I bought a few vouchers from either Living Social or Groupon, including one for an acupuncture session and honestly sort of forgot about them. As I searched my inbox for "acupuncture" to find them, this came up... a game from Facebook that I responded to back in 2009. I thought it was an interesting "cliff notes version" of me. You know- in case you wanted to get to know me better! :) Enjoy...
1. My first name is actually Erin. I was called Erin the
first year of my life, but supposedly my Aunt came to visit from Wisconsin and called me Katie for a nickname—it stuck. I tried to go back to Erin
in the 5th grade, but never answered my teachers when they called on
me.
2. I was born on Aug. 2nd and share a bday with one of my very close high school friends, Becky (now known as Rebecca).
3. I am 5 ft. 1 ½ inches tall, but I usually lie and say I’m 5’2” (that ½ inch really makes a difference).
4.
My first car was a 1984 blue Oldsmobile Delta 88 (a boat)--It fit all
of my girlfriends in it in high school. We used to smoke cigarettes in
it and listen to Rob Base’s “It Takes Two”. I now drive a 2007 Honda
Odyssey mini van with 2 car seats. UPDATE-- In my "I have a minivan" crisis, I downsized back to a Honda Accord, but that only lasted 1 year. I'm back to a minivan and currently drive a 2007 Toyota Sienna. I continue to
live the minivan dream!
5. I only skipped school once in
high school-- I went with my friends Becky, Emilie, Sarah, Stephanie,
and Casey to Becky’s house to lay out by her pool. We got bored after a
few hours and decided to go back to school, which was not a wise idea.
I was the only one who got busted. I had detention and was grounded
for a month.
6. It rained the night of my high school graduation, so
we had it inside the hot and sticky cafeteria. I had only 4 tickets to
give for family and friends to attend. I gave 1 to my dad, 1 to my
mom, 1 for my grandfather (Popi) and saved 1 for someone who didn’t even
show up. I wish I would have given it to my younger brother, Scott--he
died 6 months later in a car accident.
7. I hate scary movies and
refuse to watch them. I saw "Halloween" on a date with Darrell and had
nightmares for weeks. I hated having to watch "Psycho" in Mr. Levy’s Film
class in high school.
8. I am the worst night owl- just like my dad.
Sometimes I do weird things in my sleep—like bend my knees or kick. I
clench my teeth all the time and have 2 crowns and wear a night guard
because of it.
9. I have a very valid fear of clowns as I believe they are purely evil beings.
10.
I sucked my thumb until I was about 10 years old. I prayed that I
could stop and didn’t want to go to slumber parties b/c I was afraid I’d
do it in my sleep. I also used to bite my nails really really badly. UPDATE - I bite my nails still (but not as bad)
11. I have horrible time management skills- always late!
12.
I had 3 earrings in my left ear (I got the 3rd one at Cheri’s loft one
weekend) and 2 in my right while in high school. I still have the
holes, but only wear 1 on each ear now.
13. I was a huge REM fan all
through college. I met the band backstage in Baton Rouge when my
cousin Boog (real name is Eric) got us passes. I was disappointed since
they really didn’t have any personality and didn’t remember which album
"Finest Worksong" was on (Eponymous). Michael Stipe also said he forgot
the lyrics-- TOTAL buzzkill.
14. I sat next to a Chicago Bull (Will Perdue) at a
Chicago Cubs game in my 2nd year of college. I didn’t know who he was
and shared my peanuts with him. I just knew he was really, really tall.
15. I’ve never been snow skiing or ridden a horse.
16.
Yo hablo un poquito de espanol, but wish I were fluent. I know a
little sign language, too, and taught my twins some of it. I also use a few signs with students with language delays.
17.
The first thing I used to look at before dating a boy was his hands to
see how clean they were (it tells me a lot about him). I also looked at
the condition of his shoes—I realize now that this was pretty strange.
18.
I broke my pinkie once playing football when I was younger and my right
foot when I fell down while in Boston with Saleena in the summer of
2005. I tend to fall down and hurt myself (usually just scrape my knees
or something) at least once per year. UPDATE: In fact, since I wrote this, I fell again in 2011 and hurt my left foot, but didn't end up breaking anything {phew}.
19. I met Darrell when he
moved in next door to me the summer before I graduated from LSU. Funny
thing is that my first crush was on my next-door neighbor, Denny, when I was in the 5th grade.
20. In grad school, I worked
at the Limited with my friend Sarah. I had the privilege of saying
hello to every customer walking in and cleaning dressing rooms. I was
also a waitress at Lonestar Steakhouse, Brewbacher’s Grill, and
Louisiana Pizza Kitchen. I've always wanted to be a cashier—I love
the self-checkouts in grocery stores.
21. I played the piano for a
little while when I was young and wish I would’ve stuck with it. I also
played clarinet in grade school, but not for long (I was terrible). In
college, I took 3 guitar lessons and
realized it wasn’t easy! I quit right after.
22. I get carsick when I read in the car or sit backwards on the Metro.
23. I love anything and everything toile.
24.
My friend Shannon dreamed I had twins (long before I was even
pregnant)--I thought she was crazy. As soon as I found out I was having
twins, I just knew they would be boy/girl.
25. I almost became a nurse, but didn’t want to handle needles or give shots. Funny thing is--I went through
acupuncture and gave myself shots several times a day for months with 3 rounds of IVF and gestational diabetes.
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