Let's Talk About Me!

I'm joining my friends and co-contributors over at Blog Hoppin' for a little back to school party of sorts!  It's time for our annual Teacher Week!  Today is all about introductions, so if you're new here, allow me to introduce myself.  :)  I'm Amanda!  Hello, and welcome to my little slice of cyberspace.   I have shared a lot of stuff about myself in the past THREE years. {Holy canoli!}  If you want to read about the basics, you can check it out HERE!  This post is just a little more random than that!  Ha!

1.  I was a cheerleader for what feels like FOREVER... all the way through college!  Then I coached for three years before I started grad school and threw in the towel.  Sometimes I really miss it... and I find myself incorporating cheers into the classroom ALL of the time!  My favorite?!  A little ditty I learned at cheer camp in high school.  When I want my kiddos to transition back to their seats from groups or centers, I say, "Have a seat!  Take a load off your feet!"  As they immediately start moving, they reply, "Thank you!  Don't mind if I do!"  Just one way of keeping my past life alive and well!  :)

2.  In fact, I reconnected with my hubs when I went back to a Homecoming game for an alumni cheerleading function.  Pretty much the most transformational day of my life!  :)  He called me the next day, and we talked for HOURS.  The rest, I suppose, is history!

4. This is really no shocker, but I love my family and friends to pieces!  :)   And my playful pups!

3.   I used to be addicted to kareoke... at home and in public.  I LOVE to sing... and totally ham it up! This is a picture from a few years ago when I serenaded a friend for her birthday.  I was totally getting into Olivia Newton John's "Hopelessly Devoted to You"!  Obviously, right?!

5.  I am a BIG Browns fan! Usually, I look super sad during games, like the first picture.  Based on the first preseason game this year, I am hoping to look a little bit more like the second picture when I'm watching them play!  :)  Fingers crossed!  {The cutie patootie with me is my sister!}  As you can see in the third picture, the hubs is a Bills fan, but I think I'll still keep him.  The last picture is from the day I met Don Cockcroft... the kicker for the 1980 Kardiac Kids... when the Browns were on FIRE!   I MAY have acted like a SLIGHT groupie.  :) 

6.  I am super fair-skinned, but I am capable of getting a nice bronze tan.  I just choose not to in recent years after losing both of my grandmothers to melanoma.  I now embrace the paleness.

7.  I have contributed to the building/painting of a few homes, and event though I was WAY out of my comfort zone, it was a really great experience each time! 

8.  I can be QUIET the first time I meet people... but if we ever meet... don't be fooled.  Once I get comfortable, I am a HUGE nerd... and I just let it all out!

9.  I thought lasers were totally rad when I was a first grader!  Here's photographic evidence!

10.  Lastly, as you all know, I have two Goldens that I am obsessed with.  :)  I'm not much of a cat person... BUT... if I owned a cat... I would want a Dwight cat.

Well, if you are still reading, I applaud your ability to focus for so long at the beginning of a new school year.  :)  If you want to join in on the fun, make sure you link up at Blog Hoppin', and check back each day this week for more!