25 Random Things About Me

Posted Sun Feb 1, 2009 2:36PM by Niki Alvey

  1. English was not my first language, Greek was. My parents sent me to Kindergarten not knowing a word of English.
  2. My best friend Nanette introduced me via email to her nephew Brian who she thought was perfect for me. I corresponded with Brian via e-mail and an occasional phone call for 4 months before we met. Nanatte was right!
  3. I have a BA in Mass Comm and a BS in Nursing.
  4. I was an overnight DJ at a Catholic radio station in college --  WBVM, The Voice of Mary. My boss called me while I was on air several times to tell me to stop talking so sexy.
  5. I only wanted to have boys. I didn't think I wanted girls. I was so happy to have 2 boys. Now I can't imagine life without Liv.
  6. I am extremely good at drawing blood and starting IV's. Like scary good. Even on newborns (I am a peds nurse).
  7. I am a great cook but a horrible baker. Cooking is all about "feel", baking involves strict adherence to recipes and measurements.
  8. I am addicted to advice columns.
  9. My grandmother was my best friend when I was a kid (she died when I was 13).
  10. I have had multiple miscarriages. I lost 6 babies before I had Jack. 4 babies before I had Tor and no babies before I had Liv. I knew I wanted a lot of kids, so we just kept trying.
  11. I love to read and have carried a book around with me everywhere I go since I was in elementary school. Now I need reading glasses but I rarely use them. It isn't a vanity thing though, I just read too much and never have them with me when I need them.
  12. I love the sound of waves crashing on the beach. I just like being around water. It has a calming effect on me. Clearwater Beach is my favorite. Jack and Tor like it too.
  13. My Springer Spaniel Duncan was my favorite dog ever. I had her before Brian and the kids. I love my dogs now, but they are just dogs
  14. Brian is my soul mate we even have the same birthday.
  15. I am still best friends with the boyfriend I had when I was 19 and remain close with his family. Brian likes them all too and vice versa.
  16. Driving from CT to NYC on spring break with my parents I saw an exit sign for White Plains. I never forgot that sign and Brian ended up renting an apartment for us unbeknownst to me before we got married.
  17. I was on Romper Room with Miss June for a week when I was a kid.
  18. I was conceived in NY so I consider myself a native New Yorker :).
  19. I never thought I would have blond haired/blue or green eyed babies.
  20. When I was in college I got pulled over many many times for speeding in my red camero. I only got one ticket and that was from a woman cop. As soon as I saw her in my rearview mirror I knew I couldn't flirt my way out of it -- but that didn't stop me from trying :).
  21. My pet rock was a rock my parents took from the Acropolis in Greece. They were not going to spend good money on a rock. I still have my pet rock.
  22. Cheap Trick was my very first rock concert and they were also Jack's.
  23. I had only seen snow once before I met Brian. (Florida snow does not count).
  24. I have been to 1 Super Bowl, 3 Sugar Bowls, 3 Orange Bowls, 2 Gator Bowls, 2 Outback Bowls, 1 Fiesta bowl and 1 Citrus Bowl.
  25. My family and/or I have had season tickets to the Tampa Bay Rowdies (soccer), Florida State Football, New York Liberty (women's basketball) and the New York Yankees.
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