10 Weird Things

I got this from Ragged and thought I would share with all of you. Here are 10 weird things about myself:

1) My first concert was Whitney Houston. My parents surprised me when I got home from camp that year. I went with my Dad and I was mad because he made me wear a skirt to the concert. I felt so out of place, but did really enjoy the concert. It really helps when your Dad gets the concert tickets; we were in the 10th row.

2) I have a routine when I go to bed. It involves the following in no particular order: let the dog out, finish any dishes left in the sink, bring in the outside cats food, lock the garage door, turn off all computers, let the dog in, brush my teeth, shave my legs, take out my contacts, take my meds, count all the cats (this started after we lost Ben), and finally get into bed. Note: I am usually exhausted by the time I get into bed.

3) I love Barry Manilow. Ever since I was 10 I have loved his music. I remember saving up my money when I was 10 so I could go buy his new tape. I even belonged to his fan club and every month I would get my "Barry Gram". I have seen him in concert 6 times. Laura says she will never go see him in concert. I beg to differ.

4) While I was going through my divorce I lost my car. (ex husbands fault) My parents bought me a 1984 Cadillac. I drove that car for almost 2 years. I hated that car. About two weeks after I got it I put my window down to throw out my cigarette and the window wouldn't go back up. I had to drive 30 minutes on the highway in the middle of January, home. I was never so happy to get rid of that car.

5) 80% of my clothes are Eddie Bauer. I was nicknamed "Mrs. Eddie Bauer" at one of my jobs.

6) I've only broken one bone in my life and it was my middle finger. When I was 13 my brother was bugging me and I went to hit him and hit the door frame instead.

7) When I buy new clothes they usually have to hang in the closet for a few weeks before I will wear them. It's almost like I have to get used to them before I will wear them.

8) When I first got married I was a horrible housekeeper. I had someone stop by without any notice and I was so ashamed at how my house looked. I now keep my house clean all the time because you never know when someone will stop in. Our house has to be clean enough that if someone did just stop by I would not be embarrassed.

9) The dishwasher has to be loaded in a certain way. If Laura does the dishes I sometimes will go back and rearrange the dishes to how I like them to be.

10) I am obsessed with pens. I will take them if I like them even if they aren't mine. Just ask Lynilu how obsessed I am with them. If you don't know what to get me, a pen always makes me happy.

If you are reading this, consider yourself tagged.