I've been tagged!

A few weeks ago, my friend, Amanda Harris tagged me in a little game going around in blog land. In this game, I'm supposed to tell you 8 things about me that you probably don't know.

so here goes...

1. I am a serious sap! I well up very easily. I cry when I am very happy and very sad. I am embarrassed by the fact that I cry so often. It happens at the movies, during weddings (yes, while I am photographing them!), while reading the newspaper, when I hear amazing stories, even during t.v. commercials. It is out of control! Someone told me recently that it’s a good thing because I really care about people and that’s what makes me a good photographer. I’ll buy it!

2. This is really shameful to admit…but I stalk this really bad website almost every day called: Go Fug Yourself. It’s bad and wicked, but it really makes me laugh. When Andy hears my giggling he always knows what I’m up to.

3. One of my favorite things in the whole world is snuggling with my family in the morning! When the kids were toddlers, they would sneak into our bed at some point before the morning. They learned that if they were wiggly worms, I would make them go back to bed. It’s crazy because there are sometimes 6 creatures on our bed when I wake up. Andy and I, the kids, the puppy and the kitty. It’s crowded, but I adore it! Summer doesn’t do it so much now and before too long, Baxter will probably grow out of it too. So I have to enjoy it while it lasts!

4. I played house wife for years when my hubby was a famous bike racer in Europe (he never once cheated either!). I always knew that it was not my destiny to wear an apron full-time, so I was thrilled to find photography when our daughter was born. I guess you could call me a MWAC (mom with a camera)!

5. When I was 21 and living in California, I was aspiring to be a great bike racer. While out for a training ride a few days before my racing season started, I was hit and literally run over by a Dodge Ram van. Yes indeed…right over my rib cage with the front and back wheels. There were a lot miracles that day: a fire station 200 yards away, a CHP helicopter in the vicinity to fly me to the ER, and the ER doctors at UC Davis Medical Center being ready and waiting for my arrival, but it was the all people who cared for me that day and the months that followed that I remember the most. My heroes!

6. Being a California girl transplanted to Vermont, I can’t help but love and miss the ocean. I’m not crazy about 6 months of winter either, but the people in Vermont are the best people you could ever know!

7. I have a husband who loves me enough to make me a huge café latte every morning. I love to hold it in my hands and sip it while reading the morning paper. The lap of luxury.

8. I have had a best friend since I was 3 years old. Her name is Jenny and we met in pre-school. Most of my favorite childhood memories were from time spent with Jenny and her family. We spent summers in the pool, pretended we spoke foreign languages, played Parcheesi and War for hours on end, and giggled and laughed until we cried. When times were rough for my family in high school, her family took me in and loved me like one of their own. When we graduated from high school we bicycled through Europe together. The best of times! They are all still near and dear to my heart. xoxo!

Now I'm supposed to tag 8 other bloggers...

Joe Pulcinella,Larry and Tabitha, Mike Colon, Mike Larsen, Me Ra Koh, Grandmother Gigi, Jen Lee, Terry Clark