quirks of me...

I love to read these things and since I've been tagged twice (by two different people) I will play along. However, I hate tagging people b/c I never know who to tag! So, without the tagging, here we go!

Here are the rules (that I'm not really following...)
Link the person who tagged you.
Mention rules on your blog.
Tell about 6 quirks of yours.
Tell 6 fellow bloggers to do the same.
Leave a comment to let them know

1. I cannot go all day without putting my make-up on. And, unless I'm cleaning or {gasp} exercising, it must be put on around the beginning of the day. I can throw my hair up into an ugly ponytail and be fine, but my make-up is a must. Even if I get up super early for an airport-run, say, I must at least have eye liner and mascara on. Wierd, I know.

2. I love candy. I rarely go a day without having some in a some shape or form. If we go to the grocery store, we usually come home with a candy bar for a snack. If not, There is usually some form of sugar around my house to satisfy my sugar addiction (currently it's a bag of peanut butter m&m's, and a bag of kraft caramels is just waiting to be opened). It's an awful downfall of mine and I struggle to keep it from showing on my waistline.

3. I love babies. I love to hold them, cuddle them, and look at cute stuff to buy for them. However, I am VERY private about when and where my babies come into the world :). If you know me well, you'll know. I keep my preganancies a secret for as long as possible. (no, i am NOT making an announcement, just a lot of people around me are ;) ). I have this horrible fear of telling everyone we're pregnant, then losing the baby and having to tell everyone that we're not. My dear friend went through this soon after I had Brooklyn and it broke my heart just to watch her. I was 4 1/2 months along before we told anyone about Brooklyn and I was 3 1/2 months with Mason. We would've kept him a secret longer, but we had family in town (Des Moines) and we thought it would be fun to let Brooklyn tell them about the "heart beep".

4. I must go somewhere nearly everyday. It is a rare day that we stay home all day. Even if I just go to the store to browse, I want to go somewhere. We used to go to the mall to play a lot, or to Target to browse. If we stay home, we usually at least walk out to the mailboxes for a little fresh air. I never, ever thought I would want to be a stay-at-home mom. Now that I am, I love it more than anything, but going places is just in my blood, I guess. It's funny because Mason always says, "Go, bye bye, car!" and tries to open the door. All the while Brooklyn is saying, "I want to stay home" or "Can we go home now?". I don't know where they get it from :).

(ok...this is getting trickier...two more??!!)
5. I love shoes! I have a ton and I love to shop for them. Everytime I show Jon a cute pair, he says, "Hmm...do you really need those?". It's a girl-thing, I know. My Mom has a couple hundred pair and she's even gotten rid of a bunch. I LOVE shoes and could buy a new pair for every season. However, I hate to wear shoes at home. I walk in the door and promptly take them off :). Not to keep my carpet clean or anything (I never really lived anywhere where that was a true issue, although this apartment has been amazingly clean), just because I'd rather be barefoot or in socks while at home.

6. I love to give compliments, but I always have this worry that they'll be taken the wrong way. For example: (I've been thinking about this a lot lately) If someone loses some weight and everyone is saying, "Wow! You look great!" Is that person really thinking, "So, I looked awful before?" I know it's stupid, a compliment is a compliment; but I can't help thinking what the flip side is. Crazy.

Well, there you have it, If you want to play along, it's kind of fun to think about :)