A hearty welcome to Megan Hart and Vivi Anna, who have joined our lovely blog. It’s great to have you here, ladies. On to my regularly scheduled programming.
I’m cheating on this week’s blog. I’m making life easy on moi, as Miss Piggy might say by typing up a Thursday Eight. Not thirteen or fourteen or four. Eight. Why eight? Because I’ve always loved the number eight. It is my lucky number. Here are eight things you don’t know about me.
On my eighteenth birthday it was the eighth day of the eighth month of 1980. How bizarre is that?
I’m constantly amazed there are people that read my books that weren’t even born when I was eighteen on the eighth day of the eighth month of 1980.
I actually like some of the angst-filled, emotionally-charged, copious poetry at eighteen.
My favorite ice cream evvvvvaaa is chocolate mint.
Despite being forty-five, I can recall being a teenager. You couldn’t pay me enough to do it again.
My favorite holiday is Halloween.
In a fit of insanity a really long time ago, I once considered joining the Air Force. I think that idea lasted about one day. Not that there is anything wrong with joining the Air Force. It just wouldn’t have been good for me to join.
Really is a word I really like to use too often.
I’m REALLY a great-aunt and a grandmother. Holy rusted metal Batman!
Some of my earliest genealogy research traces parts of my family back to the 1400’s in England, Scotland and Wales and France. My Irish ancestors are a bit more obscure.
Some of my ancestors were born in Picton Castle in Wales. Now I understand why I’ve always found castles fascinating.
Okay, I know I said eight things you don’t know about me, but since I’ve always hated math with a passion, I wrote eleven. Sue me. (WINK.)
Until next time, live, love and dream.
April 3rd, 2008 at 6:07 am
Hi Denise,
April 3rd, 2008 at 6:20 am
The number 8 seems to follow you like the number 6 follows me…
And what limecello said–how cool to be able to go back that far.
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:41 am
Denise A. Agnew
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:42 am
Hi there Miss Lime,
Yes, my ancestry is an ongoing adventure. The Picton Castle thing was a real wow because I was in Wales twice and never knew about the castle. Wish I would have so I could have visited!
Denise A. Agnew
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:43 am
Howdy Aztec!
Yeah, I never thought I could trace anything back farther than my aunt did on her work. She’d gotten back to 1634 on one side of the family here in the U.S. Then I kept going and in the last couple of years WOWZA did I find some more information.
Denise A. Agnew
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:47 am
Hey Denise. My lucky number is 8 too.
I was born on the 28th day of the 8th month and I turned 18, in 1988
When I played baseball my number was 8
April 3rd, 2008 at 10:47 am
Hi Denise,
It’s nice to know that you remember your teenage years. Some people choose to forget their wild teenage years. I love mint ice cream, too. You should try the mint chocolate ice cream cake at Cold Stone Creamery.
April 3rd, 2008 at 11:05 am
wow i dont know if could trace things back that long, i cant even remember what i did yesterday! your awesome lol
April 3rd, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Halloween is my favorite holiday as well! When else are you going to meet a vampire or werewolf?
April 3rd, 2008 at 12:50 pm
VIvi! My partner in eights. Since we are two such lucky ladies than there must be something to our lucky numbers, eh?
Denise A.
April 3rd, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Jane,
Thanks for the tip on the cake. Now, if the Cold Stone Creamery in my town didn’t have a lot of rude teenagers working in it (they really do), I’d try their cake. LOL!
Denise A.
April 3rd, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Tina,
Sheer dumb luck that I can trace things back that far. I was lucky the records are something I can tap on Ancestry.com. It’s fun, if time consuming. When my aunt first did the big family hunt that was back in ‘72. No internet for her, so it was even more work.
Denise A.
April 3rd, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Zoe,
He, he! Here’s to many more wonderful Halloween treats. Including vampires and such.
Denise A.
April 3rd, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Hey, Halloween’s my favorite, too!!
April 3rd, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Cynthia,
The entire month of October is my favorite time of year.
Hugs,
Denise