Can you guess which one is the lie?
It took me forever to decide what I wanted to do! Like many kids, my future dreams changed all the time. I wanted to be everything from a lawyer to an architect to an author. Even as I got older and neared college, I still didn't have a plan. I think part of it was fear of the future and part of it was that I was super shy and didn't want to share with my family what I wanted to do. Even once I got into college, the craziness continued!
Before I was an education major, I studied Hospitality and Tourism Management. I really wanted to become an event planner. Or maybe a wedding planner. Who doesn't, right? Even after switching majors, I was on Purdue University's Memorial Union Board which planned free events for students. I still really enjoy planning events, including events for school and hopefully soon a Chicago area blogger meetup!
Before I was an education major, I studied Hospitality and Tourism Management. I really wanted to become an event planner. Or maybe a wedding planner. Who doesn't, right? Even after switching majors, I was on Purdue University's Memorial Union Board which planned free events for students. I still really enjoy planning events, including events for school and hopefully soon a Chicago area blogger meetup!
I ended up changing majors because as much as I loved planning events, I really missed working with kids. I'd been a camp director for several years and rather than doing my coursework, I'd end up planning events and activities for my campers to do over the summer. I realized that even though I enjoyed event planning, education might be better suited to what I wanted to do.
Despite my anxiety regarding travel, I absolutely love going to new places. Growing up, I went to Disney a few times with my family. We also took a handful of cruises which allowed me to visit amazing places like The Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, and Jamaica. We also went on several trips in the U.S. including (many) trips to Wisconsin, New York, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. We also went on a house boat trip although I have absolutely no idea where we went for that. Somewhere on the Mississippi River.
In high school, I was fortunate enough to go on several trips with different groups as well. I went with a group of Shakespeare enthusiasts to Stratford, Ontario in Canada. We stayed in bed and breakfasts sans supervisors all over the city and were responsible for our own meals and getting to all the plays on time. I also traveled to England and Italy with my high school choir to compete in international festivals. The plane ride over the Alps was incredibly scary! It was the smallest plane I've ever been in and we experienced turbulence nearly the entire time!
Since getting married, my husband and I have also visited California, New York, Ohio, Texas, South Carolina, and Mexico.We're hoping we'll still get to travel from time to time even though Baby #1 is on the way!
My husband is the type of guy who likes to do housework on his own - or with the help of his dad or friends. I, on the other hand, am quite lazy and would, without a doubt, rather hire someone out to do the work. Since moving into our house nearly four years ago, we have worked on nearly every room in the house - and we've done quite a bit of work on the outside too! Yes, that's right - we. I've learned to help along the way.
We started by redoing our tiny kitchen. It was the first to go, and thank goodness! It's still pretty tiny, but at least the cabinets aren't from the 80's anymore. I especially love our back splash now! The hubs also decided that he wanted a deck in the backyard. My uncle is a carpenter and was able to help us significantly. The last major project has been our basement which was totally unfinished when we moved in. It is now a half-finished basement, complete with a wet bar, and a custom built-in entertainment center. Aside from the major(ly time consuming) projects, we've also re-tiled, painted and changed the vanities in all three bathrooms, painted all the rooms and bedrooms, and done significant gardening work!
Whew! I'm seriously hoping that once that baby comes, some of these home projects will be put on the back burner so that we can spend more time together as a family.
See you Friday with the answer!
