April 9, 2006
100 Things
I’ve seen these on a lot of blogs I read. I thought it would be fun to try. It took me FOREVER. Enjoy!
- I am not a morning person, at all.
- I have auditioned for two reality tv shows.
- One rejected my husband and I because we "looked too good." (A Makeover Story)
- I have dated two valedictorians in my life.
- I married the second one.
- I was the first one of my friends to get married.
- I was the first one of my friends to have a baby.
- My favorite alcoholic drink is the margarita.
- Bass is my favorite beer.
- I drink entirely too much iced tea.
- I’ve been to Disney World six times.
- I honeymooned in St. Lucia.
- I HATE the Sandals resort and will NEVER go back ever ever ever.
- The only bone I ever broke was my finger.
- I broke it when I got hit by a car while riding my bike.
- I have always wanted to learn karate.
- Until age 29 I was too afraid to try.
- I have beat up three people in my life.
- Two of them were guys.
- All of them deserved it
- All of them were pre-karate.
- I was in a major car accident while in college.
- I’m still terrified of tractor trailer’s because of it.
- I love the Outer Banks, NC.
- I have been there at least 15 times.
- My favorite color is blue.
- Almost every shirt I own is blue (sad, but true).
- You know all those political signs on the sides of roads? I put them there last election.
- I voted for Bush, and am proud of it. (Please address all hate mail related to this comment to yourself. You’ll feel better getting it out of your system; and I’ll feel better because I won’t have to waste time hitting delete.)
- I love playing fantasy football.
- I HATE losing.
- I am EXTREMELY competitive.
- I met my husband when I was 19.
- I got married when I was 23.
- I had my first baby when I was 26.
- I cry when I pack up baby clothes that is too small.
- I had two babies and never got an epidural.
- I had looonnnnggg labors.
- I only said two mean things to my husband during the course of those labors, one for each baby.
- I did swear quite a bit.
- My first concert was Vanilla Ice.
- I once looked like Vanilla Ice when my aunt waxed my eyesbrows and seriously screwed up.
- As an adult, I went to see Justin Timberlake.
- My husband and I were the only ones old enough to drink beer (unless you count the dad chaperones).
- I love Prince.
- I’ve been at concerts from his last two tours and they were awesome.
- And I did wear purple and black.
- People tell me I look like Meryl Streep.
- myheritage.com tells me I look like Jennifer Aniston, Emma Thompson, and Sarah Jessica Parker
- I hate Star Wars.
- My husband hates that I hate Star Wars.
- I suffered through the last movie in the theatre while extremely pregnant.
- I studied French for five years.
- I only know the swear words.
- I studied Spanish for one semester in college.
- I only know what Shakira has taught me.
- I have been published a hand full of times.
- I love Mexican food.
- I don’t like to cook.
- But I make a great chicken marsala.
- Until adulthood, I was always better friends with guys.
- Now, I have a hand full of great girl friends whom I couldn’t live without.
- I am very opinionated.
- I am easily annoyed.
- I am NOT a touchy-feely person.
- Guys in high school were afraid of me.
- With good reason (see # 21)
- I considered myself a feminist until I took a women’s studies class.
- Now I think that a lot of feminists screwed things up for women. (Regarding hate mail, see #28)
- I gave birth with the help of a midwife.
- I went home the same day I gave birth.
- I’m obsessed with 24, Lost, and Grey’s Anatomy.
- I played field hockey in high school.
- I play tennis now.
- I don’t feel like I’m in my 30’s.
- Most people don’t think I’m in my 30’s. (At least that’s what they say.)
- I am extremely overprotective when it concerns my daughters and my little sister.
- I like rap music.
- I LOVE to dance.
- I don’t like to work out.
- I do love playing sports.
- I am addicted to dark chocolate.
- I am not a fan of anything Clinton.
- I am a brutally honest person.
- Probably too honest sometimes.
- I have a hard time saying "No" when asked to help/volunteer, etc.
- I check on my baby’s breathing at least four times each night.
- I hit my husband and tell him to roll over because of his snoring at least four times each night.
- I can’t stand people who litter.
- I have parking lot road rage.
- I have about 4000 pictures of my kids displayed in my house.
- I still don’t think that’s enough.
- I’m tall for a girl.
- But I can’t play basketball to save my life.
- I will occasionally sing karaoke, usually after a margarita or four, but only when I’m out of state.
- If I do, I usually sing Macy Gray, Pebbles or B-52’s.
- But, I am most amused when my husband sings ACDC. He is seriously good!
- I never intended to be a stay at home Mom.
- I changed my mind when I felt my first daughter kick.
- I feel that staying home is the best decision I have ever made.
Isn’t it amazing how much we can learn about someone from a simple list?? I actually read the entire thing and learned a LOT! Thanks for sharing!
I’m totally dull. I could only think of 25 things to put on my list.
Buffy-let me emphasize that it took me FOREVER and then I finally started breaking down statements into smaller ones. 100 things is a whole lot of things!