My gorgeous, smart Canadian friend Lindsay T has tagged me. I worked my way backward from her blog to see all the others who have been "tagged"...this is fun! So here are the 5 random facts about little Ms Sweet Sauer.
1. I lived on the Tohono O'Odham Indian Reservation in AZ during my senior year of college (1998-99) and taught at a school in a small village about 15 miles away from the Mexcian border. My university offered a student teaching experience there and I couldn't pass it up! It was a very difficult experience in some ways, but I also learned a ton and made some great friends. One of these friends, Jenny, has become one of the closest and dearest people to my heart.
2. I have been to Mexico 20 times. The first time I visited was when I was just a year old and the last was this past April. Some of the cities and towns that I have visited are: Nogales, Puerto Penasco, Puerta Vallarta, Tijuana, Cozumel, Cancun, Acapulco, Taxco, Guadalajara and Mexico City. The ironic thing is that I live in Minnesota and have never been to Canada, which is just about a 5-6 hour drive to the border!
3. I have a Guardian Angel. I was in a pretty bad car accident when I was 17 but believe my life was saved because a voise whispered in my ear and told me to put on my seat belt, just one block away from where the accident happened about 30 seconds later. PS The driver was drunk and had 3 or 4 previous DWI's before he hit me.
4. E and I have known each other since 7th grade. We are now 28! He used to sit next to me in 8th grade Geography class and had a crush on me but apparently I was a little snob and gave away the roses he gave me to my friend Andrea M for her birthday. I did this because I was already dating Jeff R, the guy who later became Homecoming King in HS! (Andrea, do you remember that???!!! I didn't, but E sure does) I broke his heart and he will never buy me roses again. I can't believe he forgave me enough to give me another chance years later!
5. I played Soccer for 12 years. I started when I was four and played year-round until I was injured in the car accident I mentioned earlier. I played mid-fielder and forward but NEVER goalie...I could score them, but not save them!
Extra Random Fact: ***Edited because this is a muuuuch better one!***
The freshman dorm room that I lived in and shared with my childhood friend Bradie was haunted. The ghost was a boy named Peter and he was a prankster...threw stuff around the room and made noises in front of several witnesses. Bradie found a Ouija board and it was incredible the things it would say that ended up being true. It became VERY scary and I will never touch one again!!!!! I would never sleep in that room or be in there alone!
Now it is time for me to tag the incredibly creative and talented Christina P and I am also going to tag Alexandra W!
You know what????? I'd like to tag everybody on my effin blog list! Nicole, Jess, Hillary, Elizabeth and so on and so on!! These random facts are so fun, I want everyone to do it!!!
your pictures are so so so cute! and I can not imagine you being a snob!
lol!
Molly
Posted by: Molly | August 26, 2005 at 06:39 PM
Wow Kristi, great random facts about you!!! Love that you lived and taught on a Reserve, what a great experience! 20 times!!!! Wowza! Amen to your Guardian Angel :D Sorry to hear you were in such a terrible accident though. I couldn't imagine you being a snob either and it's so sweet that you and Erick ended up together :) I stink at soccer, I'm scared of the ball. I'm up next ... Eek! Better think of something good!
P.S. You need to send me your addy for that postcard (please!)
Posted by: Alexandra Wieckowski | August 26, 2005 at 09:40 PM
Well, can I just tell you that I'm loving you???
I've read a bazillion of these tags lately and yours is soo effing interesting.
And I have a guardian angel story also. I was embarrased to admit it out loud(because some people can be soo judgemental about others beliefs, but at my wedding I felt confident enough to speak freely about my angel and I had everyone crying.)I totally believe in angels, one saved my life also. My mom saw her.
Posted by: Raina | August 26, 2005 at 11:07 PM
I've passed the tag to Jaime!! Thanks for tagging me K! That was fun! YOu have lead quite an interesting life girl! I've never been deep into Mexico, that must have been awesome!!
Posted by: Christina P | August 27, 2005 at 06:45 PM
Okay...here ya go! A direct link to my blog and my facts...
http://jensebast.typepad.com/_jen_in_my_head/2005/08/tag_im_it.html
Love your facts! I thought I had been to Mexico a lot, (4 times), for a girl from NY. But 20?
So glad that your angel helped you out! What a fright!
How cool that you lived on a reservation! I hope it was as interesting experience as it sounds.
Good for Erick and you...he must know to hold onto a good catch when he finds one : )
Posted by: Jen | August 29, 2005 at 10:17 PM