Well, It sure took me long enough

Chrissy tagged me for this meme weeks (and weeks) ago and I am just now getting to it. I was excited to be tagged by Chrissy, because I have never participated in a meme before, but I was in the middle of the Great Bloggy Q&A, parts 1 & 2, and so I had put it off because really, there is only so much me that you, and me, can take. So here we go. In no particular order. 5 things about me. Interesting? Maybe.

1. I got married in Las Vegas. *Gasp!* I know, I know. Cheesy. Tacky. Klas-say. I know all the cliches, and I've heard all the jokes. No, I wasn't drunk, and I wasn't pregnant either. I really believe that a wedding is about the two people marrying each other, and not all the stuff. So when my mom gave me a wad of cash for the wedding we thought a) we could blow it all on the party or b) we could use it for a down payment on a house. Or condo as it turned out. And it was one of the best decisions we ever made. I count it as the one and only time I've ever done something responsible when given the option to actually spend someone else's money.

2. I am an only child and I was raised by a single mother and my grandparents. My parents were married and when my mom became pregnant her husband decided that he wasn't ready to be a father. So he left before I was even born. Yep, he just left. And I have never even spoken to him. And now, as a parent, I wonder how anyone could ever do that. And for a long time, it was something I struggled with. But I'm over it. So. Over. It. And yes, I think I have a pretty great Mom. And shhh, I secretly stalk him and his new family on the internet every once in a while. My friends always joke that we should do a drive by sometime to just check out his digs. And maybe we will. But I really don't need to.

3. I got lost in London when I was 16. That tube system is Con-Fus-Ing. Even for a city girl like me.

4. I had aspirations to be an Olympic caliber equestrian. Show jumping was my hobby, my sport and my life. Ironically enough, I had a riding accident on a trail ride, of all places, that left me thrown from my horse and in need of a hip replacement, among other things.

5. My maiden name is long. And hard to pronounce. And when I was young I used to say I would marry someone with a short, easy last name. And I did. And I also used to say that because I had such a tiny family and no siblings, I would marry someone with siblings and a huge, loud, close knit family so that I could finally be a part of a big family. And I am.

Okay...so that's it! 5 'interesting' things about me. I am supposed to tag three people so Tag! You're it! to Pedaling at Pedaling Fast, PLo at For Cry Eye, and Ellen, the mom of Two Little Princesses. I love and read all three of these blogs every time I am doing some blog reading. These ladies have beautiful families and I would love to learn 5 things about each of them. And one of them, I am proud to say, is my real life friend. She describes herself as a 'skull wearing mom of four' and indeed, she rocks the skull look. But she still hangs out with boring old me once in a while and is one of the funniest people I know. Can you figure out who it is?