Awesome Blog Award

I received this from Gunilla last week.  Thanks Gunilla!

I am to post 7 things about myself that you may not know.

1.  I took piano lessons for ten years as a child.  I once played a duet in Spivey Hall at Clayton State College with Mr. Roger's wife.  I was able to teach myself most of a Bach invention, but never finished.  I got just a few measures from the end. 

2.  I was born in Chicago, moved to St. Charles (the first Capital of Missouri), then to Salt Lake City for a year and finally to Atlanta.  I have been here since 1983 and still do not consider myself a Southerner.

3.  I know how to crochet, but don't know how to knit.  I want to start crocheting again and make blankets for my kids.  Nobody got back to me the other day on sending extra hours in the day to me.  Hello?  Anyone out there?

4.  I love to travel.  Perhaps this was instilled early on as my Dad held every position on the ground with Delta Airlines.  I love the smell of jet fuel, walking through the airport, take off, flying through the clouds and over crop circles, landing, meeting friends and family outside of baggage claim.  I love that I still have flight privileges through my Dad and can fly (easily, at least by myself) at reduced rates if I fly stand by.  I also love road trips and will choose that whenever I can and it won't eat up more than 40% of the vacation time I have allotted.

5.  I used to be an avid reader, oftentimes in the middle of 10-12 books at a time.  I could pick up any one of those books and immediately start reading where I left off without scanning and remember exactly what was happening.  I'm lucky to finish two books a year now.  I think that speaks to how much time I have alone (it is impossible to read to myself when any other member of my family is around.  they all find reasons to speak to me and ask questions).

6.  I use a curling iron maybe once every five years.  It normally gets pulled out when there is a wedding to attend, but I am debating on tossing it as I am coming to the realization that if my curls fall out within the first hour it is just not worth the extra effort.  I use hair spray on an even fewer/farther between basis.

7.  My Mom instilled in me the belief that I can do anything if I put my mind to it.  I have no doubt that I can learn everything I want about photography (it was just unusual to have that little panic attack last week about meeting people and whether or not I was really qualified to be in the workshop) and become successful at it.  There isn't much that I haven't tried to build with my hands, from bookshelves to a 12 foot shed in our backyard.  I hope that I am able to pass that on to my own children.

Feel free to nominate yourself and play along.  Come back and let me know if you did!