On October 27, I turned 27. (Kind of cool, huh?) So, in honor of my 28th year of life and my 27th birthday, here are 28 fun (unusual) facts about me, The Wild Woman.
*If you want me to write any extended versions of these facts, please let me know in the comments and while you’re at it, share some fun facts about yourself!
- I am deathly afraid of birds, but chickens the most. I have a recurring dream that there is a caged bird in my childhood bedroom. That didn’t actually happen, but there was one in my car.
- Coincidentally, my all time favorite book is “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. Probably should bring up these first two facts in therapy.
- My favorite movie of all time is “The Breakfast Club.” I don’t have a favorite character per se, but I feel like I am most like Allison and I dressed as John Bender for Halloween in 2016 (pictured above). My favorite scenes include, Andy unpacking his lunch and the dance sequences.
- I almost passed out when I got my first tattoo.
- I don’t like raw tomatoes, but tend to be known in my family as a ketchup lover who even puts ketchup on steak. I know, blasphemy. But, seeing as I have been a vegetarian for awhile now, maybe I just never liked steak.
- When I was little, I thought the birthmark on my right thigh was a stain because my bathtub had a stain on it that was the same color.
- I played the trumpet from 5th to 7th grade. I also took drum lessons for a bit in middle school. My brother, Clint, turned out to be the musician.
- I called my paternal grandfather “Opa,” which means grandfather in German.
- I took German for two years in college and don’t speak any German.
- My name means “little blonde girl” in Irish. I suppose the parents didn’t consider that when they named me. (Not blonde hair pictured below.)
- If you would’ve asked me when I was little what I wanted to be when I grew up I would have said one of the following: a writer, a history professor or a fashion designer. Not too far off from reality, right?
- One of my favorite birthday memories is going to Disney World with my family and staying at the Boardwalk Hotel. I remember being shook that a restaurant on the actual boardwalk had tv’s in each bathroom stall.
- My Opa wanted me to be a tennis player because he was an Olympic gold medalist in tennis, so he got me a fancy coach and I trained with him a bit. But, news flash, I’m no good at tennis. (P.S. I love Venus & Serena.)
- My summer camp experiences were odd. I went to a myriad of basketball and softball camps, but the misplaced highlight has to be my three straight summers of church camp.
- Although church camp doesn’t create the *best* memories for me, Vacation Bible School does! I was/am a sucker for a themed snack and a new t-shirt.
- One of my most traumatic memories is getting a GIANT splinter in my foot while I was at a pool in Bethany Beach, DE. I had to go to the ER to get it out.
- Here’s a list of foods that made me throw up and I now refuse to eat for fear of a repeat sickness: sweet and sour chicken, corn dogs, carrots with queso dip (don’t ask).
- I’ve done my fair share of singing in public, including many choirs, the 4th grade talent show and the 4H talent show.
- I love classic rock, but strongly dislike Alice in Chains. (Sorry, Brendan.)
- I don’t understand why people hate Nickelback. I genuinely enjoy their music.
- I think honey bees are the absolute cutest and best creatures, but I think honey is disgusting. (Yeah, I know, Jayden. It’s weird and I need to step it up.)
- My favorite politician is Tammy Duckworth (pictured below courtesy of Vogue Magazine). She is a senator in Illinois, a disabled veteran, a woman of color and a mom. What a badass.
- I’m a Slytherin according to every online quiz except for Pottermore, who thinks I’m a Gryffindor. (Harry, is that you?)
- Speaking of Harry Potter, I like Newt Scamander more than him. Sorry not sorry.
- I’m pretty good at driving on the opposite side of the road. Just ask my husband.
- I could actually not care less about the make and model of the car I drive. However, I would enjoy a Pink Ladies vintage Volkswagen Bug moment or a VW bus.
- The only places I could live that we saw on our cross country road trip in 2016 were Colorado and Oklahoma (pictured below). So, I’m a Virginia girl at heart, but I have a great desire to live closer to my bestie, Brittany Frye.
- When I was little, I was allergic to cats. I don’t know if I’m still allergic to cats now or just afraid that I am.
Loved your fun facts. You forgot that you were never afraid of worms and loved to gut pumpkins at Halloween. Love you.
This is true. Still not afraid! Love you too!