicken or dice it up. I used this for tacos/ fajitas, burritos, wraps, and also paired it with some veggies. The flavor is so yummy and the chicken is so tender and juicy. It was so easy and so delicious!

Happy crock potting!