Day 1 of Penny

Well, I am Penny Lynn Pritchard Richens. It's a mouthful. I don't hyphenate, and generally I just go by my married name. I'm married to Raymond, I have two cats a yellow tabby named Radnar, and a grey & white tabby named Malcom--they are brothers. I live in Mountain View, WY, and even though I wasn't born in Wyoming I'm a Wyoming Girl at heart. I don't buy into or appreciate anything that is fake, low quality, or forced because I think it's a waste of time and time is all we have. Now for 15 interesting facts:

1. I have moved 29 times, lived in 4 different states, and went to a different Elementary school every year. Outside of my family I do not have any life-long friends. I don't think this makes me a basket case though. I do have some pretty incredible friends that I went to high school with, and instead of being tied to "the house I grew up in" I feel a connection to everything around me.

2. I have had Chrone's Disease since I was 16. I won't go into details because frankly it's not something fun to discuss, but I will say it sucks. I take medicine via injection twice a month for it and it helps a lot. For those of you have know me for a long time, this is how I went from being kinda skinny to pretty fat. It screws with everything in your body. The injections help a lot, and I am hoping that this summer I will be able to hike off the extra pounds.

3. I love riding horses, but I am incredibly allergic to them. I don't ride often, but I love going when I do. I'm not into rodeo or showing, as I lack the competitiveness to be any good at either.

4. I met my husband in Logan, and he is a true blue Utah boy. Someday I think we'll compromise on this and move to Idaho. He is perfect for me, and compliments my personality. I tease him about being from Utah, but that is all it is, just teasing. It's part of who he is and I love him.

5. I hate wiener dogs and chihuahuas.

6. When I was twelve my dad accidentally broke my nose. If you look at my face directly, you can see that my glasses tilt to the right. I think it's funny.

7. My feet are stupid looking, my middle to is much longer than all the other toes, and my little toe is practically non existent, and next to that there is a place that looks there should be a sixth toe. This has excluded me from sandals for a very long time. I want a pair of Chacos though, and I will probably wear them.

8. I'm a conservative, but I hate the Republicans as much as I hate the Democrats. I think that the media and politics in general will be the downfall of our society. Unless, of course, we are hit by a meteor.

9. I love to read, and will read just about anything except romance novels, which I gorged myself on in my early 20s.

10. If I could have a dog, I would get a German Shepard. I grew up with a few of them around, and I love their personalities. I don't understand why people are afraid of them.

11. My parents didn't believe in kid music during my childhood, so I cut my teeth on Pink Floyd, The Doors, Dire Straits, The Who, The Guess Who, CCR, Moody Blues, and Simon and Garfunkle (the last two are my mom's).

12. I have only one sibling, Seth, and he is six years younger than me. I love him dearly.

13. I was not allowed to watch Musicals growing up because my dad thinks they are stupid. The first time I ever saw Grease was after I left home. Dad was right, it was stupid, American Graffiti was much better.

14. My favorite shows growing up were The Adventures of Pete & Pete and Rocko's Modern Life.

15. I really am a member of the LDS Church, I go to the temple (I was not married to Raym in the temple), and I actually have a pretty strong testimony. I believe it's a very personal thing though and don't discuss it with others often. Faith is a fragile thing, and to try to force or coerce someone else to believe the same things that you do is wrong.