5 Things No One Would Know About You From BFP Alone

[EmpressM]

5 things...hmmm. Someone, (you know who you are) told me I don't share enough of myself and I'm very hard to get to know. Well, I feel like sharing now, so here goes. Can we stop with the Ice Princess jokes now? lol!

1. When I have a bad day, I drive to the Dallas Zoo just to visit the giraffe statue at the entrance. He makes me VERY happy! I call him Paul. I have no idea why.

2. My grandfather was a crane-rigger and drove the crane that was used to get John Travolta's character down off the scaffolding when he was drunk in the movie Urban Cowboy. As a result I met John Travolta AND rode the bull at the original Gilley's in Pasadena, TX when I was 6. I still have the pink Gilley's t-shirt.

3. I almost never remember movies I've seen and often re-watch them completely forgetting the plot or that I've already seen the movie a bazillion times. However, I am a walking music encyclopedia! My favorite band is Tool, which no one EVER guesses! I've seen them live 14 times and have met the band.

4. 2 1/2 years ago, I had a very freak accident leaving me with a neck injury that nearly paralyzed me from the neck down. I only had a 15% chance of making it out of surgery alive and a 10% chance of having use of my body. I have 2 titanium replacement discs, 2 titanium plates, 2 pieces of cadaver bone, and 16 screws in my neck. Thankfully, I have no residual pain and the only permanent damage is I can't feel the tip of my left index finger. Now I walk 4 miles every day and do Pilates at least 3 times a week to appreciate and remind me that I almost lost the ability. I am forever grateful to my neurosurgeon and send him hand written Thank You notes on the anniversary of my surgery.

5. I recently elected to leave what most would consider a dream career to pursue yet another degree and my life's calling. The paycheck just wasn't enough anymore.

One more for good measure…My *real* name is actually a title meaning Lady of Royalty, hence EmpressM in my BFP handle!

*hugs* EmpressM