Today is my birthday friends! I am most certainly out of my mid-20s and into my late 20s. While this is scary it is also exciting because I know some of my best years are yet to come. So, in honor of my birthday, here are 27 fun facts about me that you may or may not already know!
27. I have a major addiction to Diet Coke. While I KNOW it’s terrible for me, like with all addictions, to be successful you have to WANT to quit. And I don’t. Yet.
26. My favorite flowers are sunflowers. Followed closely now by hydrangeas.
26. I was born in Wisconsin and raised a Packers fan.
25. The first sport I ever played was tennis and I played it competitively for 13 years.
24. The biggest fight I ever had with my sister was when I quit tennis.
23. I started college majoring in Theatre Education.
22. I have TERRIBLE vision. Ask my contact prescription. I’ll win the worst eyes game.
21. I was a major tom-boy up until 6th grade. I collected basketball cards with the boys and wore the most awful clothes.
20. When I was little I would hide in my closet to draw. When my grandma would open the door I would ask for privacy.
19. One of the best presents I ever got was NSYNC tickets. However, I came down with tonsillitis.
18. I was never spanked growing up. My mom tried once when I was 13 and I was taller than her so it didn’t work.
17. One of the biggest lies my mom told me was that she made homemade lasagna. I found the Costco carton in the trash.
16. I’ve known my brother-in-law since I was 3. He’s truly the best big brother ever.
15. I met Chris at a party in college but the story we will tell our kids until they’re older we will say we met through mutual friends.
14. Some of the best trips I have been on have been with my mom. We’ve gone to Alaska, Hawaii, Europe, and so many more.
13. My mom raised me as a single mom and she is the strongest person I know.
12. I had 19 aunts and uncles. My mom was one of 13 and my dad of 8.
11. I preferred the Hardy Boys to Nancy Drew.
10. When I was growing up I spent my time with my dad while he rounded at the hospital. I know where I got my love for medicine.
9. When my mom was in grad school when I was about 9 my mom’s final paper got lost in our computer. I wrote her professor a letter begging her to have mercy on her.
8. I have better grades in PA school than I did college. I think it matters more when you LOVE what you do.
7. While I might appear to have most things together on most days, I am a hot mess more frequently than I’d like to admit.
6. I color code my closet.
5. The best thing about my husband is his integrity. He holds it to the highest value and it shows.
4. Having dance parties in college with my sorority sisters are among my favorite memories.
3. I lifeguarded for 8 years in through high school and college. Whistles still make me jump and I have a hard time relaxing at the pool.
2. If I don’t accomplish anything else in my life, I will have already accomplished my greatest thing – Emmalyne and Bryn.
1. Coming up with 27 facts is harder than it seems.
Have a great Monday friends! I am off to take my biggest final of the week 
Happy birthday to me right? HA.
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