Tag..I'm it!

Pokey's Dad has tagged me. I have never been involved in "blog tag" before, but I am supposed to post five thing about myself that not everyone would know, and then tag someone else. Sounds interesting.

1) The first boy I ever kissed was my best friend in kindergarten. He lived down the street from me and we used to sit together on the bus. The older kids teased us, but when you are 5, you really do not care if your best friend is a boy. Then, at the end of the year his parents got divorced and he moved to an apartment building across town. I was heartbroken. Once they were settled, his Mom invited me over to play one day during the summer. My Dad came to get me, and just before I left I gave my "boyfriend" a big smooch. He was shocked, the adults just laughed, and I was pleased as punch. Our school also closed that summer and we ended up in different schools for Grade 1. I think he is now married with kids?

2) I received a "not acceptable" on my report card in kindergarten. In social skills. Hopefully I have improved since then. Lowest mark I have ever gotten.

3) I am allergic to spider bites. I found this out on a trip to Switzerland in 1997. My friend and I were there for 3 weeks. We spent half of our time with her aunt and uncle, and half of out time traveling and staying in hostels. We stayed at a hostel in Bern, and then traveled to Grächen, which is near the Matterhorn. We had been there for a day or so, when I started to feel feverish, and noticed that I had a weird looking bite on my hand. It was really swollen and painful. I also noticed this red line that started from my wrist and went all the way up my arm, past my elbow. Scary. So I called my Dad (he's a doctor), and he had me mark off where the line ended and told me that if got worse, or did not improve at all, I should find a doctor in town. Even more scary. No one we had met so far spoke English very well, and the town was not very big. And to top it off, it was the Swiss National Holiday the next day. Great - three strikes, I am out. It was a very rough night, but in the morning the line had not gone any higher. We finally found some Tylenol at the pharmacy, and things did improve, but I have to tell you...try not to get sick in a foreign country. As near as I can figure I was bitten by some funky Swiss spider while in Bern, and things only got bad once we got to the mountains. The pharmacist though it looked like a spider bite, but I will never really know for sure. I think my fear of spiders is legitimate though, don't you?

4) I have wanted to go to Australia since age 9. One of the Rovers from my hometown went away to a camp there and when he came back he came to my Girl Guide group and showed us all of his pictures. It was love at first sight (both the country and the Rover). I have wanted to go ever since but still have not had the chance.

5) I do not tie my shoelaces properly. Instead of tying them the way most children are taught, using the standard shoelace knot, I tie them using "Bunny Ears". Many a person has laughed at me for this, but I really do not think that I am ever going to change. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Most of my friends with blogs have already been tagged, but I do have the address for "Martha Stewart's" blog (I think you'll know who you are - here's a hint, Pokey's Dad did not have a link to your blog), and also SK from the 'Guay.

'Night!

me and julio