#19. Favorite childhood story

20 Til I'm 20:  #19.  Do you have any favorite stories from your childhood?

My favorite story as a child was called "A Porcupine Named Fluffy."  It is a story about a little porcupine whose parents name him Fluffy and he tries to figure out why he is named Fluffy because there is nothing about him that is fluffy.  So then he tries to become more fluffy.  He tries being a cloud and a pillow and a bunny and a marshmallow but he still wasn't fluffy.  But then he meets a rhino named Hippo.  They become great friends and learn to accept their names.  Best story ever!  Maybe because growing up I always thought my name was weird?   Who knows!!     

#18. Non-traditional Pet

20 Til I'm 20:  #18.   If you could own a non-traditional pet which would it be?

 

If I could own a non-traditional pet, I would love to own a koala bear.  I just think that they are the cutest little things ever and they seem kinda cuddly, plus they can climb all over just like monkeys can and a monkey would be my second choice.  Once I had a koala bear stuffed animal, and a koala bear backpack -- the kind that look like a stuffed animal just with straps, one of those.  I got it from the Hogle Zoo.  I loved that thing!  But I think a real koala would be even better. 

#17. Vacation

20 Til I'm 20:  #17.  If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would it be and who would it be with?
If I could go anywhere in the world, I would love to go on a tour of Europe.  England, Scotland, France, Italy, Greece, Ireland, etc. etc.  So basically I'm saying I can't pick one place and that basically ALL of Europe really appeals to me.  Someday, in my dream world, it will happen!  And I will go there with my love, whoever he may be, and we will enjoy a gondola ride in Venice and we will tour castles in Ireland and it will be grand!  The end. 

#16. Greatest Accomplishments

20 Til I'm 20:  #16.  Describe your 3 greatest accomplishments.

I think that of one my greatest accomplishment thus far in my life would have to be getting my Associate Degree at 17.  I started the SUCCESS Academy program at 15 years old and spent only 1/2 of my school day at Dixie High School and I spent the other half at Dixie State College taking college courses.  It definitely was not an easy thing to make it through, as any one who was in the program would admit but it was definitely worth it in the end.  Along with getting a degree I also made some of my best friends and some great memories.  Plus, how many people can say that they graduated with a college degree before getting their high school diploma?  Pretty sweet.
Another one of my greatest accomplishments is kinda silly but I'm proud of it.  My senior year I was the SUCCESS Academy student body president and as a student council/student body we wanted to have a dance for SUCCESS but the head woman in charge was 100% against it for so many ridiculous reasons that I won't go into detail of on here because thinking about them still makes me somewhat angered.  So anyway, a couple of my friends and I plus the rest of the student council decided we were going to have a dance anyway.  $0 to spend and no support from the administration plus trying to keep it all hidden -- It was not an easy task.  But we pulled it off.  Using everyone's resources we had a dance (my favorite dance of senior year, by the way) and it was a huge success (haha success).  The administration didn't find out about it until the day before it happened (minus a couple trusty members who I knew would keep the secret).  We called it the Stress Ball after SUCCESS Academy's beloved "Stress Academy" nickname.  We ended up making money with this dance and used it at graduation to buy gifts for the admin.  Even the ones who didn't support us.  Stick it to the man!
Lastly, I think that surviving my summer in New York is up there with my greatest accomplishments.  I went into detail about that in a previous post so I won't do it again but I must say that the fact that I didn't die or quit that summer is a huge accomplishment in my eyes and I'm proud of myself for that. 
To all of you dear people still reading all these blog posts.  Thank you.  I'm impressed because I don't know if I would read them all if I weren't the one writing them.  So thanks!

#15. Favorite Celebrity

20 Til I'm 2o: #15.  Who was your favorite celebrity as a child?

My favorite celebrity as a child was Justin Timberlake from Nsync.  I absolutely adored Nsync and Justin was my favorite.  My best friend as a kid and I were both obsessed and whenever we played games, she would be with Lance Bass from Nsync and I would be with Justin.  Oh what fun!

#14. Getting In Trouble

20 Til I'm 20:  #14. What did you do growing up that got you into trouble?

Since I'm writing this blog while I'm sitting with my family in our living room, I decided to ask my parents what things I did growing up that got me into trouble.  The main thing that I can remember doing is riding things down the stairs--sleeping bags, pillows, storage containers, storage container lids (those were always the favorite.  Major speed), etc.  My parents of course remembered more.  Fighting with my brother, crying all the time, not cleaning my room, waking up Dad after he worked a graveyard shift.  I also remember getting in trouble for using the hose to turn our sandbox into a mudbox and then have mud fights!  The sad thing about all of this is that a ton of those things that got me in trouble as a kid still sound just as fun today as they did then.  Anyone up for a mud fight??

#13. Fictional Character

13. If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose?

This is totally going to bring out my nerdy side but I would probably choose to be Hermione from Harry Potter.  I always loved the fact that she was so smart and she always showed up the boys in class.  She could do magic (who wouldn't love that?) and she was great at it!  Plus, she gets to do all the cool adventure stuff and lives through it all.  I was always jealous of her, especially when I was little and read the books with my family.