Warning: This page is unnecessarily long. Read at your own risk of being bored out of your mind or possibly finding yourself easily amused and entertained. It is my prerogative to delete or add to this list as I see fit.
My name is Christina.
- I have 3 absolutely gorgeous, amazing teenagers, 2 in high school and 1 in college. They are all extremely intelligent, cute, funny, dorky, messy, & annoying. I've attempted to rent them out on Craigslist to no avail.
- I have one very handsome husband is who very dedicated to his family & work..
- I have 2 rambunctious dachshunds, Bailey & Dexter. They seem to be the center of attention in our household or at least they demand to be the center of attention.
- I consume infinite amounts of Diet Dr. Pepper, morning, noon, and night. I'm positive that a I.V. would be more cost efficient.
- I had never run in any running shoe other than the Brooks Adrenaline until this last shoe replacement. Now I run in 1 stability shoe up, the Trance.
- I can't drink Gatorade or I'll be running for a different reason other than exercise.
- I have really long hair that drives me nuts when it touches my neck & back while exercising, but I refuse to cut it.
- I ride a beautiful green & charcoal grey Trek Lexa SLX road bike.
- I joined a gym 12/20/05 and have stayed ever since. (Well, I leave to go home, work and other stuff, but I've maintained my membership.)
- I love to read but often don't because of time put into family & fitness. If I do find a chance to read, it's usually a Runners World, Fitness, Women's Health or other fitness related magazine.
- I love to do almost anything water related, swimming, jet ski, surfing, para-sailing, preferably in the ocean. My children have vowed never to jet ski with me again, ever! The boys claim I've reduced their ability to reproduce. I've never wanted grandchildren anyway.
- I've only surfed once in my life with my youngest son in Cocoa Beach and would love to do it again. I was only able to stand up once. He was doing headstands on his surf board before we left the beach on his first time out. What a brat! :)
- I've zip-lined and snorkeled with that same son who had no issues with the height factor when I wanted to crawl back down and die. The snorkeling in Mexico was absolutely amazing.
- I have the overwhelming need to talk to all animals in visual site while driving or otherwise, whether they can hear me or not. Not many, if any have yet to respond.
- I was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- No, I don't go to the Indy 500 race. I'm not that bored to watch cars go round and round and then round and round again.
- I do run in the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon.
- The same day I got my drivers license, when I was 16, I was hit by a drunk driver that same evening.
- I was in a second car accident less than a week later with a man who ran a stop sign.
- I absolutely cannot stand to sit in any seat other than an aisle seat in the theater or on an airplane unless sitting immediately next to a friend or family member.
- If I ran as fast as I eat, drink, drive and talk, I could qualify for the Olympics. I don't, so I can't.
- I would rather clean toilets than cook, seriously.
- I have a severe weakness for Laffy Taffy candy. (except for the the banana flavored, yuck)
- I have the overwhelming desire to file and label everything. I call it organization, my husband calls it OCD.
- Regardless of how late I go to bed, I'm always the earliest to wake up. My body doesn't approve of sleeping in regardless of what my head tells it.
- I started running in 2006 and finished my first half marathon in 2007. I probably should have made it my last. I literally had to pick up my legs one by one to make it up my stairs.
- Finally, I registered for my first full marathon. Please check my status, dead or barely alive, after September 15, 2012.
- I started biking in 2011. My husband and I bought our bikes and did the R.A.I.N. ride approximately 3 weeks later with almost little to no training. It was 163 miles across the state of Indiana on bike in one day. When we were done, he threatened to kick me for getting him into it.
- I attended 5 separate elementary schools, 2 middle schools and 1 high school; all in the same city.
- I never participated in any athletics while in school other than the mandatory gym class.
- I am cold most of the time, even if it's 90 degrees outside.
- I love to take lots of pictures of my family and friends. You would never know that by all of the empty frames I have yet to fill.
- I hate the use of slang terminology. I will never greet you with "What up dawg?", ask you "How's it hanging?", or say "Hey Girlfriend."
- I am very particular regarding grammar and spelling. Feel free to point out any incorrect spelling and grammar so that I may correct it. I'm particular, but not perfect.
- My husband insists that a lot of what I say would have been better left unsaid. I don't have a filter and usually say exactly what I'm thinking. I've actually gotten better in my "old age". I'm becoming nicer, if you can believe that.
- I am 39 years young. Well, I was when I typed this. Let me know if you think this needs updated.
- I'm 5'4" tall.
- I could tell you how much I weigh, but I'm sure it will change when I wake up.
- I absolutely abhor shopping with other people. Do NOT ask me to go shopping with you unless you want the glare of death.
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