Day 1-Introduce, recent picture, 15 interesting facts

Hi Yall! An introduction... ...my name is Amber! I am wife to Chris, daughter, sister, I have 5 besties that are all across the country, mom of a pomapoo Daisy, an avid sports fan and just a normal gal from Texas transplanted to South Carolina!

A recent picture...not sure if I have any but I am going to use this one that Chris took of me from my iphone at Disney. I love Disney, as does my family and it has been 3 decade long tradition that when the family goes to Disney we take a picture with the Indian on Main St. Seriously, I am not good at this stuff but hopefully you can bear with me as I muddle though this!

1. Chris and I met June 21, 2008 in Jamaica when I was at a friends destination wedding and he was on vacation. It was my last day there and his first, we had less than 24 hours together before I had to head back to the states. After that we dated long distance for 6 months before I moved to South Carolina, 2 months after that we got engaged (which is actually 2 years ago today). We got married June 21, 2010 in Jamaica exactly 2 years from the day we met there
2. I graduated from Baylor University in 2003 with a BBA in Marketing and decided in Jan of 2008 to quit my job in Waco and go back to school at the University of Texas in Arlington to get my MBA. When I moved out to South Carolina in 2009 I transferred to their online program and graduated in May 2010 with my MBA. THANK GOODNESS that is over!!!!!
3. I love to do list! I cant focus to get anything done if I don't have one. I love the feeling of accomplishment when I scratch it off. Plus if I don't write it down I won't remember. I know its awful but I hate forgetting things and I feel awful when I do!!!!
4. I am stealing this from my sister here but love Dr. Pepper. Please don't suggest I drink diet, I cant do it, it's gross and just not the same! I would rather go without it than drink diet.
5. I love sports! College football is my favorite but I miss going to college basketball and baseball games as well. But I also love my Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers. It was so much fun watching them in the World Series even though we lost it was an amazing experience for me after being a fan for so long!
6. Another that I am stealing from my sister is I am a terrible cleaner, I stink at it. I can keep the house straight and organized but when it comes to cleaning toilets, vacuuming, mopping and dusting I HATE and I mean HATE it!
7. I have recently started a new job at Aerotek and have been there for 2 months. I am so glad that after 3 years of being in school and not having a job to finally be contributing to society again doing something productive. Not that getting my MBA wasn't productive or important, but I just feel like I am doing something now especially since I help with putting unemployed people to work.
8. Tends to be that I have a lot in common with my sister so here is another that I am poaching but with my twist. I have 2 sisters...I'm the most sensitive one. Just ask anyone. I'm also the the quietest of the 3 of us, which most people that know me outside of my family wouldn't believe but when I am with them it is hard for me to get a word in edge wise. Robyn is my oldest sister who lives in TX and Heather is my middle sister who lives in NM. Way too far away for my liking, but we all do what we have to do.
9. I don't like to feel like I am not included. It is a major insecurity of mine, I know its bad but I feel like if I am not included its because I am not liked and as you will see in # 15 that's a major issue.
10. Chris and I just finished our first remodel project in our house, we bought our house in Sept 09 and there were just a couple things we wanted to change. So this year since we didn't have the wedding to save up for we chose to remodel our guest bath. Pictures to come...its not cleaned yet and we don't have the towels yet so I want to wait to post until it is perfect. It was a real team effort, Chris did most of the work having pulled the vanity, toilet and floor out, then tiled the entire thing, while I helped where I could by painting and picking out the new hardware, paint color and decorations. I am so proud of it, it makes me smile every time I see it. It's my favorite room in the house because it is the first room in our house that is Chris and I together, not just joining the stuff we already had.
11. I started couponing this weekend. Chris and I are looking for some extra ways to save money so after talking with some close friends that were doing it we decided to try it out. It was quite awesome, our first bill was 187, we ended up saving 89 and spent 98!
12. I love Texas country music! Or as Chris and others call it Red Dirt Country. It is my favorite music and I wish it was on the radio more here, since it's not AT ALL. Listening to it really helps me when I get homesick because it just takes me back!
13. I am very particular about my food...I am a very picky eater, but I eat my food in order to what I like the most...I eat my least favorite first and save the best for last, I guess I just like to have my favorite taste in my mouth when I am finished. I also would prefer to eat on plate that have separation like when you bought you food from the lunch room in school. I just don't like my food touching, I know that it all gets mixed up in my stomach but I really don't want my corn or corn juice mixing with my mashed potatoes!!!!
14. I am a perfectionist. I want things to be perfect and when things don't work out the way I want I get really bent out of shape. This also leads to me being organized and I don't like it when I can't find things! and I am really hard on myself if I make a mistake! In fact so hard that I don't have to have others mention it because it will just make me feel worst!
15. Lastly, I am a people pleaser...if you ask I will do everything in my power to do what I can to help. I want people to be happy and I do not want to be the cause of them not being. I don't like to hurt people's feeling and if I do I feel awful! I just want others to like me and to have a good time when they are around me and also to feel as though I really care about them because I do. I hate it if anyone is disappointed, mad at me, or doesn't like me. It just tears me up inside like I have failed somehow. Granted I know that I won't get along with everyone or that not everyone will like me but I would still like it it they did. Well not sure if this was entertaining to any of yall but I enjoyed it.

It was super hard for me to think of things and I hope I didn't steal too many things from my sister :) Well til tomorrow....OH and lastly, I love me some red wine!