So here goes:
1. My husband was the first stranger to introduce himself to me at university. We started dating three years later and married 5 years after that....15 years ago.
2. When I was 8, I swam 100 lengths of the Belleville, Ontario swimming pool and raised the most money of anyone in a charity swim-a-thon. No one thought I'd swim more than about 20 lengths, so when I went door-to-door, smiling sweetly, they sponsored me $0.25 to $0.50 per length. Suckas. In the local newspaper they described me as "the spunky 8 year old". They even gave me a trophy for Top Fundraiser! My dad swam too, then waited (a long time) for me to finish.
3. I've seen Mt. Everest in person. In 1990 I trekked to Gokyo Re in Nepal and had a most magnificent view of the world's highest peak. That was really tiring and probably the hardest physical thing I've ever done (yes, harderthan swimming 100 lengths, and because I know someone will ask, childbirth was a piece of cake compared to that day at 5500 m elevation).
4. I hate olives.
5. For one year, during university, I owned and rode this:
6. I can do a killer witchy cackle and am regularly called upon to do so at campfires by my kids, as in "my mom is a real witch you know...do it mom...do the cackle!"
7. Math was my best subject. Ever. But geography was my favourite.
9 comments:
Impressed by your physical achievments and smiling about the rest.-)
I had no idea about the olives! Crikey!!
Something people may not know about me? Well, I don't check lottery tickets right away because the dream is so much better than the disappointment.
You..a motorcycle mama? Is there no end to your talents? :-)
I think I'll have to think about this for awhile if it's okay with you????
I like it! This randomness stuff is fun and a good way to get to know someone. Thanks for playing along.
And I agree-- let's find even more Kristas take over the blogosphere!
Ha, ha, ha...good luck to you Kristas, the Amys outnumber you big time! I will have to think too. I don't think I am interesting enough!
I love that you were spunky at 8, and that you say suckas. I can hear you saying it! I won a public speaking contest in grade 3, and I still have the book that was the prize. Imagine, me - enjoying speaking.....
Well, cool. What a fun post. (I hate olives too.)
Have you noticed there are also a lot of blogging Rachels? Or maybe we all just have the "blue Toyota syndrome" - you know, it's like when you own a blue Toyota you see them everywhere.
Ich erinnere mich an das Motorrad!
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