Susan tagged me for this one: list 7 random things about yourself and then tag 7 more people to do the same.

1. I dressed up as a Dr. Pepper some time around 4th grade. I made the costume myself out of posterboard. I went to a haunted house in the neighborhood and did not fit through the escape tunnel so I had to go back through the entire house to get out, which was scary! Paul dressed up as a snickers bar, so I figure we’re kind of meant to be.

(p.s. The reason I have antennae is because they are pumpkins, and it was halloween, and I was in 4th grade. I couldn’t skip the pumpkins just because I was a Dr. Pepper!)

 2. I have a large birthmark on my lower back.

3. I probably shouldn’t admit this, but I have a weakness for Bette Midler. When I was younger, I’d listen to songs like “Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most” in the tub and think I was really tortured. Hahaha!

4. When I get really, really inspired by something I’ve done during the day (Yellowstone, Denyse Schmidt’s quilt workshop) I can’t stop seeing things even when I close my eyes to go to bed.

5. If I don’t eat on a regular schedule, I get real cranky, real fast.

6. I grew up in Texas. I still say y’all sometimes. It’s a great word!

7. I just stumbled across a photo of myself at the Republican Convention of 2004. I was working for Newsweek at the time and being considered for a promotion to Publicist. I knew that job wasn’t right for me and everyone thought I was crazy for not taking it, but things worked out well in the end. I don’t really believe in “once in a lifetime” opportunities. (The specifics might only happen once, but that’s not to say that other great opportunities won’t come your way if you turn one down.)

I think everyone’s probably done this one by now, but if you want to do it and haven’t been tagged, I hereby tag you!