Having JUST relaunched my website, I’m pretty excited to see that there are a few new faces visiting the blog! And sometimes it’s fun to be able to connect with people on a light and wacky level and introduce myself to people who may not know me. It’s helpful to know that the people we follow online actually have quirks, pet peeves, and flaws that make them that much more real than the professional shell puts forth. I love getting to know others when they write these posts, so I thought I’d share some ridiculous facts about myself. Here we go! [Also, if you didn’t see the previous post, the giveaway is still going on! $25 J.Crew gift card? Yes please!]

1. I grew up with a stutter! It kept me quiet and shy most of my childhood – I never raised my hand in class and hated to be called on. I went to speech therapy for a long time and eventually, I lost it! Every once in a while, it comes out [words like “specifically”], and I just have to laugh it off and praise God that he took the worst of it away!
2. I have no desire to go to Disney World. If it’s up to me, we’ll be doing the Disney Cruise when it’s time to introduce the future children to the Disney Experience. I think it harkens back to my childhood trip. We waited 2 hours for every ride and got sick on giant turkey legs. Disney World is NOT for me… And I just lost 50 followers.
3. I’ve been to over 100 concerts. I sat down to count ticket stubs recently [I collect them.] and I was really amazed to find 88 stubs, and several season passes that equalled out to well over 100 concerts.
4. In 2005, I went Christmas caroling with Jack Johnson in Hawaii. [Mic drop.]
5. I watch a lot of ESPN. Not on purpose, but I turn on the TV for noise while I work, and Chad is always the last person to have the remote. I never get around to changing the channel. It catches up with me and I think, “I’ve been watching Sports Center for 5 hours now…”
6. If I had to eat one food for the rest of my life, it would be Pizza.
7. My first name is Beth. Weird, right? I go by Ali, a nick name of my middle name, Alisandra.
8. If I wasn’t a wedding photographer, I’d have to still be doing something in the service industry – preferably in the hospitality industry. I’ve always thought being a hotel concierge would be pretty sweet! Or running a bed and breakfast – to me that just sounds like a dream!
9. I’ve had the same car since I started driving. My Acura RSX; it is my dream car, even today. I hope it stays around forever…
10. Before I understood the concept of growing up to be something, I wanted to grow up to be a giraffe.

You can find a few more “about me’s” on my new site HERE!

So what about you? Can you relate? Post a link to your “10 things you didn’t know” blog posts. Or your bio page! I’d love to get to know you better!!

Above photos from the fabulous Andrea Pesce, and below, Annamarie Akins.