Eight ( 8 )

I felt sorry for Janet. She'd just finished tagging me for a meme, and then came over here to see me ranting on about how I hate doing memes.

It's like I saw her coming. Bummer.

So I concede, because i'm a good sport like that.
Without further ado: 8 Random Things About Me:

1.
I miss fine dining. It used to be such a simple affair .. take your DINK finances after work on a Friday night perhaps, or even for a special treat, and make a booking at Zios, Cafe di Stasio, Sails on Elwood, Walters, The Carringbush, Langtons. Zios has moved suburb, and I think Langtons has closed. A million new places have opened, and will close before I ever get to them.
I now live and dine in the pages of Tuesday's Epicure.

NOT that i'm complaining, mind you. Life is infinitely more sweeter now. And when we *do* eat out, I appreciate it so much more.....

2.
I lived in a caravan ( trailer ) for 3years ( I think ) when I was in Primary School.
It wasn't one of those ones that mimic a home, it was a small camping caravan - with a double bed down one end, 2 bunks at the other. Sliding screens for privacy ( about 10cms to dress in ), and a kitchenette and dining table in the middle. But it wasn't like in America ( trailer trash ), it was more like Home'n'Away.

It wasn't so odd as a lot of people did this while they were building their own homes in our small seaside town. We were on a waiting list for public housing, so not as glam, but if people wanted to assume I wasn't trash, I never did anything to persuade them otherwise.

3.
I am not a good girlfriend. I don't enjoy sitting around in cafes drinking coffee and feeling a distinct lack of things to say. I'm not good at 'small talk' and I couldn't think of anything worse than "catching a movie".
I also don't enjoy shopping. I go to the shops with a goal, and when that goal is achieved/bought/secured, THEN we can sit down and have lunch, but something quick, as I will have the child with me.
AB shops like me ( so perhaps I shop like a boy ? )
We're rarely out for more than 2hrs.

I just like being at home. My favourite 'outing' is visiting someone else, in their home, or having someone here, in mine.
Unless of course, i'm out fine dining, with my husband ;)

4.
On girlfriends and my husband - i've only ever been a one-friend girl. Always had a best friend, and I find it too hard to keep up with a multitude of others. Sure, I have *other* friends, but they're the kind that don't get offended if I don't call them every day/week/month/year, and no matter how long it's been, we can pick up again.
My husband is my best friend, and he's the person I want to do everything with, and think of first and foremost when I think of something we can do. He's good company, and we're kinda two peas in a pod. Very similar - agree on basically everything, and share the same views. I even think we looked the same when we were kids ( because I was MADE TO LOOK LIKE A BOY ! .. ahem.. )

5.
I have been stalked twice in my life, and I didn't like it either time.
The first time was by a creepy High School boy when I was living in the States. He'd corner me after school and at breaks, in the halls, and harrass me to take a ride home with him ( he lived on the property next to me ) and would say weird things that just made me feel uncomfortable.
Once he gave me a Victoria's Secret lingerie catalogue, ( or maybe it was more suggestive, I can't remember besides thinking "this is really creepy" ).

I started varying my routine and clinging to other g/fs, cutting last class, loitering on school grounds until he'd finally think i'd left, staying at girlfriend's houses. It took a lot of effort to avoid him, and it was awful.

Later I found out his whole family were really weird, and the family I was living with didn't like them and avoided them too. I also found out he used to creep out of his house at night and peek through my bedroom windows. Very disturbing :(

6.
Because of my propensity to attract weirdos, and because I watch too many "Psychic Investigators" type shows.. I am always varying my routine, and am wary with strangers and revealing too much about myself ( says she doing a very personal meme ). We have a silent telephone number, and I don't like that stupid sales technique of 'people love to talk about themselves, ask them lots of questions'.
Because if you start asking me a lot of questions, i'm backing away now. I'm very guarded, and I resent the intrusion.

7.
I'm not much into family ( despite my penchant for Brady-Bunch Ideals ). I just like hanging out with my little family, and don't feel much of a need or desire to mingle with the extendeds.
Neither I or my husband feel we have much in common with our families, and we know they think we're odd too.
I just feel that with everything in the world so rushed and compromised ( timewise ), that if there's a spare moment to be found, i'd rather not be doing duty-visits, i'd rather be hanging out with my husband and little boy - either working in the yard ( I love yard work ), or going out and doing something.
I just really, really, really like the company and fit of the 3 of us. They are my favourite days.

8.
I loooooooooooooooove a wedding !!
On Saturday nights, my husband usually works late, and I watch back-to-back "Bridezillas" and "Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?" shows on Arena until he comes home. Going back to Pt. No.1, I also love wedding food, and just the whole production - pretty flowers, pretty bride, lovely colours, fabrics, textures, views. A laugh, a wine, a dance, a chance to do yourself up a bit and frock up. And all you have to do is rock up with a giftie. Oh yeah.
Oh, and on weddings, these are OTHER PEOPLE's weddings. Where you are a GUEST :)

I think nearly everyone has done this meme, so again, I leave you untagged.
If you'd like to reveal 8 random things about yourself though, i'd love to read it ....