10 firsts.
first boyfriend/girlfriend:Mark Murphy, "the Lion"
first best friend: LeAnne Sellen
first screen name:kmpbarry
first kiss: on Thanksgiving Eve in Wenonah
First School: Wenonah Elementary school
First visit to the movie theatre: December 1986 with Aunt Anne, to see *Lady and the Tramp*
first crush: Tim Lyons (first grade!)
first music: "I'm going to sing 'Away in a Manger' and 'Cattleore'"
first car: 1985 Ford Escort, named Gordon.
first stuffed animal: Geoffery Robert Bear, who is still on our bed.

9 lasts.
last cigarette: never
last alcoholic beverage: Saturday night, an Alt Bier at the Bitburger restaurant
last kiss: a little while ago
last movie seen: In theaters, *The March of the Penguins*
last phone call: Mother, before supper
last cd played: the Corries
last bubble bath: Been a while...can't say
last time you cried: Quite a while since I did.
last relationship: The current and permanent one


8 have you evers.
have you ever dated one of your best friends: no
have you ever skinny dipped: no
have you ever kissed somebody and regretted it: yes
have you ever fallen in love: Yes
have you ever lost someone you loved: yes
have you ever been depressed: yes
have you ever had sex: I'm married, what do you think?
have you ever done drugs: no

7 states you've been to.
1. Missouri
2. Michigan
3. Washington
4. New Jersey
5. Delaware
6. Florida
7. Oklahoma

6 things you've done today.
1. Mended
2. went to a PEO meeting
3. Practiced piano
4. Wrote my folks
5. Read Maria's letter
6. Read Lianna's letter

5 favorite things in no order.
1. Books
2. music
3. Brett
4. PEO/Cottey
5. hockey

4 people you can tell (almost) anything to.
1. Brett
2. Crystal
3. Christophe
4. My "sisters" (yes, that's listing four people for one, but with caveats as to what's appropriate to talk about with my little sisters, I do share and can share most everything with them.)


3 wishes.
1. Safe deployment when Brett has to go overseas
2. Full quiver
3. See my big brother soon

2 things you want to do before you die.
1. Visit the Holy Lands
2. See fifth, sixth, even seventh generation PEO members in our family

1 thing you regret.
1. Not dancing with Major Notarfransisco at the mil.ball our senior year in high school.