Birthday Weekend

hey folks, it's my birthday this weekend. Never before (that I can recall) have I been less excited about my birthday. It's not a "woe as me I am so old" thing, but rather a "I have a zillion things to do" thing and my birthday just kind of drifted to the back of my head. So maybe that does mean I'm getting old.
Anyway, I am turning 22 (cue the T-Swift) which is cool. I like doubles and I like even numbers and I like not being 21 anymore because there's this expectation to be wild and crazy- the wildest thing I do is eat too much ice cream and it is wild because I'm lactose intolerant. My fiancée is coming to town which is the thing I'm most excited about.
That's right, I'm engaged! It's very exciting. Every once in a while, I day dream about our wedding day and how cool that is going to be. We already have so much planned- I have my dress, we have our deposit down on the venue for ceremony and reception, the boys all have their suits (alterations needed), I have the suits picked out for all my bridesmaids, and we booked a DJ. Andrew and I are choosing a save-the-date this weekend and we can send those out soon. In other exciting news, my (future) sister in law had her second baby and he is doing better than they were anticipating (praise God) and my sister is going to have her baby soon! Also I'm graduating in May but that feels so far away which is painstaking but also good because I have SO much crap to do before then.
Not being super excited about my birthday is weird because I love birthdays. How cool that you get a day for you (and whoever else was born that day)? A fellow blogger posted a thing for her birthday and I am going to borrow it. You can read Courtney's list here.

4 names people call me other than my real name:
- Beth Annie
- Bee (like Queen Bee)
- BG
- Money Bags

4 jobs I've had:
- Crewgirl. Your basic camp grunt, doing dishes, serving meals, cleaning toilets, feeding kittens, watering plants, setting tables, etc.
- Summer secretary
- Camp counselor
- Program host. Overseer of counselors and event runner

Four movies you've watched more than once:
- Good Will Hunting
- The Truman Show
- The Fighter
- It's Kind of a Funny Story

Four books I'd recommend:
- The Last Segregated Hour: The Memphis Kneel-Ins and the Campaign for Southern Church Desegregation by Stephen R Haynes
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- Yes Please by Amy Poehler
- 14,000 Things to Be Happy About by Barbara Ann Kipfer

Four places I've lived:
- McLeod, MT at this beautiful place
- New Auburn, WI at this beautiful place
- Hainesville, IL
- Indiana Wesleyan University

Four places I'd rather be right now:
- Seeing a show at the Marriott Lincolnshire
- On a lido deck of a cruise ship
- Snuggled up next to my fiancée (is that too cheesy? You can roll your eyes. I'll allow it.)
- On a hike at Grandad's Bluff (La Crosse, WI) or Steeple (McLeod, MT)

4 (ok 6) things I don't eat:
- Applesauce
- Yogurt
- Cottage cheese (are you sensing a texture trend?)
- Bananas
- Pumpkin anything
- Sweet potato anything

4 of my favorite foods:
- Parmesan garlic boneless buffalo wings from BWW
- Pringles
- Bratwurst with sour kraut
- Chik Fil A sandwich with pickles. YUM. I drive past a Chik Fil A every single day. It's a struggle.

4 things I am looking forward to this year:
- 1st Christmas with my then-to-be husband
- Being an auntie
- Being a college graduate
- My wedding! (our. our wedding. I say 'my' a lot)

4 things I'm always saying:
- Shootie. It's more distinguishable from it's fouler counterpart and it's an "aww that's too bad!" that's not overplayed.
- Blessings. I say it as a thank you, and sometimes I say "blessings, thank you."
- Hey cutie. I say it to Andrew, I say it to dogs, I sometimes say it to friends. Once I said it to a dog but didn't say anything to their owner and afterwards I was like "oh shoot, they totally thought I was talking to them." whoops.
- A DOG! / Puppy!! It happens almost every time I see a dog. I love them. They're so. stinking. cute. always. I love old dogs and young dogs and big dogs and (almost) every tiny dog. I want to be their friend.