OKAY- I was thinking of what to do to celebrate my birthday on the blog & figured 33 FACTS ABOUT ME COULD BE FUN!! Yes, I said it, 33!!! I am 33 years old now & it’s honestly so strange. I feel like I am still 23 & have no idea where all this time went. I feel like life goes pretty slow/normal rate ages 1-20 & then shit speeds up real quick after that.

IT’S NOT A BAD THING THOUGH, I am more excited than ever for the year ahead! We are planning our wedding which is SO exciting & working on our beautiful new home. The best is definitely yet to come & I am excited for it all. Here are some words of wisdom from all my years on this planet.

IT WON’T MATTER IN 5 YEARS. ENERGY IS EVERYTHING. YOUR ATTITUDE BECOMES YOUR REALITY. STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF. LOVE THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOU, FORGET THE REST. SLEEP IS CRUCIAL. 

Alright let’s do this…

33 FACTS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT ME!

1. I went to Cal State University Long Beach and got my degree in fashion merchandising & a minor in textiles. I graduated on the deans honors list BABYYYY.

2. During college I interned at Reef Clothing when they had a women’s department and it was my DREAM to work there full time when I graduated. Women’s department closed before I could apply, so I started blogging.

3. I love true crime!!!! I am cutting back on it as of late because I am getting scared of everything, but I LOVE it.

4. I was falsely diagnosed with Lyme disease I’m my early 20’s & was on 30 antibiotics a day for 6 months. It really messed me up for a while, but I’ve recovered.

5. My first car was a 1986 Volvo & I went to a school with extremely wealthy kids. One day they moved my car on a hill to be mean. My second car was a Jetta & it was stick shift.

6. My first job ever was at a donut shop. I had to wake up at 4:30am every single weekend morning & walked to work. I actually was sick of bagels & donuts for a long time after that job. After a year of working there I moved next door to the Postal Annex.

7. My top talent is that I am able to sing word for word any/all songs from the 90’s & early 2000’s.

8. I’ve been obsessed with Elvis since I was 7. This year for my bday we got tickets to see Elvis the musical, an Elvis mug, & an Elvis zippo.

9. If I was not a blogger, I’d be a graphic designer. I also would love to be an aesthetician because I am oddly obsessed with extractions… but I’d be irresponsible & pick too much at peoples faces.

10. I have only broken one bone in my life & it was my nose. I was at the gym when I was 16 (it was the HIP place to go after school to flirt with the older guys at my highschool LOL). My friends head hit my nose & I didn’t think it was broken for a week. My nose has never been the same & I really would love a nose job… but it terrifies me.

11. I didn’t kiss a boy till I was 16. I was a VERY late bloomer. My first kiss, which I just remembered last week, was a boy who I met in Palm Springs on a vacation with my girlfriends. He had nipple piercings.

12. When I was 17 I ditched school to buy a puppy I found on Craigslist. I hid her from my Mom for a week, I would bring her to highschool with me & had a teacher who would let her sleep at his desk. Her name was Coco Chanel & after some SERIOUS convincing, I was allowed to keep her. Sadly, 6 months later, she got into rat poison & passed away. It was my first real heartbreak.

13. I was born in Nashville & lived there till I was 7. We moved to California for my dad’s job. I always wonder what my life would be like if we never left.

14. I begged my parents for a boob reduction when I was 17. I have always dreamed of being a member of the itty bitty titty committee.

15. I dated an asshole for 7 years. I have to write a post about this one day but it is an intense story. I have a lot of problems resulting from this relationship.

16. I HAVE HAD SCARLET FEVER BEFORE. Growing up I got strep atleast twice a year & when I was 22 I got the worst case of strep ever that gave me a full body rash & then SCARLET FUCKING FEVER!!!

17. I’ve been arrested for a DUI. I will NEVER drink & drive again. The worst night of my life.

18. Countries I’ve visited: Mexico, Denmark, Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, France, Greece, Sweden, Monaco, Luxembourg, Jamaica, Netherlands… & maybe a few more I am forgetting lol.

19. We are going to Japan for our honeymoon & that’s been on my bucket list for years. I am obsessed with Japanese culture.

20. I got into a car accident the first time I ever drove a car. It was day one of my permit & my Mom was SO PISSED. I have only been in one other big car accident & a few fender benders. Driving scares the shit out of me.

21. My grandfather & Dad made the Dove Bar famous, but this you may know if you read the blog.

22. I had a guinea pig growing up named Moesha, after the tv show from the 90’s. When I was 10 I put on my rollerblades, placed Moesha in a bag, & told my Mom I was running away. She said ‘okay’ & I left. I was back in 5 minutes crying. Moesha bit me shortly after that & we donated her to my elementary school.

23. Zack & I met at a dive bar. He just got out of a relationship & I was 6 months out of my shitty relationship. I saw him across the bar & told my friend “I’M GONNA MARRY THAT GUY”. We dated for a month & broke up. We ended up getting back together 6 months later. The rest is history!

24. I can sew & I can sew DAMN good. I can make you a pair of pants, a shirt, a dress. I am pretty proud of my sewing abilities. I can also make patterns. Not the “right” way, but my own way.

25. I have the worst taste in television. I love 90 day fiance, teen mom, 16 & pregnant, lifetime movies, etc. Same goes for books. I don’t want anything self help related or anything with substance. I like Gone Girl vibes ONLY.

26. I went through an Adderahl phase in college. It was prescribed to me & one night my roommates found me painting the walls at 2am. After that, I quit.

27. I always wanted to name my first child Presley after my Elvis obsession, but I changed my mind 6 months ago & not telling my new pick!! If my sister has a girl, we’re both fighting for the same girl name.

28. Working on the computer is a stress reliever for me, as well as organizing, & smoking weed.

29. I am an insomniac. Or maybe I just have weird circadian rhythms. I am better working at night then during the day & I NEED MY SLEEP. I have been this way since I was little & our nanny used to dress me for school while I slept.

30. Up until I was born the doctors said I was gonna be a boy & my name was Wesley Eric. When I came out a girl they changed it to Erica Lynn. My dad is Rick & my Mom is Linda, they combined the two to pick my name… get it? I wish they kept my name Wesley though.

31. I am a reformed mean girl. There, I said it. I used to get in actual physical altercations & I am not proud of this. Now, confrontation makes me break out in hives… unless you mess with someone I love & then the claws come out.

32. I have a type in men & that type is… SKATEBOARDERS. Ever since I was 13, I loved skateboarders the most. Nothing hotter than watching Zack kill it skateboarding.

33. I STARTED GOING GRAY AT 25!!! Yes, I have gray hair. Not a lot, but a good streak that I notice every day in the mirror. It’s fine though, I don’t even dye my hair anymore so I am just embracing the gray for now!

OKAY- THAT WAS HARDER THAN I THOUGHT!!! Hope you enjoyed getting to know me better!! Off to go celebrate Zack’s birthday (our bday’s are 2 days apart!!).