Tag, You're It!

I have been tagged!

So...here are fifty things you may or may not know about me:

1. I was born in California!
2. My first job was working as "sweeper" (aka janitor) at an elementary school
3. I love dogs and have had one since I was 3 years old
4. It drives me nuts when people make grammatical errors
5. My favorite color is green
6. I am a big country music fan
7. One of my favorite places to visit is Disneyland and Southern California in general
8. I am taking an online graduate program via Vanderbilt University
9. Attending Vanderbilt has turned me into a big Commodores fan...go black and gold!
10. I had my first kiss when I was 16
11. When I was learning to drive, my dad made me learn on a manual car
12. I love italian and seafood, especially when combined
13. I really enjoy coooking and experimenting with new recipes
14. I wish I had more time to sew and try more crafts
15. I like doing geneology
16. I am terrified of snakes and spiders - I can't even walk by them in a pet store
17. I really want to buy a motorcycle or a vespa
18. I enjoy reading fictinal novels, especially if they have a romantic twist
19. Exercising and playing the piano are some of my best stress reliefs
20. I would love to learn to play the guitar
21. I have a goal to visit all of the inhabited continents before I die (so, I really just want to go everywhere except Antarctica)
22. I was born nearly three weeks late, weighing in at 9 lbs 14 ounces
23. I love to sing along with the radio, but only when I am by myself
24. One of my most memorable experiences was attending a country music awards show last spring
25. I LOVE the ocean
26. I hate milk and eat my cereal dry
27. I am not a morning person, and I generally need time by myself when I wake up before I am around anyone
28. Some of my favorite shows are CSI, House, and ER
29. I am a sucker for a good romantic comedy
30. I really enjoy playing board games
31. I like taking pictures of landscapes, but I am not very good
32. When I was young, I collected rocks and coins
33. I love to go wakeboarding
34. Tulips are my favorite flower
35. It bothers me when clean laundry is not folded and put away
36. I love the smells and crispness of autumn
37. I have never called in sick to work unless I really was sick
38. I had four surgeries within four years: appendectomy, wisdome tooth extraction, cholecystectomy, tonsillectomy
39. I can be very sappy - I cry easily when watching movies, tv, and commercials
40. I enjoyed watching "My Little Ponies" and "Carebears" when I was young
41. I am almost always cold
42. When i was little, two of my friends tricked me into believing my skin would become pale if I layed out with them
43. I attended 'Girls' State' while in high school
44. I can't stand anything about bananas - the smell, taste, or texture
45. I used to have a pet gerbil named Dottie
46. My name was chosen because my grandpa Swain kept calling my mom Lisa by mistake
47. I like to drive when it's foggy outside
48. I am not a fan of the snow
49. If I had to move away from Utah, I would most likely move to Tennessee
50. Flaky people drive me nuts!

Okay...now you have been tagged. What are fifty interesting things about you?