Erica’s Blog

THANKS to everyone for all the wonderful emails and blog comments in response to my story on Knitty.  I’m wearing “THE” scarf today in honor of the story (and b/c it’s finally WINTER here in South City; there was still frost on the ground and on the roofs at 8:30 this morning).

Haven’t done a meme in a while, so here’s one I swiped.  Oh, and I tag Dani and Leah.  Have at, gals!

Ten Random Things You Might Not Know About Me

1. When I was in 6th grade, I wanted to be Patty Hearst, complete with machine gun.
2. I have a “reverse” cafe au lait spot on my right calf.  It only shows when I’m tan (and when am I tan any more?). If I’m tan, I have a white blotch there.
3. When I was in 3rd grade, I read at the 10th grade level.
4. I have cousins who are old enough to be my parents.
5. My freshman year of college, I almost married a drummer in a garage band (thank GOD I didn’t!!!!).
6. I did my senior thesis in college on James Joyce’s Ulysses and got an A, despite the fact that I’ve never read the entire book.
7. When I was three years old, a dog bit me in the face, and I had to have stitches.
8. When I was 29, I fell while ice skating and had to get 16 stitches in my face in two layers b/c the cut was so deep – 5 underneath, and 11 on top.  One of my friends who brought me to the ER told the nurse I’d been playing ice hockey!
9. I used to have a Texas accent.
10. At one time in high school, I actually weighed only 99 lbs.

Nine Places I’ve Visited:

1. Santa Fe, New Mexico
2. Singapore
3. Taos, New Mexico
4. Hearst Castle
5. Tioman Island (a little resort island off the coast of Malaysia in the South China Sea)
6. Phoenix, Arizona
7. Ashland, Oregon
8. Ensenada, Mexico

Eight Ways to Win My Heart:

1. Buy me (nice) yarn
2. Be nice to my daughters
3. Remember my son’s name and refer to him by name
4. Remember and acknowledge my son’s birthday & the anniversary of his death
5. Clean my house
6. Be nice to my hubby
7. Cry with me
8. Tell me the truth, even if you know I’m not going to like it

Seven Things I Want to Do Before I Die:

1. Get to my goal weight
2. Become a “lifetimer” at WW
3. Go to Europe
4. See my daughters’ baptisms
5. Attend my daughters’ weddings
6. Hold my grandchildren
7. Use up all my stash yarn (might not be possible!)

Six Things I’m Afraid Of:

1. Heights
2. Hubby dying
3. My daughters dying
4. Not being liked
5. Forgetting even a moment of my brief time with my son
6. The dark

Five Things I Don’t Like:

1. Lima beans
2. People who lie
3. Really hot weather (anything over 80, actually)
4. Whining
5. Complaining

Four Ways to Turn Me Off:

1. Play the victim
2. Lie
3. Be selfish
4. Only talk about yourself

Three Things I Do Every Day:

1. Hug & kiss my hubby
2. Check email
3. Hug & kiss my daughters

Two Things That Make Me Happy:

1. Hugs & kisses from hubby
2. Hugs & kisses from my daughters

One Thing On My Mind Right Now:

1. Getting Thing Two to school on time