This week's post is inspired by a Twitter conversation I had with J. Lea Lopez this morning. So, without further ado, please allow me to present

13 #FunFacts About Me

1) My hubby says I naturally smell like the lotion called "Love" which is sold at Cracker Barrel stores in the US.
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If you want to know what I smell like...
2) I love the smell of snow.
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*snnnniiiiiiifffffff!*
3) I wrote my first full-length novel when I was seventeen.
4) My longest-standing crush lasted over 16 years and led to me traveling to London for the first time. David Gilmour was the object of that affection.
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This was perfection for me, until I met my hubby.
5) I form crushes on my characters, too. I think this is why they don't leave me until the story is written.
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I'm sure you can understand why, yes?
6) I'm already planning on taking the train to Modena for the departure of a stage in next year's Giro d'Italia.
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Rumor has it that Jakob, here, will captain his team at the Giro. Gee, I wonder why I wanna go?
7) Going back to number one, my hubby makes a point of sniffing me before he leaves the house, every day. LOL! I do the same to him too.
8) Numbers one, two and seven are to be expected, because I have a very sensitive sense of smell.
9) This morning, I gave my kitty a kiss on the head and she smelled like maple syrup.
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Maple syrup which purrs. Occasionally.
10) I enjoy eating meals out or getting takeaway dinners far more than I should. I get excited days in advance of a meal out.
11) I had originally intended to save my money and move to the UK if I could. Just a few months after putting this plan into motion, I met Alessandro and moved to Italy less than a year later.
12) I cried tears of joy when Oliver Zaugg of Leopard Trek won Il Lombardia (the cycling race formerly known as il Giro di Lombardia) this year.
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Oliver and family after the race. Squee!
13) The fact that my beloved Leopard Trek are merging with Team Radio Shack displeases me greatly. I pray they'll at least keep something closer to the LT kit, but I'm not gonna hold my breath.


















Oh, I almost forgot - a bonus #FunFact about me!



























14) I have a great appreciation for the male form, don'cha know?



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Seriously. Could you possibly blame me?