I've Been Tagged!

Danny over at A Quest for Running Perfection recently honored me with a Stylish Blogger Award.

Thanks, Danny!  Be sure to check out his blog and become a follower if you haven't already!

Next step: Share 7 random things about yourself.

OK... here we go!

1. I hate elevators.  I feel very unsteady after getting off an elevator, as if I'm going to fall right through the floor.  I will ALWAYS choose the stairs or escalator over an elevator if they are available.

2. I do not have pierced ears.  I wanted to get them pierced for a few months when I was 13 years old, but then I outgrew that phase.  I may get them pierced soon so I can wear earrings for my wedding. :)

3. I have been to all 50 U.S. states.  Someday, I would like to go back to the two states I didn't spend much time in: Colorado and Utah.  I love traveling.

4. I lived in Canada (for four months).  I spent my last semester of college studying at Cape Breton University in Sydney, Nova Scotia through the National Student Exchange program.  Even though I missed my friends and family back home, I wouldn't trade that experience for anything.  Spending a semester in Canada taught me that I could relocate anywhere and not know a soul, and yet create a life for myself.  Plus, I developed a love of Tim Hortons, Alexander Keith's beer, Boston Pizza and Canadian candy like Smarties and Mr. Big. :)

5. I used to be afraid of going underwater.  I failed swimming lessons because I was too afraid to float face down, let alone submerge my entire head underwater.  But then, when I was about eight years old, I discovered Baywatch.

Every week, I watched the adventures of the tanned California lifeguards.  I wanted to grow up to be like them; I wanted to be a lifeguard.  With that goal in mind, I got over my fear of being underwater and passed several years of swimming lessons.  I never did become a lifeguard, but I'm still a good swimmer.

6. It's extremely difficult for me to swallow pills.  I have a strong gag reflex.  Pills that are about the size of a regular Advil are fine, but if they're larger, I have to bite them in half or smaller in order to swallow them.  I do this with the multivitamin and glucosamine/chondroitin tablets I take, but this poses a problem for the fish oil capsules.  I have to poke a hole in the side of the capsule and squeeze the fish oil into my mouth.  Gross... but it works.

7.  I used to have long hair.  It had a slight natural wave to it and reached down to the middle of my back.  My mom used to braid my hair when I was a kid.  I permed it in high school, as you can tell from my senior pictures.

My hair stayed long and curly until my freshman year of college.  Then, I chopped it off and my hairstyle has remained short ever since.

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Now, it's your turn.  The following bloggers have been tagged:

• Liz at Feet Dominating Pavement
• Leah at Chasing Atalanta
• Wells L at My Story... Chapter 2
• Kurt at Becoming An Ironman
• Michelle at Michelle Goes Running
• AJH at Age Groups Rock
• Homeboy McCoy at from Punk to Monk

I think I was supposed to tag 15 bloggers, but I thought I'd go with seven to match the number of questions. :)

Have a great week!