I was tagged

I actually think this is a good tag. Took some time and thought and hopefully you will all learn a little more about me.

8 things I am passionate about:
finding a cure for my fatigue issue
being healthy
baseball
playing cards with my family & laughing with friends
reading
sleeping
enjoying nice weather
EW!

8 past books I have read:
I'm cheating on this one. Instead I'm listing 8 books that are at my house waiting to be read.
Love in the Time of Cholera
A New Earth - Eckhart Tolle. I know, I know Oprah book club cheese. But I bought it
Saturday - Ian McEwan
Culture Warrior - Bill O'Reilly. From my Father after a political discussion. Hmmm.
Jews and Mormons. I love contrasting and comparing religious cultures
Rough Stone Rolling. It is a biography of Joseph Smith
These last two are books that have been in my house FOREVER and I just can't sit and read them. But I will.
The Agony and the Ecstasy - Irving Stone
The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand

8 things I often say: (this was a hard one for me)
"Totally"
"Poop"
"Completely"
"Word"
"Ciao"
"Ugh"
"Crazy"
"Hoochie"

8 things I look for in a friend:
good conversationalist
interesting
deep thinker
ability to laugh at themself (and at me)
empathetic
knows when and how to say the right thing during an emotional breakdown
can relax at a baseball game or at the beach or weekend of camping
card player!

8 things I want to do before I die:
Already listed on the right side of blog. No substitution

8 things I have learned this past year:
I over-analyze relationships
I cannot live in the desert my entire life
I feel better and have a better week when I go to church
I cannot live without my girlfriends!
I enjoy cleaning my house on a Saturday
I love dunkin donuts bagel - sesame toasted with cream cheese.
I like flying first class
I love being spoiled

8 people I want to do the 8 things:
Aryn
Rachel H
Marissa Benson
Marisa Goodman
Heather
Lindsay
Tyler
Jerlyn