A- Age of your first kiss: 18
B- Band you are listening to right now: None. I'm at work.
C- Crush: Kerry Wood and Mark Prior. Too bad they're married!
D- Dad's name: Ed
E- Easiest person to talk to: My friend Lisa
F- Favorite ice cream: Boston Cream or Krispie Treat custard from Culvers.
G- Gummy worms or gummy bears?: Both.
H- Hometown: Bolingbrook, IL
I- Instruments: None.
J- Junior high: Hubert H. Humphrey Middle School
K- Kids: None
L- Longest car ride: Bolingbrook, IL to Washington, DC.
M- Mom's name: Hilary (with 1 L)
N- Nicknames: Rae in junior high, Roses
O- One wish: To have large sums of money
P- Phobia: NEEDLES
Q- Quote: "One thing this job has taught me is that no matter what I write, it's going to make somebody mad." - Mike Royko
R- Reason to smile: Barney (my dog, not the purple dinosaur)
S- Something you forget: At least one thing from my purse, frequently. (I'm notorious for leaving things places!)
T- Time you woke up today: 6:15, hit snooze til around 6:45
U- Unknown fact about me: If you do a Dow Jones search under my real name, you can find some articles I've had published.
W- Worst habit: Procrastination or messiness...it's a toss-up.
X- X-rays you've had: Quite a few as a kid. Nowadays just the routine dental X-rays.
Y - Year you were born: 1973
Z- Zodiac sign: Scorpio