I love seeing people happy, especially my sweet baby Grant and husband Jonathan. I love excitement and adventure in my life, lots of laughter, and a fair share of mischief. (I'm not devious, just playful.) I like driving fast cars, dancing the night away, and romantic interludes. With my adorable husband, of course! I love people who make me laugh, try new things with me, and challenge me! I value people who are positive, energetic, and genuine. The gospel is my greatest joy, and I like being with people who have fun living it! I work at BYU in Student Leadership, and I think I've got the best job in the world.
Things You Might Not Know About Tamara
1) I adore Jonathan.
2) Iceberg lettuce is not my friend.
3) I think skechers shoes are God’s gift to my feet.
4) I am addicted to chocolate.
5) I can’t decide if I am more in love with mountains or lakes.
6) My favorite color is burnt orange.
7) I have never imagined I could enjoy a job as much as I enjoy my current work.
8) It should be a law of nature that one cannot have zits and wrinkles at the same time.
9) I think macs are way better than PC.
10) I like my mashed potatoes creamy, not lumpy.
11) I am a HUGE BYU fan!!!! Go Cougars!
12) I prefer action flicks over chick flicks.
13) I am afraid of driving in the rain.
14) Spiders seek me out everywhere I go. I swear it’s true.
15) I won the FL State Science Fair for a project on radiation in 8th grade.
16) My biggest pet peeve is people chewing with their mouth open.
17) I miss my MN family.
18) I take 20 minute showers, just because.
19) I take things too personally.
20) I really believe I could learn anything if I tried hard enough.
21) My favorite shape is the triangle.
22) I don’t have much faith in doctors.
23) I think Jonathan’s goatee is super sexy.
24) Sometimes I actually yell out my window “Hello World!”
25) I believe what I see in people’s eyes more than anything they say.
26) I would have voted for Mitt Romney.
27) I am a neat freak who doesn’t really like to clean.
28) I believe in the Savior with all of my heart.
29) Seeing children with their dads makes me smile.
30) My most memorable Christmas gift was a needle stitch my dad made for me by hand.
31) Christmas is my favorite holiday, but I never feel like I get it right.
32) I believe that everyone is their own worst enemy.
33) Sometimes I would give anything just to be in Jonathan’s arms, and nothing else in the world matters when I am there.
34) The most disgusting thing I have ever eaten is Thousand Year Eggs. They were blue.
35) I graduated from BYU in 2000 in Human Development.
36) I hate styling my hair but love it when it is styled.
37) I love naps.
38) I hate clutter. I'd rather throw things away then not have a place for them.
39) My house is too small to have a place for everything right now!
40) I once told Jonathan I would never drive a mini-van. Now my favorite vehicle is a mini-van. Brilliant.
41) My cat is one of my favorite people. She makes me happy.
42) I am extremely affectionate and love hugs.
43) I am the oldest of 6, 3 sisters and 2 brothers.
44) I desperately want a real vacation. A cruise would be amazing.
45) I am grateful that my life went through phases that allowed me to experience so much. College, a mission, traveling around the globe, the single life, and now marriage and family.
46) My biggest regret EVER is getting into debt.
47) I enjoy cooking, but need to have a clean kitchen for it. Otherwise, cooking is miserable.
48) My favorite way to eat vegetables is in soups and stews.
49) I believe that one of the most important reasons for college is to develop life-long friendships.
50) I love the outdoors, but I don't like getting dirty or bitten.
51) I wish I was a better photographer.
52) Books used to be my favorite things. Now I can't recall the last time I opened one for fun.
53) I hate talking on the phone. Email me or text me anytime!
54) I think I am a good listener but have bad hearing.
55) I love pedicures and massages.
56) I am WAY more productive when I have a ton to do.
57) I am too attached to time.
58) I extended my mission a month to come home January 19th, choosing to spend Christmas on my mission. I just couldn't bear the thought of leaving.
59) I have lived in Idaho, Florida, New York, California, Utah, Washington, Oregon, Minnesota and Taiwan.
60) I have visited every other state except Hawaii, Alaska, and Maine.
61) I am much more afraid of things now than I was in my twenties.
62) I am very organized.
63) I am bored of food, in general.
64) I have a very sensitive sniffer, so I am paranoid about smelling bad. I often shower more than once a day, just in case.
65) I love to play games.
66) I only own 6 pairs of shoes. I love to appreciate other women's shoes, but I can't bring myself to buy something that will be uncomfortable. Most shoes are uncomfortable to me.
67) I don't think I am athletic, but Jonathan says I've got natural abilities I never tapped.
68) I love candles.
69) I am not a city girl. I appreciate the city for entertainment offerings, but am otherwise put-off by crowds and traffic.
70) I am also not a country girl, because of that aforementioned sensitive sniffer and distaste for clutter.
71) My favorite way to consume fruit is in a smoothie.
72) I hate cold lunches.
73) I wore braces for 5 years and still have a retainer.
74) I have a lead foot.
75) I cry very easily, I just can't help it.
76) I think being a mom is amazing and I constantly wish I was way better at it.
77) I am terrible at keeping in touch with my family, even though I love them very much.
78) I think the best vocalist, ever, was Bing Crosby.
79) I believe I have sung with angels.
80) I often wish we didn't have a TV.
81) I get great pleasure in making Jonathan happy, but he hates it when I say, "I hope that makes you happy."
82) I don't remember my childhood very well.
83) I love to digital scrapbook.
84) I know I am a smart, highly-competent woman, but I still get super nervous and self-conscious.
85) I love fresh snow and prefer cool weather over hot weather.
86) I miss thunder storms.
87) I love teaching the gospel, because it is when I feel like I am the closest to fulfilling my mission on earth.
88) I am always surprised to find out I could offend or upset anyone, because I try so hard not to!
89) I am a night owl.
90) I have fibromyalgia, but have gotten very good at masking the pain.
91) I love to swim and do water aerobics.
92) I also enjoy tennis, but it has been a very long time since I've played.
93) I desperately wish I enjoyed watching basketball for Jonathan's sake!
94) I truly believe I have a daughter coming to me, someday. Her name will be Emory.
95) I am certain that my patriarchal blessing came directly from God.
96) I love walking across BYU Campus when I don't have to be somewhere quickly.
97) I think silence is noisy.
98) I can never have too much romance, cheesiness, or affection in my life.
99) I have the most bizarre dreams when I am pregnant!!!!!! I will often call Jonathan at wee hours of the morning to tell him of my most recent imaginings.
100) I wonder if anyone ever sees my blog.
