31 THINGS ON THE 31ST // 03.31.16

1. I have three younger sisters and zero brothers.
2. I collect OPI nail polish and have well over 70 colors.(Currently wearing You’re Such A Budapest.)
3. I have been tattooed 5 times but only have 3.
4. I won’t eat ice cream at home unless I microwave it.
5. I had a spell of Bells Palsy in college and have permanent nerve damage/paralysis in my face.
6. I went to Radford University for two years, started as a Biology major and transferred to James Madison University to end with a degree in Technical and Scientific Communications.
7. I completed my Masters in Professional Writing from George Mason University in 2014.
8. There are approximately 5 people in my life that call me Krys, it takes decades to reach this status.
9. I could eat some form of Mexican food everyday – sup chimichanga!
10. I’ve been attempting to learn Italian for 3 years, still working on it through Duo-lingo.
11. I’ve had the honor of visiting 8 countries and hopefully will add two more this summer.
12. I played competitive travel basketball (aau) from the age of 8-18.
13. <- Eleven will always be my favorite number.
14. I think snail mail is romantic and I try to send it as often as possible.
15. I am a dog mom to Ava Jean, a miniature pinscher that I bought on clearance in the Shenandoah Valley. She turns 9 this November.
16. I took my first photography class in high school with black + white 35mm film.
17. I only wear yellow/rose gold jewelry.
18. I have been practicing yoga for 7 years; started in Bikram and have made the transition to a heated flow.
19. I prefer the mountains + rivers over the ocean, just like my Dad.
20. I ran the Chicago Marathon in 2009 and barely made it across the finish line in time… It was not glamorous but I finished!
21. I’m irrationally scare of crabs. Don’t get me wrong I eat them dusted in Old Bay, but you won’t catch me hanging around if I see one walking sideways down the beach. No sir.
22. I watch the Golden Girls at least once a day, sometimes with my morning coffee more often though is at night before I fall asleep. #teamsophia
23. I’m always aware of golden hour and if I have the chance I try and watch the sunset.
24. I enjoy supporting small businesses and will always prefer a quirky coffeeshop, off beat consignment store or a family-owned restaurant.
25. The Fourth of July is my favorite holiday followed in a close second to New Years Eve.
26. I prefer white chocolate over milk chocolate.
27. I had two cats as a little girl that I lovingly named Snuffleupagus – yup, both of them.
28. I have a bad habit of falling asleep within 10 minutes of being horizontal especially on the couch: Goodnight Krysta.
29. I love gummy bears.
30. I have two nicknames from childhood: Stormin Norman + Sunshine. Stormin Norman came from years of basketball. Sunshine came from a dear friends Dad, it was an opposite nickname for my unusually unpleasant morning moods.
31. The Little Mermaid was my favorite movie as a kid, so much so I had a treasure box and combed my hair with a dinglehopper.

And as a To:Krysta/ From:Krysta, I signed up this morning for ​200-Hour ​Power ​& ​Hot ​Sequence ​Yoga ​Teacher through Stafford House of Yoga. I think this will be the most beneficial, thoughtful and loving gift I’ve ever given myself. I’m looking forward to love, growth and unlimited possibilities.