It's my birthday, and I'm "It"

Today, I am 26 years old and I guess it's an appropriate day to talk about my self but first we have some unfinished business...

Thank you for all of your opinions. I think there is an overwhelming consensus to keep the shark. And that's exactly what I'm gonna do. The garage is a great option though I am seriously considering Chandra's idea to hang it in the bathroom just to see what our guests would say. But really the garage is great because we could still see it everyday, appreciate it's beauty, preserve it for proof and showing off, and it won't interfere with the decor.

But enough about the shark, let's talk about me. Wendy "tagged" me, which apparently means that I reveal 6 lesser known facts about myself. I really felt like I was scraping the bottom of the barrel to come up with these, so bear with me.

#1 I am an accomplished horsewoman

This is not me, I stole the picture off the internet, but this is exactly the kind of stuff I did.

I started taking horseback riding lessons when I was 7 and continued them for 7 more years. I don't know how my parents could watch but my sister Leah and I did some crazy stuff. We jumped in the ring but also cross-country (across streams and over trees and also man-made jumps in the fields.)

#2 My car blew up

My first car was a 1992 VW Jetta. I used that car like a closet on wheels in high school. I could dress myself for any occasion solely from the contents of the back seat and trunk. She eventually lost her power steering and on this particular day needed to be jump-started and the battery charged. My dad took on that job while my mom drove me to my voice lesson. While we were gone, my dad was letting the car run in the driveway after he'd jumped it. The mailman came to the door and said, "Your car is smoking." And my dad assumed he was talking about the exhaust and said, "Yeah, I know. I'm just letting it charge." And then he said, "No, like it's on fire-it's smoking!"

When we got home my dad met us outside and informed us we'd just missed the fire department. My car was literally melted on the inside and the engine was entirely gone, burned up. That day I not only lost my car but also 1/2 of my wardrobe.


#3 Few things give me more pleasure than lying in soft green grass when the weather is not too hot and not too cool.


And what stinks is that Texas has the yuckiest grass ever!

#4 I proposed to my husband. Twice.

He was really playing hard to get, I guess. I am surprised he didn't dump me, but he kept saying something about needing more time. I just kept telling him to hurry it up. Eventually he came around and here we are today. Everything turned out fine and I believe in the power of persistence.

#5 I do a mean (mean as in, really good and also as in, not very nice) impression of a retarded person.

I save this for my closest friends and family because it is very "authentic".

#6 I always want the lights on in my house.




This quirk drives Dan bananas. He constantly follows behind me turning off the lights and reminding me that I "left the lights on again!". I keep reminding him that I didn't forget, I left them on, on purpose. I don't know why but I like it when rooms are bright.


So there we have it. I "tag" Lori and Todd. I would like to see a separate post from each of you! And I also "tag" Lara.