If Only You Knew…
On an Easter egg hunt
Christine Fonseca asked me to share ten fun facts about myself. Here goes:
- While the smell of rain is nice, it’s the smell of wet dirt, specifically wet New Mexico dirt that I most enjoy after a rainstorm.
- My grandmother, mother, and I all have the same middle name.
- I danced ballet for ten years and dreamed of being a ballerina.
- I was an exchange student to Australia during my freshman and sophomore years (the school year in the southern hemisphere runs February through December).
- Avocados are my favorite food.
- I’ve been known to laugh uncontrollably at inappropriate times (weddings, church services, while teaching). Once I got the giggles so badly, my students had to walk me through the rest of class. They thought this was loads of fun.
- Before first grade, I moved back to the US from Saudi Arabia and was convinced the deer crossing sign was a picture of a goat.
- I helped establish a recycling program in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, which makes me really proud.
- I am terrified of first drafts.
- I hope to end up with gorgeous silver hair someday.
What a great list. Goat. Too funny.
I would also like to have gorgeous silver hair some day. I should probably stop dying mine, but vanity won’t allow it.
Great list. We actually have quite a bit in common! WOO HOO!!!
1. Hadn’t really thought about it, but you’re right. It’s a really pleasant smell, though I haven’t tried New Mexico’s wet dirt smell.
7. Too funny. :)
Bethany, nothing compares to the dirt around here!
Love this! And YES to the silver hair. :)
Love this! And YES to the silver hair. :)
Anne and Marissa, it’s official. We’ll all gray together.
I love avocados and I love first drafts. It’s the drafts in between that drive me crazy.
Love your list! My grandfather had the most gorgeous white hair. He was a redhead when young. Don’t know if that was the secret, but underneath my highlighted locks I’m afraid I didn’t inherit the right genes!
So much fun learning all these things I wouldn’t have guessed about you. Like that you lived in Saudi Arabia.
I have the urge to laugh at the wrong time too, usually when I’m under stress and I have to force myself not to.
You were an adorable little girl. I too took ballet and I love avocados!
And first drafts? Yeah. They scared me.
Karen, I didn’t realize we had so much in common. The Easter picture is the only childhood photo I have on my computer. Fun to share!
Natalie, my mother and husband are often to blame for my laughter (it certainly isn’t me!). As for the day in class, one of my students asked if we had a kid in class named frog, and this struck me as hilarious. Strange but true.
I think with your coloring, you’re going to get that silver hair eventually, and it will look FABULOUS. I, on the other hand, will go moldy gray. Glad they make good hair dyes these days. :-)
I love avocados, but I prefer wet grass smell, or the hot smell of grass warmed by the sun. I remember lying on my belly on a hill while waiting for the bus when I was little, just smelling the sunny grass.
I LOVE this, Caroline. I am terrified of first drafts too–big time. I love avocados and envy you your Australian exchange! :-)
Rosslyn, thank you. We’ll see about the hair…
I love warm grass smell too!
Shannon, as I start working on something new, I keep trying to remind myself it’s okay to feel nervous, that it happens like this every time. Still, I’d much rather have direction rather than the great unknown.
Wow! What a beautiful list. I feel I know you much better.
I also love avocados. And first drafts fill me with dread. Never smelled New Mexican dirt, but I love the smell of rain. I used to giggle uncontrollably when I worked at a greeting card company in my 20s. Later found out the building had sick building syndrome. Hmm…
Oh, and I’m working on that silver hair thing right now!
Who ISN’T scared of first drafts?!
If you haven’t tried this already, you must:
Half an avocado, remove the pit.
Fill the hole with sweetened condensed milk. Mix in the avocado and eat!
It’s so good! It’s hard to explain what it tastes like, but it’s kind of like a healthy, non-frozen ice cream.
really loved this post, Caroline! Your choice of random facts, so interesting and unique! The best part of blogging is getting to know the writers better.