"Time marches on and pretty soon you realize time is marchin' across your face"

In honor of my 31st birthday, here are 31 facts about me that you may or may not have known. ENJOY!

1. I was born November 8, 1977 in Dallas, Texas.
2. I was named after Elke Sommer, a 1960s actress and Playboy pin-up girl.
3. My favorite childhood memory is going to Galveston and playing on the beach.
4. I played volleyball in highschool, but sat the bench most of the time.
5. I played the viola for ten years and was actually pretty good.
6. I graduated college with a minor Earth Science because teachers have to choose a specialty area and I thought Earth Science would be easy.
7. My two all-time favorite movies are While You Were Sleeping with Sandra Bullock, and The Family Man, with Nicholas Cage.
8. I didn't spend the night away from home until I was in highschool because I had incredible anxiety issues.
9. I LOVE apple pie!
10. I HATE roaches, not just hate, but actually FEAR.
11. Even when I was a child, I felt my purpose in life was to have children.
12. With all the ups and downs that Aaron and I have had, I still feel like we were made for each other.
13. My favorite color is PINK.
14. I love PINK roses.
15. I was actually relieved when I had a c-section with my first child. I am terrified of having a baby the "normal" way.
16. My greatest fear is that one of my children will die.
17. I wish I knew how to sew really well.
18. I think my best quality is that I empathize well with people.
19. Guns scare me even though my husband owns a ton of them.
20. My worst quality is that I am way too emotional and cry for everything.
21. I cry atleast once a day over something silly like a commercial or a song.
22. My favorite food is good old Southern cooking....chicken and dumplings, chicken fried steak, sweet tea....
23. I suffered through postpartum depression after my first child and thought I would die.
24. Having postpartum depression made me a stronger person.
25. I love to mow the lawn and do yard work.
26. My DAD is the only person that completly gets my sense of humor.
27. Domino's pizza and Pepsi together have a special meaning to me. (and Aaron)
28. I had a dog named Rhoda when I was young and she was the best dog in the world.
29. I love to cook, but I'm AWFUL at it.
30. Sometimes I feel like a bad mother because I'm so tired most of the time and don't have the energy to entertain my kids at every moment of the day.
31. My DREAM for my future is that Aaron and I are old and married and live on a bunch of land. Our grandchildren will come stay with us every summer and Aaron will teach them to fish and we will swim in the pond and ride horses and pick wild flowers.
Happy Birthday to me!