Challenged To A Blog Challenge: 30 Days: DAY 1

Okay, okay, okay. I will admit that it's been such a long time since I last blogged. I think it's mostly because I got behind in the first place...and now it's almost too overwhelming to even think about catching up on life's most recent events.
So I'm going to start with a 30 Day Blog Challenge to at least get me back in the habit of logging into my blog and writing. Maybe then it will encourage me to start little by little to bring everyone up to speed with everything else. So here we go!

Day 1: Introduce, recent picture of yourself, & 15 interesting facts.

Intro to ME!

I am Amanda Engebretsen. I am 26 years old. I am married to a wonderful man, Allen, whom I often refer to as my Man-Child. :) This year will be our 5th anniversary. I work as an accounts payable clerk. We have lived in Orem, Utah since we have been married. Finally, we are expecting our first child. Our little boy is due June 1st 2013 and we couldn't be more excited!

Recent Pic!(This is a tough-y since all pictures of myself as of late have made me cringe. haha)

Me, Dad, Abbie, and Mom(and some girl who is clearly not impressed) at the Assembly Hall at Temple Square
Love my fam! (Not all family members are represented in this pic)

15 Interesting Facts!(This is also going to be a little tough...interesting is not usually a word I use to describe myself)

1~  I'm a hockey fan. It's a recent development really. Mostly because the Hub loves hockey...but ever since I went to my first Grizzlies game a couple years ago and witnessed my first fight on ice, I was hooked! I love the game of course, but the fights are always fun to watch. I've been most interested in the Philadelphia Flyers team. I don't know why. But last year during the season and Stanley Cup Finals, the Flyers were the team I ended up cheering for.
2~  My favorite color is green. I also fancy a pretty shade of pink. But green is my fave.
3~  My go-to food is tacos. And since the pregnancy, a big bowl of Cocoa-Dyno-Bites(Malt-o-Meal brand of Coco Krispies) have been a comfort food. MMM MMMMMM!
4~  It is my opinion that when making brownies at home from a box, yes they are good when they are warm and gooey, but they are even better the next day when they are cold and chewy. I just love them that way!
5~  When I'm sick, I love cuddling up with a blanket, pillow, some soup, and turning on Gone With The Wind. "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn." LOVE that movie.
6~  Sometimes I wish I was a race car driver...or at least talented with driving a car like a pro like you see in those super cool chase scenes in movies.
7~  I love both my parents equally. And I have a special bond with both. However, my sense of humor and alot of my mannerisms are like my Dad. Sometimes, he's the only one that gets me. And that's okay. :)

(This is starting to get difficult...lol)

8~   Camping is my favorite thing to do with Allen. I wish we could go more. But I don't even mind the bad-weather camping. Bring on the rain, snow, thunder and lightning storms! Makes it more of an adventure! It also doesn't hurt that we have pretty decent gear to protect us from the elements. Thank goodness for my hubby's knowledge of the camping world.
9~  In my life, some of the friends I've been the closest with have also been named Amanda. It's a pretty awesome name, don't ya think? ;-)
10~  My least favorite day of the week is probably Tuesday. It's just an awkward day. At least with Wednesday you're on the down hill slope to another weekend.
11~  Disneyland. I LOVE Disneyland. I could go there everyday and probably never tire of it. Which is why I'm super jealous of my sister-in-law who is currently employed by Disneyland. She's there every single day, and secretly, I hate her just a little for it. HAHA JK Angie, you know I love ya. Just a wee bit jealous. ;)
12~  I've never considered myself a "geek" exactly...But since I've been married to Allen, my knowledge of of geek-like things has increased quite a bit. I find myself blurting out quotes or facts that, at one point, was usually something you only heard from my husband. And every now and then, I've been known to hold my own in a geek conversation with my husband. He's pretty proud.
13~  This is silly, but when I get super angry, my fingers and toes get really cold and I shake...like from the inside out. Almost as if I'm freezing. I recently looked this up on the Google Machine and it's actually something that happens often. It has something to do with Adrenaline and the Fight-or-Flight response. If I understood correctly, when your body goes into that mode, your blood tends to pump more towards your vital organs and less to your extremities. Reason being, your extremities are most likely to be what's injured first, so you don't want a lot of blood loss right away. AND, if vital organs are injured, I guess there needs to be more blood there to help them survive any injury you may incur. Just a little lesson for ya. Ha! Makes me sound like I'm a lunatic and go stark raving mad/violent or something.  Nope, I just get mad. Haha.
14~  I've noticed, that even at the age of 26, when talking to people younger than me, I catch myself saying "When I was your age..." and it just makes me giggle a little...then it makes me a little sad. I'm getting older. Weird...
And finally 15~ I enjoy playing the piano. I haven't played in a very long time, mostly due to the fact that we don't have a piano in our home right now. But I'd really love to own a piano someday so I can pass some of my time learning to play again, and filling our home with beautiful music.

*PHEW* Well that only took about an hour to figure out 15 interesting things about myself. But hopefully you learned something about me that you didn't know before.

Thanks for reading! Until tomorrow!