Three Additional Items (Plus Nine More) About Me And Then I'm Done

1. I am a reformed dog fearer/hater. I owe it all to my dog Lucy, the great canine ambassador.
2. I love everything about summer--absolutely everything. Are you sweltering? I'm sorry, I'll take some of that summer off your hands.
3. I prefer road trips to a plane ride, but I don't mind a plane ride at all.
4. When I'm sitting in a class, I always nod and try to give the teacher cues that I'm listening.
5. The older I get, the more liberal I get.
6. My favorite smell is Ryan's cologne, D&G La Lune 18. It's delicious. (I love it so much that I spray it on myself sometimes.)
7. I had a happy and safe childhood, and I understand what a big deal that is. I get it. (Thanks, Mom and Dad.)
8. The more I accept the imperfections in the people I love, the more fully I love them. 
9. I love a good, brisk walk outside in the afternoon, but I love a slow, hand-in-hand stroll around a dark neighborhood, too.
10. I am over-the-moon for my kids. I love them so intensely, I can actually feel a physical ache inside when I think about them.
11. I love and adore Ryan's family as much as my own. 
12. So far, my thirties are my favorite decade. 

I had this great idea when February began that I would share three things about myself in eleven different posts to equal thirty-three things about myself before my thirty-third birthday. (Whew!)

I ran out of time.

But we're all caught up now, and just in time. Today is my thirty-third birthday. It's also Ryan's thirty-third birthday (but we are not fraternal twins). I'm off to celebrate!