Random Things Tag

Thanks Amy for tagging me! I've taken a couple of days to think about what random things I want to tell you about me.

I hope that you all enjoy!

The rules:
a. Link to the person who tagged you.
b. Post the rules on your blog.
c. Write six random things about yourself.
d. Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.
e. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment at their blog.
f. Let your tagger know when your entry is up.

1. I played tennis through all of high school. I absolutely love the sport! I originally tried out to be a cheerleader in 9th grade and was majorly bummed when I didn't make it. But I had a PE teacher that taught tennis lessons in the summer and let me take them for free. So I made the tennis team in 9th grade and played on Varsity every year after that! In the end, I still got to wear the cute skirt even if I wasn't a cheerleader. And I'm so much happier with how things turned out!

2. I thoroughly enjoyed school. I graduated 3rd in my high school class of about 830 students! It's not something that I usually talk about, but I'm definitely proud of myself for pulling it off. I worked my tail off my senior year, taking 4 AP classes and my electives being Seminary, Choir, and Sports PE (tennis of course). Not only did I have a lot of classes, but I was also the secretary for NHS (National Honor Society) and the treasurer for Choir, not to mention a member of a handful of other organizations.

3. Jon was my very first boyfriend and my first kiss. I went on a handful of dates during school, but I never had a consistent boyfriend. I guess that I consider myself a rather reserved individual. Even after Jon convinced me to let him hold my hand, it was quite a while before we actually kissed. But I'm certainly happy with how things turned out!

4. I did my student teaching with one of Jon's former math teachers. She was his favorite math teacher, and he managed to get a B in her class! It was fun getting to hear stories about how Jon was back when he was in high school. I definitely learned a lot from her and wish that I had had the opportunity to put those skills into action the following school year.

5. Jon and I graduated from ASU together. Not very many people can say that they received their Bachelor's Degree along with their spouse. Jon and I decided to go to ASU's large graduation ceremony. We had to sit on opposite sides of the arena, but it was fun. Before the ceremony, they had a place set up where you could get your picture taken in your cap and gown. Jon and I didn't really want a picture of just us, so we asked if we could get a picture together. The response we got: Do you guys know each other? We looked at each other and just laughed, and then told them that we were married. It's still one of my favorite pictures of us.

6. I was able to convince my doctor to induce me 5 days early when I was pregnant with Melanie. Why? Because Jon was taking the Bar on her due date! Since Savannah was born on her due date, I didn't have any hope that Melanie was going to come early at all. So my doctor induced me 5 days before Jon took the Bar. Jon spent the night with me at the hospital and then quickly went home in the morning to continue studying for the Bar. I called him later that afternoon and had him come back to the hospital so we could go home too. It was definitely a good excuse to be induced, and I hope that I'll never have to use it again! And so does Jon!

7. I know that I was only supposed to come up with 6, but I wanted to add one more. I have lived through a natural disaster! During our second year of law school, we flew back to Ohio after Christmas and arrived at our home to find the power out! We made it home just in time for an Ice Storm that covered most of northwestern Ohio. Basically, we had ice covering everything. The biggest problems were the tree branches that weighed too much were continually breaking, making a huge mess and taking out power lines left and right, and the icy roads were too hazardous to drive on. We were without power for 5 days. After 2 days of no power, and a crabby, cold 6 month old baby, we drove to the nearest town that did have power and stayed there. So, I guess that we're only partially hard core, since we didn't stay and stick out the whole storm!

Okay, so I usually follow the rules exactly. But since I haven't really done that so far, then I feel no obligation to tag 6 more people. So, if you'd like to be tagged then consider yourself tagged!