Playing in the Dirt

May 12, 2010

I think it is safe to say I am a tomboy. Always have been. I grew up with 2 brothers that were constantly tossing a ball of some sort around. I was always happy to join. There wasn’t a day that went by in my childhood where I did not participate in some sort of sport. It was a part of my life. I was the girl you would find riding her bike all over the place, playing in the dirt to find the weirdest bugs, playing basketball in the backyard and one that could hold her own with her brothers (until they became much much bigger than me). I liked to watch wrestling, basketball, football and hockey. In fact, I didn’t know that girls could be “girly” until I met Jeremiah’s sister and mom. Hi there ladies! That was foreign to me. The girls in my family didn’t paint their fingernails or watch movies like “Clueless” and we certainly didn’t wear jewelry! The world of femininity was completely foreign to me as a child.

As an adult, I have grown to be more feminine. In some ways it has just happened to me but other things have been deliberate or forced. For example, I learned that makeup is my friend. A good friend. I have learned that I look good in and like pink, pedicures are heavenly, I love wearing skirts, and that it is okay to admit that I have a shoe problem! Other things haven’t come so naturally. I don’t like wearing jewelry unless necessary. I do like some pieces, but they are usually simple and classic. 99% of the time you will find me wearing my wedding ring, a ring I bought in Tel Aviv, Israel and my diamond stud earrings. If I am wearing more I must be trying to dress up. And speaking of dressing up, I am a stretchy jeans and cute t-shirt girl. When I do dress up, I feel odd the whole time. So, it is rare. I will never care about varieties of hot tea, wine, or which kind of rose is growing in someones yard. It is just not me. I would rather go for a run or bike ride than paint my toes. I still find myself feeling a bit confused by “girly” conversation. I am not crazy about romantic comedies or books about ooey-gooey love. It’s just not me. While I have become more feminine as I have gotten older, at heart I am still a tomboy. After all, I still LOVE to play in the dirt.

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