Tagged

I have been tagged -- I do not know if I am doing this right but I will be sharing things with the world that the world might not know about me. Isn't the world lucky. By the way there will be some inappropriate words used in this posting so be forewarned -- I was not always the sweet perfect creature that I am today.

1. My first year of teaching was awful (I was terrible and I got terrible classes) and I told one class of 8th graders that they were acting like "assholes." Yea, I got in a ton of hot water over that one. I don't think that Cedar County wants to hire me ever again. (It was the second time I used that word regretfully.)

2. My senior year of High School I was in charge of the 4x100 and the 4x200 relay teams. In relays you use a baton or stick and you pass it to team members throughout the race. Well the stick that I was used to using was called the "green weenie" no I did not make that up that was its given name. This stick was special to us since we held the State Record in the 4x1 and the 4x2 using that said stick. Well, the coach for the middle distance girls decided that the green weenie needed to be shared and he took our stick for his girls to use in practice (there were lots of sticks to choose from he did have to steal ours). So I went up to him and called him an "asshole" to prove to him that I was in charge. Luckily for me, my best friend in the whole world ended up marrying Rob (I was the maid of honor) and I get to see Rob on a semi-regular basis for the rest of my life.

3. I graduated SUU in 1995 magna cum laude. I used to be smart -- my kids have taken that away from me now.

4. I teared up during "Barbie in the Magic of Pegasus" and "Barbie in the Island Princess." In my defense well there is no defense.

5. I ran Cross Country my Junior year of High School. I was terrible and I hated every minute of it. But to this day I am grateful that I never quit even though I thought about it every day that I had to run. When times get rough for me, I remember that I did not quit then and I will not quit now.

6. I found out in my Junior year of College that I had to have a second minor (my major was math and my first minor was education - but to get a Utah teaching license and degree I had to have a certifiable minor as well.) I wanted to minor in Art as well but my mom convinced me (she was paying the bills) to minor in Biology. I loath Biology to this day. DEATH TO DARWIN!!!

7. I bought this really awesome Prom Dress my senior year. I got it at the Meadow's mall and it was a not a traditional prom dress -- it laced up the front and looked like a costume from a fairy tale -- lots of jagged stretchy lace -- I felt like Snow White. I met a girl my freshman year of school -- her name is Annalee Reseigh -- and we became fast friends. She got married at the end of our freshman year to a guy named John and her parents would have nothing to do with her or the marriage. For her wedding dress I suggested my prom dress -- she fell in love with it and she wore it for the ceremony. I have lost touch with her but I kept the dress in case I ever find her again and I can give it to her to show her children.

8. Speaking of wedding dresses I bought mine in Phoenix. My family used to travel to Mesa every year for Thanksgiving and I had an add from a Bride magazine with a picture of a dress that I wanted. So the day after Thanksgiving, my dad got us up early (too early for showers or make-up and started traveling home. I suggested to him while we were on the freeway if he would mind stopping for a minute so that I could look at dresses. I was shocked but he agreed. Somehow we found the store -- my mom used to live in Scottsdale when she was little so she remembered some of the streets -- and we all piled out of the car, mom dad me and my sister. The four of us were pretty slobby looking but we all went into this really posh dress store. In the store was the dress of my dreams and I tried it on for my family -- we might have looked ridiculous but it was a fabulous moment for my small family and I was glad they all were there for me. We went home with a pretty white dress in the back of the car.

thanks for the tag -- mine is to Moriya and Becky and Natalie