10 Things You Might Not Know About Me

Hey everyone!

Welcome back :)

So I decided since I have some new followers, I would just do a quick "get to know me" post!

10 Things You Might Not Know About Me:

1. I was born in Maryland, raised in Pennsylvania, and I've lived in 3 different states over the past several years: Pennsylvania, Illinois (Chicago), and California (San Diego).
2. I went to six different schools growing up: South Hamilton, Hamilton Heights, Andrew Buchanan, CAMS, CVCS, and CASHS
   (my hometown people will know which schools I'm talking about)
   CVCS was a private school; it's where I ended up graduating from (2011). Even though I didn't always agree with what they were teaching, it was my favorite school that I attended, with my favorite teachers, and where I met some lifelong friends.
3. San Diego is my favorite city in the world. My goal is to move back there, hopefully sooner than later.
4. I'm a huge baseball and hockey fan! I love going to games; over-priced beer doesn't intimidate me.
5. Horror movies are my favorite. My top 5 are: Hereditary, The Evil Dead, The Conjuring (any movies that involve the mention of Ed & Lorraine Warren, deserve to be on this list), The Haunting in Connecticut, and As Above So Below.
6. I'm a Veteran. I was in the Navy, and I was stationed on the USS Preble DDG-88, then stationed on Coronado Island, at the North Island Naval Air Base.
7. After the Navy, I was a 911 dispatcher...I have many stories about that experience; some good, some bad, some funny, some sad; I'm sure one day there will be a post sharing a few.
8. I'm allergic to stupid random things such as: mushrooms, bananas, and possibly now peanuts because peanut butter has been giving me issues lately. I recently switched to almond butter, it tastes better anyways.
9. I have an older brother, his name is Adam. Adam has Aspergers Syndrome, which causes him to have problems with social interaction, which is why he comes off as shy to people when he first meets them. He is HFA which is high-functioning Aspergers; he went to school for graphic design, he's an amazing artist, he stutters when he gets excited about things (it makes me smile) and he's one of the smartest people I know on the planet. His favorite things to talk about are art and history. He also is a fan of horror movies.
10. I'm a total homebody. People usually have a hard time believing this one because I can come off as a social butterfly, especially at work since I'm a bartender...but I would rather stay home than go out. I guess you could say I'm an extroverted introvert, meaning I love to see my friends, I love grabbing a drink every once in a while, I love meeting new people and having conversation while I'm out, but I prefer to be at home with my dog.
    I love to just hang out. I'm a pretty laid-back person.
    Some might find that boring, which is fine...but that doesn't mean I'm never down to go do anything.
    I love trying new things and going new places...I just enjoy my time alone and my time at home.
    I like to save my energy, and recharge when needed.
    I love hanging out with Bo, taking naps, watching movies, reading, doing house-projects, cleaning (it's a stress reliever for me), and cooking.
    Which has made this quarantine somewhat easy for me (I still have my days don't get me wrong) but overall, I love being home.
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    I feel like I could keep going on and on with that list...
    However, I'm sure I'll do this every once in a while and continue sharing new bits and pieces off info about me.
    So stay tuned!
    If you already knew these things, congratulations.
    If not, I hope you enjoyed getting to know me a little better!
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    I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this crazy pandemic!
    Hopefully quarantine will be coming to an end soon.
    I'd like to take this time to remind everyone that once everything re-opens, that is not automatically a permission slip for you to act like an asshole.
    BE KIND!!!
    BE PATIENT!!
    Remember to cut some slack to your tattoo artists, hair stylists, nail techs, restaurant servers, bartenders, etc... 
    Everyone is working on rescheduling clients, and bartenders (me) are not going to put up with stupid shit just because you haven't been allowed into a facility where you can drink publicly for 8+ weeks.
    Show some respect, "don't bite the hand that feeds you" and all that jazz.
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    Stay well everyone! 
    Until next time...