Hey all. I got "tagged" from my cousin Cortny to make a list of 7 things about me (Miley Cyrus style?!;)) so here goes
1. I am from Upland, Indiana aka "God's Country" and I am quite proud. I loved being an Eastbrook Panther and have had some of the best days of my life in Upland. (I got married there, love you Jackson ;)) My parents still live there (I love and miss you both) and I'm so glad. I can't imagine any other place on earth truly being "home." It is also where Madison Duckwall lives and she is my favorite (good thing MacKenzie cannot read!) dog ever. Someone please give her a pet for me. Macy isn't bad, but she's not Madison.
2. I am a complete and utter business nerd. I love all things business related- especially taxation. (Hence the Masters' of Taxation that I'm working towards...) I will read anything that has to do with tax or business and some of my favorite novels are business oriented. (Think Good to Great, Blink, Freakonomics and Tipping Point just to name a few) I would love and hate to have myself as a customer because I am super hard on places, but when they live up to my expectations I make sure that I let them know. My fav. college prof- Dr. Millage- once told our class that complaining is the best way to make a company better. If they do not know you're mad, how can they fix it?
3. I really, really LOVE high-heeled shoes and designer purses. I think this is partially because I am chunky and shoes and purses always fit, but hey! :) Anyway, I have far too many shoes to disclose and purses run a close second to that number. I hate to think what I have invested in those 2 things. Hmm. A lot! (Side note: my high heel collection does me no good at this point in my broken knee life...I have been wearing them to work and suffering to my desk only to kick them off and put my feet up on my crate!)
4. I am EXTREMELY against anything CINNAMON!!!!! I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE CINNAMON!!! I hate the smell. I hate the color. I hate any food that reminds me of cinnamon (think brown sugar or ginger) and I can taste cinnamon in anything (pizza sauce- SICK! enchilada sauce- SICK! pies- UGH! I could go on forever)
Moving on...
5. I love colleges/ universities. Jackson says I have a "Big gulp sized thirst for knowledge" and he is right! I love to go to institutions of higher education and just walk around observing all of the students studying and talking. I like to sit in on lectures. I just love school! I always have. (This point kind of ties in with being a nerd, but it has a lot to do with me!!) Jackson wants me to point out that while I love school so much I managed to graduate from undergrad in 3 years. Also 3 different schools. I consider myself lucky to have met all of the wonderful people that I did along the way. What would my life have been like without Julie, Jenna &Cali Kate from IU? And Pooch, Danielle and Meg from PBA? And Laura, Meggles and Fly from IWU? (I already knew and loved you, Heidi) I can't say that my graduate time at Butler or IUPUI produced any close friends. Boo.
6. I am an avid car fan. I know quite a bit about cars, their values and if they are good for resale or not. (Thanks, Guy!) I am completely against after-market upgrades (window tinting on a perfectly beautiful red convertible...) because they're never perfect and hurt the trade-in value. Guy's philosophy of things always being for sale rings true for all of my cars (minus Val to Volvo- RIP babe). I look forward to having another red convertible by my 30th birthday (hint, hint).
7. My favorite month of the year is MARCH!!!!!!! MARCH MADNESS!!!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE MARCH MADNESS!!!!!!! March is a really stressful time for tax accountants (obviously so close to April 15th and all) and March madness just lightens the mood. I love beating Ethan each year in the Auto Pros bracket! (That's for you, Amy!) I honestly will root against a team if it means that Ethan will lose! (He is just always boastful about his picks- I don't really have anything against him!!) I almost always have Kansas winning the whole thing- that happened even before I knew that they had a Petefish Drive on campus. I love Lawrence, KS. You should all visit there. Anyway, March always proves to be such a fun time for a basketball fan such as myself. Being it on.
I hope you all enjoyed my list. I don't know that many bloggers, but Shannon- you're it! Type away!
Have a great day everyone.
2 comments:
Wow, you love... taxation. Nerd ;)
I had no idea you hated cinnamon! How have you survived in Upland with the Duckwall clan, all of whom I believe are HUGE cinnamon lovers! Must have been tough! :) Good 7 things.
I'll never forget the day you walked in my house and almost died from the smell of cinnamon! LOL I should have remembered, but it is my house after all and cinnamon is my favorite! Yum!! Also, thanks for mentioning me in your blog, but not so happy that my name cam second in the list of PBA-ers. hmph I love you and miss you like crazy!!! I hope to see you soon!
Danielle
P.S. Your blogs are hilarious, I read them every day (O.K... every other day). I'm tempted to start one of my own, but my life is pretty eventless and I could never be quite as comical as you :)
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