i should be studying, but who actually studies on reading week, so i decided to procrastinate and follow jill's lead.

25 random facts you may or may not want to know about me.
1.shoes are my ultimate weakness. well actually lots of things are but i love shoes a little too much. i could wear a different pair of shoes everyday of the month and probably then some.

2.hockey and competitiveness are in my blood. if you've ever played cards with my dad you know what i'm talking about and i may not be as bad as him but i still like to win. and i love hockey. i started playing when i was 7 and played it competitively until i was 18. it was the only sport i continuously played competitively throughout my life and so it will always be apart of me and my favourite!

3. i love kicking the snow out from under cars..its one of those little random pleasures in life

4.last semester i figured out what i want to do with my life and its the best feeling in the world. its cool to have my passion match up with what i'm doing in school and knowing that i'm going to do it for the rest of my life is awesome!

5.Africa has my heart! i love everything about it-the people, the smell, the sounds, the songs, the smiles! It will always be one of my first loves

6. i LOVE to travel! i love everything about it. airports are one of my favourite places. i'm always thinking up plans in my head about where i could go next. hopefully someday they all work out.

7.i love flip-flops, flats and sandals so much that i will wear them even when it's cold and there is snow outside. if it's -40 not so much, but anything above -10 is do-able

8.my family is greatest! the slywka side is loud and crazy in a good way, and the patterson side is pretty deadily! some of the best laughs are when the fam gets together!

9. if you don't know me very well or are just getting to know me, i am super shy and can be kindof awkward. i'm not very good at conversation. but don't let that fool you, cause if you get to know me i am the total opposite and sometimes i can't shut-up. you can tell that i'm really comfortable with someone when sarcasm and jokes come out.

10.i started hanging out with 20 of the craziest, funnest teenagers this year and they rock my world!

11.i am a sucker for pop music

12. wedding dances are my all time favourite. a little rasputin, mj and polka mixed with me and my bro always equals a good time!

13. i live to make a difference. if i die poor but have changed lives and made a difference my life will be successful

14. as of late my favourite hockey player is willie mitchell. mostly because i love his name, its not even that great but for some reason it makes me laugh, so that makes him my favourite player! hes actually pretty decent too, and is number 8, my favourite number that i wore for years. also a couple games ago he came out to warm-up with a 9-foot stick because the calgary coach was saying he played with an illegal stick. ha!

14(b) lots of times my reasons for liking things are as simple as i think he has a sweet name or i like the colour of it.

15. my favourite thing to do first thing in the morning after i wake up, is make breakfast and watch sportscentre. i love jay and dan. this is the tom-boy in me coming out...

16.i'm a procrastinator to the max, i get this from my bro. this applies especially when there is lots of things around to distract me like tv and the computer. (such as now, i should be writing a paper) half of the time i work better under pressure anyways...

17.me, my bro and my sis are super tight. we have the best time when we all get together. me and jonny crack the awesomiest jokes on a daily basis.

18. shopping is therapeutic for me. if i'm having a bad day, even going out looking at stuff without buying anything makes me feel better. its also another weakness of mine...

19. sandra always knows how to make me smile and feel better

20. two christmas's ago i went to a liverpool game in england and saw two of my favourite players play and it was a dream come true. ever since then i've decided that before i die i am going to hit up every one of my favourite major sporting events. this past summer i went to the us open and saw fed play..amazing!

21. in highschool i was a long-distance runner but then i got injured and gave it up. looking back now i wish i had never quit. i've started running again and decided that someday i am going to run a marathon. it will take alot of effort and training but will be totally worth it.

22. i'm the worst at confrontation and try to avoid it at all costs.

23.i am going on the greatest adventure with two of the awesomiest girls this summer. at some points i'm scared out of my mind but i'm also excited beyond belief. i'm excited to be stretched and changed.

24. normally i'm a pretty calm, easy-going person but that all changes when i play sports. as i said competitiveness is in my blood and i like to win. it often times brings out my temper and angry side...

25.i am always injured or bruised or have something wrong with me, thats cause i always play hard and its just who i am. ha, it hasn't been so good on the body though and sometimes i feel like i'm in a 50 year olds body. i'm only 21 and already have really weak ankles and a screwed up knee, but it won't stop me. i'm tough and will always try to play through it. once when i was 13 i broke my shoulder playing hockey and tried to keep playing...