This week’s questions, hosted by Chelsea as always, are especially apt for me since I’m in the process of trying to choose a name for my daughter. I couldn’t resist answering them! 1. How did your parents decide on your name? The way I remember it, they had a waitress at Bennigan’s named Kathleen and liked it. Fitting for an Irish restaurant. As for my middle name, Alexandra, it is after my grandfather who’s middle name is Alexander. 2. Do your initials (First, Middle, Last) spell out anything fun/funny? Nope! I used to be KACS (my mom’s maiden name was one of my middle names) and now I’m KAF. 3. Did you take your middle name from childhood or did…
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Today I’m jumping in with these questions hosted by Chelsea: 1. What type of cell phone do you have and how would you rate it? I have an iPhone 3G. I am in love with the iPhone in general but mine is the older model with the new software so it is pretty slow. I’m eligible for an upgrade but that would still cost me $200 which I just can’t justify. So for now, I’ll consider it an exercise in patience-building. 2. What has been your most serious injury? I’ve never had a broken bone or needed stitches, but once in middle school my brothers and some friends and I were playing a hybrid game of tag and hide and…
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I can’t let this week pass without commemorating an achievement that I’ve been striving for for years and which may possibly never happen again. I grew up around sports. I played them, my brothers played them, and my dad and my brothers watched them. I always knew that when I got married it would be to a man who likes watching sports, not because I do (I enjoy watching a game occasionally, but not as a routine), but because that’s what I was used to from the men in my life. All that to say: the men in my family are serious about sports. They border on obsessed. My aunt is the same way with football, but my mom and…
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I decided to jump back into Ten on Tuesday this week. These questions are hosted by Chelsea and written by Molly. 1. Is there a band/artist that you HATE? I can’t stand listening to screamies in general. I have a special hate for Linkin Park because of some bad memories with an ex-boyfriend, and Nickelback or any band that sounds like them fills me with anger. 2. What do you do when you get a gift that you do not like? How do you react? Pretend I like it and try to think of a particular thing about it that makes it a good gift and tell them so. It was most likely a sacrifice for that person to give…
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