100 Facts About Me

So...instead of flooding your Twitter account with 100 facts about me, I thought I'd just put it in my blog and post a link. Enjoy :)

1. My full name is Emily Nicole Baxter. I have so many nicknames, I can’t even begin to describe them! Most of are a play on Emily: Em, Emmie, Ems, but I have completely random ones, too, like Poco and Holga.

2. I love anything that has my initials or an E on it. I even have an E stamp that I stamp people with to claim them as mine.

3. I was born on my due date-October 28^th. Mom calls me “the textbook baby” because I was on time for everything I did according to all the baby books. Too bad that didn’t stick.

4. I love ladybugs only for the fact my mom calls me ladybug. Mom is my best friend…I tell her everything.

5. My daddy and I really only bonded over sporty things and music when I lived at home but ever since I moved away, we’ve gotten closer. I wish I lived closer to home so I could go home and hear him say how much he loves me more.

6. I am the middle child and that explains a whole bunch about me and how I can blend into any situation.

7. My older brother, David, lives in Austin, TX. As much as we get on each other’s nerves, I miss him and wish we were closer.

8. My little sister, Erica, and I are only 15 months apart. She drives me crazy but she’s one of my best friends and someone I know I can always count on.

9. My brother-in-law and I have a love/hate relationship that makes people around us uncomfortable. For the most part, though, he’s a pretty okay guy. (He gets extra points for being such an excellent husband and father to my sister and niece.) For the most part, we’re just so sarcastic to each other; my mom thinks it’s me being mean. I think Steve and I have “bonded” over it.

10. I’m close to my family…all of them. I talk to my cousins on a regular basis, text my Grandma, and love to sit and chat with my aunts. When I’m in Burkeville, my Grandma, Papaw, and me will stay up late just talking about life. My Aunt Donna and I like watching tv and sipping wine with my cousin, Sara. When I’m at the beach, my Grandma and I talk about everything. I love spending time with my beach family because it’s always a big party. It sucks I’m not closer to either of them.

11. I officially became an aunt February 24, 2011 to our sweet Harper Jade. She is so full of life, even at 5 weeks old. I love her with all my heart and plan to spoil her TONS when I go home.

12. At home, I’m mostly known as Miss Emily or Miss Em. I work with kids all the time. My favorite things about home, besides, ya know…home, is going into work and having the kiddos run up to me and tell me how much they’ve missed me. Cara and Hazel definitely get the award for telling me how much they love me when I go into work. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact they don’t want to lay down and take a nap.

13. I change my life plan almost every week. I’ve changed my major 6 times (yes, for real) and my idea of what I’ll do after undergrad. Today, I’m majoring in Communication and minoring in English and want to go to Grad School for Student Affairs.

14. In my heart, I think I need to go to Seminary but I’m scared beyond belief to try and do it. I sent off for information about Seminaries. I’ve only opened half of it.

15. I have a control issue…I like to be in charge. I don’t usually freak out when things don’t go my way, but it makes everyone’s lives easier if things happen like I want them to.

16. I go to a small school and I love it. My freshman year, I hated it because it was just like being in high school all over again. Sometimes, the drama still gets to me, but now, I respect it because we’re like a family down here in Wise. I love that I can see my professors in Wal-Mart and they know my name. That means a lot to me.

17. I’m always listening/downloading music. Lately, I’ve been in a Tom Petty/Supertramp/America/Mumford and Sons/Avett Brothers/Folk Soul Revival mood. It confuses my iPod to pieces but makes for the best dance/sing songs in the shower and excellent driving music.

18. I love when people make me mixed CDs. I always wonder why they pick the music they do. When I make CDs for people, there’s usually a story behind each song. It’s fun to ride around in the car and have fun with the random music that’s on it.

19. I LOVE to drive. Absolutely love it. If we’re going somewhere, I usually ask to drive. I think part of it has to do with me being in control and making sure everyone is safe. (Plus, I do my best car dancing behind the wheel.)

20. I love photography. I love framing pictures and putting them around my room. I want to be reminded of people I miss, times I loved, and just everyday life. If I could afford it, I’d get a super nice Canon camera and have it attached to my hand always.

21. Audrey Hepburn is one of my favorite people ever. I wish I knew her when she was alive. I secretly (okay, maybe not so secretly) want to be as classy as she was.

22. Flowers make me smile. Usually, I buy them for myself. They’re even better when someone else buys them for me.

23. I love quotes. I bought a quote calendar for a friend of mine and ended up keeping it because I liked it so much. I keep the ones I like and hang them on the wall or stick them on my fridge.

24. I like to read books that other people hate. To Kill A Mockingbird and Of Mice and Men are two of my favorites.

25. I love poetry, both reading and writing. My favorite poet is Emily Dickenson. I used to want to be like her until I found out she suffered from manic depression and killed herself. I still think, from time to time, she’s somewhere down inside of me, waiting to come out again on the paper.

26. I make New Year’s Resolutions every year and never keep them. This year, I wanted to grow in my faith, be a better person and friend, laugh often, say I love you more, study harder, look for unexpected love, cry more, have more Emily Days, Blog more, and love every moment. I have only succeeded in two, maybe three of those. Suck.

27. My friends mean the world to me, especially the ones I have here at school. They’re like my family and I would be so lost (and probably would have transferred a really long time ago) without them. That being said, I feel like my group of friends change every year. There are some consistent people, but for the most part, it changes.

28. My roommate, Karrye, and I get along really well for the most part. When we don’t, it doesn’t last long. People at school told me I was crazy to live with her but we click. We’re living together next year. Suck on that, Wise.

29. I have groups of best friends. My home best friends are Alex, who I’ve known since third grade, and Crystal, who has four kids. My school best friends are mostly guys, Chase, James, and Brad. Then, I have my big sis, Brianne, and my sister, Erica, my mom, and my cousin, Sara. All together, they keep me sane.

30. If I have a problem, I solve it somewhere between 1 and 3 am at Huddle House with a cup of coffee and James Tiffany. For some odd reason, he’s always been able to read me and I hate it (secretly, I don’t). I don’t know how he does it, but he can get absolutely ANYTHING out of me. Really.

31. I talk in my sleep. If you ever want me to be honest with you, wait until I’m sleeping then ask me a question. Sometimes, I “wake up” and will tell someone something that I’ve been trying to hide from them. Ask Chase. It’s happens. Freaks both of us out.

32. I might be addicted to the internet. I am always on Facebook, Twitter, or checking my email. I date online (lameee) and blog occasionally.

33. I play Petville on Facebook. A lot. I’ve also convinced friends they need them too. We’re sad.

34. I LOVE office supplies. School shopping is my favorite time of the year. If I had more space, I’d have an office to myself, complete with post-its, tons of pens, and I would staple or paperclip everything together. I also love binders and organizing things. True bliss.

35. I text a lot. On an average month, I send literally 5 times the texts anyone else does. Yes, I am that cool.

36. People think I flirt a lot but that’s just my personality. No, I’m not dating any of my friends. I’m not dating anyone right now. And I’m pretty happy with that.

37. Sometimes, I talk to my ex boyfriends just to make myself feel better. It usually backfires.

38. When I’m stressed, I drive, go to the gym, color, or play with play-doh. Recently, I’ve added drinking to that list. Bad.

39. I love wearing ribbons in my hair. It makes me feel like I’m in high school again.

40. Canon in D by Pachelbel is one of my favorite songs ever. My bridesmaids, if and when I ever get married, will walk down the aisle to it.

41. I love youtube! It provides hours of entertainment. Plus, there are websites that you can extract sounds from the videos and that’s how I’ve obtained most of the current music on my iPod. Tricky, tricky!

42. I drink coffee a lot. I’m really picky from my coffee and if it’s really bad, I’ll complain a lot about it. My three favorite places to get coffee are Starbucks, Huddle House, and my Grandma and Papaw’s. Each, I think, has good memories so the coffee coming from there always tastes best.

43. If I had all the money in the world, I would redefine my style every season. Currently, I’m into wearing skinny jeans, tank tops, and my Toms. I’ve also been into straightening my hair and wearing a lot of eyeliner.

44. I fractured my foot last semester and it probably will never heal all the way. My orthopedic told me that I shouldn’t wear heels higher than an inch or two tops. Every time I put my heels on, I hear him saying no in my head. One day, probably the next time I’m on crutches, I’ll listen to him.

45. Tagalongs are my favorite Girl Scout cookie. I also enjoy Thin Mints but those HAVE to be eaten once they’ve been in the freezer. I also like Trefoils, but I only eat those if I have a cup of tea and mom around.

46. Red Velvet cake is my FAVORITE! I also really like Funfetti cake and my mom’s homemade chocolate cake but only if she makes the frosting and sticks it in the fridge.

47. I have two tattoos and 10 piercings. My tattoos mean something to me. I have a heart on my foot and a scorpion on the back of my neck. When I’m stressed or bored, I go get pierced. All of them, though, are on my ears. I have four lobe piercings and my tragus on the left side and three lobe and two cartilage on my right side. If I had more money, I’d have more. My next tattoo will be on my ribs on my right side and my next piercing, if not in my ear, will be my nose. I’ve thought about getting my lip pierced but I recently saw someone do it and it looked HORRIBLE. Thanks for helping me not make that mistake.

48. If I could make money napping, I’d be a professional napper.

49. I am 110% positive that spiritual warfare happens all around us. My freshman year in college, I experienced it firsthand. It scared me so bad; I get fidgety when I have to talk about it.

50. I get scared really easily. People coming up behind me, people telling me there’s something wrong, anything. It’s not fun.

51. While I download music from the internet in a way some artists may frown upon, I still buy iTunes gift cards from time to time to justify my actions.

52. I love the smell of new Crayons, Old Navy flip flops (before they’re worn, of course), laundry, nail polish, and gasoline.

53. I need to wear my glasses more…it might help with the fact I’m a bad parker.

54. My day planner and I are in love. Last night, I color coded the month of April. It was an excellent date.

55. I really like to clean and do laundry…but not when I have to do it for myself.

56. If I could get Cadburry eggs all year, I’d be in serious trouble. I’m also very strange in how I eat them…I break it in half, pour the middle into one half and eat the empty shell. Then, I make the fondant go into the bottom of the remaining shell, eat the empty part, and slowly eat the fondant. In short, that’s my favorite part.

57. I LOVE anything Reese’s! Cups, pieces, peanut butter from the jar-it’s my favorite candy ever. Every year for Easter, Mom gets be a Reester Bunny (hahaha) and it’s usually gone in two days.

58. When I make lemonade, I like to squeeze a lemon and an orange into it. I thank Bruce for that one.

59. When I go to the movies, I like to get a small popcorn and a box of Bunch-A-Crunch and then mix them. That way, I get sweet and salty at the same time. If people would listen to that idea, there would be so many more happy people around.

60. I have a serious problem with saving money. No, really. I’ll buy anything if I have the money for it. I think that’s why I enjoy Petville so much-it makes me think I’ve spent tons of money just by decorating Madelyn’s house. If only making real money was as easy as it is in that game.

61. For Easter, mom got me Little Kids Squeeze ‘n Blow Pop Up Bubbles from Toys R Us. I have a feeling I’ll be going back when I go home for summer for more.

62. I LOVE sidewalk chalk. It doesn’t matter if it’s tracing someone, drawing a picture, or playing hop scotch. There’s something about it that makes me so happy.

63. I really like the Bed Intruder song. I know every word. It’s on my iPod. It may or may not be a ringtone. So dumb, so dumb, so dumb, so.

64. I have tons of sunglasses. I don’t know why I need so many pairs that look exactly the same (I only have one face) but I have tons.

65. I miss my church family so much when I’m at school. When I go home, I always feel so at ease.

66. I’m the Director for the Virginia Association of College and University Residence Halls. I love every second of doing things for the state and their RHAs. Plus, I get a gavel!

67. I’m the President of our school’s Residence Hall Association…which means, I get another gavel.

68. People think I’m power hungry. I think I’m a micromanager and can’t let other people do work I know I can do better.

69. I used to hate Train. I’m starting to like them. Right now, I’m obsessed with Marry Me and Meet Virginia.

70. I always have my AIM (yes, I still use it) and Facebook chat up. If I don’t answer you, I’m probably not by my computer.

71. I hate when gum loses the flavor. How ‘bout we find a gum that never does that?

72. I say kaythanksloveyoubyeee (yes, its one word) too often…and I’m pretty sure I’m the only one that finds it cute.

73. I think I’m a really cool person. Sorry if you don’t.

74. While I miss being a go-to person for my girls that were my residents, I certainly do not miss the drama that goes with being an RA.

75. I have Safari band aids. I may or may not pretend to need them just so I can show them off.

76. My favorite local band is Folk Soul Revival. I am a bit obsessed with them. I won tickets to Rhythm and Roots this past year and only went because I wanted to see FSR. I walked away with so many great memories and new loves for music. Secretly, I thank FSR for that.

77. The other day, my dad gave me new dry erase markers. By the look on my face, you would have thought he handed me a thousand dollars. It made him happy.

78. I really like Diet Coke but I’ll only drink it if it’s from a can or an individual bottle. Otherwise, I have to have the real stuff.

79. I’ve become quite the wine-o since I turned 21. Sangria has got to be my favorite.

80. If I need a timeout, I take a shower. I do my best thinking, best crying, best singing and dancing, best whatever in the shower. And I usually stay in there for at least 30 minutes, but probably more.

81. I use hand sanitizer more than anyone ever should. Right now, I’m in love with Bath and Body Works’ Island Margarita scent. It reminds me of summer.

82. My Grandad passed away this past summer. He was such a great man, I miss him so much. When he was in the hospital before he passed away, he said, “Guess how much I love you.” I told him I loved him to the moon and back and he smiled and told me he loved me to eternity and back. It makes me cry every time I think about that.

83. Listen to Part Two by Folk Soul Revival. You’ll understand me.

84. I love love notes and keep the ones people send me.

85. I change the cover on my cell phone to fit my mood. The zebra one is probably my favorite.

86. I think everyone should try chocolate covered sunflower seeds. They’re to die for.

87. When I’m thinking about something, I make pro/con lists and top 10 lists. I blame Res Life for that.

88. My favorite thing to do is cuddle with someone in bed.

89. Chinese food is my favorite kind of food. Sesame chicken, fried rice, and crab ragoon will instantly put me into a good mood if I’m ever not in one.

90. I wish Wise had a Panera. And a Chick-Fil-A.

91. I give people ridiculous nicknames. It’s fun.

92. I have tons of favorite movies. My top five are: When Harry Met Sally, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Enchanted, Mean Girls, 300.

93. I love, love, love going grocery shopping. I have no idea why but grocery stores are fabulous. Maybe, it’s because everything is really organized.

94. I love my Toms. Because I wear them, I also participate in A Day Without Shoes. People think it’s really disgusting. It kind of is, but think about the people who don’t have a choice as to whether they wear shoes or not. A day won’t kill you.

95. If I watched the news as much as I watched ESPN or the Food Network, I’d know everything going on in the world.

96. My favorite color is pink but when I decorate my house, I doubt I’ll have much of it in there. I really like decorating in blue/brown/yellow and black/white/red combos.

97. I really want a room of windows with plants and couches in my house where I can go and sit with a cup of coffee or paint.

98. I love children more than anything…but I only want two of my own.

99. I drive a 2005 Saturn Ion named Tranny. I love him/her.

100. I’m finally getting comfortable with the person I am and I love it!