Getting to Know Ryan & Amanda: 10 Favorites

Ryan

TV shows - It's a bit dated now, but I really liked "24" when it was on TV
Thing to collect - playing cards with pictures from our vacations
Sport to watch - football; I also love the Olympics when they are on
Sports to play - basketball and racquetball
Flower - bluebonnets; Amanda and I make sure we get out and see them each Spring
Food - anything barbecued
Color - blue
Dessert - most desserts with chocolate
Exercise - playing sports, swimming, and running
Vacations - Alaska and Guadeloupe

Amanda

Sport to do - swimming (I would much rather swim a mile than run a mile)
Sport to watch - gymnastics, but I am an Olympic junkie and love anything Olympics
Smells - freshly cut grass, sheets just out of the dryer, skunk (but from a distance), indoor pools - these are smells that make me pause and smile; but I also love the smells of vanilla, amber, coconut, cinnamon, citrus (I like them all), and daffodils
Flowers - yellow roses, daisies (especially Shasta and Gerber), lilies (especially calla lilies and water lilies), daffodils, orchids, tulips, wild flowers
Books - I love too many books to pick just one (or even ten), and I love pretty much all genres, but if I just had free time and wanted to read something for fun I would probably pick historical fiction
Song - don't so much have a favorite, but I love "I Think I Loved You Before I Met You" by Savage Garden because it is the first song Ryan and I danced to
Date activity - dancing
Restaurants - in Ft. Worth Blue Mesa and Pappadeux; in Las Vegas Ricardos; in Provo Thai Chili Garden and Ottavios; Cheesecake Factory may be my favorite national chain (I love cheesecake, it's my favorite dessert, our wedding cake was cheesecake)
Games - we have a whole closet full so it is hard to choose: Cranium, Settlers of Catan, Canasta, Hearts, Rook, Farm Hands (a card/board game we made up) - I also like active games such a croquet, bocce ball, ladder ball, foosball, ping pong, and snake in the grass
Food - my mom's tacos, but I may live on fruit if I thought that was a good idea

Abigail

Dinner – black beans and rice
Snack – rice cakes
Fruits – bananas, watermelon, and clementines
Vegetables – sweet potatoes
Animals – dogs, cats, birds, bonobos, meerkats
Books – “Baby Einsteins First Words”, “Brown Bear, Brown Bear”, “A Very Hungry Caterpillar”
Person – her dad (she loves her mom too but she is around more so not as exciting)
Game – hide-and-seek
Activities – dancing and swimming
Sign – more (we do sign language with her for important words) – she also loves to clap, wave, and blow kisses