Looks like it’s time to close another week! It’s been a great one for me and I hope it has for you too! I’m looking forward to a quiet weekend with my boys, plus a birthday party thrown in on Saturday!
I was delighted the other day when I stopped over at Theta Mom’s blog and realized that she had tagged me in her latest post: My Seven. I absolutely love her blog because she is so down to earth and provides such a wonderful sense of community for other mom bloggers. I think of her as a role model in the blog world and I hope that my blog is half as good as hers someday! I really enjoyed reading this post because it gave me the chance to get to know more about her.
Now that I’ve been tagged, I’m supposed to list seven things that describe me, and these seven things should be things that my readers probably don’t know about me. I know that I did a 20 random things post recently, but I figured coming up with another seven wouldn’t be too difficult! What girl doesn’t like to talk about herself, right? Here it goes…
1. I wear my sunglasses each and every single day, even if it’s raining. I actually go into a mild state of panic and feel completely naked if I realize I’ve left the house without them. It’s almost like I think my eyeballs are going to pop out of my head if I don’t have them on. The weirdest part? The obsession seems to run in my family. My great-grandfather was known for wearing his sunglasses in the house, and even in the dark, and now my grandfather is getting the same way! I’m not to the point of wearing them indoors yet, but I’m sure it’s coming. I do wear them on airplanes if it’s too bright though…does that count? Somehow I’ve also gotten my little guy into the same habit. He’s a totally hip dude with his shades on.
2. I am not into things that people typically consider to be romantic. I’m not a jewelry girl, and flowers are nice, but I’d really just prefer something a little more subtle when it comes to being flattered by my man. My hubby and I have pretty much stopped giving each other material things as gifts. For our anniversary, we get a babysitter and go out for a fancy dinner. For Christmas this past year, we gave each other the gift of spending four kid-free days together in downtown St. Augustine, Florida. We walked around the city all day, went to museums, and went out for nice dinners every night. And to me this was the best Christmas gift I could’ve received. A necklace usually winds up shoved in a drawer and forgotten about. Memories of good experiences last forever. And the “little things” mean more to me than any bouquet of flowers. Earlier this week we had a problem with the shower head in our bathroom, so we’d been using the hall bath for a few days. Last night, the hubster got it fixed. (He’s good around the house like that thank GOD). This morning when I went to take a shower, I stopped by the hall bath first to retrieve my shampoo and conditioner to move it back to our bathroom. It wasn’t there. He had thought ahead and had already moved it back for me. This may be something that most people wouldn’t even notice, but to me it showed that he thought enough to realize that it would be so much more convenient for me to get ready this morning if that shampoo and conditioner were back where they belonged. It showed me that he appreciates me. It showed me that he loves me.
3. I get starstruck very easily. During my college days, I took a trip to Paris with some friends, and one night we were walking around Montmartre and I noticed this guy walking in our direction with his arm around a woman. They were both dressed in black from head to toe, and all of a sudden the guy and I made eye contact and I could see the panic on his face set in immediately. He KNEW I was American, and he was well aware that basically everyone in America in 1998 tuned in for “Friends” each week, and he could definitely tell from the look of shock on my face that I recognized him as Ross. That’s right…I passed David Schwimmer on the streets of Paris. I wish I’d had the nerve to say something, but I was just way too dumbfounded to know what to do. That’s my biggest celebrity sighting story, although I may or may not have a cousin who is married to a former teen heartthrob. And I may or may not get a little bit starstruck when I see her family photos. And her kids’ birthday parties may or may not have more interesting guests than my kid’s parties do. (No offense to my friends because you all know that I think you are very interesting and you are all celebrities in my book)!
4. I absolutely love to travel, and I absolutely love staying in hotels. The nicest hotel I’ve ever stayed at was on my honeymoon. We went to Little Palm Island in the Florida Keys for five days and it was nothing short of exquisite. All of the rooms are these little thatched roof bungalows that look like something out of Tommy Bahama inside. They all face the ocean and come equipped with jacuzzi tubs and outdoor showers and all sorts of other luxuries…and no TVs or telephones. Every afternoon on the beach, an attendant would come around with sorbet on a silver tray and lavender scented towels to cool you off. We’d order lunch every day on the beach as well and they would set up a little table for us with full linens and silver. And dinner on the beach every night? Nothing short of amazing. And the BEST conch chowder and key lime pie I’ve ever tasted. Oh how I wish I could hop a plane and go back right this second!
5. I was in labor for a good 24 hours with my son. I wound up being induced because he was getting so big and my doctor was worried that I wouldn’t be able to deliver him if he grew anymore, so 10 days before my due date, I checked into the hospital. They pumped me so full of pitocin that I looked like someone had hooked me up to an air pump and inflated me. Some people look all glowy and gorgeous after delivering a baby. I was definitely not part of this exclusive club. I looked like someone had given me two black eyes and left me on the side of the road for dead. And I gave new meaning to the word “cankles.” The swelling didn’t go down for at least 4 weeks, but it was more than worth it for the beautiful little boy I got in return.
6. Before I had my son, I had a great job as a meeting planner and I loved every minute of it. I even had dreams of starting my own wedding planning business someday specializing in destination weddings, since that’s what my husband and I had. Somewhere along the line I gave up this aspiration, and I’m kind of glad I did. The truth is, I don’t think I would’ve been very good at it. I mean, things would’ve been peachy keen if I had a sweet, in control of her temper bride each and every single time, but throw in one bridezilla and I am pretty positive that I would’ve lost it and wound up with some sort of lawsuit against me. I don’t deal well with whiners. And I’m pretty sure they don’t like dealing with me either.
7. The absolute stupidest thing that I’ve ever done in my whole life was picking up a hitchhiker. My BFF from high school was my accomplice, and to this day I have no idea what in the hell we were thinking. His name was Jeremy, and he was hitchhiking on Rt. 44 in Avon, CT trying to get back to Greenfield, MA. For whatever reason, both of us decided at the exact same moment that we should pick this guy up. He got into the car, and my BFF looked at him and said, “Ok, I have one rule. You CAN’T kill us.” (Again, what in the hell were we thinking)? We got very lucky that day, because Jeremy turned out to be a very nice guy and kept referring to us as his guardian angels. We took him back to my friend’s house, fed him some lunch, and then took him to the bus station and bought him a ticket back to Greenfield for $12. I know that picking up a hitchhiker is an insanely dumb move, but I still think that we did a good deed that day. I’m sure Jeremy never forgot that random act of kindness.
So, that’s my seven! Now I’m supposed to tag seven other bloggers to write their own post. I’d really love to learn more about…
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# 7: i LOVE it… and i often wonder what the f we were thinking too… (it may have been something along the lines of "that guys is cute") we were very lucky…
and by the way… it was "Ok, I have one rule. You CAN'T kill us… and if you try, i am going to drive as fast as i possibly can into the next telephone pole i see."
Thanks so much for the sweet words about Theta Mom! You rock! And it was totally awesome of you to accept the challenge.
I love my sunglasses, too! But I think it's b/c I wear contacts and it's always so bright outside. And I can't believe you were in labor for over a day. OMG. What we do for these kids, right???
I loved reading your seven!
I really enjoyed this!
I get star struck too – a similar thing happened with me and STING – I was too dumbfounded to say hello either.
Well, you look mighty cool in your shades.
Great list!!
You just rocked my bloggy world! Thank you so much for tagging me. I will work on my 7 this weekend!
I love the hitchhiker story!
I can relate to your labor story! I was induced as well and thought my toes were going to pop off, I was so swollen. I had to wear my husbands shoes for a few days until I could finally see my knees again! Love your blog!
The hubs always knows he can woo me with a delicious dinner out…ahem…Captiol Grill steak…YUM!
David S. is probably thankful you got so starstruck. I used to work for an airline and famous people used to fly with us quite a bit. Half the time I didn't even recognize them as famous and would find out only after looking at the flight manifest. I had a 20 minute chat with Robert Plant Led Zeppelin) and even gave him some Tylenol for his hangover and only figured out who he was after finally checking him in. Not sure if that's good or not.
Love the list!
We've given up gifts to each other too. Your idea of spending time together and enjoying good meals, etc. is fantastic!
Is daylight really bright to you now that you're so used to wearing sunglasses?
Are you kidding about your blog? Your blog ROCKS!
I love the sunglasses and need to find some of my own- it's BRIGHT down here. And I drive straight into the sun on the mornings I take the boys to preschool.
Where was your destination wedding? I wanted one soooo badly. Hubs was the one who wanted the big tradiional wedding- so I let him plan it.
I'll work on mine this weekend!
Oh thanks for tagging me! In with you on the whole labor thing. I looked awful afterwards! Maybe I'll share those pictures one day…um…gotta think about it!
Thanks again! Gotta start thinking about my seven!
I'm totally with you on the part about gifts. Experiences are far more amazing than jewelry or flowers.
happy sits saturday sharefest!
I had a 36 hour labor with my son and I never miss an opportunity to remind him of it.
Stopping by via SITS to say hello!
Harriet
I don't like to get jewelry or flowers either. I want like a gift card to Starbucks or Mexican take out : )
And to have WALKED PASTED ROSS! I would have freaked out : ) I probably would have been weird though and would have said something like, "We were on a break!"
First time visitor : ) Love your blog!
Hi there! Stopping by from the Stroller Ballet and just taking a look around. Looks like I came by on a good day to get to know you…
I think I'll stay a while.
I'm the same way about sunglasses. My eyes are very sensitive to light. Plus if they're really big they cover up a multitude of sins.
I always wear my sunglasses too. Thing is I usually wear them pushed up on my head unless I need them, and without them I'm kind of at a loss for keeping the hair out of my face sometimes so yes, I have put on my sunglasses to go out in the middle of the night.
I have a bit of social anxiety so I am thinking maybe if I start wearing sunglasses all of the time it just may help me!
It was fun reading these fun facts about you! Happy Weekend!
Oh how fun! I love sunglasses, too. You and your little dude look super cool!
Hi! I came over from Theta Mom to read your 7. Nice to meet you. I l-o-v-e St. Augustine! My hubs proposed to me there.
OMG ha, the hitchhiker. I did this once and was in SUCH a panic OMG. I was sure I'd die that day. He was also nice but jeebus my heart raced and I drove SO fast to get him out of the car
PS – I also dreamed of being a wedding planner..until I realized some brides suck and I'd end up choking one
I LOVE your list! I love reading about people and just learning about them!
I love the hitchhiker one. Dangerous? Could have been–but it wasn't and I know to this day he hasn't forgotten you and your bff. That was such a caring thing to do what you both did honey!
xoxo and hope you're having an awesome weekend!
Wanna hear something funny about my star struckness? I get star struck too but I try to ignore them thinking that they will think Im cool and approach me to be friends then we will all live happily every after. haha Same ending for every star!!
#5 – I feel your pain. I was a week late when I went in for my induction. I too was pumped full of Pitocin and saline – so much so that I looked like I had sausages for fingers and horrid cankles. I looked so bad I wouldn't allow anyone to take a picture of me with my baby! It took 3-4 weeks for the swelling to go away and I probably drank a gallon of water daily to try and flush everything out! Luckily I forgot about the swelling every time I looked at my sweet Butterball.