There are a lot of people in the "adoption world" that are becoming new friends.  So for those of you who already know me all to well, please skip this post.  For the rest of you, here is possibly more than you ever wanted to know….

• I tend to laugh at inappropriate times.
• I’m an expert car singer. 
• I rarely get cold even when the temperature drops below 15 degrees during a MI winter.
• Pigs are my favorite animal (but please don’t tell my cat ).
• I have no qualms about taking the last piece of brownie.
• I could get lost, quite happily, all day in a gossip magazine. 
• I can’t stand to wear socks. 
• I consider Cooking my favorite type of art (black and white photojournalism takes a close second).
• My current favorite spot is my porch hammock over looking the Caribbean Sea.
• I don’t believe in excuses, not even my own.
• I’m thoroughly and appallingly addicted to Qdoba Queso Burritos.
• My need to travel is up there with my need to breathe.
• I never, ever second-guess my intuition.
• I adore my husband.
• Clubs and bars are not my scene.
• I’m passionate about medicine.
• I’m totally stuck on romantic dramas (especially the Notebook, Pearl Harbor and Love Story).
• My bladder is the size of a thimble.
• I prefer paper over plastic.
• Tulips and Peonies make me swoon.
• My favorite room is the kitchen but, will be the nursery.
• I prefer to use a gel ink pen to write with.
• I love Cherry Blossoms in bloom.
• If you can get me laughing, we’ll probably be friends.
• I love a good muscial or play.
• When I want something badly enough, I usually get it.
• I still blush at Frank’s little love notes.
• I think the best smell in the world is fresh towels from the dryer.
• Our wedding song was "Songbird" by Eva Cassidy
• Fall is my favorite season… except, for spring. (It’s a toss-up.)
• I love the art of Jack Vettriano.
• I bruise easily– physically and emotionally.
• If I had to choose one shop in the world it would be Pottery Barn (though William Sonoma takes a close second).
• I work best under pressure.
• Those whom I trust, I trust wholeheartedly.
• I’m a sucker for interior design and lovely paint colors.
• My idea of heaven: A good book and a glass of wine, enjoyed with Frank. 
• I’m really, really bad at giving up on people.
• I can’t bear having the hiccups.
• I secretly love no longer being an only child.  ie, my step sisters - Sam (14) and Taylor (11)
• When I get the giggles, it’s hard to stop.
• As a child, I never wanted to get out of the pool and often pretended to be a mermaid.
• I’ve never liked my freckles.
• If I could have my dream garden, it would like a scene from the movie "What Dreams May Come."
• Somehow I always manage to get toothpaste on my shirt.
• I feel blessed and honored to practice medicine.
• I would do anything for those whom I love.