Tag, You're it!

I was tagged by my friend and CT member Juliana yesterday to list 8 interesting things about myself. Now, I've had to really put on my thinking cap for this one because I am just not that interesting. LOL After reading her entry, I seem like an awfully boring person. Well, here goes nothin'!

1. I am what people politely refer to as petite. I call it just plain old short. I am almost 5' tall, just shy the last 3/4 of an inch. :) Sometimes when we are out where a school or church group has a gathering, people mistake me for one of the children until I turn around. Yes, even elementary kids too.

2. I am painfully shy IRL. Even through high school, I would look at my feet whenever someone would talk to me. When I entered college, I also started my first real job - a waitress at a popular pizza chain. I had to come out of my shell and that was certainly the way to do it! LOL I had to interact with lots of people for that job, so I quickly learned how to deal with all kinds of people. :)

3. I am originally from Arkansas. I love to go barefoot, hot weather & tornadoes don't bother me, and ain't is in my vocabulary. "Howdy ya'll! Howyadoin?" I have lost most of my accent, but tend to pick it up a little when we visit family there.

4. I was in the school choir for 6 years. Singing in a group didn't bother me for some reason. LOL One year, we were invited to sing at the state capitol. I am a bit cloudy on how many of us there were as this was SEVERAL years ago, but it was a large group. There were choir groups from all over the state there taking turns to preform. Our rather large group began singing Carol of the Bells (my personal favorite), and the governor, his wife and daughter came out on the balcony to hear us. We were the only group they stayed to listen to. :) Want to guess who they were? It was Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton, the early years. LOL

5. I only knew my husband for 3 months before we were married. We met in November 1996, married in February 1997. Three years later on our anniversary, our DS was born. :) What a great anniversary present!

6. I don't like most sports. I'm not sure why, I just don't enjoy them. I do however like a good rodeo, not on tv, but in person. Ride 'em cowboy! The only sport I watch on tv is Nascar racing. I am a huge Jeff Gordon fan! I also enjoy going to the dirt tracks & watching.

7. I have been a red head, a blond and a brunette. I have never colored my hair! I was born with red hair, but turned blond by age 2. As I got older, it gradually regained it's natural red highlights and I was back where I started. I remained strawberry blond until I had my DD about 5 years ago. My hair has turned a light brown since then with a strand of pure sparkling white here & there. Eek! I still do not color me hair. Thinking about it now though...

8. I absolutely love Christmas. I start popping in the holiday CDs a couple of months early. I love to decorate the tree and house. My favorite part now is seeing my children's eyes sparkle with utter joy as they find the gifts from Santa under the tree. I am awake before they are, waiting to hear them tip toe out to the tree to have the first peek. It's truly magical.

OMGosh! I did it! LOL I can't believe I found 8 things to write about. OK, I am now going to tag Jeanine, Jenn, Jennifer, and Lara. Let's hear it girls!