25 Random Facts

1. I am an only child.  I was the only grandchild for about 20 years.  Yes, I am spoiled.
2. I walk with a limp.  I wear a prosthesis on my right leg as a result of a birth defect. His name is Jason after the monster in the Friday the 13th movies.  Long story…
3. I currently drive a silver 2007 PT Cruiser named Petey.
4. I was single until my 40’s.  Married in 2009.  Very glad I waited for God’s timing as my husband is HOT.
5. I am American with a lot of Cuban in the mix thanks to my padres.  This means I speak “Spanglish” when I am upset and often start whining in one language and finish in the other.
6. I taught high school language arts and speech at my alma mater for 17 years.  No, I am not crazy (at least not clinically.)
7. I am addicted to Fiber One Chocolate and Oats Granola Bars.  I consider them a health food.
8. I do not drink coffee…. (Yes, I am still human, baristas.) I like chamomile tea.
9. I was born in Long Island, NY and moved to Florida when I was 5.  Mickey Mouse is my friend.
10. My favorite movie is “The Princess Bride.”  (Favorite Line:  “Mawage. Mawage is wot bwings us togeder tooday. Mawage, that bwessed awangment, that dweam wifin a dweam…”)
11. I think David Crowder is a musical genius.
12. I am a night owl married to a man who wakes up at 5AM.  Thus, I am sleep deprived.  Pray for me!
13. I love to read — mostly Christian non-fiction.  Yes, I am the nerdy girl reading in the corner of the room.
14. My favorite form of exercise is swimming.  I do not like to sweat.
15. My mom is a CPA, and my dad is a process server.   Rules were a big thing at our house.
16. I never met my paternal grandparents. They died in Cuba when I was very young.  Fidel Castro takes the fall for this one.  Don’t ask my dad about it — he will talk to you for hours and hours….
17. My dad reminds me of Fred Flinstone — picture Fred as a Cuban in a guayabera.
18. I meet once a month with a book club that does not read any books....
19. I love Beth Moore Bible studies.  Amen.
20. I  think girl time is essential to my mental stability.  I love my friends.
21. I am addicted to Bath and Body Works Sweet Pea Body Splash.
22. I have kept a spiritual journal since I was in college.
23. Before I got married, I lived alone for almost 20 years.
24. I used to play the piano, but I never practiced after I started teaching, and now I don’t remember much.
25. My favorite appliance is the Hoover Floormate — but I hate doing chores.

I am a work in progress.  How about you?