since you asked...

My roommate, best friend, and blogging inspiration Lexie Dache nominated me on her blog a couple of weeks ago.  Her nomination is really what pushed me to start blogging again. 

And what better way to start up a new blog than to share some info about me? So here it is, 7 random things about myself:

1. I love to read, but I have a hard time reading fiction.  It has to be something really popular and well-known, or I won't read it.  AKA, I'm a bandwagon fiction reader. But I love reading nonfiction/Christian books and will read almost any you put in front of me. 
2. My favorite color is turquoise.  Favorite might be an understatement - I'm obsessed with all things turquoise. 
3. I love concerts! I've probably been to about 50 different concerts in my life.  My first concert was Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney when I was in 3rd grade. The last concert I've been to was Ben Rector in October 2012.
4. I always need to have chapstick with me.
5. I absolutely love my birthday, and go crazy with celebrating it. But when I just recently turned 20, I was soo sad because I wasn't a teenager anymore. 
6. My life is inspired by Beth Moore, Christine Caine, Jen Hatmaker, and Rachel Scott. I want to be just like them. And I want to be friends with them.
7. I know almost all of the star constellations in the sky. 

Since I need to pass on this blogging nomination, I give it to my friend Allison Braun! Her blog and her life have given me a deeper love for missions, and I admire the wise things she writes about.  I also pass it on to my boyfriend, Tanner, who told me last night he's going to start blogging.  Here's your push :)