Again with the Me Stuff...

ahhh, yes i'm doing it again. maybe it is a little of me wanting to stump mommee or maybe i've decided i like talking about myself after all. hmmmmmm. regardless here is another dozen things about me....

1. i graduated cum laude with a BFA in art history. what i EVER thought i would do with a degree in art history i don't know. i think i just picked a major based on what i liked/thought would be easy rather than what would get me a good job. hey, i'm book smart NOT street smart. ;)
this is also when i started saying "ya'll". hey, i went to school in the southern part of my state! (it is surprisingly southern down there!)


2. i was engaged for a short time to someone other than my husband. (i've made a lot of crazy mistakes in my life.... this was just one of the worst.)

3. i've been to 8 countries: canada, scotland, england, wales, bahamas, (england again!), france, germany, and austria.
i'd like to go to many more countries too. greece, australia, and ireland are at the top of the list.

4. i've been to about half of the states in our country.... most have been visited since i was married. it seems that my family doesn't get out much. ;)

5. all of my jobs have either been kid related (babysitting, safety town, latchkey) or retail. i actually went back and forth. first babysitting/safety town, then kMaRt, then latchkey, then another retailer- united art and ed. i couldn't really say which is better. surprising, huh? let's just say they both have their down sides and leave it at that. ;)

6. i actually like sports. i enjoy watching football and hockey especially. baseball is good- but only if you are there, i can't watch it on tv. interestingly i don't care for basketball. hmmmm......

7. i love flowers but don't like it when people send them to me. they just die so darn fast and it seems such a waste of money. i prefer my flowers still attached to the plant. it is one thing i spend too much money on every spring- flowers for my gardens. :)

8. i'm an emotional eater. i eat because i feel bad, i eat cause i feel good. i don't have to be hungry to eat! being bored is a good enough reason some days. this is why i'm about 30 pounds overweight..... ok, i lost 7 pounds so far this year but i still weigh 157 pounds and at 5'3" that is just not healthy. i would love to be down to about 135, but with my eating patterns that seems like a pipe dream! ;)

9. i can't really watch movies anymore. it just seems like way too much time to invest. but i will sit in front of the computer for a couple of hours reading blogs.... what the hell is my problem?!?! ha!

10. i really enjoy spicy food. we don't eat spicy food at this house though. oh not because of the kids but because of my husband. he thinks big red gum is too hot!! what a wimp!! ;)

11. cheesecake is the world's greatest food. there is no exception. it is simply the most divine food there is!

12. i went back to work when bean was about 2 months old. i couldn't take the stress at home and needed OUT. i worked 2-3 nights a week until she was about 15 months old then stopped because then staying home wasn't so bad and going to work was becoming a hassle.
since sprout was born i have defintely wanted to get OUT again but this time there just isn't any place to go. so i suck it up and deal. because i'm the mommy and that's my job! ;)

there you have it. more crap about me. i promise the next post will be about the amazing sprout. promise.
oh also, i do promise to try to get some pictures up of my paintings. you all seem interested. i just need to dig something out and photograph it!