100 Things About Me

I can hardly believe it! My 100th post. Happy 100th post to me!
When I first started blogging, I had read another blog that was celebrating their 100th post and posted 100 things about themselves. I thought, what a great idea, I'll have to do that....not knowing if I would stick with it and make it to my 100 post.

Well, here I am, my 100th post and here are my 100 Things About Me:

1. My Birthday is February 28th.

2. I used to sing in church, beauty pageants and at weddings.

3. I was very insecure in college.

4. I love music of all kinds.

5. I was 18 before I was ever allowed to go to a concert.

6. My first concert was Elton John

7. I have a younger brother who is 7 years younger than me and we look alike.

8. I graduated high school 4th in my class.

9. There were only 75 people in my high school graduating class.

10. I made the Dean’s list my last 4 semesters of college.

11. I have a B.S. in Political Science and a minor in English.

12. My middle name is my Grandmothers maiden name.

13. I love watching TV.

14. I take my makeup off every night before I go to bed.

15. My parents have been married for 37 years.

16. I am a light sleeper.

17. I love PJ’s.

18. I got married when I was 26 and hubby was 23…I’m 3 years older!

19. I love to organize and plan things.

20. I love the way a baby smells after a bath.

21. I love cookies….all kinds…all assortments.

22. I hate driving at night.

23. I don’t like watching scary movies.

24. I’m usually in bed by 10 or 10:30, even on the weekends.

25. I have rheumatoid arthritis and I have had it since I was 14 years old.

26. I would love to have another baby.

27. I drove to school when I was 15.

28. I love the soap opera General Hospital. I've watched it for as long as I can remember.

29. I worry a lot.

30. I love watching/listening for the mail to come. I also love getting mail as long as it isn’t a bill.

31. I love Nascar and the drama that goes along with it.

32. I made the best friends of my life in college and we are all still friends and keep in touch.

33. I love taking pictures, having them developed and organizing them in photo books.

34. I’ve read every Nicholas Sparks book.

35. I met Hubby at work.

36. He left that job so that we could date each other.

37. Hubby and I only knew each other for 9 months before we got engaged.

38. We were married 6 months later.

39. We have been married for 8 years.

40. I love morning/breakfast time with Madie.

41. I drink 2 cups of coffee every morning.

42. I drink at least 3 diet cokes a day…I love it!

43. I HATE lemon pepper seasoning.

44. I am not a huge fan of sushi. But I eat it when I have a chance.

45. I want to be a good wife and mother.

46. I drive too fast sometimes.

47. I rarely do things spontaneously, I am a planner.

48. I like to make lists.

49. I miss working sometimes.

50. Some of my favorite movies of all time are: The Outsiders, The Breakfast Club, 16 Candles, The Wizard of Oz, Princess Bride, E.T., Mary Poppins, Wedding Crashers, The Notebook, The Lord of the Rings Movies, Footloose, The Lost Boys, Top Gun…there are more, but I’ll just leave it to these for now.

51. I love being a mother.

52. I’m 34 years old.

53. I haven’t slept past 8:30am in over 2 years.

54. I dread Alabama summers….they are way too hot.

55. I like to swim but I hate getting my hair wet.

56. I love buying things online.

57. I like buying things online with free shipping.

58. I would love to have all of my home movies on DVD…I just haven’t had time.

59. I love reality shows and news networks…go figure.

60. Most of my professional career has been in sales, advertising and public relations.

61. My first “real job” out of college was at a radio station. It was a fun job.

62. I won the state 4-H public speaking contest when I was in the 5th grade and 1st place in woodworking in 6th grade. When I was a kid…I loved 4-H.

63. I love to go out to eat.

64. My first job was a cashier at a grocery store when I was 16.

65. I was born on my Parents anniversary.

66.I got fired from a bartending job when I was in college for giving away a drink. It was also my birthday.

67. Places I have visited: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Kentucky, Ohio, Louisiana, Texas (just to the airport), Washington D.C. Jamaica, and the Bahamas.

68. My favorite color is blue. But I wear a lot of black and khaki.

69. I hate my hands and feet.

70. I make my bed every day. It was a New Year’s resolution many years ago that I actually kept.

71. I love it when my house is clean.

72. When I was young, Little House on the Prairie was my favorite show. I wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder and marry a man like Manly. I got lucky, Hubby is much better….my prince charming.

73. Madie was born almost 8 weeks premature and spent 30 days in the NICU. I wouldn’t come home without her and stayed at the hospital until she was able to come home.

74. Hubby and I still have separate checking accounts. Even though I am a stay at home mom now and my only income is residuals from a previous job. Needless to say, there isn’t much activity on my account.

75. I don’t have any pets. Not that I don’t like them. I just don’t want one.

76. I used to hate to shop. I think because I didn’t have any money. Now I love to shop now and still don’t have a lot of money.

77. I am a bargain shopper. I love getting a bargain.

78. I buy things for Madie even when I know she does not need them. I think this is referred to as “spoiling your child.”

79. I hate going to the DMV.

80. I don’t have any tattoos. I could never think of anything I would still want on my body when I am 80 years old.

81. I think I have a good sense of humor.

82. I like being around people who make me laugh.

83. Before Madie was born, Hubby and I would go stripe fishing every weekend.

84. We were going to join a couples tour, but never did.

85. The biggest fish I ever caught was 26lbs.

86. I love it when I have a tan. I haven’t had one in 3 years.

87. My last supper would include: steak, spaghetti, something sweet (cookies or brownies) and something from the Waffle House.

88. I had my tonsils removed when I was 5 years old.

89. I also had mono when I was five.

90. I was engaged when I was 19. Thank goodness I knew better.

91. I am a loyal and trustworthy friend.

92. My family (hubby, Madie, my entire side of the family, in-laws & friends) is very important to me and I think that I display that on a day to day basis.

93. I’ve always wanted people to like me. It used to really bother me if I thought that someone did not like me. Now that I am older, I still care, just not as much.

94. I hate hearing other people eat, chew or smack food. All accept my daughter, it’s different with her it’s like I’m doing it and it doesn’t make me cringe.

95. I’ve never been to Disney World…but I hope too in the next few years.

96. I wish I lived closer to my hometown. It’s only about an hour and a half away but it would be really nice if it were only about a 30 minute drive.

97. I hate it when people drive slowly in the left lane and you can’t pass them.

98. I have a very high tolerance to pain, but seeing someone else in pain makes me woozy.

99. If I could go anywhere in the world tomorrow, I think I would be on a plane to Italy.

And………

100. I had a really hard time coming up with 100 Things about myself. Which leads me to believe that writing down 100 things about myself has let me get to know myself a little better.