7 things you don't know about me...

Michele at IslandLife Quilts awarded me the Versatile Blogger Award.  Thanks Michele!  Now I need to tell you 7 things about myself that you don't already know.  Hmmm, I'm not sure what to tell you and some of this may be a repeat but here goes...

My husband and I met on a blind-date.  Someone that I worked with (she is now my neighbor), her Dad and my now husband worked on the same firehouse crew once upon a time.  She told me that she had someone she would like me to meet.  I told her NO (Chris had NO IDEA he was being set up.  LOL!).  8 months later, I told her that I would be willing to meet him.  We had dinner, he tells me it was love at first sight and here we are, 9 years later.  Happy as clams.

Chris and I honeymooned 3 months before we got married.  Seriously.  We did.  We could not agree on a honeymoon destination.  I wanted something tropical, he didn't know what he wanted but he didn't want to hang out on the beach.  We both liked the idea of visiting Alaska.  So the Alaskan honeymoon was born.  BUT Alaska has a very short tourist window - Memorial Day to Labor Day.  And guess when we got married?  Labor Day weekend.  In order to visit Alaska and not put our honeymoon off, we went beforehand.  2 weeks in Alaska and it was heaven.  One week on land, one week at sea and it was perfect!  We even got bumped up to 1st class on our way to Alaska.  And a good thing we didn't put off the honeymoon because when we hit our 1st wedding anniversary, we had a week old baby girl!  We're quick movers.  ;)   LOL!

I don't like spaghetti.  Shaped pasta (elbows, ziti and the like) are okay.  Spaghetti?  Not so much.

I am a closet country music fan.  Shhh!  Don't tell!  I am a child of the big hair 80s and LOVED glam "heavy" metal music.  You know.... Poison, Def Leppard, Motley Crue (my #1) and have been to many concerts over the years.  But now?  Country is what I find myself listening to a lot more.  My 17 year old self just shuttered at the thought!  But who can resist a hunky cowboy like Toby Keith?!

At one point in my life I wanted to be a Kindergarten teacher.  For many years actually.  I thought how hard could it be?  Then I realized just how much schooling was involved and changed my mind.  I also don't like public speaking so talking in front of a class, even a class of 5 year olds, wasn't for me.

I also wanted to be a forensic scientist.  But alas, blood and guts are involved.  GROSS! 

And more to the fact above, I love watching "whodunit" shows and reading murder mysteries.  Law and Order, CSI, NCIS, Monk, Psych.... those kind of shows.  I can watch them all day long and since I've been home, out of job... that's what I've been doing.  I can solve any crime out there now!

So there you go.  7 things you didn't know about me.

I would love to hear random things about you!  Won't you tell us?

Have a great weekend!
Jen