The Facebook 25...yes I am procrastinating

1. I am an insanely competitive person, and sometimes I wish I could just relax and go with the flow

2. I am type A about organizing and staying focused.

3. Sadly, most of my extended family lives in Sweden, and I wish I got to see them more often.

4. I want to be living in Sweden by the time I am 35.

5. I am usually friends with whoever is in my life at the time. I don't keep friends very well, and only have a handful that I keep in touch with...mostly from high school.

6. #5 is probably due to the fact that I don't open up to people much. I am also independent and enjoy time to myself. You could say I'm a loner.

7. I am quiet but not shy. It is a Swedish trait to be ok with silence, and since most people don't know I am Swedish, they think I am shy.

8. Swimming was my stress release and competitive outlet for 13 years. Now triathlons are.

9. Eric and I have been together for 6.5 years, engaged for one year and are getting married summer of 2010. After 8 years, I'm going to be ready to walk down that damn aisle.

10. I get sick and grumpy if I don't workout.

11. I am a total swim nerd. Always have been.

12. I went to boarding school for high school, and it was one of the hardest but best experiences of my life. On any average day, I would be training in the same pool with a handful of olympians, national teamers, and hard workers from all over the world...it was so humbling.

13. I love the feeling you get after you finish a really hard race or workout.

14. #13 is why I swam distance, and now enjoy endurance sports.

15. I dislike talented athletes that don't like to work hard.

16. I love athletes who are created from hard work. Tom Wilkens-esque athletes

17. I am an old school swim coach....thanks to Coach Shofe, Coach Poppell, and Kevin Thornton

18. I tried to force myself into a career in politics, but realized that my true passion lies in swimming. It was a hard realization, but I am much happier because of it.

19. I once ate 14 pancakes in one sitting at Tex and Shirley's...and they weren't no silver dollar pancakes.

20. Madison is sooo cold in the winter....soo cold.

21. I wish I had gotten on an airplane and traveled after college graduation. Instead I did the responsible and grown up thing...got a job and started making money and "building my resume."

22. My best friends are my 2 sisters. We are all so different, but I love them so very much.

23. I love good food

24. If you have ever been involved in my life, thank you!

25. At this moment, I am stressing about whether or not I am leaving out something important.