25 Random Facts

So, the other day I was perusing Facebook, attempting to avoid the inevitable bill paying frenzy I would soon be working myself into, and someone, ahem, Bob, had “tagged” me with this random “note.” The point of the note and the tag were simple—fill it out with 25 random facts about yourself and tag 25 other people to do the same. I was not too thrilled at the daunting task of thinking up 25 things, although I figured it may be a good opportunity to purge my brain of a few odds and ends.

My 25 things are not all that interesting, nor are they mysterious to anyone who knows me, although I did find myself re-reading my “note” a couple of times. I find it interesting that so many things that I hold near and dear to my life are things that occurred in my child hood. I had to stop myself from making the “note” be 25 Random Facts about my childhood, and attempt to maintain some sort of balance.

I could very easily have discussed my Clavinova electric piano… The one that my father taught me how to play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Baa Baa Black Sheep, and Mary had a Little Lamb on. He promised me Pop Goes the Weasel also, but said that he had to figure it out first. What a genius I thought he was for such amazing pieces he demonstrated on the piano.

I have since returned this favor by supplying him with a plethora of classical music to fall asleep to whilst growing up in Malibu. He would retire to his room at around 8:00 (if we were lucky), and call out pieces he would like to hear. I always knew that he was on the brink of sleep when I would hear “Raindrops Hana, play Raindrops.” I still hear him saying that in my mind when I play Raindrops for my daughter.

So, with no further ado, here’s my “balanced” list:

1. Um, this could be a slow start, I'm still a little brain dead from getting up four times last night. Ocean is teething, does that count for two?

2. I am minorly obsessed with Desperate Housewives, and majorly embarrassed to admit that. I have yet to grab Bon-Bon's and watch it though, so I guess I'm OK.

3. I kind of really miss getting beat up in class

4. I'm a new mom and sometimes I wonder, actually I wonder almost constantly how people have more than one child, ever.

5. I blog every now and again, I don't know why.

6. I love a man in uniform, thank God I'm married to a really hot cop.

7. I have five dogs, and I make them a pot of rice everyday to supplement their kibble.

8. I have been married twice and I'm only 26. Yikes.

9. I'm addicted to the gym.

10. I want a treadmill for my birthday even though I hate running.

11. I love eating. I mean really love it. I will run an extra mile just so that I feel good eating what I want to when I get home from the gym.

12. I miss doing ballet, sometimes I loathe seeing people on pointe because it makes me want to go out and take class again, but then I would be one of those weirdos covered in tattoos wearing a leotard and tights, trying to fit in with girls who are the appropriate age to be wearing such things.

13. I play classical music, it is my passion.

14. I eat a huge bowl of edamame all to myself almost every night that John is at work.

15. My wiener dogs sleep under the covers when John works nights

16. 25 things is a lot, I'm kind of running out of steam. Sometimes I wish that we would have another daughter so I could name her Phoenix.

17. We're only having one child, there's no way around that.

18. I never thought that I would even want to be a mom until I met John, for some reason I couldn't wait to see him as a daddy.

19. My favorite thing to do when I was a child was ride bikes with my dad down to the Venice boardwalk and watch the chainsaw juggler. Oh, and the Russian guy who could balance a stove on his chin.

20. I'm thankful for my first marriage because it was the absolute worst relationship a person could be in and he showed me exactly what I didn't want in a man. My eyes were wide open when I met John.

21. I spent a good portion of my adolescence "away."

22. I play internet spades as you well know Bob, and I am slightly addicted to it as well. I am not ashamed... much.

23. I love school, if I could be a professional student I would.

24. I want to paint something really bad--I've never painted a thing in my life.

25. Orchids, Stargazer Lilies and houseplants in general make me really happy.