59 things about Scott

1. He was born and raised in Twin Falls, ID.
2. Is the oldest in a family of 4 boys.
3. Majored in Economics at BYU.
4. At first he thought he wanted to be a Math major . . . . .that is, until he saw and smelled the people who hung out in the Talmadge building.
5. Works for an accounting firm, but is not a CPA.
6. He thinks it would be cool someday after he's retired from his real job to be a junior high or high school economics teacher.
7. Served a mission in Melbourne, Australia.  But he spoke Vietnamese.
8. After his mission he worked in the MTC as a teacher for nearly 3 years.  He loved every minute of it.
9. The one and only Vietnamese phrase he taught me (while we were dating) translates to, "baby, baby how are you so good looking?"  Keep in mind, this was meant for me to say to him. ;)
10. His family gave him the nickname "Wussboy".  {It's also printed on his bowling ball.}
11. He got this nickname because he was always a sucker for the ladies. In high school and college he always preferred dating to anything else.  And he did it a lot.
12. He was always on the lookout for cute girls and any & all opportunities to ask a girl out . . . . including the time he "met" and asked a girl out while driving down I-15.  She was in another car. . . . . or when he camped out (tent and all) on a girl's front lawn until she answered his request to go to a dance.  I think he even had pizza delivered to his tent during that one.
13. We met because he moved into my ward -- says he had dated everyone in his last ward and needed a "crop rotation". 
14. He could be described sometimes as passionate, driven, and intense . . . and he does not flake out on commitments.
15. When my dad said to me "I don't accept phone calls" (referring to the time when Scott would ask for my hand in marriage) Scott hopped on a plane two days later and flew out to CA to speak to my dad in person.
16. He is also very laid back, loves to laugh, and enjoys his chillin' time.
17. His idea of a perfect Saturday is staying home with nothing to do.
18. He plays golf -- but not near as much as he would like.
19. He's excited for Conner to turn 8 (next year) because then he'll be able to bring him along and that will be all the more reason/excuse to go.
20. Worked at a golf course in high school and college.  Once we moved here it was difficult for him to get used to paying for golf.
21. Likes to bowl.  In fact, he has his own bowling ball & shoes.
22. At one point bowling was one of his standard first dates.  That way if the girl wasn't a match, then at least he got to do something he liked.
23. Loves to snow ski. 
24. But he wouldn't ever go on his own / without the family.  So he's determined to get our kids skiing too to make it into a family event.  (I've tried it with no success -- so I'm sure I'll be sitting in the lodge enjoying the fire and taking care of any cold or tired kids).
25. He's very protective of our family time and maintaining that "work-life balance."
26. In fact, they put him on the Work-Life Balance Committee at work because he is so vocal about it.
27. He has many phrases or "Scott-isms" that are all too familiar around our house:  "not too shabby", "that ship has sailed", "for the love!!", "that's not a party", "frickin' days!", "butt-crack of dawn", and random quotes from Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, The Jerk, and Austin Powers.
28. He has a playful sense of humor and is great at turning just about any situation into a game/party.
29. Loves mashed potatoes.  He can't help himself - he is an Idaho boy.  Although he's kept it under control and it's been a long time since he's had mashed potato explosion.
30. He hates surprises.
31. He got his Eagle when he was 15.
32. There was a family rule that you couldn't get your driver's license until you earned your Eagle.  And you kinda need to drive to date, so . . . . you can just guess how his mind was working.
33. Right now he is the Scoutmaster in our ward.
34. He takes his church callings very seriously.
35. He says he hates books.
36. But he has read over 115 Star Wars books in the last 18 months
37. He had a Darth Vader shrine (poster and countless toys & action figures displayed on a shelf) in the garage, but he had to take to down a few months ago to make room for storage.
38. Under the file titled "crazy things he did in college" we could add:  the time he dressed as purple man (head to toe, complete with face and hair paint, cape, and staff) and attended a BYU football game; the "10 Faces of Fish Death" video; the Karo Syrup attack on a group of girls who provoked him with whipped cream.
39. Luckily, he got the crazies out of his system before he met me. ;)
40. He had sinus surgery a few weeks before we first met.  Says it was the worst experience of his life.  {That's what got the crazies out of his system.}
41. Some of his favorite music groups are:  Metallica, Alice Cooper, Nirvana, and Violent Femmes.
42. But he also really enjoys more refined music:  especially Mozart and the King's Singers.
43. He was in the Men's Chorus at BYU.
44. He plays the piano and guitar.
45. He makes the best, most perfect pancakes.
46. Favorite TV shows right now:  How I Met Your Mother, Big Bang Theory, The Office.
47. He says he gets plenty of drama at work so he just wants to come home and watch something light and funny.
48. Although, he loves the fact that he gets paid to argue with people.
49. He's afraid of bees.
50. One of the best days of the year for him is "The Pig Out".  College bowl games + lots of food + lots of chillin'.
51. Refuses to eat cheesecake.  If you ask why, he will cite "The Cheesecake Incident of 2001."
52. He is very particular about his lawn care and has an arsenal of fertilizer, weed killer, and bug killer in our garage.
53. He has a pair of red one-piece long johns (the kind with the flap on the butt) that he wears camping, to play football on Thanksgiving , and at Conner's soccer game last Saturday.  I guess I should mention that he does wear a t-shirt and shorts over his long-johns.
54. Watches romantic comedies with me and even likes a lot of them.
55. Had a photographer tell him once that he should be a tuxedo model and even offered him a job.
56. He hates to talk on the phone.  He won't even answer it unless it's his parents or I yell enough at him. :)
57. LOVES milk.  He goes through withdrawal when he's out of town and doesn't have regular access to it.
58. LOVES his luv sac.
59. He enjoys a good blanket and even names his favorites.  There's "the flaming purple cape of death" (it was actually orange), "scratchy", and "instant warmth".

Thanks to Paige for sending out this challenge to create a list about our husbands.  I waited to post mine until Scott had a chance to read it, edit any facts, and I allowed him the power of 5 vetoes.  But he enjoyed the list very much, laughed through the whole thing as he was reminded of his past and his quirks.  He didn't use any of his vetoes, said that this was a pretty well-rounded picture of him, and then thanked me for catching him up on his journal for the last 10 years.  Success!