The new "Facebook Fever" is to post 25 random things about yourself. I thought I would also post it here for those who don't necessarily subscribe to Facebook. You are supposed to publish 25 random things about yourself and then ask 25 other people to do the same thing. Here is my compilation...
1. I hate mushrooms!
2. I love fish, but I hate fish soups.
3. I have a ridiculous fear of spiders. One night I was sitting in a chair and one crawled across the carpet towards me and I jumped from the chair onto the couch and through a cutout in my wall into the other room.
4. I spent the first 8.5 years of my professional life working as a full-time frat boy at my college fraternity.
5. If I get the hiccups, I have to leave the room because they are so loud.
6. I’ve always wanted to star in a Broadway Show!
7. I will always have season football tickets to WVU Mountaineer football games, even if I live in a foreign country.
8. I want to live in Australia for a year.
9. One day I want to open a little Italian restaurant.
10. In high school I was driving a date home in my parent's car and we were doing something we shouldn't have been doing while I was driving and I ran the car into a ditch. There was mud all over the passenger side and under the car and I told my rents that I got stuck in a driveway.
11. Rocco and Gianna are my heart and quite possibly the closest children to my own that I will ever have.
12. Blood is not thicker than water. Many of my friends are closer to me than some of my own family.
13. I always cry when I hear “Ave Maria” or “On Eagles Wings.” Always.
14. I have very eclectic taste in music and it defines who I am.
15. I could run for hours and completely lose myself in nature. And sometimes I do!
16. Some friends and I decided it was a good idea to have a party in my parent’s backyard one night while they were out of town. Somehow we all ended up skinny dipping in the neighbor’s pool and someone peed in the sink.
17. I’ll admit it…I drool when I sleep. And I talk in my sleep too!
18. I have a huge man-crush on Barack Obama. There, I said it! Are you happy, Dash? :)
19. When I was little, I used to carry around a stuffed elephant, and while I would suck my thumb, I would scratch my nose with my index finger. I still scratch my nose with my index finger. And when I was cleaning out my mom’s purse after she died, I found the tail of the elephant with a St Christopher medal on a safety pin in her change purse. It lives in a drawer next to my bed now.
20. In high school, our football team was so bad that people would come to the game to watch the band perform at halftime and then leave. I am glad I was in the band.
21. I like Vegemite. And I like Vegemite and lettuce sammiches.
22. College was the best four years of my life.
23. In 5th grade, all of the boys pooled our money together to buy Playboys and keep them in the coat room. That lasted five minutes until our religion teacher found them. Detention for a week. Ironic now, isn’t it?!?
24. My brother is my best friend. I talk to him every day.
25. I didn't try sushi until 2 years ago and now I love it!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Magical Confetti
There is something magical about going for an early morning walk with someone special and as you are walking, the first snowflakes of the day start to fly. This morning that someone special was my dog Jack, but nonetheless, he is a pretty special guy to me. In fact, he is laying on his back under my feet right now, with his paws in the air, whining for me to rub his belly. Wouldn’t it be nice if all boys did that?!?
I digress.
Those first few flakes always catch me off guard. We are always taunted with these little snow showers and flurries and the prospect of a two hour delay, but inevitably it fizzles out and we are forced to bundle up and wander into the cold and grey winter morning with our gloves, scarves, and horrendous winter boots. Why is it that women get such fashion forward winter boots and men get Todd Palin-esque snow-shoe or backwoods trekking boots?
Again, I digress.
After I decided that it was in fact starting to snow and I was lucky enough to witness the first few flakes of the day, a smile came across my face. There was just enough of a sun to reflect little bits of light all around the morning sky. It was almost as if someone up there was having a party and throwing confetti to celebrate, maybe telling me to celebrate a little too. This made me reflect a little on a lot of things. New and old friendships. Upcoming vacations. Warm blankets and cold feet. It is amazing that something as simple and sweet as a snowflake can chase away the winter blahs, wipe the sleep from the eyes, and awaken the warmth of the soul. Keep in mind, however, that this sweet and simple feeling didn’t bring any extra warmth to my fingers or toes. They were still numb.
And now as I sit waiting for the sauce for my baked ziti to cook down a bit more, I can’t help but look out the window at a squirrel running across the power lines. A bird is fluttering on the ground looking for a snack. But really, what I am looking at is the snow magically falling to the ground, creating a soft and beautiful white confettied blanket for the earth. I am reminded that there are indeed many reasons to celebrate. And many more memories to be made.
But for now, it’s time to bundle up and take the beast out for a walk. I only hope that the magical falling snow brings a new sense of warmth to my fingers and my toes, as well as my soul!
Be well friends! Enjoy the party!
I digress.
Those first few flakes always catch me off guard. We are always taunted with these little snow showers and flurries and the prospect of a two hour delay, but inevitably it fizzles out and we are forced to bundle up and wander into the cold and grey winter morning with our gloves, scarves, and horrendous winter boots. Why is it that women get such fashion forward winter boots and men get Todd Palin-esque snow-shoe or backwoods trekking boots?
Again, I digress.
After I decided that it was in fact starting to snow and I was lucky enough to witness the first few flakes of the day, a smile came across my face. There was just enough of a sun to reflect little bits of light all around the morning sky. It was almost as if someone up there was having a party and throwing confetti to celebrate, maybe telling me to celebrate a little too. This made me reflect a little on a lot of things. New and old friendships. Upcoming vacations. Warm blankets and cold feet. It is amazing that something as simple and sweet as a snowflake can chase away the winter blahs, wipe the sleep from the eyes, and awaken the warmth of the soul. Keep in mind, however, that this sweet and simple feeling didn’t bring any extra warmth to my fingers or toes. They were still numb.
And now as I sit waiting for the sauce for my baked ziti to cook down a bit more, I can’t help but look out the window at a squirrel running across the power lines. A bird is fluttering on the ground looking for a snack. But really, what I am looking at is the snow magically falling to the ground, creating a soft and beautiful white confettied blanket for the earth. I am reminded that there are indeed many reasons to celebrate. And many more memories to be made.
But for now, it’s time to bundle up and take the beast out for a walk. I only hope that the magical falling snow brings a new sense of warmth to my fingers and my toes, as well as my soul!
Be well friends! Enjoy the party!
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