This is my very first carnival to participate in, but I had to jump in with this question just because it seemed so fun! I was intrigued and ended up talking with my mom about some traits that may have been passed down to me. Here's what we came up with:
Appearance
I definitely look like my mom...pretty much the spittin' image of her. It was pretty freaky this past Christmas when I visited her after not seeing each other for a year. She opened the door and it was literally like looking in a mirror. It was the first time that I could see for myself how much we really do look alike! There are a few differences though where I am a little like my dad. I'm shorter, like my dad, where my mom is very tall. I also have my dad's hands and his nose.
Peronal Qualities
From my mom's side of the family, the women (especially mom and my grandmother) were very reserved/modest and quiet-spoken people. In recent years I have begun to come out of my shell, but I still have that initial introverted way about me.
Music has always been a BIG part of my life...and I was initially a piano performance major in college. Mom taught me piano from a very young age, and in talking with her over the phone for this blog post, I learned a lot more about her side of the family. When mom was growing up, she had many people coming through her house, groups of people, that would practice around her family piano. Uncle "Dude" sang in a quartet which was probably the first time that mom heard how harmonies fit together. Mom's sister and brother (Uncle Clyde and Aunt Carolyn) were a part of the Sing Out Georgia group and they would practice at the Parker household as well. Uncle Johnny (mom's uncle) was also a hymn writer for some of the older Baptist hymnals. My dad was also musically inclined...but sadly I don't know much about his side of the family.
Are you happy and you know it...clap your hands..... Mom also informed me that when I was a baby, and even a little girl, the thing that people would always remember about me was that I laughed all the time. I never cried...just laughed...ALL THE TIME! Cool huh! I suppose I'm still a pretty happy-go-lucky gal, and according to mom, this comes from her dad (Pawpaw) who was a fun-loving kinda guy too.
So I suppose this is me in a nutshell. I had loads of fun talking with mom and gathering information. It's always good to sit and listen to a good ole' story every now and then.
For more Carnival of Genealogy entries, head over to Creative Gene.
Appearance
I definitely look like my mom...pretty much the spittin' image of her. It was pretty freaky this past Christmas when I visited her after not seeing each other for a year. She opened the door and it was literally like looking in a mirror. It was the first time that I could see for myself how much we really do look alike! There are a few differences though where I am a little like my dad. I'm shorter, like my dad, where my mom is very tall. I also have my dad's hands and his nose.
Peronal Qualities
From my mom's side of the family, the women (especially mom and my grandmother) were very reserved/modest and quiet-spoken people. In recent years I have begun to come out of my shell, but I still have that initial introverted way about me.
Music has always been a BIG part of my life...and I was initially a piano performance major in college. Mom taught me piano from a very young age, and in talking with her over the phone for this blog post, I learned a lot more about her side of the family. When mom was growing up, she had many people coming through her house, groups of people, that would practice around her family piano. Uncle "Dude" sang in a quartet which was probably the first time that mom heard how harmonies fit together. Mom's sister and brother (Uncle Clyde and Aunt Carolyn) were a part of the Sing Out Georgia group and they would practice at the Parker household as well. Uncle Johnny (mom's uncle) was also a hymn writer for some of the older Baptist hymnals. My dad was also musically inclined...but sadly I don't know much about his side of the family.
Are you happy and you know it...clap your hands..... Mom also informed me that when I was a baby, and even a little girl, the thing that people would always remember about me was that I laughed all the time. I never cried...just laughed...ALL THE TIME! Cool huh! I suppose I'm still a pretty happy-go-lucky gal, and according to mom, this comes from her dad (Pawpaw) who was a fun-loving kinda guy too.
So I suppose this is me in a nutshell. I had loads of fun talking with mom and gathering information. It's always good to sit and listen to a good ole' story every now and then.
For more Carnival of Genealogy entries, head over to Creative Gene.
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