ten random things about me:
10. I love Italian food.
09. I want to take piano lessons again and learn how to play the harp
08. I love changing weather: fall, spring…0
07. I ran into some friends from Cal at the top of the Eiffel tower
06. I love a little verbal sparring
05. My voice goes up in pitch when I talk to strangers
04. I own too much stuff (read: junk)
03. I’m a crazy multi-tasker. Cooking, phone, email, work, IM, read (ok, not ALL at once)
02. My favorite ice cream is Ben and Jerry’s Chubby Hubby
01. I use food/cooking to show people that I love them

nine places i've visited:
09. Troy, Michigan (where I was born)
08. Troy, France (pronounced like twa)
07. Paris…and Paris…and Paris….
06. Washington, DC
05. Banff and Lake Louise. The most beautiful piece of nature I have ever laid my eyes upon
04. A lot of national parks as a kid with my family: Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Bryce, Zion, Jasper, Yellowstone…I’m sure there are more. I heart national parks
03. Park City, Utah
02. Baltimore (am I just visiting? Maybe)
01. Tiburon

eight things i want to do before i die:
08. Raise a family
07. Get married
06. Take a big risk
05. Make sure the people I love know that they are loved
04. Learn to sing better
03. Drive across the country
02. Go to Greece
01. See my sister be so successful

seven ways to win my heart:
07. Be a good listener
06. Love your mother
05. Be a loyal friend
04. Verbal spar with me
03. Give great hugs
02. Know that love is a scary thing, but be willing to take those chances
01. Be yourself, no frontin’

six things i believe in:
06. old friends are the best friends
05. no regrets. You are where you’re at..and that’s that.
04. it’s never too late. Just do it.
03. it’s all about heart..intentions..motivation…
02. cheap-ass weddings (ha!)
01. God

five things i'm afraid of:
05. Earthquakes
04. Losing control while driving in the snow
03. Losing control
02. Being left
01. Giving my heart to someone

four of my favorite items in my bedroom:
04. My reading chair and the associated pink/red napping blanket
03. Photo of my family
02. Henry, my teddy bear
01. Down comfoter

three things i do every day:
03. Talk to Jason
02. Eat
01. Think about my mom

two things i'm trying not to do right now:
02. my clinical epidemiology reading
01. my epidemiology of HIV work

one person i want to see right now:
01. y'all know who...