33 Random Facts About Me

My birthday is next Sunday and I honestly can’t believe that I am turning 33. Wait, what? How did this happen so quickly?! It’s had me going through all sorts of emotions just
thinking back to how far I have come, what I have done so far in my life and so on and so forth.  I thought that in honor of this, I would do a fun post today sharing 33 random facts about me that most of you did not know.  I am planning to follow up next week with 33 things that I have learned so far. I’ve never done posts like this before so I hope that you enjoy it.  Here’s a random photo of me to go along with all of these random facts. 😉

1. I was an R.A. and lived on campus my junior and senior year in college.
2. I’ve had scoliosis for more than half of my life.
3. In grammar school, I played basketball and softball for two years.
4. I used to wear braces and huge prescription glasses.
5. Both my childhood dog and my bunny rabbit died the same month that my father was
   diagnosed with cancer. May 2010 was horrible.
6. In college, I started a dance squad and I was the choreographer.
7. Anchorman is one of my all time favorite movies and I can do one hell of a Ron
   Burgundy impression. I have a Will Ferrell obsession.
8. My two front bottom teeth are chipped from a car accident I was in with my mom the summer before going into 6th grade. I also have a scar on my left knee from stitches.
9. I graduated Cum Laude with a 3.7 GPA.
10. I started taking dance classes when I was 3 years old. [tap, jazz, ballet & hip hop]
11. I had my own radio show with another girl in college.
12. I started recording music when I was 16 and joined the high school choir.
13. Breaking Bad is one of my favorite TV shows, ever. I mean I was even Walter White last year for Halloween.
14. I’ve only been in love once in my life.
15. I was a cheerleader in grammar school and high school. I was a flyer so they always threw me around. lol
16. I auditioned for American Idol in 2002 and spent that weekend sleeping in the Jacob Javitz Center parking lot.
17. For years, I’ve secretly always wanted to take acting lessons.
18. My first job was retail at Joyce Leslie when I was 16 1/2.
19. I worked for a dance company for two years after college and danced at Bar & Bat
    Mitzvahs.
20. My first car was a blue Honda Civic.
21. Growing up, I was obsessed with Aaliyah.  I cried so much when she died.
22. I started taking vocal lessons in college and have had a few songs on iTunes.
23. I was a blonde when I was 17.
24. I do not speak Spanish fluently, although I can understand and read a lot of it.
25. I used to bartend at a local pub.
26. I have 4 tattoos. My first one I got when I turned 21 on my lower right hip of a treble clef rose and then I got the other 3 after my dad died: The word inspire on my left wrist, his death date in Roman Numerals on my left ribcage and the word love in his handwriting on my right wrist.
27. I have a weird obsession with all of the superhero shows like The Flash, Arrow, and Daredevil. No idea why, I just can’t stop. I blame Netflix.
28. I have an acoustic guitar, but can only play a few chords and I can’t read music. Can someone teach me?
29. I was named after my mom’s favorite actress, Natalie Wood.
30. I wrote a series of children’s books when I was in the 5th grade called “The Adventures of Susan Trouble”
31. I got “best dressed” and “best dancer” in high school. Some of my outfit choices were hideous though.
32. One of my biggest pet peeves is the improper use of your and you’re. [It’s the English minor in me]
33. I’m really just a big kid at heart.

Ok, that was fun! Did any of these surprise you? How many of these did you already know? Happy weekend loves! 🙂