I Am

I AM: in graduate school for Speech Pathology

I HAVE: two of the cutest puppies ever

I WISH: I was done with school and out in the "real world" making money

I WANT: to never have to take a test again

I FEAR: disappointing my family or losing the ones I love too soon

I HEAR: the NBA playoffs on my TV

I WONDER: what my life will be like in the next few years

I REGRET: not cherishing the little moments before they are gone

I LOVE: my family

I ALWAYS: pee right after I wake up

I USUALLY: plan my outfit for the next day the night before; I'm not good at getting up when my alarm goes off, so I often don't have time to pick something when I have 5 minutes until I have to be out the door

I AM NOT: perfect

I SING: in my car

I RARELY: go anywhere without my cell phone

I NEVER: eat rice. I HATE rice.

I CRY: when I am super frustrated, livid, or just plain exhausted

I AM NOT ALWAYS: a good little sister, even though I know my sister deserves for me to be the absolute best

I NEED: the Amazing Grace of Jesus Christ

I SMILE: when I think about the time my sister and I spent on Catalina Island; a story for another time, but I still can't talk about it without laughing until I cry

I LOVE: Celine Dion

I LIKE: homemade pimento cheese my Mom makes... yummmmmmmmmmmmmm

I HATE: when people say they will do something and then don't do it

I ENVY: girls with perfect bodies who always look gorgeous

I CRAVE: my electric blanket when I'm freezing; I just want to be crawling in to bed when it's all warm and toasty... aaaahhhhhhh :)

I MISS: naps in the middle of the day and coloring and getting a grade for it

I ADORE: being with my family and friends

I LISTEN: to CDs instead of the radio 99% of the time; the commercials on the radio annoy me

I DO: love me some ranch dressing; Hidden Valley only.

I DO NOT: like to be scared

I ADMIRE: my parents and my sister

I FEEL: so blessed yet even more undeserving

I WILL TALK TO YOU IF: you show a basic level of respect and don't treat me like crap

I WILL NOT TALK TO YOU IF: you hurt anyone in my family in any way; say whatever you want about me, but don't hurt them or I'll hurt you

I READ: a LOT (assuming it's not a textbook); I love reading for fun.


I AM MOST EXCITED ABOUT: graduation

I USE: my position as a Daddy's girl to my advantage from time to time :)

I NEVER USE: the delicate cycle on my washing machine (although my Mom will be happy to know that I have learned how to sort my clothes by color)

I HOPE FOR: a future that pleases and honors Jesus

I DEPEND ON: my family for their faith in me (especially when I've lost alllll faith in myself)

I DRINK: way too much Diet Coke


I AM OCD ABOUT: making sure the doors are locked and the garage door is down before I go to bed; I seriously check it like ten times

I HAVE A PASSION FOR: helping other people

I DON’T UNDERSTAND: how people can be so cruel and have no conscience whatsoever

I WATCH: Grey's Anatomy and Glee and the Little Couple religiously

I CARE ABOUT: the feelings of the people I love

I DO NOT CARE ABOUT: politics and research papers (My mom and sister are cringing right now; love you guys!)

I BELIEVE: karma is a serious bitch sometimes

I KNOW HOW TO: procrastinate like a champ

I CAN’T: wait to go back to New York City for vacation---hopefully sooner rather than later

I CAN’T IMAGINE WHY: God allows cancer

I WANT TO: be done with school for the semester and enjoying my summer break

I ALSO WANT TO: read a fun book without feeling guilty

I DON’T WANT TO: take my finals in the next month; kill me now, please

I ENJOY GOING TO: concerts

I DON’T ENJOY GOING TO: Kat's class,

I WAS: so relieved when I put together my final notebook for Clinical Audiology... SUUUUUCH a relief

I WILL BE: a mother someday

I DO: NOT work well under pressure

I DIDN’T: want to take that stupid Language Development test today; Ugh it sucked... Praise God it's over (and I'm pretty sure I passed)

I CAN: watch the Celine Dion concert DVD a billion trillion jillion million times and NEVER get tired of it

I CAN’T: begin to fathom how much Jesus loves me

I WILL: take my sister to see Bon Jovi live in concert before I die; and I'll even pay for the tickets

I WON’T: settle in any relationship ever again

I MIGHT: not get to marry Patrick Dempsey (he IS a happily married father, after all) but I could still be Emily Salling one day

I WOULDN’T: be able to breathe (much less speak) if I ever met Celine Dion or Patrick Dempsey in person


I COULDN’T: like LeBron James even if I tried as hard as I could; his attitude and larger than life ego drives me insane


I SHOULDN’T: be so self conscious but I can't help it

I WOULD: love to have Carrie Underwood's body; the girl is gorgeous!


I SHOULD: be sleeping instead of watching the NBA playoffs

I HAVE: the best two parents EVER

I HAVEN’T: ever wished I was an only child; even on the days when I want to pull out every last hair on her head, I've got the best sister ever and I can't imagine my life without her

I WANT: for people to understand that blue and black never ever ever ever ever go together... on clothes, in paintings, NEVER, people!

I USED TO: want to be an obstetrician or pediatrician; then I learned that it would take like a bajillion 16 years of more school

I GAVE UP: on trying to understand anything about how males work; they are impossible

I LOVE: country music

I NEED: a photographic memory

I HAVE TO: wash my hands before I eat


I DON’T LIKE: having a headache or throwing up

I HATE: feeling inadequate and feeling stupid

I WISH: I had a time machine

I HOPE: I make my family proud

I WANT: a maid; all she has to do is change my sheets every day and take out the trash

I SEE: Sadie and Sophie sleeping by my feet

I FEEL: anxious and tired

I HAVE: never learned how to blow my nose; yes, it sucks

I CRAVE: sleep

I MISS: my grandparents

I WANT TO BE: a pediatric speech pathologist in a huge city one day

I AM: a bit odd to some people; I LOVE traffic jams

I EAT: gum pretty much all day


I RIDE: in the car I got for my high school graduation present; I still love it

I CRY: when I think about my parents or my sister dying before I do

I HAVE: no debt from college or grad school; such a blessing

I TAKE: vitamins every day

I ACHE: when the weather makes drastic changes with no notice; stupid ankle

I ALWAYS: tell my puppies I love them before I put them outside for the day

I CRY: when I get my feelings hurt

I AM NOT ALWAYS: gracious and kind

I LOSE: my patience with people who ask stupid questions

I’M CONFUSED: about how the stuff I'm learning about in Speech Science is relevant to being a speech therapist

I’M THINKING: about taking a bath to get warm; my feet are freezing

I SEARCH: for good recipes for my crock pot when I'm bored

I CHERISH: cold weather; I loooooove being cold

I WAIT: for God to bring the right guy in to my life


I FIGHT: for what I believe in

I LAUGH: the most when I'm with my Mom and sister; or when I'm talking to my Dad

I HIDE: my tears when I'm in public (not always successful but I try)

I DREAM: of meeting Celine Dion one day

I WORK: my butt off to make good grades and live up to my expectations

I’M AFRAID: of disappointing the people I love

IF I COULD: be anything in the world, I would be a physician assistant or pediatrician

I WOULD DIE FOR: my family and my faith, without a second thought

I AM HAPPIEST WHEN: I'm with my incredible family

MY NAME IS: Emily

AND I AM: me