25 Random Things About Mandi
Okay, I was tagged so many times on Facebook that I finally did this meme, and since I’ve turned into SUCH a bad blogger thanks to morning sickness and the accompanying exhaustion (woohoo for healthy baby hormones!), I figured I’d cheat and share it here too!
1. My maiden name initials are MLK, like Martin Luther King, which also happens to be backwards alphabetical order.
2. Sean first called me on April 15th, tax day…coming up on ten years ago!
3. I love being pregnant, even though it’s not easy for me at any stage.
4. I took 31 credit hours one semester in college. It only lasted for 6 weeks while two semesters overlapped, but it was nutso!
5. I graduated Summa Cum Laude with a bachelors degree in business administration and a minor in marketing.
6. All I’ve ever wanted to be was a mom.
7. I’m really good with coming up with ideas and executing them initially, but not always so good at carrying them out for the long haul.
8. I’m a horrible procrastinator.
9. I’ve given birth naturally twice, once in a hospital and once in a birth center.
10. I had a c-section last time because we got to the hospital and discovered Sweet Doodle was coming feet first. The nurse said, “I don’t think this is a head.” My first thought? “My baby doesn’t have a head?”
11. I’ve been to Machu Pichu.
12. I’ve been to Peru four times and the Dominican Republic twice.
13. We ran away to Utah after we got married and lived there for two years before deciding it was too hard to be so far away from our families.
14. We’ve owned 10 cars since we got married. Pathetic but true.
15. We’ve lived in 4 different states.
16. We have 7 cats, not by choice, and we think that an 8 cat might have adopted us.
17. Each of our girls was born in a different state.
18. I love to put ketchup and mustard on leftover mac n cheese.
19. I think chocolate covered almonds are God’s gift to humankind.
20. I think pumpkin spice lattes are God’s gift to ME.
21. We live in the boonies and it takes us 30 minutes to get “to town.”
22. We plan to homeschool our kids all the way through high school.
23. We usually decorate for Christmas on Halloween because we both love it so much.
24. I secretly dream of having twin boys one day.
25. I love my husband more every day.














I’m sending some love for your blog your way with an award. It funny because you can just use the random thoughts as honest truths when you pass it along. Hope you’re feeling better.
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HAHAH You’re awesome!!! I LOVE #20! Thanks for making me smile today with this!
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