Day 3: First Love

I'm going to make this short and sweet because there is not much to tell.

I had two boyfriends before I met my husband, before that I had lots of crushes but not many dates.  I could tell you a lot of funny stories about my middle school and high school years, but here's all you really need to know:

1. I never thought I would meet "the one" in college, let alone get married at 22. Love will surprise you...or in my case show up unexpectedly and (figuratively) beat you over the head with a 2x4. Love continues to surprise me everyday.  
2.  I'm so glad I dated a bunch of (insert your choice of words) before I dated Bryce because I can really appreciate the stellar gentleman he is
3. All of the pain, awkwardness, bad breakups and silly things that happened before Bryce have faded to a muted gray in my memories.  I've never looked back since I met my husband. We both feel as though we've always been married, there was never a "before". 
4. True love really forces you to grow.  Bryce has pushed me to believe in myself and grow as an individual. So much of who I am today is a result of him being there for me. We would both be fine on our own, but we're much better together.
5. My husband makes me laugh everyday. And I mean laugh hysterically.  We have so much fun together.

Our very first photo together!  March 17, 2006.  18 years old at the time.

September 12, 2009

Ringing in the new year 2011

with our furry child Kelly.

Day 2: Meaning behind your blog name

I recently came up with my blog name partly due to a recent post . For the longest time I did not have a name for my blog and then changed it to Mrs. Adams after I got married, but I think "Diary of a Perfectionist" is much better.  Also, it leaves the door wide open for whatever I want to blog about.

And if you know me...you know I am a recovering perfectionist...lol.

Karen's Day 1: Introduction, recent picture and 15 interesting facts

Intro:

Name: Karen Adams

Age: 23

Birthday: August 19

Favorite Color: purple

Degree: Bachelors in Contemporary Music from Western Oregon University

I started blogging in 2008 but did not really start regularly blogging until recently. Now that more of my friends are blogging it is more fun!  I have also finally come up with a name for my blog: Diary of a Perfectionist!  And if you know me, you know if fits!

Recent picture!

Ha Ha...Just Kidding!

You can thank my husband for this "artsy" photo lol.  I promise I usually smile lol.  Also, I recently got my hair cut and have more bangs, but this is from September so it's recent enough.

15 Interesting Facts

1.  I love the Food Channel, HGTV, and the History Channel.

2.  Speaking of the History Channel I LOVE the show Gangland and any History Channel or National Geographic special on gangs.

3.  Like my friend Adrienne (http://31flavorsblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/day-1.html), I too have several nicknames for my husband, some of which are just made up words. lol.  One of the most frequently used nicknames is Pumpkin Head.

4.  I can't watch movies where animals die.  I have a real soft spot for animals, especially dogs. Needless to say I bawled in the movie theater during I Am Legend.  You know what part I'm talking about...I was totally unprepared for that scene.

5.  I love to put chocolate in the freezer and eat it once it's really cold.  Dark chocolate is amazing frozen!

6. I'm a singer, and I mean a good singer lol.  To be specific, I'm an operatic soprano and have been studying voice for almost 9 years and have a degree in vocal performance.

7.  My husband and I bought my engagement ring at an antique store for $60 because we were poor college students and I didn't want a diamond.  My ring is 5 large peridots ( my birthstone) set in white gold.   I think its beautiful!

8. One day I would like to work for a large opera company as an Arts Administrator.

9.  Bryce and I have already picked out our future children's names:  Camille, Viola, Benjamin, Ian.  We're weirdos.

10.  We have a small frog stuffed animal named Glee that we take everywhere we travel and have sent it with friends to China and all over Europe.

11.  I love to paint and to color. I have recently begun to color and paint a lot now that I am out of school  I love to paint mandalas and make collages to fit antique frames.

12. I try to be a very thrifty person and I love to shop at Good Will and other second hand stores and garage sales.  I also love to fix up my furniture finds from these stores.

13.  My number one pet peeve is drivers who don't use their turn signals.

14.  My second pet peeve is when my husband scrapes the bottom of his Blizzard cup in the hopes of scraping up the last bit of ice cream.  LOL.  He loves to do it just to make me mad.

15. My husband and I have our own made up silly language.  I sound like a cartoon character when I speak it too...lol...WOW we are weirdos.