7 Lesser Known Things About Me

Apparently I have been "tagged," thanks to Julie, to share 7 random or weird things about myself. As if I don't have enough to do......but for some reason I find myself doing it anyway. (By the way, I am not tagging seven others as the "rules" state. If you find the urge to share some random things about yourself on your blog, go for it!)

1. I entered college as a theater major. Yep, that's right. Though my parents were never crazy about my hopes to conquer the stage, in retrospect it was a good thing. I wasn't cut out for that life. (I ended up majoring in English and minoring in Political Science and History & Social Science.)

2. I am the third of seven children. No, we weren't Catholic, and yes, we're all from the same parents. My Mom made the comment the other day that they have been raising children for 40 years, and though they've done a good job, I really don't want to spend my whole life doing that. Being from a big family is fun, but it's impossible to raise a family that size without your children raising children.

3. I lived in Ireland for 3 months in 1998 with my cross-cultural group from college. We also spent time in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and England. And when some of my friends and I went to London for a week and we saw the Queen during the opening of Parliament parade. Very cool!

4. While working at retail music store in Hampton, VA Jamie Lee Curtis came in and bought $300 worth of merchandise in about 5 minutes. I wasn't star struck in the least. When I asked her to properly sign her credit card receipt she was just a little put out. Sorry lady, you're no more special than the rest of us.

5. In college I was known as the "funny" one (oh, and the tall one, too). My friends would often come to me and say, "Make me laugh." Unfortunately, I think I've lost some of my quick wit over the years. Maybe some day when my "baby brain" is gone I'll get it back?

6. I married my first and only boyfriend. I had no interest whatsoever in casual dating. (That and the fact that most of the guys I did like weren't man enough to date a woman taller than them!) And before I would date Tom I spoke my mind about several things that we had to agree on, including that if he didn't think there was a possibility of us someday getting married I didn't want to start dating. Thank goodness that worked out! :-)

7. I went to 8 different schools (including being homeschooled) between Kindergarten and 12th grade. Let's just say I didn't enjoy being educated until my college years.