Things you might not know...

I've seen these on other blogs and thought I'd try it out...

• I have an elephant's memory about my childhood but I could not tell you where I put my work badge a half hour ago.
• When I'm really nervous I talk fast and smile a lot. Now you might think I must be nervous all the time, but there's a nervousness level that Chris and my sister are able to sense right when it happens and give me the "calm down" look.
• I won second place in a sprint triathlon during college. There were only 2 in my age group, but hey, I got a medal.
• I know nothing about 80's or early 90's TV and pop culture. Chris calls it my "amish years". What can I say? We didn't have TV and we were in a ridiculous amount of activities. 
• Speaking of activities here is everything I tried by the 7th grade: ballet, tap, jazz, gymnastics, violin, tae kwon do, acting, sign language, drums, ice skating, horse back riding, and softball. 
• I've only kept in touch with one friend from my high school graduating class in Virginia. He's my husband.
• I don't know what to tell people when they ask where I'm from...I've now lived more years outside of AZ than I lived there. Should I say Minneapolis since it was the last place I lived? 
• I'm a very bad drunk. I get horribly emotional and sit in a corner and cry. People think I'll be fun, but let me tell you, I'm not fun. I can count on one hand the times I've been drunk because of this.
• I know I'm 4'10'', but I don't really know it. Any time I see someone as short as me I nudge Chris and whisper "hey, do I look that short?!" 
• I'd rather go to a museum and shopping by myself. I also am torn between seeing shows by myself or with friends. Some of my favorite memories in NY are going to the ballet at the Met by myself.
• I don't know how to keep Penelope occupied for multiple hours at home. By 10:00 on Saturday and Sunday we are either running errands or at the park. I'd be a terrible stay-at-home mom. We'd end up spending money at Target every day and Penelope would be enrolled in every activity under the sun (hey, sort of like my childhood and I loved my mom)
• Speaking of my mom, in the 4th grade I gave her 1/2 of a Best Friends Forever necklace. She still has it.
• I have not gone grocery shopping by myself in 2 years. We usually go as a family or Chris goes by himself.
• Chris has not spent a night away from Penelope since we brought her home from the hospital. I remember when Robin Williams said this in Mrs. Doubtfire and even at 12 years old I thought that was impossible. Since I travel for work and gone on girls weekends I've been away 14 days.
• I like naps...or maybe you knew that?
• I was really mean to my dad for about 6 years. Think silent treatment from age 12-18. Now I talk to him at least once a week and almost always ask for advice. 
• I decided not to be a teacher after 3 weeks of student teaching and have not once regretted that decision. 
• I'm very messy. Every Friday I spend the evening picking up clothes from the week and promising myself that the next week I won't drop my clothes on the floor. The pants and shirt I wore today are on the floor of my room.
• I love being a mom, even to a very challenging spitfire. Or maybe I'm on the weakling side of mothers. I become pretty sure of this when I talk to moms who have many kids. It makes me want a nap.
• I hate the saying "You can't have your cake and eat it too" What the heck would I want to do with cake besides eat it! If I don't eat it, it will go bad. It should be "you can't have your cake and your skinny jeans too" I can't tell you how many times I've brought this up to Chris.
• I also hate the word random. If you were in my head you would know there was a logical reason why I said something. It was not random.
• Chris made a savory waffle with fried egg for my 31st birthday dinner tonight. Now I'm going to go eat my birthday cake...good thing I don't have any skinny jeans in the closet...or rather the floor of the closet.