I've been tagged!

If you haven't seen these before then you just don't look around on other people's blogs enough. My friend Emily tagged me recently and I've had a hard time limiting my quarks. So here are the rules. I have to list 6 of my quarks (and yes, only six which is the hard part), then tag 6 other people who then have to do the same. So sorry if I tag you and you think this stuff is totally lame. It's actually really fun to read about everyone's quarks, we all have them.

1- I'm a horrible speller. If you've ever played a game with me that requires my ability to spell, you know how bad I am (Boggle). Also if I've ever left you a hand written note or wrote you a hand written anything, you know that is true. My mom has told me it is because they tried some "creative reading" program with my grade in our school district and now none of us can spell. That actually might be true because even my smartest friend with a 4.0 at BYU can't spell to save her life. I grew up with her from 1st grade on. Spell check doesn't really help people like me either because all I ever do is find what I meant to say and move on, not trying to learn as I go.

2- I get way too excited around cute things. Let me explain. As long as I can remember if I'm around something cute, I clench my teeth, really hard, or I bite my lip a little and shake. I would do this around my baby siblings, and around cute puppies. It really became a problem when Lucy was born. I'd clench my teeth so hard that I started to worry myself about my teeth. I also can't kiss babies enough, especially Lucy. She is actually very similar to me, and I wonder how much of this is because that is all she knows.

3- I'm obsessed with earlobes. So weird, I know, but you are about to learn I am a weird person. I don't know when this started, but I love grabbing earlobes. It isn't uncommon to see me biting my lip a little and shaking when I grab an earlobe too. I think it is a texture temperature thing. I love how they always feel cool, and they are so soft and squishy. The bigger and squishier the better. Sorry Shawn. Since Shawn and I started dating, I always am holding on to one of his earlobes when ever possible. I'm the same way with Lucy, and I did it with my siblings too. I take comfort in the fact that Shawn's sister did they same thing when she was little, but she outgrew it. I know that's totally weird.

4-I'm a horrible back seat driver. Shawn is so patient with me. But I am learning that this might just be a female thing thank goodness. I always try really hard to hold my tongue and I think I am getting better. I will say that our last trip up to Idaho I saved us about 6 times from missing crucial turns with my backseat driving. I was proud of myself. But usually I'm freaking out about stuff that is silly. Like I always think Shawn is going to hit the construction cones on my side. Or if someone in front of us taps their brakes on the freeway I always gasp and grab on to something. I'm so paranoid all the time. Shawn is so patient with me, I really think that I am way worse than most people.

5- I'm obsessed with checking Craigslist. I can't stop! I've had phases where I go several months checking Craigslist, and then I lose interest. But I'm having a hard time getting out of this one. About 5 months ago I started checking Craigslist again looking for a cradle for this baby. Well I found and bought a cradle about 2 months ago. But I was also looking for a piano at the same time. I got a piano for free I might add (at least this quark pays off) a couple of weeks ago, but I can't stop checking Craigslist even though I have nothing to check it for. I get there and I can't think of stuff to look for, but I just look through my usual lists.

6- This one is gross, and I hate to admit to it, but my family all knows that I'm obsessed, and I've seen this on other friends quarks too so I don't feel too weird. Anyway, I'm obsessed with popping things. I guess it's not everything, I just really like popping pimples, blackheads, and especially ingrown hairs. Once I see them I have to go after them. It's totally gross, but it is so satisfying to me. I did learn the hard way that you shouldn't go after an ingrown hair on your stomach just before you pop out when you are pregnant. I have a nice stretched out scare from that one. Oh well, you live you learn.

Ok, so basically from this I've learned that I am really quarky. I guess I can't make fun of Jeff for having to wash his feet before bed anymore, because I just might be quarkier than he is. A special thanks goes out to Shawn for putting up with my quarkiness. So here is who I'm tagging now: Krista, Tara, Jamie, Amanda, Heather, and Tracie. Have fun guys!