Tuesday Ten about Emma

Ten things you always wanted to know about Emma (grin):

1.  What instrument did you play in band?
*In grade school I chose the clarinet to play in the school band.  My senior year of high school and junior year of college I joined the marching band but both of those years I chose to participate in the flag corp instead of the clarinet.

2.  Where did you go to college and what years?
*I graduated high school May 1982.  I attended Danville Area Community College (Danville, IL) in 1982-1984 and graduated with AAS in Bookkeeping/Data Processing, Certificate in Data Entry.  I then transferred to Eastern IL Univ where I attended 1984-1986, majoring in BS in Business, Administrive Office Management, Personnel Management.  I got married in 1986 and had 3 classes left to graduate.  I moved from IL to VA so after I had been in VA a year and could claim residency status I went to Christopher Columbus University, completed those 3 classes, transferred them back to EIU and graduated in 1987.

3.  Were you ever in a school play or musical?
*I was in a production of Oklahoma....and I loved it!!  It was one of the 'good' memories from school!!

4.  What was your favorite subject in school?
*Math...I loved math and was pretty good at it.

5.  Did you belong to any clubs in high school?
*I was in the Radion/TV Production Club, Library Club, GAA Bowling.  Hmm, those are the only ones that comes to mind without a yearbook to refresh my memory!

6.  What was your first job?
*My first job, other than babysitting, was as a waitress as Pizza Hut.  I was only 16 and they served beer.  Since I was so young if someone ordered it I had to have someone else serve it to the table, lol.

7.  When and where were you married?  Did you have a honeymoon?
*We eloped March 26, 1986.  I was in VA visiting Dave for a week over spring break.....and because of issues with my parents we decided to go ahead and elope while I was there! :-)  It was exciting.  We got the rings, license, got an appt, got married.  Friends of Dave's took us to Denny's to eat and then we went to VA Beach for a walk, but it was freezing!  We did go back July 4, 1987 and have our church wedding with family and friends.  We did not have a honeymoon either time though.  Maybe when the kids are grown and gone? lol

8.  Did you have pets
*Growing up I always had cats and dogs on my Grandparents' farm which was only a couple of miles from our house.  My first real pet at home was a kitten that was black and white and named Dingy (short for Ding-a-ling).....my Dad named him.  The cat (Dad was allergic and really didn't care for them) would run after Dad and Dad would say "you little ding-a-ling" and it stuck.

9.  Did you do well in school?  Did you ever skip school?
*I was a pretty good student.  Not the best but above average....an A/B student usually.  I never had the guts to skip school, lol.  One day my senior year my mother gave me permission to 'skip' a day lol....that was my big time to not go to school.

10.  Did you have chores as a child?
*yep, I sure did.  You name it, I did it.