Intro to a Fascinating Life (and it's all mine!)

So, if you are reading this blog, then you presumably know who I am, but for those of you who don't, read on to discover a bit more about me. The basics: I'm 29 years old, grew up in NH - where the majority of my friends and family still reside (miss you guys), currently live in HI (YAY - sun, not snow!), have a crazy English Springer Spaniel named Hershey who I love dearly, although I'm not sure he would say the same thing about me since I make him wear ridiculous doggie outfits and put his long, curly haired ears into pigtails for my own amusement, and the most basic thing anyone who ever met me knows, I hate cold weather!

Still interested? Keep reading. I'll try to make it more of a nail-biting, page turning (I guess page "scrolling" would be a more accurate term??), post. By now you're probably saying "Okay, so the title is Intro to a Fascinating Life, but where the heck does the fascinating part come in - is the girl crazy?" Well, let me tell you the reasons why I'm a pretty fascinating person.

At age 25, I was diagnosed with Stage 2b breast cancer. My first thought: Seriously? Breast cancer? WTF, I'm only 25?! But alas, the biopsy was correct and so I went under the knife a few times, had four months of chemo (in case you're wondering, losing all your hair is most convenient in the wintertime, especially if you live in a cold region, because nobody questions why you always wear a hat), 7 weeks of radiation and that was that. I had an abundance of curls when I went bald, which, I was sad to lose them all. But, being bald somehow made me appear taller (this is what some people have said anyway), and it most definitely highlighted the fact I have an amazingly beautiful and evenly shaped head (thanks mom for not leaving me lying in one spot while my head was in its formative stages!).

Another thing is this: when I was in the 7th grade going into 8th grade, I met a boy, who, the instant I was introduced to him, I thought to myself "I'm going to marry this guy someday". Fast forward many, many years and that little 7th grade cute boy has since turned into a 30 year old hottie and is currently sitting behind me at his desk in our little slice of paradise. While we're not married, and may never get married, we are just as together as anyone who has signed that little piece of paper. It's really amazing; I honestly believe that sometimes you can want something SO much that you can really will it to happen. I guess you could say it's a facet of the power of positive thinking.

Let's see....other things...hmm. For one, I've been compared to Carrie Bradshaw on more than one, or 5, occasions. We have many striking physical similarities, although she has a much more svelte body at this particular time (pfff. stupid SJP and her skinny body). Aside from physical features and similarities, there are many, many episodes of SATC in which I act just as neurotic as Carrie. There are a few big (no pun intended) differences, and they are this: 1. I do not like Cosmopolitans. I have tried them and I just don't like them. I'm a beer girl. 2. I do not use my oven as sweater storage. I love to bake! 3. I could NEVER spend $400 on a pair of shoes (sorry Manolo) 4. She's a city girl. I'm a country girl. I think that is a pretty good summary of the Sara vs. Carrie comparison.

For all of the aforementioned fascinating stories, and many, many more to come, I hope you return to my blog for more riveting details of my fascinating life, and perhaps even a bit of entertainment!