What you don't know...

I'm a total slacker... I've been tagged twice now for the Stylish Blogger Award, and feel horribly guilty in not fulfilling my reigning duties.  Not for lack of appreciation, but just busy like a mother runner.  It's now race/rest week, but more important, my kiddos are at the grandparents for fun week... and suddenly I have so... much... free... time. 


So without further ado... Thank you Jess @ Miss Little Runshine and Adam @ I Am Boring for honoring me with the Stylish Blogger Award.  Go visit them - Jess is truly a ray of sunshine, and Adam is anything but boring!

Stylish Blogger Award rules:

Once awarded, you must share 7 random things about yourself, 

the more bizarre and random, the better from what I read. 

Then of course, immediately give away the award by tagging other Stylish Bloggers.

So here goes...

1.  I spent a semester abroad in college.  Some kids do cool trips to Spain and France... Yeah, I went to Poland... in the winter.  I was a political science major, and eastern Europe was going through pretty important changes in the 1990's.  It was a great educational trip... in which a Pink Floyd concert in Prague was the highlight, but I do still remember how to say beer in Polish (pivo)!  Hey, I was 19 years old...

2.  I have practically a full gym at home in the basement, and yet I still pay a gym membership.  Can you say Child Care Room!?!  A little slice of mommy sanity.  :)

3.  I "baked" my way through college!  Seriously, I paid college tuition by working in bakeries. I first started at the local bakery when I was 14 years old.  During college, I worked full time at the Perkins bakery, as well as the local grocery store.  Today, I still do cake decorating as a hobby and charity fundraiser.  I donate proceeds to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Memorial-Peoria to help fight breast cancer.  Check out my Facebook Cake Photo Album.

4.  I got married twice to the same guy... and never divorced.  After two years of dating, my man got notice of a year-long deployment with the Air Force.  The smart man he was, he swept me down to the courthouse and put a ring on it before he left.  We spent our first year apart as newlyweds.  When he returned home, we had a big old-fashioned Catholic wedding and reception.

5.  I was a band geek in high school.  All the cool people were doing it.  I played the wood clarinet.  I know, you're looking at the big hair and the white hoop earrings... Again, it was cool back then.  :)

6. My favorite color is YELLOW, and yet I never wear clothes in that color. Although, I do have a yellow iPhone cover.  And if I ever get a convertible, it would be bright yellow!

7.  I'm a horrible procrastinator.  I love calendars, live by deadlines, and am pretty darn good at completing tasks in a pinch.  Today... it's TAXES!  With four days to go, it just might be the earliest I ever file!

Last but not least, I pass on the Stylish Blogger Award by recognizing these "IT" bloggers... 

Jen @ Runner...maybe

Jenn @ From Stilettos 2 Sneakers

Lisa @ Early Morning Run
Courtney @ Run Courtney Run

 Pay it forward ladies...