7 things about me, i've been tagged

I was tagged by Brandi from mucho mucho bueno bueno and Lauren from the little things we do, so I have to share 7 facts about myself. I hope these are interesting enough! Go ahead and laugh at the pictures, I'm sure I've made a fool of myself by posting them!

1. I'm definitely an introvert, but when I have the opportunity to put on a show for my family in one of the many characters I've made up, I'll do it! It's fun pretending to be someone else and making people laugh.

2. I drilled a hole through my finger last April (the day before my birthday, to be exact) so now I have serious nerve damage in my left index and I can't play my violin because it hurts too much!

3. I want to go back to California so bad I can barely function.

4. I love animals more than I could ever begin to explain, and I've decided that if one day I come into a large sum of money, I'd split it equally between Greenpeace, World Parrot Trust and IDA.

5. In November, when I was on the plane leaving San Francisco, I started crying because I missed the wild cherry headed conures that live around Telegraph Hill. I even cried for the next week after I got home because I couldn't stop thinking about them (and they're still on my mind).

6. My number one dream job is a goldsmith. I keep thinking that if I can get up the nerve, I'll talk to a local jeweler (precious metals, not stones) and see if they may consider letting me do an apprenticeship.

7. I'm a total food junkie, and my favorite part about going to a new city is eating! I even research restaurants in the city I'm planning to visit so I can make the most of it! Side note - I also make weird faces which should explain this picture, and I didn't eat all of the baklava and pitas by myself, Chris just made it look that way!

Since I was tagged twice, I'll do another 7!

8. At my grandpa's funeral, when I got to see him for the last time before the service began, I promised him that I'd try to lead a life he'd be proud of, and since he was such a good and selfless person, it can be difficult!

9. When birdies need our help, Chris and I rescue, raise and release them, so a few years ago, we were parents to mockingbirds from the time they were two days old until they were 2 months old. For the next couple weeks after we released them back into the wild, I could go to that spot in the woods and call, "little baby biiiirdiiiieeess," and they'd fly out and sit on a branch beside me and chirp while I talked to them. I know it sounds made up, just like something out of a Disney movie, but it's the truth!

10. Chris calls me Madame and I call him Mister, and all of our friends laugh at us. It may be weird, but I like it!

11. My dad and I always act crazy together and have weird sayings, and even a few made up words. My two favorite fictional words are: kaflintashinta and koffotashoffus. I have no idea what they mean, they just sort of fit into conversations however we think they should!

12. When my mother-in-law was going to France a few years ago, she wanted to know a few phrases, so I taught her how to say, "let's get naked" and I didn't tell her what it meant. I hope she said it to someone :)

13. I wash the sheets and comforter on my bed way too often, even though they aren't dirty, because I like that it makes my bedroom smell so fresh. It irritates Chris.

14. One day I'd like to own either my own store with a combination of handmade and vintage, or a bakery, but I wouldn't have cakes, just cookies, cupcakes and candy.

I'm tagging Ashlee, Micaela, Twila, Taz, Fallon, Crissy and Lydia. If I didn't tag you, please leave a comment with interesting, random facts about yourself so I can get to know you better!