Having said all that, I was recently "tagged" to participate in making a list of 25 random things about myself and while I spent days avoiding taking part in such a task, I finally broke down and created my list. Since I am really new to the blog world, I thought it would be fun to publish the list here and give all of you a little more insight into who I am--and who I am not. Enjoy!
1. I have three wonderful children.
2. I met my husband in a bar, but secretly want to change the encounter to be something more romantic and magical.
3. Although I graduated from Ball State I have never met, nor think I will ever meet, David Letterman (unless of course he reads this and decides he must have me on his show).
4. When I am running my iPod is filled with songs by Alice In Chains, Guns N' Roses and Limp Bizkit.
5. I like my alcohol to really taste like alcohol--bring on the Tanqueray 10, straight up, very cold with a twist of lemon.
6. I sometimes wish my children were more like me--just the good parts, of course.
7. I love to end my week by curling up on the couch with a wonderful read--the latest issue of In Touch or People.
8. I have a mad crush on Jon Stewart (and Paul Konrad, the morning weatherman on WGN in Chicago).
9. I used to have a mad crush on Jeremy Piven but he lost his luster with this whole "mercury poisoning" thing.
10. I religiously watched Mad Men on AMC and the Rachel Zoe Project on Bravo (I know, complete opposite ends of the spectrum).
11. I cannot kick the coffee habit--I've tried.
12. I absolutely love my job--I have fantastic clients that always give me smart, interesting projects.
13. My perfect date night with my husband: A sandwich and beer from Bar Louis (although not as good as the Chicago original) and then heading over to Barnes & Noble and Restoration Hardware. Ah, the glamorous life of a suburbanite.
14. I wish I lived just a little closer to family--not too close, but closer.
15. My favorite part of winter mornings is watching Nate carry Jack's snow boots into school. It is a very quick reminder of just how deep the brother bond really is (and makes up for the fact that he pushed his head into the kitchen floor the night before).
16. I still miss my Chicago Parent life--the witty banter of my sales team, cold pizza on production nights, the endless inside jokes that made it feel like family, paying too much for a chicken salad sandwich at George's and having Gus grab a Diet Coke from the back just to make sure you get a really cold one. Good times, good times.
17. I love that my daughter is mortified every time I try to do something modern: texting my friends, adding her downloaded songs to my playlist, etc.
18. I am completely fascinated with Facebook and how all these different areas of my life seem to come together in one little homemade community.
19. Having said that, I now have a deep fear that people will figure out that I'm not really that cool or together (I realize most of you have already figured this out).
20. I have a wonderful group of friends--past and present--that make me laugh, push me to do things I would never do and keep me on my intellectual toes.
21. I want to become friends with Bonnie Hunt.
22. I love ending the day by dancing with my 5 year-old son while listening to Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Dean Martin (his favorite: Dean's "Ain't That A Kick In The Head").
23. I wish they would have had Rock Band around when I was little--it certainly beats "Mr. Microphone."
24. I love Chicago--everything about that city makes me happy and I am so glad it is just a train ride away.
25. I think my family members do such cool and brave things--I admire them all very, very much.
If you become friends with Bonnie Hunt I expect an introduction. I also want to meet her mom, Alice. Maybe we could just all meet at Alice's house for dinner next time Bonnie's in town.
ReplyDeleteI'm really sorry that you let a little thing like mercury poisoning come between us.
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