running: the dawn

This is my 100th post!!!  Wow.  Who knew I had that many words inside of me?  I didn’t have a brilliant idea about what I should do for this milestone…but then, I was given a “blogger award”.  So, thanks to Katye over at Long Legs on the Loose, I’ve been tagged with an award:

I’m supposed to list 7 things about myself…I’ll try to keep it random and non-running related, since I talk about that ALL the time and this was to showcase my “versatility” or something…

1. I lived in Alaska for the first 9 years of my life.  I have since romanticized Alaska and have dreams of visiting someday…It was the perfect place to be a kid.  We would go sledding and ice skating, build forts and play with my brother’s four-wheeler.  My favorite memory about our house there was that we had an old rotting fishing boat in our side yard.  It became the scene for many of our childhood games.
2. I used to be very involved in theater.  I remember my first play when I was in second grade.  It was a thanksgiving play about the pilgrims and I was very excited to have one of the speaking roles.  Then through middle school and high school I loved being on stage.  My favorite role came when I was in college.  I got to play Laura in Tennessee William’s The Glass Menagerie.  It was the only time I was in a big enough production to have a review in the paper.  My mom still has the clippings.  It was terribly exciting.
3. Growing up I was always in gymnastics.  I started in 2nd grade because my mom didn’t know what to do with all my energy and I was always “tumbling” around the house.  She figured it was a good way for me to work out all my energy.  I went to some competitions, but never won anything.
4. While my husband, Mr. Dawn, is an amazing musician, I cannot carry a tune to save my life.  This became apparent when I played the trombone, saxophone, and attempted to join choir.  Even though I cannot make music I LOVE it!  More specifically I love to move to music.  I have taken country line dancing lessons, latin ballroom lessons, and taught Jazzercise.  All because I love to move to music!
5. I have authored a book.  Just after I graduated from college, I was hired on as “research assistant” of sorts and was tasked with the job of collecting and interpreting data from 13 different universities.  We were looking for successful practices in student leadership.  How to structure the programs so that students would learn, grow, and be successful.  I LOVED this job.  I traveled around the country and met tons of people.  Too bad the project had to end sometime…
6. I want to own a black standard poodle.  I don’t remember when and/or why this obsession started.  I started by just wanting any dog that I could go running with.  Then I started reading and researching different breeds, and somehow fell in love with the idea of a standard poodle.  I get made fun of A LOT for this, but I’m sticking to my guns.  If/When we get a dog it will be a poodle.  And I’ll probably become one of those crazy dog-owners.  It will be fabulous.
7. I am addicted to reality tv.  Including (but not limited to) Survivor, The Amazing Race, Biggest Loser, and of course the Bachelor.  I know I should be more ashamed of this, but I have accepted who I am.  Now, I just need to convince Mr. Dawn that it is acceptable behavior…