Here are some little known fun facts about me:

  1. I have traveled to 4 of the 7 continents including North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa
  2. My favorite drink at Starbucks is a Cafe Mocha
  3. I played Frenchy in Centralia High School's rendition of Grease. You should have seen my hair!
  4. One of my favorite authors is John Grisham
  5. An ancestor of mine, Arthur Middleton of Charleston, SC, signed the Declaration of Independence
  6. I am seriously addicted to the TV show LOST
  7. In the late 90's, I was a huge Dale Earnhardt fan
  8. I have broken my left foot and fractured my right orbit (eyesocket)
  9. I love scavenging through yard sales and thrift stores
  10. I have been on safari in Tanzania's Ngorogoro Crater and Tarangire National Park
  11. My brother Andy passed away at age 16 of a rare childhood cancer, Rhabdomyosarcoma
  12. My parents and "Big D's Team" have raised over $100,000 for the Marion County (IL) Relay for Life/American Cancer Society
  13. My favorite driving CD is Amore by Andrea Bocelli
  14. I have been in the studio audience of  the gameshow "The Price is Right"
  15. One of my favorite jobs was working at the Estee Lauder cosmetics counter
  16. To the horror of my mother and a postal worker, I rolled out of my baby carrier and off the post office counter when I was a baby. If you ever wonder what's wrong with me...
  17. I danced a recital to Achy Breaky Heart wearing a black and neon green leotard complete with neon green lace and neon green sequins. I have destroyed all pictures.
  18. I was an extra in a country music video for Blue County. You can't see me anywhere in it.
  19. I played the bassoon for a very short time