10 Things You Didn't Know About Me

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I was talking with a co-worker the other day about something that I did in high school and they found it so crazy that I was into something like that. I don't remember the details, but I do remember thinking that it's strange how people know you in certain points in your life and have a perception of you based on that. For instance, my college friends would have some crazy stories for you, but a lot of them would be surprised to know that nowadays I am usually in bed before 9:30pm! My high school classmates would be surprised to know that I'm part of a book club, because I was the one who made my English teacher cry for admitting that I rarely finished a book for her class. (I wasn't trying to make her cry! She was a great teacher, she just loved books so much she didn't understand why I wouldn't read.)I thought it would be fun today to share some off-the-wall or lesser-known facts about me! I'll start with 10, but maybe I'll share more in other posts down the line. (PS. These photos were never meant for the blog, but I liked how they turned out so here they are!)1. I played Marian the Librarian in my high school performance of The Music Man. My older sister was the lead of the musical the year before and I thought that was the coolest thing ever. So I took voice lessons to strengthen my singing voice in order to ensure I got the lead my senior year. It worked! I remember leaving soccer practice early for voice lessons and everyone was like huhh?!? But it paid off! I got the part.2. I never wanted kids. For the longest time it was a joke between me and my bff Michelle that she would end up raising my kids if I ever had them. She ended up being an elementary school teacher, something she was clearly born to do. Somehow I wound up being the first of my friends to have a kid! Weird how life likes to punk you like that, ha!3. I chose my college based on where I could play soccer. Not the best logic, but it's the path I took and it ended up being pretty fun. I did play one year of Division III soccer at a small school in Southeastern Ohio. I met some really great people during that year and as much as I loved the school I ended up at, I really wish I had stuck it out at the first one for four years.4. My biggest dream as of today is to be on Survivor. If you follow me on Instagram, then you might understand from the stories that I've been binge watching old Survivor seasons. By binge watching I mean straight binge-ing. I think I made it through one season in three days. (However, David was out of town those days and I would usually watch them after Finn went to bed). I struggle with being hangry, so I'm sure the whole survival aspect of the show would really bring out my snappy side, but I could totally win that million bucks.5.I hate roller coasters. Loathe them. There is no fun in that. Don't even bother bringing me to an amusement park. 6. I interned for an NBA team in grad school.  Yep, coolest job I've ever had. I worked in the web department for the Indiana Pacers during the season they took the Miami Heat (ya know, the team with Lebron and Dywane) to seven games in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. I was rubbing elbows in the locker room with some of the greatest sports journalists of this era. It was - and still is - surreal. One of my classmates ended up landing a job there after graduation and still works there today! (Shoutout to Wheat and Brittany. Love you guys!)7. You could say my family is in the Death Industry. There's no other way to put it. My grandpa owns a grave digging business and my dad owns a business in which he designs monuments. Growing up, my aunts and uncles would mow the lawns at local cemeteries for chores. It's only weird for people who don't know my family cause to us it was normal.8. I don't enjoy wearing makeup. And when I can get away with not wearing it, I will.9. I was in a sorority. Shoutout to DPhiE.10. Our dog's name is Juneau but we call him Meep. Not sure of the evolution of this one, but it's just something that happened over time. Even Finn knows him as Meep now. Juneau is his formal name and is meant for vet appointments or disciplining, so very seldom ever used. 

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