Tag - I'm it

I've been tagged by Lauren, so here are 7 random facts about ME:

1. I eat cereal all the time, always have and probably always will. I crave it when I wake up in the morning, and love it as dessert after dinner (Stephen calls it my 'second dinner' but then I remind him that my bowl of cereal is way less calories, fat, etc than his ice cream, oreos, cookie dough, etc). I am very picky and particular with the exact way I eat my cereal - I mix them. Not just any mixture - particular mixtures. I have to have a plain 'base' cereal (such as Total or plain Cheerios), then I add some 'sweet' cereal (such as Lucky Charms, Golden Grahams, or honey nut/apple cinnamon Cheerios), then the typical topper of Quaker Oat Squares (not a lot, just a few). Yes this is insane, but I love my insanity (so much that cereal is usually what I give up for Lent, since it is a SERIOUS sacrifice in Natalie Land to give up this yummy treat).

2. I don't highlight my hair. Yes I have before ( before my wedding and when I chopped my hair off in October of 2006) but not since. Everytime I get my hair cut, which is about once every 5-6 months or so, the hairdressers think I am lying. They say "are you SURE you dont highlight your hair?" to which I answer "omg youre right, how could I have forgot" JK. I think its because my hair is so sun sensitive, and turns so blonde in the summer, that I actually have roots in the winter time. Just as I have right now. Its about February-March every year when I contemplate getting my hair hightlighted, bc I start to look so dreary. I manage to hold off but I don't know how many more years that will last.

3. I have to have every door closed in my room to go to sleep - closet, bathroom, etc. I do not like "black holes" in my room. This is in drastic opposition to my sleeping habits when I was little: doors open, slight insomnia, wanting to hear and see evidence that other people were awake in the house. Now: close me up in my room, dark, no lights, TV off (I cant sleep with it on).

4. I have a crazy imagination, but am very realistic. Its interesting to see these two traits collide and work with or against each other. It can be draining.

5. I was born on the first day of Spring, and my name means born on Christmas Day. This is seven RANDOM facts, right?

6. I am a planner. If you know me at all, you know this. I was always the one who handled all the plans for Spring Breaks, New Years, 4th of July, really any "trips" with friends in college. I also like to plan and host parties, cookouts, showers, etc. I love to socialize, but I am still an extreme homebody.

7. I love jeans. I have more pairs than I wish to admit to, and I wear every single one of them. Every shirt I have looks best with jeans, in my opinion. I wear them year round.

I tag Summer, Elizabeth, and Courtney.