1. I'm a lifelong New Yorker
2. My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving
3. My favorite season is Summer
4. Besides Thanksgiving, my favorite thing about fall is Sisters Weekend
5. I have a cat and 4 rabbits
6. I love dark chocolate, especially Hershey special dark bars and the dark chocolate Milky Ways
7. My favorite dessert is ice cream
8. On my list of favorite restaurants - The Melting Pot, Olive Garden, Stir Crazy and the steak restaurant in the Canadian pavillion at Epcot
9. I am not a roller coaster person but I love any kind of log flume ride
10. I like to cook and bake
11. I subscribe to Working Mother, Everyday with Rachael Ray and Taste of Home magazines
12. I don't love to exercise
13. My favorite t.v. shows are LOST, Greys Anatomy and Dancing with the Stars
14. Other than that, I don't watch much t.v. other than Food Network and CNN
15. Before my kids were born, my fantasy of the ideal family was 3 girls, I will always be a little sad that my daughter doesn't have a sister since I have 3 sisters myself
16. I have never been to the Grand Canyon and feel that my life will not be complete until I go there.
17. I love to cross stitch but almost never have time for it anymore - I still have a wall hanging that I started working on when I was pregnant with my first child who is 13, never finished it in time for it to go in either of my kids' nurseries, maybe I'll finish it for a grandchild someday
18. I grow a fabulous dahlia garden
19. When I was a kid, I wanted to be an artist when I grew up. While I still like to play with pastels, colored pencils, etc, I have about as much talent as a decently artistic 10 year old
20. I love watching old Twilight Zone episodes
21. My favorite color is turquoise
22. I've been married for 18 years this month
23. I collect teapots
24. I would love to complete my degree, but I'm at the stage in life where I'm more concerned about how to afford college for my kids
25. Jobs I've had in my adult life: salon assistant, receptionist, administrative assistant, conference planner, database administrator, corporate trainer, childbirth educator, postpartum doula, school substitute, teaching assistant.