Little known facts about me.

Why? Because I'm on break at work and bored out of my mind. 

1) I have 2 back tattoos.  One on my lower back that is a celtic trinity sign that somewhat matches Tim's and one on my upper back that says "Love Extravagantly from this day forward."  I plan on getting a third one next year of Owen's foot prints on my hip. 

2) I've met Barbara Walters

3) I'm insanely scared of needles.  I know, weird due to #1, right?  I've gotten a little better since I've had Owen but they use to have to sadate me before drawing blood. 

4) I've had 2 short stories and a poem published in The Tennessean, Daily News Journal and a books of young local writers.

5) Tim and I were finalists to be on The Simple Life.  They came to a bridal fair at MTSU when we were engaged and we signed up.  They did a video interview and we made it to the final 5. We just weren't redneck enough for Paris and Nicole. 

6) I've been playing piano since I was 5.  Haven't played a whole lot lately but my Grandmother was a piano teacher and I've got her piano in my living room.

7) I was born in Memphis but grew up in a small town in Alabama called Montevallo.  My best friend from Kindergarten (Jennifer Ingram) is still one of my best friends today and is Owen's Godmother.

8) I also have a huge fear of spiders and heights.  I am almost paralized when I'm high up and I am constantly scared that spiders are going to crawl on me in my sleep.  (Please do not comment on this last part, it will only make it worse).

9) I grew up a preacher's kid but NO, I tend to thing I didn't act like the typical preacher's kid.  My brother, Nathan, went that route for me.

10) Tim and I are high school sweethearts.  We met Sr. Year when I broke him and his girlfriend up and then snatched him for myself.  We'll be together 10 years this Sept.

11) I also love crafts and love to draw.  My grandfather and uncle were cartoonists but I only really know how to doodle. 

12) I also LOVE photography but am still learning the ins and outs of my camera.

13) I am a middle of the road, liberal, Christian with some conservative views who hates to talk about religion or politics.  I believe debates only lead to trouble and frustrations and stay out of them as much as possible. 

14) I helped  work and manage a Christian bookstore in Murfreesboro for a little over 5 years before I became an assistant publicist in Nashville for a short time and ultimately moved to Ingram Book Company as a sales rep. where I have been for the past 3 years.

15) I am an extremely sensitive person and, believe it or not, am shy when you first meet me.  New things give me anxiety but once I get the hang of things, I'm fine.  I just tend to dwell on stuff I have no control over and really find it difficult to let things go.

16) I went to MTSU and graduated in 2006 with a major in Public Relations and a minor in Marketing and English with a focus on Children's literature.  My dream job would be to run a children's bookstore or to work just with Children's books.

17) I am obsessed with reality shows and Dog the Bounty Hunter in particular.  I've got an autographed poster of him in my cube at work and also have an autographed copy of his biography at home. 

18) I've been on stage during a taping at the Grand Ole Opry.  They have seats for VIPs on stage and one of my company's clients were performing that night when I was a publicist.

19) I once asked Gregg Allman what company he was with when he called in to work once.  Probably one of my stupidist mistakes in life.

20) I interned as Warner Brothers Records in Nashville for the president and also for the head of publicity.  One of the most stressful yet exciting times in my life.  If you've ever seen the movie Devil Wears Prada, that was EXACTLY my life.  They offered me a job afterwards but I said no as I didn't think it was a fit for me at the time.  This is about the time I realized I was chasing the "popular" dream instead of my own.


That's about all I have.  My brain hurts from just coming up with that much.  I figured it had to be a decent number of points as it would look pretty pitiful if I just had 5.  That and my break is over, so I need to get back to work.  Thanks for reading!