What do you get when you combine the following?
The fierce competitive nature of a field hockey midfielder.
The innate desire to perform of an aspiring actress.
And the perceptive ability of a budding psycho analyst.
Me!
Meg Kaplan that is.
You can see my self-portrait above.
Ok, ok. I know I'm late on the whole blog thing, but with graduation, (from Brown University), in sight, I needed a place to record my thoughts.
So a little bit about me.
Born:
Margaret "Meg" Beatrice Kaplan, 1985, in Amherst MA.
My parents:
David Kaplan- Attorney at law, he's cornered the lesbian divorce market.
Note: until my recent relationship with Josh Stern (Senior in International studies, my parents thought I was lesbian.)
That brings me to my mother who I must admit is my best friend in the whooooooollllllleee world.
Janet Rifkin is a dean at the University of Massachusetts and has made me the woman I am today.
She's been through everything with me.
When I was overwieght in high school, she woke up every morning with me and walked three miles.
When I was applying to college, we criss-crossed the country looking at every school in the top 30.
Fortunately I got into Brown.
Early decision.
And every spring break we do something totally fabulous, like a walking tour in Tuscany, cooking school in france or a spa in Napa.
I love her so much.
Oh and BTW, she's about to turn 60.
Happy Birthday mom.
Oh yeah, I should mention my older brothers, Alex and Nick.
Alex is like 10 years older than me, lives in California with his wife Jen, and is a marketing executive.
He's a mogul.
Nick's 3 years older, works in advertising and is the typical middle child.
Brooding and pissed off!
So back to me.
I'm nearing graduation and while I am planning on pursuing my doctorate in psych, I have some things to do.
Josh and I are going to travel this summer.
I am producing, directing and starring in a one-woman play next fall, "Field Hockey Diva."
And my mom and I are going bicycling in Ireland and Scottland.
Well, as I said. I just wanted to get on the blog train.
So bear with me while I get the hang of it.
