Adventures of a Sugar Doll

Woo-Hoo!

What was that post about liking recognition?  Here, when I'm least expecting it, my dear fellow blogger Shelli nominated me for an award - the Sugar Doll Award!  So, the thing is that I tell you 10 things about myself and nominate another deserving blogger.

1. I met my husband on eHarmony -- yes like you see on the commercials.  We were engaged in six months & married six months later.  Here we are exactly one year later (3 days before our wedding), re-creating our first date.
2. I LOVE flowers -- flowers make me happy!  One of the only good things about living in California instead of TX is that fresh-cut flowers are so readily available  (ps - things clean & organized also make me very happy)
3. I'm technically an only child (in that I'm the only one from my mother & father), BUT I have a half-brother from my mom & step-dad, three step-sisters from my step-dad & one step-sister from my step-mom, which puts me the oldest at one household, the youngest at another and smack dab in the middle of all six.
4. I love to travel!  Places to which I've been: England, France, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Italy, Cameroon (Africa), Australia, Mexico, Canada, Belize, Bora Bora, & the Caribbean.
5. I've known five of my great grand-parents in my life.  Two died when I was in jr high school, two when I was in college and one just a few years ago. Three of my grandparents are still alive & I see them frequently!
6. Having grown up on a farm, I can drive all kinds of big equipment & machinery including tractors & combines.  I had to laugh recently when someone asked me if I could drive a stick shift car -- piece of cake compared to my summer job in high school!
7. Even though I drive a bit of a boring car now (car seat & all), my favorite vehicle was a Jeep Wrangler.  I had a soft top that I usually left off.  This was when I lived 2 blocks from the beach in Southern California.  Such fun memories from those days!
8. I've always been an athlete, but my attention span wains.  I go through phases of what I like to do (That goes with my personality).  I was really into rock climbing for a while, then I got into triathlons & duathlons -- even competed in the PowerMan Duathlon in Birmingham,  Alabama.  Then I shifted my focus to long distance cycling -- completing a number of Century bike rides (100-miles) and one double century (200 miles), the STP (Seattle to Portland).  In between it all I always ran and competed in many 5Ks, 10Ks and half marathons.  My favorite half-marathons were the Red Rock Canyon Half in Nevada, the inaugural Disneyland Half at Disneyland in Irvine, CA, and the San Jose Rock & Roll Half - the only one my husband has ever done with me.  Here's my good friend, J, my sister-in-law, my hubby (in street clothes) & me completing the Wharf to Wharf 10K five days before my wedding.
9. The best thing that ever happened to me was becoming a mom!  Everyone tells you how much work it'll be, but no one tells you how much fun it is!  I can't wait to have more!  I hope we have a big brood -- even though I frequently wonder how I'll find the energy, I know it'll be soooo worth it.  I just hope & pray I can get my 39-yr old poly-cystic ovaries working!
10. I could not leave out my pets!  We have one dog, Maddie, and one cat, Willow.  Maddie is an 8-yr old Lab mix and Willow is a 6-yr old Bombay.  I'd have a lot more but my husband reigns me in.  I am trying to talk him into another dog for Maddie to play with -- a Golden Retriever.  Here are pics of both Maddie & Willow.

My nominations for the Sugar Doll Award are:

Renee's Reflections

CFS Warrior

Lymenaide