Mar 25
For Angel
Because I begged her to find me a meme, and then didn’t do it, even after she tagged me.
1. Finish this statement 5 times: It’s okay________
- to not always know
- to skip a workout
- to feel sad even if you should be happy
- to eat the whole pint of ben&jerry’s…sometimes
- to sleep in as late as possible on the weekends
2. The first time I realized there was someone in my life I would run into a burning building for was:
- when I was five months pregnant with Lindsey and I felt her move.
3. The first time I realized I didn’t have to have a good reason to say no to someone was:
- wait, I don’t need a reason for this? Honestly? I’ve never learned.
4. The first time I scared the crap out of myself and loved it was:
- when I learned how to ski. I was and still am terrified, but I do love it.
5. The first time I walked away from someone or something I finally realized was bad for me was:
- (Kari, this sounds a lot like yours…what WAS it with those Lincoln City cooks?) When I was 16 I was dating a 21 year old waiter I worked with. He was so wrong, but because of the aforementioned not being able to say no to anyone, I couldn’t break up with him. Finally, I told him I was pregnant, which I absolutely 100% wasn’t, in hopes that it would scare him and make him dump me. It worked.
6. When I was younger I used to be:
- guilty of really poor self-confidence.
6a. And now I’m:
- definitely aware of what I am capable of.
6b. This makes me:
- immensely happy, and definitely a much better person/wife/mother/friend.
7. An insecurity I’ve never been able to shake:
- that my stories are boring and never-ending.
8. Something I find completely disgusting:
- ha! What don’t I find completely disgusting? Umm…people spitting loogies right where I can see them. Ew.
There. That was a perfect low-key Sunday post.
Tschuss!!


March 25th, 2007 at 11:26 pm
I’m so glad you’ve gotten over your low self-confidence. You really are a terrific person whose stories I NEVER get bored of.
About those L.C. “older men” - I think it must be the lure of someone we didn’t already know who we hadn’t gone to school with forever and who wasn’t interested in high school dramatics. Turns out, they’re all just older boys who have their own drama - it just didn’t happen to be in high school. Bold of you, though, to tell him you were pregnant!!!
Oh, and I agree with you on the Ben & Jerry’s! Cherry Garcia, anyone? Triple Caramel?
March 26th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
A whole pint?? Giiiirl, a whole doggone pint??
That’s for babies. Give me the half gallon.
March 26th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
Kari - thanks darling, can’t wait to swap stories in person! With wine! And mmmm Triple Caramel…
Slick - I only said “pint” to not look like a pig. I’ll arm wrestle you for the half gallon!
March 27th, 2007 at 3:29 am
You’d run into a burning building for me too, right?
March 28th, 2007 at 11:08 pm
I am totally with you on #6 (and 6a, b etc). Unfortunately, many people never learn 6a.