The Surprising Seven...

I must be the last person to do this, but here's 7 things that might surprise you about me:

1. I met my husband in a monastery. No, he didn't run away from the brotherhood to marry me and become a corporate lawyer...It is a pretty amusing story though, so I'll definitely blog about it soon.

2. My first serious boyfriend came out during our relationship. At the time it didn't make me feel any better when he said 'I just felt that if I could have been straight with anyone, it would have been you'. I can laugh about it now, but how I wish that Will and Grace had been on TV back then...

3. I know way more than anyone would ever need to know about Champagne. Of course, with grad student finances this knowledge is pretty much wasted, but hopefully not forever. :)

4. My wedding dress was a replica of the dress worn by Audrey Hepburn for the ball in My Fair Lady (below).

5. I've seen two stuffed dictators - Mao and Lenin. Next up, Ho Chi Minh and Kim Il Sung...

6. I once played Bloody Mary in South Pacific. It took weeks for my pale skin and blonde hair to recover from the masses of black spray on dye and thick brown make-up. All in the name of art... ;)

7. It took me three years to learn to drive and I've only driven once since I passed my test (first time!) three years ago.