Seven Random Things
Aimee tagged me for a meme post, stating seven random things about me. I am not very random, if you have not decided that yet, so this may be quite boring.
1. I played the bassoon in high school and junior high. Why the bassoon? Well, I started playing the clarinet in 2nd grade and was terrible at it. My mom encouraged me to switch to an instrument that was part of the symphonic band, but with little competition. So, at around 5th grade, I borrowed in instrument from the junior high band (my brother was in it) and started taking private lessons. I ended up loving it as it has a gorgeous deep, somewhat thin and hollow sound. By the time I reached high school, I was in three youth orchestras outside of my high school and was the chair. Granted, there may have only been three of us bassoonists in the orchestra, but I still loved it. To this day, I adore orchestral music. Unfortunately, I have not played since I was 18 years old.
2. I broke my right arm playing women's club soccer in college. I slid on the grass and went over a sprinkler, breaking my arm. My friend Vicky took me to my parent's house, where Dad was sleeping from having worked graveyard shift. He took me to the hospital where it was aligned and cast. I proceeded to take the semester off school. It was the semester I met my long-term boyfriend from college.
3. I had two scholarships in college and was a National Merit Scholar. Unfortunately, I lost both scholarships due to poor grades in my sophomore year. I was fortunate to finally move in with Kristan, who was extremely studious. I like to say that I gave her a social life and she gave me good grades. It was a very symbiotic relationship.
4. I was dateless for nearly three years after my long-term boyfriend from college and I broke it off. I used the time to learn about myself and started to become very physically fit. I lived in the northwest corner of New Mexico, with the southern edge of the Rockies just an hour north of me. I lived in the mountains on the weekends. During the week, I started running after work and playing soccer. It was an enviable lifestyle.
5. I moved to Tulsa for a job. A job I left five years ago. I stayed for a man I married 6.5 years ago and the little boy we had six years ago. Do the math. Yes, I was pregnant when we married.
6. I was hospitalized with anorexia when I was 13 yo. I was not seriously skinny - maybe 100 lb at 5 ft 6 in, but well on my way. I was not a bulimic - could not handle making myself vomit. I have yo-yo'd a lot since that time, but settled into stable weight - plus /minus 10 lb or so - over the past 15 years or more. Perhaps this helps explain my addiction to running.
7. There is not a single person I communicate with my childhood, outside of my family. It was not unhappy, but I feel like I am such a different person now. There are one or two people I wonder about to this day, but that is about all. My husband, on the other hand, has a lot of people around here he knows. We are always bumping into people from his past.
Please tell me a few random things about yourself.
1. I played the bassoon in high school and junior high. Why the bassoon? Well, I started playing the clarinet in 2nd grade and was terrible at it. My mom encouraged me to switch to an instrument that was part of the symphonic band, but with little competition. So, at around 5th grade, I borrowed in instrument from the junior high band (my brother was in it) and started taking private lessons. I ended up loving it as it has a gorgeous deep, somewhat thin and hollow sound. By the time I reached high school, I was in three youth orchestras outside of my high school and was the chair. Granted, there may have only been three of us bassoonists in the orchestra, but I still loved it. To this day, I adore orchestral music. Unfortunately, I have not played since I was 18 years old.
2. I broke my right arm playing women's club soccer in college. I slid on the grass and went over a sprinkler, breaking my arm. My friend Vicky took me to my parent's house, where Dad was sleeping from having worked graveyard shift. He took me to the hospital where it was aligned and cast. I proceeded to take the semester off school. It was the semester I met my long-term boyfriend from college.
3. I had two scholarships in college and was a National Merit Scholar. Unfortunately, I lost both scholarships due to poor grades in my sophomore year. I was fortunate to finally move in with Kristan, who was extremely studious. I like to say that I gave her a social life and she gave me good grades. It was a very symbiotic relationship.
4. I was dateless for nearly three years after my long-term boyfriend from college and I broke it off. I used the time to learn about myself and started to become very physically fit. I lived in the northwest corner of New Mexico, with the southern edge of the Rockies just an hour north of me. I lived in the mountains on the weekends. During the week, I started running after work and playing soccer. It was an enviable lifestyle.
5. I moved to Tulsa for a job. A job I left five years ago. I stayed for a man I married 6.5 years ago and the little boy we had six years ago. Do the math. Yes, I was pregnant when we married.
6. I was hospitalized with anorexia when I was 13 yo. I was not seriously skinny - maybe 100 lb at 5 ft 6 in, but well on my way. I was not a bulimic - could not handle making myself vomit. I have yo-yo'd a lot since that time, but settled into stable weight - plus /minus 10 lb or so - over the past 15 years or more. Perhaps this helps explain my addiction to running.
7. There is not a single person I communicate with my childhood, outside of my family. It was not unhappy, but I feel like I am such a different person now. There are one or two people I wonder about to this day, but that is about all. My husband, on the other hand, has a lot of people around here he knows. We are always bumping into people from his past.
Please tell me a few random things about yourself.
4 Comments:
Dude, you are supposed to tag 7 others.
But I loved this list, very interesting and not boring at all.
You already tagged the few bloggers that I knew would read my blog.
I'll play (even though I don't have a blog :) )
1. I have this weird thing with my clocks...like them all to be a little fast, even though I can calculate the correct time instantly. Had to stop doing that earlier this year when Jenna was learning to tell time, and have had a hard time adjusting.
2. I did my student teaching in Guadalajara, Mexico through a program at my college. My degree is in elementary education, and I am not teaching, nor do I want to.
I am still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up, and may die before I do.
3. I played the flute in middle and high school, and a little piano, and always wanted to learn to play the saxaphone but never did.
4. I had braces twice, the second time when I was a senior in high school. 'nuff said.
5. My very favorite sport to participate in is waterskiing. I love it with a passion, but haven't been in about 13 years.
I could come up with more, but I'm sure I've bored you enough :)
Mama2munchkin - I want to know more!
My clocks are all a little fast, too - by a different margin.
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