These are 25 random things about me...do enjoy!
1. I have always disliked my first name. I had a brilliant plan when we moved across town that I would tell everyone that my name was Loraine (my middle name) but when I did I never answered to Loraine I guess I was to used to Brittney.
2. Practically since birth I've had a nick name. When I was little my Uncle Eric started calling me ‘Marshmallow' (due to the fact that I was super pasty, had really blond, almost white hair and, let’s just say I was 'fluffy') My uncle Mike has called me "two bit Britt' or just 'two bit' (like from The Outsiders) ever since I can remember. In high school it was Bee, Beezy or B.West and every so often my friend Emma called me B.Lo because of my 'fluffy' resemblance to J.Lo. I hate being called by my full first name, the majority of my family, distant family included, calls me anything but ‘Brittney’ unless I’m getting in trouble, then it’s ‘Brittney Loraine!’ so when people call me ‘Brittney’ I feel like I’m getting in trouble.
3. I'm the middle child, the baby girl and the older sister all in one. I'm the so called 'sassy' child and I guess I would also be considered the loud one.(In high school I took American Sign Language for my language, and on multiple occasions I was told that I was a loud signer...I guess it’s because I use my hands to talk anyway and I pull my face a lot, I took it as a compliment.) If you ask my family, I’m a bit insane. I don’t act like that on purpose, it just kind of happens, my bad.
4. I love all sorts of music, if you were to go through my IPod you would probably be surprised by my knowledge of music. I’m currently really in to the rock, but not like today’s rock, more like rock from the 60’s 70’s and 80’s (I don’t like calling it classic rock, because then I feel like I’m one of those kids who listens to it because they want to look cool, DUMB, I listen to that kind of music because my parents rock and they listened to stuff like Journey, Chicago, Billy Joel, James Taylor, The Carpenters, Carol King when I was growing up. My Momma would make us listen to it on long trips in the car, and it just kind of grew on me. My favorite band is Journey; Lovin’ Touchin’ Squeezin’ is my favorite song!) In high school I really liked Folk music, so I have a lot of that and I also like hip hop. I prefer the stuff from the late 80’s and 90’s because they have sick beats and it was the stuff I grew up on. Really I think good music is good music, I’m open to anything.
5. I like to making people laugh. A lot of times I do it unintentionally. If you have read previous blogs you might know that I’m a klutz, so when I fall or trip I, being the loud person I am, make funny noises making other people laugh. It works out really well for me. I have a bad habit of my brain thinking faster than my mouth can talk, so sometimes I smoosh (smash combine and squish) my words together. Sometimes they come out sounding really bad, or really funny, I try to pretend that I don’t do it, but I’m not so sly, people always catch me doing it.
6. I love to write. I feel like I am able to say things when I’m writing that my mouth doesn’t let me say when I’m talking. I’ve been told that I write like I talk, which doesn’t make sense to me, but whatever. (I guess it you know me well enough I write like I talk, so people can ‘hear’ me talking when they read what I write... weird) I’m so glad I started my blog, because I haven’t been able to write much lately.
7. I love cooking/baking, and sometimes I impress myself. I think it's so fun to just throw yourself into something, and then when people like it, it makes it that much better. I don’t think I’m anything special, but I like doing it.
8. When I get stressed out, I clean. I like hard core clean. I organize, I throw stuff out, and it’s kind of ridiculous. In high school I was way anal about the cleanliness of my room. Everything was always put back in its place; I made my bed every morning. I have to say it was a beautiful ting, truly beautiful.
9. I'm currently attending BYU Idaho and I'm majoring in Secondary English Education and minoring in journalism Education. I plan to be a high school English teacher and possibly be the journalism advisor. I won’t lie, it kind of intimidates people when I tell them that, because I have everything all planned out. I have my 4 year plan of the classes I need to take and I’m doing pretty well sticking to it. What can I say, I’m pretty hard core. Haha.
10. I love how big my family is. There are only 3 in my immediate family is small but my parents are both 1 of 7 and so I have lots of aunts uncles and cousins. I love when we all get together. It can be kind of...loud though. If you’ve noticed my volume when speaking times that by like a million when were all together. I LOVE IT! I feel a sense of peace with all the noise.
11. I love my sister. As much as she drives me absolutely crazy, I love her. She always got me in trouble, well I got myself in trouble, but she always started it. She would ever so quietly talk crap or whatever and I would very loudly yell back at her (refer to # 3) all my parents would hear was me yelling at Jessica, getting me in trouble. AWESOME! For the majority of my life we were the best of friends. She got married about a year ago, and to be quite honest, I took it really hard. I was scared that I would lose my best friend and I guess I was a little jealous that I was losing her. Her egg-o is now preg-o, so I will be an aunt soon which totally excites me! I will be the bean’s Aunt Tamra. (When we were little, my Aunt Tamra always smothered us with kisses and loved playing with us, we loved it!)
12. I love my Brother- In-Law Blake and the fact that he makes Jessica so happy. Although I will no longer be able to name my daughter Blake for fear of Blake (my B-i-L) telling her she was named after him, I think he's the perfect addition to our family. I think he thinks I'm a little crazy, well no, probably a lot crazy, but it's OK because families are forever, so I guess he'll have to adapt. I also love that he has my back, I know that if I ever needed someone in my corner he would definitely be there, he made that very apparent this semester, and I really appreciated it.
13. I love my Momma (I often refer to her as Heather West, which is her name...) She is truly one of my best friends, I tell her things that most people don’t tell their momma’s, but I’ve done it since I was a kid. I love that I can call her Heather West and for the most part she doesn’t really care. Momma is able to take anything and make it beautiful, exhibit A: my sister’s wedding reception, it was amazing. I can’t wait for mine! (that is when I decide to get married...haha)
14. I LOVE Michael West (my Dadda) I don’t know why I call him Dadda, but I do. I love his sense of humor, he makes me laugh, and sometimes he’s not even funny, but that’s what makes it funny. He is probably the most genuine person I know. He is so selfless and so willing to serve others he is a little OCD, but I miss it now that I’m away from home. He would take the trash out every Sunday night so the garbage man could pick it all up...that doesn’t happen here...which I really miss. And I love that every time he gets me on the phone I can just sit there and talk to him forever, about everything. My parents are so involved in my life. I couldn’t imagine my life without them.
15. The reason as to why I call my parents by their full names: You see when I was in high school I had a bad habit of referring to myself as Brittney West, and I spoke in the third person which drove my parents nuts, so they started making fun of me by calling themselves Heather and Michael so they lost their privileges of being called Momma and Dadda, and then it became a habit. I only call them by their names when their in good moods though, because otherwise it’s not such a good thing... I love that my
16. My Senior year of high school I watched episodes of One Tree Hill every day after school with my best friend Carlie. I love that show, but don't judge me for it. Most of all I love that just by watching that show Carlie and I became such close friends. She makes me a better person. I truly can’t wait until the fall when she will live right across the street from me. I miss my Charlie!
17. I'm a member of the VL club, if you don't know what that is, GOOD, and if you do, don't judge me.
18. I almost always have my nails painted, I guess it just doesn't feel right if they aren't, but if they get chipped it bugs be so much. I will sit there trying to pick the rest of it off because it's so distracting to me. I guess it makes me feel more like a girl when I have them painted. OH! And I love getting spa pedicures at Fing-Fang-Fongs, it’s the best, it truly makes me so happy.
19. I guess I should mention my brother Ian. Ian and I haven't always seen eye to eye, my mom says it all started when he was born... yep, I was four and I guess I missed the attention of being the baby of the family. He was always J's buddy, we didn't really talk until she left for college, then we had no choice. But I truly love my little brother, he's kind of shy but not around me, he won't stop talking whenever I'm busy doing something else, but when I try to have a conversation with him, it's like pulling teeth. I know for a fact that he will be a great husband one day. I know this because he has dealt with me his whole life. He has so much patience and is just a great kid. Oh, and I like to call him 'N'
20. I'm very honest, if you ask for my opinion I'll give it to you strait up, so be warned, If you're wanting me to lie, I won't. I hope people do the same for me. My thing is I would much rather have someone tell me to my face if I have offended them or if they don’t like me. I hate when I feel deceived by someone. To me that is the worst thing you can do.
21. One of my biggest goals in life is to have a family and be a mom. I guess I've always been scared that I'd be the sister that never got married, but I'm pretty independent (I only knew how to spell that because of the song) so I guess I could do it if that's what's in store for me.
22. One of my biggest fears is breaking my teeth. I can watch scarred on MTV no problem, I'll probably even laugh, but if someone were to break their teeth, it gives me the heebie-jeebies. I think it’s because it took so long for me to get pretty teeth that it would kill me to break them.
23. Sometimes I talk just because it's too quiet. I guess I'm a disturber of the peace, but at the same time I love going on long drives with no music, just to think. It helps me to put things into perspective.
24. I have a dog named Ralphie, we didn't name him, but he very perfectly fits into our family. He kind of looks like a bear, but he's harmless. When my bed was on risers he would sit halfway under my bed and bond with me. He really likes Sufjan Stevens it relaxes him, but doesn’t like rock music; he always leaves when I have it on. I know him so well!
25. I love my friends. I don’t have a lot of acquaintances, but I have a few really great friends. You see I am very careful with my heart; it takes a lot for me to let people in, so when they become that close to me I don’t want to let them go. Maybe that is why it is so hard for me when my feelings are hurt by them. I don’t want to let them go, so I constantly try to make things work, when in reality sometimes space is the best solution.
, not my mom, because her hair is edgy and sassy, but someone else’s momma. I was mortified, but I didn’t want to start crying in the shop so I went home and cried. It was awful, so awful in fact that I bailed on a guy who asked me to hang out with him. (I KNOW, I KNOW! DUMB I KNOW! Especially because homeboy is a fox) Anyway, I ended up going to a different lady the next day and she did SUCH a good job! HOLY the confidence I had when I walked out of that place! That is how you should feel when you leave a salon! Anyway, yeah I have a new hair style; it’s working really well for me. 
, not my mom, because her hair is edgy and sassy, but someone else’s momma. I was mortified, but I didn’t want to start crying in the shop so I went home and cried. It was awful, so awful in fact that I bailed on a guy who asked me to hang out with him. (I KNOW, I KNOW! DUMB I KNOW! Especially because homeboy is a fox) Anyway, I ended up going to a different lady the next day and she did SUCH a good job! HOLY the confidence I had when I walked out of that place! That is how you should feel when you leave a salon! Anyway, yeah I have a new hair style; it’s working really well for me. 
