100 things about me

1. My feet are ugly, they are man feet
2. I enjoy event planning
3. I have planned 7 events (for 100+ people) over the last 6 years
4. I am the oldest child in my family
5. I have three younger brothers
6. I have the best sister-in-laws ever, on both sides of the family
7. I have spent way too much time looking over plans/designs for our retirement home
8. I have spent way too much money on ebay
9. The clothes I bought for Will before he was born covered our 8ft. pool table
10. I have been inside the Supreme Court twice in the last 18 months to hear an oral argument
11. The last case I heard in the Supreme Court involved "Brighton", of which I have 3 pairs of shoes and 1 purse
12. I spent 250$ for that 1 Brighton purse
13. That is the most expensive purse I have ever bought
14. I chewed my nails growing up and never had them all past my fingertips at the same time
15. I loved having solar/"artificial" nails while I did
16. I enjoy pedicures, usually once a month
17. I read People and Us (and other magazines that I don't buy) at the nail salon
18. I have a great hairdresser and colorist- who is also a precious young Christian mother.
19. My house is MUCH cleaner without my children living at home
20. Contrary to what my daughter reported, I do NOT hoard (my dad does though)
21. I purge my house continuously, because the closets are too small to hoard anything.
22. I have been mowing the backyard (all few feet of it) myself because the boys don't do it often enough to suit me.
23. I was obsessive about my grades in nursing school
24. I don't have a nice sounding laugh
25. So, I laugh on the inside, but rarely laugh out loud
26. My cousins thought I was my grandma's favorite
27. I was!
28. I was blessed to be with my grandma when she passed away
29. I am a chocoholic
30. I can't drink tea because it keeps me awake at night :<
31. My favorite drink is Diet Dr. Pepper
32. Exploring Bed & Breakfasts with Tim is one of my favorite things to do.
33. Brownies are my comfort food.
34. I was a girl scout leader for Lauren's troop for two years
35. I prayed to God that I would die when I was 21 and had Hepatitis A and was so sick.
36. I was yellow and had yucky yellow eyes.
37. My nails grew the longest they had ever been.
38. My favorite summer destination is Destin, Florida
39. I love Washington DC and all the historical buildings and places
40. I love the subway in DC
41. I was an "extra" for the movie "The Evening Star" but the scenes I was in were cut. (A snowy street scene & an audience at the opera scene). It took all day to shoot and involved costume changes, etc..
42. I would like to get into photography
43. I taught piano when I was 12-13 years old
44. I took piano for 8 years
45. I played the organ for VBS at my piano teacher's Methodist church when I was an adolescent
46. I went to VBS at my grandma's Baptist church
47. I can remember the smells of VBS- koolaid & glue
48. I love seasonal decorating
49. My house is already decorated for fall
50. my Christmas decorations fill 20+ Rubbermaid tubs
51. All my linens are 100% cotton
52. My comforter is down alternative (Tim is allergic to down)
53. It is white and my sheets are white, very spa like
54. I love the color of my bedroom walls, it is like candlelight
55. I like the smell of paint
56. I can't paint much anymore, because it makes my ulnar nerve/arm hurt.
57. My grandma had me reading at the age of 4, out of the Bible
58. She let me grade her first grade papers (she was a teacher) when I was in first grade
59. I played softball in a church league when Lauren was little.
60. I don't mind the smell of skunk
61. I'm always just a little bit later than I intend to be.
62. I love taking naps
63. I own around 50 pairs of shoes.
64. I donate clothing/household goods to Katy Christian Ministries about twice a month
65. When I bag up donations, I take it to my car and keep it there until I donate.
66. My favorite soap is Bath & Body Works-Warm Vanilla Sugar
67. Tim & I just bought land in the Hill Country
68. Our retirement address will be: 2221 Longs Peak Canyon Lake, TX 78133
69. I have lost weight the last week since Tim has been on his diet
70. My first car was a Gremlin
71. I've been to Phantom of the Opera twice, it's my favorite!
72. I love the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber
73. My favorite author is John Grisham
74. I like artichokes on my pizza
75. I think "The Office" is stupid, I can't watch it
76. I think the premise of "24" is not credible
77. My favorite TV show is "LOST"
78. I like reality shows- Survivor, Big Brother, Amazing Race, etc...
79. I have been blessed to see both of my grandchildren born.
80. my favorite coffee is the "taste of san antonio"
81. I think Starbucks prices are outgrageous
82. I really want to go on a mission trip
83. I have been really lonely for girl friends
84. I have a new friend named Carol, from church :)
85. my best friend moved to Thailand 2 months ago (a lot of people call her their best friend :>)
86. I have to have my ear plugs in to sleep
87. My favorite surgery is transplants- because people are so happy that they are getting a new chance at life and are so grateful to the donors.
88. My drivers license has my donor sticker on it
89. my least favorite surgery is D & C, because it reminds me of the loss of life & the pt's are so sad.
90. I had a D & C the night of July 4, 1986. The night that the statue of liberty was lit up for the celebration of 100?200? years since the US got it from France.
91. I don't know punctuation rules the way I should.
92. I promised God that I would never ride another roller coaster years ago, if he got me safely off the one I was on, and he did!
93. I know the basic floorplan that I want for our retirement home.
94. I've incorporated ideas from my friends/relatives houses that I like in my ideal plan
95. I don't want to live in a house that's being remodeled again (we lived on cement floors for 2 months this summer)
96. I sang on the praise team at church for 4 years+
97. I knew at 4 years old that I wanted to be a nurse
98. I've been married for 30 years, I've got a great husband & we're in it for the long haul!
99. I've got three great kids
100. I've got two out-of-this-world fantastic grandkids

I could go another 100 I'm sure..................but, we'll leave it at that!