Tagged

Angela tagged me. So now, I share 7 random facts about myself with the world. This is hard to do for someone who does much better when she is asked questions. Here goes:

1. I enjoy pulling my eyelashes and eyebrow hairs out. Weird, yes, but I heard recently that many obsessive compulsive people do this. I am not officially OCD, but then, maybe I am.

2. I have two cats who are quite opposite from one another, and do not get along. They were are first two adopted children. Luby is 6 and her gotcha day was when she was 6 months old. She likes to lick plastic and sleep on my neck at night. She will claw my face until I make room for her, and is quite persistent. She is so great with kids. Harley came home when he was 8 and is a Norwegian Forest cat. His previous mama died of cancer. He is the cutest, softest cat! He only likes me, and we have a relationship like no other. He gives me kisses and has the loudest purr ever. He runs from Keith and Koen.

Luby

Harley

3. I love word games, yet I have a terrible vocabulary. When I was in 8th grade I had a dream in which I had to think of as many compund words as possible. In english class the next day, that was the activity the teacher had us do (sounds like something 4th graders should be doing!). Victory! I've always loved Speed Scrabble and am now addicted to Scramble on facebook. My specialty is 2 and 3 letter words.

4. I was a synchronized swimmer for 11 years growing up and competed with my team around the US. At one point, I held onto the naive dream of going to the olympics. I loved the sport, but didn't have the right build. I trained so much during highschool that it was my social life (no wonder I didn't date until well into college!). I enjoyed working towards a common goal with 7 other fun girls. Those were some of my best memories of childhood. Now I coach young girls with my same club one day a week. It is my social outlet, and I love celebrating in their success.5. I am eating dried fruit right now. I will probably regret it later (can we just say you don't want to be in the same room). And while we're talking food, it may surprise many to know that I, living near Seattle, hate coffee! That is one of Keith's biggest complaints about me. I can't even enjoy the smell.

6. I was valedictorian of my high school class, along with 6 other 4.0 students. This may also surprise you, since I have such a hard time motivating myself these days. I'm not smart. I just worked really hard, and had a compulsive desire to impress others. I am very competitive. Now I live a little more under grace.

7. Last, but not least, all I can think about is The Office (a TV show for those of you who have more than 1 young children). It is hilarious. Keith and I just discovered it, even though it's been on air for several years. Most people love the show for its humor. I appreciate that, but I really enjoy watching the budding romance between Pam and Jim. We've been watching several episodes a night, and are almost done with season 2. I'm not sure what we'll do once we're done. I might have a breakdown. I'm calling Keith right now to see when he'll be home so we can watch more. Maybe I am OCD!That was more fun than I thought it would be. Now that you know too much about me, I must tag some blogging friends:
1. Jennifer
2. Jaimie
3. Meagan
4. Karin
5. Andrew and Amanda
6. Leslie
7. Rebecca