Yes, it is true, today I am 29 years old.  Only 1 year from 30, and yes, I feel old.  Anyway, for my birthday I decided to write 29 random things you might not know about me…

1.  My favorite color is blue.

2.  M&M’s are far and away the BEST candy EVER!

3.  I want Spain to win the World Cup on Sunday.

4.  I am addicted to Diet Coke.

5.  My husband has given himself the nickname “Buddy America”.  (I’ll explain that one sometime!)

6.  My brother is engaged and getting married this year!

7.  I am really liking that new show Memphis Beat.

8.  I love the hot weather…and would always rather be hot than cold.

9.  I hate sushi…and yes, I have tried it like a million times!

10.  My favorite books are The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played with Fire.  I haven’t read  The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest yet.

11.  One of my favorite restaurants in Ann Arbor is Grizzly Peak.

12.  I would love to live in California one day…but won’t.  It is just too far from my family and friends!

13.  Every year my husband and I meet a bunch of friends in Austin, TX for Austin City Limits.

14.  I am a Blackberry user.

15.  I believe happy hour is the best time of any day.

16.  I teach 2 workout classes at the gym…BodyPump and TurboKick.  Nothing beats getting paid to workout!

17.  I am a Mac.

18.  My husband is the smartest person I know…he hates when I say that but in the words of Will Hunting…”My boy’s wicked smart!”

19.  I am dying to see Toy Story 3.

20.  I always see the as glass half full.

21.  I didn’t know it would be so hard to write 29 things about myself.

22.  I hate running but I do it anyway…twice a week.

23.  Even though I am from Boston I have no trace of a Boston accent.

24.  I absolutely love Cuban food, although it is a tight race for first with Mexican food.

25.  I will never understand people who don’t like animals.  That is just weird.

26.  I think Miami is an awesome city full of culture, color, and living life to the fullest.  You can’t beat that.

27.  I always use oxford commas.

28.   Jimmy Buffett music always puts me in a good mood.

29.  I consider this the 8th anniversary of my 21st birthday.