onepinkfuzzy

My five things:
1. I married Johnny when I was 17 years old. No, I wasn't pregnant (side note: I thought I could not have any children. Six years into our marriage, a wicked bout of "PMS" led J to think that maybe it wasn't just PMS. He convinced me to get a pregnancy test (he promised me french fries if I left the house). Lo and behold: Ash. Major kudos to anyone who can figure out either of the inspirations for his name). We are celebrating 10 years on Dec. 30 (two weeks away!).

2. I grew up in John Steinbeck's hometown of Salinas, CA, near Monterey Bay - I miss the ocean intensely. I can't wait to do a run out there; I keep seeing ads for "runs that aren't races, in beautiful places" on/near the California coast. I got all nostalgic reading Scott Dunlap's recent post about a run he did in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

3. I love my job, working as a public involvement (community outreach) coordinator and event planner. I have the greatest boss.

4. I adore Upstate New York. I wish I could live in Lake Placid or Saranac Lake. We did one winter - worked at McDonald's and rented a tiny, $200/month, one-room (not one-bedroom, one room) cabin. Then we got homesick and missed the sun, so we came back to Tucson (for the fifth time at that point, I think - Johnny and I spent the better part of our first five-six years of marriage roving about the country. NY, VT, WA, CA multiple times/places, AZ. Lots of road trips. I miss it. But I don't miss working the minimum wage jobs at fast-food joints.)

5. I love to ski. Especially Mammoth Mountain. (yes, another place we've lived)