25 Things About Me

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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