So, my dear friend Lane tagged me. She thinks that just because she lives all the way in Germany, she can get away with it! Well, I suppose she can...

Lane is a very talented writer, so mine are pale in comparison, but here goes:

The rules of tag:
1. Post the rules at the beginning.
2. List 6 facts/habits about yourself.
3. Tag 6 people at the end of your post, and leave them comment informing them they've been tagged!

1. I'm a member of the CCJ and my status is monkeybait. Okay, let me explain. I have an incredible group of high school friends. They are the best, and in high school we developed a name for our group. Remember the Simpsons episode where Homer gets upset b/c he can't be a Stonecutter and says, "Ohh, why won't those stupid idiots let me in their crappy club for jerks?" It's a great quote, right? So, we are the CCJ (the Crappy Club for Jerks). Every year since high school (almost 9 years now, whoa) we've gotten together for 2 pinnacle events (there are other events like weddings, but we're all over the United States now) - the CCJ Halloween Horror Nights Weekend and the CCJ Christmas Cookie-Bakeoff. One year, one of the guys made us t-shirts and declared all the women "monkeybait." We've protested ever since, but the status has stuck.

2. I'm a scaredy cat. I can't watch a horror film without my hands glued to my face. Even though I'm intelligent enough to rationalize it's NOT REAL, I still can't do it. In fact, every year when I attend the annual CCJ Halloween Horror Nights Weekend (for those that don't know, it's a bunch of haunted houses at Universal Studios in Orlando & Hollywood) I buy a ticket but I never go into any haunted houses. Seriously. I pay upwards of $75 for a night of walking around waiting for my friends to go through haunted houses! I know...LAME.

3. I eat my food in proportional parts. You know how some people, they have turkey and mashed potatoes and broccoli on their plate, and they just eat it? They'll even go so far as to mix the turkey and potatoes and put that in their mouth at the same time?!! It appalls me. I have to eat one section at a time, and circle around the plate until I'm full (which happens to be when all the food is gone).

4. I can't stand yellow bulbs. You know the ones I'm talking about, the bulbs you put in your ceiling fan? That gross yellow color kills me! Whenever Matthew and I walk into our bedroom for bed time, he'll flip the switch which is immediately followed by me turning it off and running to the white bulb lamp. I know what you're thinking...why doesn't she put white bulbs into the ceiling fan? Too much light. I know.

5. I'm addicted to the Food Network and Giada's pink fingernails. I spent an entire evening on Google, trying to find her nail polish color (which happens to be OPI's Bubble Bath) and those porcelain measuring spoons (fantes.com). I also love waking up on Saturday morning to watch Ina and Giada make their wonderful food. I never attempt to recreate it, but I love to watch it!

6. My mother and I end our phone chats by making kissing noises to one another. I also never talk with my mother without her asking me, "Have you taken your vitamins today?" I'm 27 years old, but in my mother's eyes I will always be her baby.

Alright, I'm only going to tag 1 person - the lovely Kate, who is also blogging about her wedding! All 3 taggers (Lane, Lynn & Kate) are UMichigan grads - GO BLUE!