tagged.....kind of...

Although I was not "officially" tagged to give 8 unknowns about me, I still liked the idea. So I thought I would share:

1. I first visited Disney World when I was 3 1/2 years old. I was deathly afraid of Donald Duck as we had breakfast in the castle. This is relevant because I returned to Disney World for the second time this past weekend. Wow! What an amazing thing for my kids to experience. They were in complete awe. And the best thing...we got in free because of connections my brother had.

2. I have extremely BAD hearing. Horrible! In fact, it has gotten to the point of embarassing and has made me sad, and very frustrated.

3. I first learned to drive a manual instead of an automatic car. For some people (mainly those who have lived on a farm), this is nothing, but I really only learned manual because that was all we had when I turned 16.

4. I was 200 pounds right before I had both of my children. What is amazing, I lost all of that weight. I ran a half marathon last fall and dropped ALL of it.

5. Which brings me to my next one: I love to run, especially outside in an area I have never run before. I love to go on vacation and drive up and see a walking trail that I will be able to explore first chance I have.

6. My husband is not only the love of my life, but he is the closest friend I have EVER had. I know that say that about married people, but...he knows me inside and out, and I know him the same. I cannot imagine a day without him, and if I want to do something fun I can't imagine doing it or sharing it with him. (Thus the reason we ran the half marathon together).

7. I am nearly 100 % Dutch. If you look at me you could probably tell...blond hair, fair skin, blue eyes. My father was born in the Netherlands, and came over on a boat with his family at age 7. My grandparents spoke, and (what I loved most of all) prayed in Dutch.

8. Along the lines of my grandparents...they both had a green thumb when it came to flowers or vegetables. And I believe I got it from them. I LOVE to garden. I love flowers, and we just started our first vegetable garden this year. We already have banana peppers galore. Any recipes, anyone?