My first blog

Well, I have decided to join ranks with the crowd of people that I have enjoyed reading and learning about through their blogs. I don't know if I will be near as insightful, witty, grammatically correct, or enthralling as those others that I have been reading, but I feel like this is something I would enjoy. I have never been one to journal or write in a diary so this whole idea is really new to me. I'm excited about the new adventure ahead of me!

I am going to start by taking part in a trend I have read on other blogs-

10 Random things about me:
1. I served in the United States Coast Guard for 7 years and was stationed in Freeport, Texas; Yorktown, Virginia; Atlantic Beach, North Carolina; and finally, Savannah, Georgia (my hometown).

2. I do the same routine in the shower everytime. I first wash my hair. Then I put on the conditioner and let it set while I wash my face. I rinse my hair and then wash my body starting with my belly first. Next is my arms and then finally, my legs and feet. Everytime, the same thing. The only fluctuation is whether or not I shave my legs!

3. I could eat Taco Bell for every meal, every day. "My name is Mari and I am an addict."

4. I never wanted kids until I met and married my husband.

5. When I was a little girl, I stuck a tack in my nose. Sideways. It was stuck in my septum. But most importantly...how the heck did I get a hold of a tack when I didn't have the mental aptitude to make a better decision?

6. I've driven a 1965 Chevy Corvette Sting Ray and a 1968 Chevy Camaro SS. And both before I was 18.

7. I hiked to the three mile resthouse of the Bright Angel Trail of the Grand Canyon and back with my husband. That is a 6 mile roundtrip hike that we did in about 4 hours with a 2000 ft. elevation change.

8. I used to clog and would love, love, love to find another group to clog with again. The group that I used to clog with in Savannah was a contemporary group and we clogged to modern music although I have clogged to country and bluegrass in the big frilly dresses.

9. I've been pulled over for speeding 6 times and was only written a ticket for one of them. My military ID always seemed to get me out of a ticket! :)

10. I love to do carpentry projects and love working with power tools but I will run like a chicken if I hear a chain saw in my vicinity.

Well- I hope you enjoyed my random things and that you will be back to read more soon!