40 Things About Me On My 40th Birthday
Today I turned 40 years old. I can tell you that I enjoyed each and every year of my life. We are currently dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic which cancelled all my birthday plans but I still plan to make lemonade out the lemons I have. Nowadays we all get so caught up in many unnecessary things and forget that “life is about experiences not things”. I hope once this COVID-19 is over you all get out and some new experiences.
Over these 40 years I experienced a lot and been to several places. Creating this list made me reminisce on all the fun times I had & wonder what experiences I will have in my next 40 years. I hope that this list make you laugh, remember being a part of my 40 list & learn a little more about who I am.
1. I was born in Paterson, New Jersey in 1980
2. My favorite color is blue
3. I graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from Voorhees College
4. Pledged Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. & my line name is Slimgoodie #5
5. I am 6’7” tall
6. I also played 4 years of basketball at Voorhees College
7. I lived in several states throughout my life. I lived in Florida, South Carolina, Virginia & Arkansas
8. I lived in 3 state capitals (Columbia, SC, Richmond, VA & Little Rock, AR)
9. I have 3 sisters & 2 brothers
10. My childhood dream was to become a modern-day Bob Vila. I wanted to be a construction worker
11. As a kid I used to love to watch wrestling
12. I never had the typical ‘summer job’ in high school. During my summers I would be outside hanging vinyl siding to homes.
13. I started shaving my head bald in 8th grade because I hated the long waits at the barber shop.
14. I was the BIGGEST 2pac fan in high school. A few of my high school teammates used to call me 3pac because if that haha
15. As a kid I found out I was allergic to bees when I got stung by one on my forehead. My forehead was HUGE & I had to spend 3 nights in the hospital.
16. As a kid I received stitches 3 times. I was a rough one haha
17. My favorite TV show is Martin. I can watch these episodes like I never seen them before and laugh all day.
18. A few of my favorite movies are Life, The Five Heartbeats & the Friday trilogy.
19. I met my wife Jackie at our job gym in 2005. Yea she saw the guns I had haha.
20. Jackie and I got married in 2009 in Columbia.
21. My proudest moment is the birth of my daughter Lauren in 2016.
22. I only feel like I dance like Chris Brown when me and Lauren have our dance offs at home haha
23. I am an introvert but love to be around extroverts lol helps bring me out of my shell
24. I visited 6 countries (The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Cayman Islands, Honduras, Belize and Mexico). Where will I go to next?
25. I love craft beer specifically an IPA. I love the punch and flavor it provides.
26. My favorite soft drink is an ice-cold Coca-Cola.
27. I love BBQ and once attended a BBQ competition cook class. (My ribs are the bomb)
28. I also love to eat Chinese food. General Tso’s chicken is my favorite if I can find a restaurant that can actually make it correctly.
29. I love cooking and creating flavorful dishes for my family.
30. I love comedy movies and a good stand up.
31. I normally change into some basketball shorts within 5 minutes of getting home.
32. In middle school I once ran track (800 meter) & in high school I had to run Cross Country which I hated haha.
33. I played football one year in high school
34. I prefer to watch football over basketball. I am a longtime Philadelphia Eagles & Florida State Seminoles fan.
35. I went on a horse ride twice in my lifetime which was pretty cool.
36. My uncle once taught me how to play the piano. Nope I can’t play one note anymore lol
37. When I was in high school, I used to read books all the time. Now I hate reading
38. I once went zip lining in the Dominican Republic.
39. I went White Water Rafting in a controlled environment. I don’t see me doing that again ha
40. I own an 1894 Morgan Silver $1 coin which is valued around $600.
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