Well, I guess this is the part where I tell you about me.  I’m nearly 35.  I have 3 school aged boys.  Been married for nearly 11 years, and we’re about to buy our first house.

I used to think I loved cooking, now I know I just love to read cookbooks.  I have a lot of toys in case I decide to ever make something.  You never know.

I bought myself an iPod nano a couple of years ago.  I love it.  I can finally produce the soundtrack of my life.  It goes on forever.  Some of my current faves are:  Jack Johnson, Colbie Caillat, John Mayer, Ari Hest, Corinne Bailey Rae, John Sebastian, and Bon Jovi.  That’s who’s on my “I’m Smiling” playlist, anyway.

I am a voracious reader, and I tend to judge a book by its cover.  The title comes next, and whatever the cover flaps or book reviews say is the clincher.  I’ve had quite a lot of success with this method and haven’t run into any stinkers yet!

To travel is my ambition.  I was having issues about wanting to travel as if I never had kids, and wanting them to have rich life experiences with me.  I recently solved the problem, though.  It’s just like my life; if I don’t take care of myself first, I can’t take care of anybody else.  If I don’t travel with Honey alone, I won’t enjoy travel with my kids.

I believe I have set a new world record for weeks without shaving.  I think my previous one was somewhere between 10 and 12 weeks, but I think we’ve now hit 16.   You may find yourself asking, “Well how did she dress for church???”  I WORE PANTS.  I fully respect the Sunday dress code, but I was tired of flashing everyone from behind with those bloody vents they put at the back of the skirts I wear.  I also hate it when it gets so cold that if you shave, you look worse than before from all the cuts on the goosebumps!

I worship at the altar of Netflix.  Last year I watched all the hot TV shows like “HOUSE, M.D.”, “24″ and “Medium” that I had missed because I’m too cheap to pay $16/mo. just to watch network television!  I also dipped my toes into the waters of HBO’s “Big Love”.  Frankly, I love it!  I know a lot of church members find it offensive, but I have to say… there really is no connection at all with this family and the real LDS Church.  They don’t identify as LDS, they don’t even talk about it, either, unless some random side-character is a member, and that isn’t often.  I just find it all fascinating.

Well, that’s about it for this latest incarnation of “getting to know me”.  It’s shopping day and I’ve already spent entirely too much time getting stuff straight at the bank, picking up the rolls of laundry quarters off the ground that I dropped and broke, and paying bills online.  Check back in 6 months or so for more updates, until then you’ll just have to wait and salivate for more about me.  Because that’s what it’s all about, right?  Sallygirl.  Your life is not complete without her.