They say I'm really random…
I prefer to say I'm fun or a little silly, even easily confused at times. I'm also caring, kind, outgoing, shy, full of energy, needing quiet alone time, smiling, and spacing out. Maybe all of that adds up to random. I've never been able to figure out if the comment is a compliment or not, but I've decided not to change. I try not to think too much about the flow of things and let each moment be its own.
I was born on a rainy island in southeast Alaska where nearly my whole Mom's side of the family lived. It was beautiful and so great to have family so close all the time. When I was 8, we moved to eastern Washington, where it's so dry that it qualifies as a desert, to help my Dad's Uncle and Grandmother out with the family farm. The small town lifestyle was hard at times, but was a good place to grow up and a new set of family to have close by. I spent my summers living with my Grandma in Tacoma, chasing the ice cream man, riding our bikes, and swimming in the lake or on swim team. In high school I ran track, was on knowledge bowl, in something that kind of resembled Glee, volleyball, honor society, and cheerleading. After high school graduation, I moved to Arizona to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, majoring in aerospace engineering. I interned at a wind tunnel in Virginia and at Walt Disney World as a park greeter/ride operator. College graduation led me back to Washington to work for Boeing. After 18 months, I landed my dream job working as a Flight Test Engineer on the new 787 airplane. It's been 4 years since I started preparing and testing that airplane, though during those 4 years I've probably worked 6 years of hours. It's been some amazing highs and lows affecting every aspect of my life. I'm so proud and happy to have been an important part of such an amazing project. I am so very lucky that my leadership agrees that taking a year off and going on a mission trip is the next step in my journey. Hopefully there will be a spot for me to return to again. All I know right now is that I'm doing exactly what I'm supposed to be doing.
The randoms that give me laugh lines and make me smile
Jesus sleeping in boot camp tattoos changing my hair color my freckles shopping online baking my Mom's laugh saying I'm a rocket scientist eating 2 red Skittles going fishing with my Dad baby ducks a hug from Uncle Jerry designer jeans gummi bears football games (SEAHAWKS!!) building a fire worship music giraffes my sister-cousin Nicole Kristine and her amazing family having my hair brushed Gonzaga basketball lip gloss chatting with my Grandma playing with my 5 year olds in Sunday School laying in the park with my pup penguins the thought of being a mommy someday Laura & Kim a text that says Nachos!!!!! baseball games afternoon tea taking public transportation recycling dive bars my cousin Mandy and her family
The randoms that give me frown lines and wrinkle my forehead
being introduced by my occupation talking before I've been awake for at least an hour shopping for clothes trying things on driving being late when my skin touches my skin fake sugar eyeballs being called Megan by close friends or family drivers that slow to a halt in the rain crowded places being touched by strangers
The random things you'll hear me say
Okay…BYEEEEE Goodness! RED TEAM GO, RED TEAM GO! Good Story That's my 2nd favorite _____ Okay, SUPER! I don't care what you say, I'm adorable!! I do what I want! Oh geeze you're my favorite! He/She's the best! Okay, I'm confused! I hate it when that happens I RARELY do that
The random things you won't hear me say
literally curse words do you have any more mayonnaise? I hate (in reference to a person) ain't that pickle was amazing I have too many pairs of jeans! I love the Beastie Boys no thanks, I've had enough Gelato
The random things you'll often catch me doing
skipping ponying talking, always talking fidgeting so much playing with my hair looking at my fingernails making weird faces reading 6 books at a time taking lots of notes from books I read rocking out in my car, even at a traffic light calling kids of all ages babies wearing magenta running half marathons high-fiving wearing 2 shirts texting like a teenager standing like a flamingo in the kitchen making to do lists jumping in the lake, no matter how cold skipping smiling like a first grader calling all dogs puppies
Things random things you'll rarely catch me doing
talking on a bluetooth sitting still wearing shoes in a house getting out of the shower without drying off first letting someone touch my face going to bed without brushing my teeth drinking soda wearing baby pink training for half marathons eating take-out food collecting things eating meat introducing myself as meg seeing a movie in the theatre wearing foundation
