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There are a few things you may not know about me.  I thought I’d share a few.

• I own every Bond movie made – even the ones not a part of the official canon.  (and yes, even the Pierce Brosnan ones)  Somehow, I still find them difficult to turn off if they are on tv.
• I enjoy reading, but don’t get to do it enough.
• If I had to choose between the beach or the mountains, I’d choose the beach every time.  Or I’d visit California and take both!
• I love to travel… a lot.
• The greatest love of my life is my relationship with my Savior.
• One of my favorite things in the world is hearing my son scream “daddy” when I come home.
• I always wanted a pet turtle growing up.  As a seminary student I got one — it’s not all the glitz and glamour one might think.
• One of the items on my bucket list is to shoot a .50 caliber (preferably a Barrett sniper rifle) off of a helicopter.  I have done neither separately.
• I married WAY up!
• I started working on a book about a year ago.  I need to pick it back up, but I had the best title.  I called it “touche” since my son’s name is Shay – and it’s kind of a long letter to him about growing up and taking risks.  Now that we are expecting a daughter, I feel bad not putting her name in the title.
• Nobody will ever  buy my book, but one day I hope to finish it for my own benefit.
• I plan to get a Doctorate of Ministry one day — once I find a good way to pay for it!
• I love music too much.  I am convinced God hasn’t given me the talents in music I wish I had because I’d struggle with following my calling if I did.
• I am a night owl.  I mean, it’s bad.  The thing that stinks is that I am much more efficient and ‘with it’ at night.
• I wish I was taller sometimes.
• I really enjoy British humor.
• If I had one superficial wish to come true, it would be that I could sing.
• If I had 2, I would also have cool hair.
• I am an unashamed geek.
• I talk (and apparently write) entirely too much. I need to work on being a listener.

Wow, that was much more than I intended. I hope it was as fun to read as it was to type.