I’ve Been Tagged
December 19, 2006 |
Oh man, talk about timing. I have been out all weekend and I come back to the computer to find that I have been tagged by Kris Berg to participate in a chain post making its way around the blogs. It would appear that my task it to tell you 5 things about myself that you don’t already know. This could be tough, but here goes:
1) My wife, Kari, and I were high school sweethearts. We started dating in 11th grade (10 years ago, yesterday). We then graduated high school together, attended one college together, transferred to another college together, graduated and were accepted to law school together. In fitting fashion, since we didn’t go to law school, we started a real estate business together (with my mother-in-law, of course). Some people may find this strange, some people find it touching, I find it perfectly normal, and wouldn’t have had it any other way.
2) I was Valedictorian of my High School graduating class (Fluvanna County High School ‘98). There were actually 6 Valedictorians that year. To be quite honest with you, I don’t know what happened to most of the others. One is currently a teacher in the school district, one went into the Navy, and I don’t know the fate of the other four. I volunteered to give the Valedictory address. I have always taken after my Mom’s love of public speaking.
3) My wife and I were married at Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana, about 45 minutes outside of New Orleans. We always wanted to have a big plantation wedding. Instead, we had a small wedding (40 people) at a big plantation. November 4th, 2004 was a beautiful day as Louisiana days go (not just because it was my wedding day), 70 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. This was a good thing, since the wedding was outside. In case any of you reading are thinking of getting married and having a destination wedding, DO IT. It was totally worth it. We love the city of New Orleans, and it will always have a special place in our hearts.
4) I can’t drive a manual transmission car. I don’t particularly think this should be all that surprising, but apparently it is. One of the cars that we own is a stick, and Kari is the only one that drives it. She tried to teach me how to drive once, but for the sake of our relationship, we decided it was better if she just drove it. In fairness, she will tell you that she doesn’t like to drive, so when the two of us are together, I usually get the driving duties. That’s fine by me, but it is automatics only.
5) I don’t have a colon. Okay, this is probably going to gross some people out, but I had my colon removed in March. No, it wasn’t cancer. I had a condition called Chronic Ulcerative Colitis. I had it for about 2 years before I decided to go ahead and have my colon removed. To be honest, it was the most difficult process I have ever been through. Without the support of my friends, family, and ESPECIALLY my wife, it would have been unbearable. On the positive side, I did get to go the the Mayo Clinic for the surgery. Let me tell you, the people who live in the Minneapolis area who go the the Mayo Clinic regularly have NO CLUE what health care is like in most of the country. If every hospital were run like the May Clinic, no one would EVER complain about health care in America.
Well, I guess those are my five things. Now, I think I will tag Jim Duncan. He’s in the area, so it only seems right. . .
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My name is Daniel Rothamel. I am a licensed real estate agent in the Commonwealth of Virginia and a member of the National Association of REALTORS. As such, I adhere to a strict code of ethics and all laws with regard to equal housing, which is reflected in the content of this blog. My broker is Strong Team REALTORS, 86 Joshua Lane, Palmyra, VA 22963; (434) 589-5800. My VA Real Estate License number is 0225 077325. All of the opinions in this blog are mine, unless otherwise noted.
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