Tagged!

Oh, how fun! I've secretly been wanting to be tagged and guess what? Andreagirl, a.k.a. Ruby Red, tagged me! So now I get to post 20 things about me that I haven't talked about on this blog. Here goes!

1. My nickname, and thus the title for my blog and company, is Bean.
2. My family started calling me Bean when I was little because I jumped around a lot (according to some, I still do). Most of my sister's friends didn't know my real name for a long time. I even remember one girl who, upon being introduced to me using my real name, said to my sis, "Oh, you have another sister? I thought Bean was your only sibling."
   
3. My first kiss was with a guy named Lester who looked like Vanilla Ice. I had one of my friends break up with him for me as soon as it was over.
   
4. When I was in high school my youth group leader accused me of dating half of my home town...
5. I was a bit of a flirt growing up and my husband was my first relationship over six months. Most ended before the three month mark.
6. My husband knows that the only man I would flirt with other than him these days is Josh Groban. That voice of his is my weakness.
7. My other weakness is Laffy Taffy jokes. I'm a dork, I know. I have had multiple extended laugh sessions just trying to get out my favorite joke. Many co-workers have stopped what they were doing to watch me roll in the aisle, only to ask "What's so funny?" and make me start the whole process all over again! The joke? "What do you get when you cross a rabbit with an anesthesiologist?" See answer at the bottom! I'm already rolling!
   
8. I have been recording ideal names for my some-day kids since I was twelve.
9. I won an art contest in ninth grade sponsored by some food group for doing a drawing of a sandwich shaped like Washington state that said, "Taste Washington. Bite the best."
10. My friend and I were supposed to get our noses pierced while we were in Germany, but when she freaked out and almost passed out after getting hers, I decided to wait. It didn't help that she was so panicked that she forgot all the German she knew and I had to serve as translator. It took a while to understand that they weren't going to use a piercing gun, but a needle with a hollow tube on the other side. They make the hole and THEN stick in the ring. Anyone know how to say "pain killer" in German?
    
11. I waited until I got back to the States to get mine pierced and didn't tell my parents about it for six weeks. I had my nose ring for three years and still miss it.
12. Along with doing something in the creative field, I considered being an optometrist. The eye is SO cool!
13. When I was in college, rowing was my life (my boat was first in the nation for Div. II schools). I prided myself on being an athlete and am a bit sad that I haven't rowed in three years. Maybe once the biz takes off.
14. My senior thesis was "The Influence of Sports Participation on Adolescent Girls Self-Esteem on the Basis of Body Image." Try saying that three times fast.
    
15. I love to write and will admit that I have a knack for words (usually).
16. Christmas is my absolute favorite holiday. I have four huge tubs that I can't wait to pull out each year. I have to get the ok from my hubby to make sure I don't start decorating too early. Plus, I love buying and making presents for people, for Christmas or any time of year. My sister is frequently the recipient, but now with the little nephew in the world, she might have to share the goodies.
17. My hubby works for a cell phone co., but I am NOT a phone talker. Esp. if I don't recognize the number.
18. I have held a range of jobs including: ski instructor, babysitter, selling kayaks and fishing gear, a grocery store bagger, website producer (the ad agency), working at a horse race track, a fruit stand and the county fair. My favorite? CEO of my own company.
19. When I am ready to retire I want to buy a vineyard in Italy and live there. Doesn't need to be very big; just enought to make a dozen bottles of wine or so.
20. I love to cook and entertain. I can't wait to buy a house and create the kitchen of my dreams. I'll have weekly parties!

Ah, that was fun! Now I tag Erica, GnomeG (yes, I know you did the 5/10 tag not long ago, but this is different! =-) ) and Tammy at Polka Dot Mittens.

Answer to the Laffy Taffy joke: The Ether Bunny! Oh, hilarious! Ha! Ha!