7 Facts About me

Yesterday the marvelous Meredith tagged me with the Blissful Blogger Award. (If you have not stopped by her blog, you are seriously missing out!) `

It TOTALLY made my day! The rules of the “game” are that I must share 7 facts about me! Without further ado, here goes:

1)      My favorite hobby on earth is people watching and/or eavesdropping. I have an older sister, and my love of “overhearing” conversation began at a very young age. I loved “spying” on her. (Sorry, Hannah!) My people watching is a skill. It is thrilling to contemplate a stranger's identity, just like a character in a book.

In college at William and Mary, I loved sitting on a bench in Williamsburg and watching all of the tourists. It was AWESOME. There is such a random mixture of people of any and all demographics. The matching outfit families were my favorite.The way that people talk and relate is so incredibly interesting.

I also adore people watching and ESPECIALLY eavesdropping when I travel. The airport and on airplanes are perfect opportunities. I even witnessed a pilot and a flight attendant checking in to the airport hotel. There giggling conversation was disgustingly AWESOME. I could not believe what I was hearing and seeing! 

2)      I was a rower in both high school and in college. 

 Princeton wanted me to be in their lightweight crew. The weekend living like a Princetonian rower left me with one pivotal plan: GET OUT. I knew I wanted to row in college, but I also wanted to have a life outside rowing. In my time rowing for W&M I was able to occupy several roles: Primarily I  stroked or was bow seat with light-weight 8 boats.   I also was a coxswain for the men’s crew. Basically I steered the boat and screamed at boys--not a bad gig! :) It was a very COLD job!

3)      I LOVE playgrounds and jungle gyms. I try to play on them whenever I see one. I love the idea of swinging and going down SLIDES! Don't even get me started on the see-saw! When was the last time you did that?

4)      After every race I run, I have to call my mom (Mumsie) to tell her I am alive.

Mumsie fully respects and affirms my physical pursuits, but she also worries sick about each and every one. After every race I have a ton of pictures of me, looking exhausted, on the phone with Mumsie. Lately, we have found that being VERY vague about the distance of each race is a better way to go!

5)      I played the harp in college. I played the piano for 12 years and liked it, but did not love it! The harp was amazing. I enjoyed every lesson. My mom was a concert harpist in college and we own one of her harps. However, she NEVER played for us. She was too bashful! Anyways, I loved playing the harp and would love to take more lessons!

6)      I love entering baking contests!I entered the Emmaus Pumpkin Bake-Off last October. I took this challenge to heart. My kitchen was covered in nothing but pumpkin. My two entries were mini-pumpkin whoopie-pies, and cinnamon frosted pumpkin pop-tarts. I came out with a 2nd place ribbon--it was all in the pop-tart.  I fully plan on participating in this years Emmaus Pumpkin Bake-Off.

7) The final fact about me is one that I try never to draw any attention to, as it often spurs many follow-up questions: I do not drink any alcohol--no beer, no wine--nada! I have tried to like the taste of it, but my revulsion remains. 

This is how I celebrated turning 21: I ordered a Shirley Temple with NINE cherries! It was delicious!

Chase and I wanted to do something to help me remember my 26th birthday so I ordered this fruity drink, where the alcohol was supposed to be basically "undetectable." HOLY SMOKES. It was AWFUL. I literally may have ingested teaspoon by the end of the night. It just tasted SO bad.

I always worry that I am the super odd girl that doesn't drink. Sometimes I am tempted to just order any beer on the menu and just stare at it--just so that friends don't feel like I am  "judging" them. Recently, I have become more comfortable in explaining that I have a genuine aversion to alcohol but have no problem if others wish to imbibe. 

Has anyone else had a problem like this? Is there something all of your friends like to do, that simply is not your cup of tea? How do your negotiate this situation?

Now, I must Tag 7 other bloggies! These are seven blogs that I have been Love-Love-Loving!

1) Erica @ For the Sake of Cake

2) Colleen @ Jimmy Choos on thet Teadmill

3) Katie @ KatieDid

4) Lindsey @ Stink and Hincks

5) Samantha @ Hooked on Healthy

6) Cait @ Cait's Plate

7) Nicole @ Two Yuppies and a Puppy

Things I Love

Today I am having a bad case of the misses (for the husband). I just miss being with my best friend. I miss the everyday things. So I thought I would make a list of things that I love:

1) Well, this is a cop-out, but I love my best friend (Chase!). Despite the fact that we did not meet until college (at William and Mary), we have decided that we were destined to be best friends/husband and wife. In fact, proof of this fact occurred when we were both 4 years-old. 

We both were Indians for Halloween! See, we are meant to be! When I made this discovery looking at old photo albums, I made sure to document this fact and we gifted these pictures to our parents for Christmas two years ago. 

2) I LOVE the movie "You've Got Mail."

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I realize that this is an incredibly sappy chic flick, but it fills my heart with joy. In undergrad, we read an essay that analyzed the anti-feminist message of the movie and I just wanted to cry. However, I refused to let it ruin this movie for me!

One afternoon, after a very awful week, my husband and I made a pilgrimage up to New York City and visited all of the major places in the movie. It was AWESOME. This was actually the first movie my husband and I saw together, so it holds an extra-special place in my life.

This is a picture of Kathleen Kelly's apartment. I still cannot believe it exists in REAL life:

3) I LOVE shoes. High heels to be exact. I have about 30 "functioning" pairs right now. I have the hardest time parting with my old shoes, so that is why I have to make the caveat of functioning. I seriously have a rainbow of colors including, but not limited to: blue, pink, red, purple, brown, gold, black, gray, navy, etc. The list goes on and on!


My favorite pairs right now are my gold, sparkly Steve Madden shoes.

My shoes are the prettiest, right?! They are about 5 1/2 inches and I LOVE them!


4) I love Rockport, Massachusetts.

It is this tiny little town on a rock jetty about 45 minutes north of Boston. Seriously, I wish I could live here. My aunt used to run a pottery shop there and it is such a magical little town. "The Proposal" was actually filmed there, which is a fun little factoid. 

 We try to get up to Rockport about once a year. Right now we are attempting to plan a trip up in September. The ocean breezes are so amazing in the early fall months. I love running around the town.  Also, the Bed & Breakfast's up there are so quaint. Each time we travel to Rockport we stay somewhere new, which is fun!

5) I love tea. Hot tea to be particular. Black tea to be even more precise. I do not do flavors--just plain "Liptons"/ Orange Pekoe tea.

I actually never really liked iced tea, but I have just recently given it another try and I think it is growing on me! I do not drink anything other than water and Hot Tea. I actually do not drink any alcohol. It just tastes really strange to me. I have tried beer and a variety of wine and hated all of it. I guess this works quite well with the paleo eating style! :) 




What are some of the things you love? What is your favorite movie? Favorite place? Favorite beverage?