100 Things You Never Thought You Might Really Have Thought You Wanted to Know About Me and Now Here They Are

1. I am married to the greatest guy in the world.

2. Sometimes he drives me crazy.

3. Sometimes I drive him crazy.

4. I love him anyway.

5. I have the most beautiful baby that has ever spit up on the planet Earth.

6. No, really I do.

7. Until she came along I thought I was the center of the universe.

8. That is because I am an only child.

8. Because of being an only child, some might say I’m spoiled.

9. Others say I’m a drama queen.

10. Still others say I’m a diva.

11. For my opinion on what others say, see number 7.

12. I like cottage cheese with crushed garlic. Try it, it’s amazing.

13. I do not like pickles.

14. I do not like olives.

15. I do not like prunes.

16. However, I do like cucumbers, olive oil, and plums. Go figure.

17. My husband makes the best spaghetti sauce in the world.

18. I taught elementary school for nine years.

19. I quit to be a mommy.

20. I don’t regret that decision.

21. Okay, I regret not having my own money anymore, but that’s the only thing I regret.

22. I did not have my first kiss until I was 18.

23. I wanted it to be “special.”

24. It was, sort of, in a strange, sloppy, slurpy, wet sort of way.

25. I didn’t drink alcohol until I was in my 30s.

26. Give me an Arbor Mist, a Fuzzy Navel wine cooler, or a Smirnoff Ice and I’m a happy camper.

27. I don’t really drink all that often, though.

28. I never went into labor.

29. Unless you count preterm labor, which I do not.

30. I don’t regret not going into labor.

31. The only thing I regret about the way the baby was born (since she came out healthy and all that) is that my best friend who was supposed to be in the delivery room couldn’t be in the delivery room.

32. That makes me sad.

33. I watch entirely too much television.

34. I always have.

35. When I was a kid, I had a tv in my room, and I secretly watched Dallas even though I wasn’t supposed to.

36. My daughter will NEVER have a tv in her room.

37. I hate working out.

38. I do it anyway.

39. I hate people who don’t have to work out.

40. Okay, I really don’t hate them, I just envy them. A lot. An awful lot. Hmph.

41. I love chocolate custard-filled Krispy Kremes the best.

42. I wish I could have one now, but I can’t. That sux.

43. I do not like coffee.

44. I do like tea.

45. I rarely drink soda.

46. I hate pulpy orange juice.

47. My favorite juice is cran-grape.

48. I lived in Flagstaff for one semester while I went to NAU (Northern Arizona University).

49. It was cold there.

50. I hate the cold.

51. I graduated from Arizona State University.

52. I graduated magna cum laude. I think. It might have been summa. Oh well.

54. I hate changing poopy diapers.

55. I do it anyway.

56. I hate gross things, especially if I have to eat them.

57. For this reason, I could never be on Fear Factor or Survivor.

58. I am addicted to reality shows.

59. I don’t know why.

60. When my daughter smiles at me it melts my heart.

61. The dream that I had that never came true was being a professional singer.

62. I sing at church, though.

63. I converted to Catholicism as an adult.

64. I was raised in the Church of Christ.

65. I got frustrated with that church because women could only have secondary roles.

66. I think that’s dumb.

67. They are nice people though.

68. My mother died when I was 33.

69. Her mother died when she was 33.

70. If there is any way I can control it, I will not die when my daughter is 33.

80. I miss my mom.

81. She would love my daughter.

82. I think she hangs around and makes my daughter laugh.

83. I’m not crazy.

84. No, really, I’m not.

85. I love to blog.

86. I love to take photographs.

87. I love to write only when I don’t have to.

88. I always waited until the last possible moment to do assignments when I was in school.

89. I did not like that about myself.

90. Obviously, I’m a procrastinator.

91. I used to bite my finger nails.

92. I stopped.

93. I have been to England, Scotland, Ireland, and France.

94. I have friends all over the world.

95. I think that’s cool.

96. My favorite word is tintinnabulation.

97. My best friend’s favorite word is tintinnabulation.

98. I think that’s cool, too.

99. I used to have long hair.

100. I actually had 100 things to say about myself. Woohoo!