::Hearts & Chances:: guest post

Woot, woot!  I have my first Guest Post and couldn't be more ecstatic to introduce a sweet, local blogger.  Alicia is down-to-earth and has such a fun personality. Read on to find out more about her! 

Remember: Anybody that is interested in doing a future Guest Post please email me for further information. Ehermesch@gmail.com

Well hello there!

My name is Alicia and I blog over at heartsandchances.blogspot.com. I am so excited to be writing this guest post for Elizabeth! Here are a couple facts about me because I know you all are dying to know.

1.  I am very sarcastic. See above sentence. 

  

2. I own an English Bulldog named Harley. She’s way more awesome than your dog. Sorry, but it’s true.

3.  I grew up in a very small town. I mean population 3500 on a good day.  I graduated from high school with a class of 66 kids. Yeah, Saint Johns, Arizona is barely on the map.

4.  I moved to the bustling Phoenix Metropolitan area as soon as I graduated. Not that I didn’t love my small town, but I needed a job and Saint Johns doesn’t have too much to offer in that department.

5.  I hate dating. It’s so awkward and weird. But I’m also trying to find a sugar daddy (kidding, kind of) and dating is required for that sort of thing.

And with that introduction, here’s a little story to demonstrate why dating is so horrendous. I was at a young single adult event put on by my church a few weeks ago. We took a test and learned all about our personalities. Sounds innocent enough, but alas, it wasn’t. You see, every activity is just another ploy to get married. After being marked with a tag that says “Hello, my name is: ISFJ PERSONALITY”, they proceeded to tell us the personalities that would be our natural partners and then turned the wolves loose to find a mate. Now I don’t know about you, but that’s not my idea of a good time so I high-tailed it out of there and found the refreshments. Cue cookie chow down. I thought I was in the clear. I would enjoy a few cookies and then get myself home, scotch free of any potential suitors. But I was cornered at the refreshment table by some old(er) guy. I avoided his advances and made my way towards the exit until I was cornered by another guy. This one then proceeded to tell me that all his other matches were super weird and that I was the first one he felt “a connection” with. And then he grabbed my hand. Unfortunately, I wasn’t feeling the same “connection” so I made an excuse that I was trying to find my friend and had to go. As I was trying to find this “friend”, I ran into another guy who thought he should tell me all about his polygamist colony he ran away from. Umm what? I mean to each their own, but how did this even get brought up? As I was desperately trying to change that topic, another guy approached our conversation. I think guys can sense when a girl is floundering and find it as a perfect opportunity to pounce. He was a dentist. I sarcastically told him that I hadn’t seen a dentist in almost five years and that I never got my wisdom teeth out because I’m a rebel. His reply? “Can I see them? Will you just open up so I can check out your wisdom teeth?” Thanks, but no.  And at that I sprinted for the door.

Awkward socializing isn’t all that I’m good at. I also enjoy graphic design and I recently opened an Etsy shop (www.etsy.com/shop/ohlovelydaydesign) to sell some of my prints.

 Because I’m so nice, here’s a special coupon code just for you. Use AWESOME30 to get 30% off your purchase. Yeah, you’re welcome.