After being tagged by Melody Young I was trying to think of some really interesting facts about myself that I could post for people to read, but I could only really think of one thing at the time. So... I guess I will just start writing and maybe it will all just come to me...

1) At 18 years old I became a mother to a 4 week early, baby girl that I named Jordan Lindsy. She had some trouble breathing for the first few days, but then she was fine and I was able to take her home. It has pretty much just been Jordan and I for the past 4 years. I always tell her, "It's just you and me... Let's take over the WORLD!" neither her nor I know exactly what that saying means, but we get a good laugh every time I say it :)

2) I have had many jobs at my young age to try and keep Jordan and I afloat, but my most rewarding job was at a near by high school working with Severely Handicapped kids (and young adults). I was in charge of training the students how to ride the bus to and from home and school. I also trained them to work at different job sites in the community and get closer and closer to reaching that goal of INDEPENDENCE! I still (3 years later) go visit the students at every chance I get.

3) My father (who is also in the real estate industry) made me swear that I would never work in real estate. So, when my friend Ryan told me about a job as an Escrow Account Executive... I kept that interview a secret. One week later I was hired on and sending out my "Introducing Pamela Bassaline, our new Account Executive" announcements... I made sure to personally address one to my father ;) He really got a kick out of it and then started sending his business my way (after I worked hard for every deal). So now we work in the industry together and we are closer than we have ever been... it's so GREAT!

4) A little over two years ago I was bit by a BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER! One of the most painful experiences I have ever been through. My leg was swollen to the size of a tree trunk and there was pain with every movement of my body (including breathing). I was in and out of the hospital for a month. Along with having a bad reaction to the medication and later getting a staff infection... I still have a scar on the back of my leg (thank God it's going away). I guess going through something like that made me appreciate my life and my family a lot more. You never know how much you have until you come close to losing it all. I now, not only have appreciation for my family and friends, but I have this strange respect for spiders.. I leave them alone and they do the same for me. If I need to remove a spider from my home, I scoop him up and take him outside. I may be weird, but I no longer flush, squish or stomp my furry eight-legged friends, (no matter how gross they are).

5) My final piece of information that I want to share with you is that I am IN-LOVE!!! Three years ago I went to New York City and fell in-love with it! Since then I have returned several times during the year for short weekend vacations. Call me strange, but I am intrigued by the people, the fast paced living, the buildings, the smells, the food, the music, the bridges, and the fact that it is unlike any place I have ever seen or been to. My next big goal is to buy a condo in the city that I can sub-lease a few months out of the year and then stay there when I go to visit.

Summary: I am a 22 yr. old(will be 23 this mo.) mother that works in real estate despite my fathers wishes. I almost died from a spider, loved teaching, have accomplished all of my goals (bought a house, paid off my car, took big vacations) and now I have a goal to buy a place in New York City.

Hope I wasn't too boring. Sorry there's no cute or fun pictures (i don't know how to do that yet)... Now I have to figure out who I am going to tag...