January 11, 2007

A little more about me!






100 Things about me...whew, here goes nothing.

1. I am in LOVE with anything peppermint!
2. I HATE cockroaches and refuse to kill them by myself.
3. I have known my husband since I was 6 months old.
4. My Inlaws and my parents are best friends.
5. I am only 5'3"
6. My dad is 6'7" and I'm NOT adopted.
7. Autumn is my favorite time of year, bring on the snow!
8. I don't do well in humidity or heat.
9. I think Colorado is the BEST place to live!
10. I could ski in my sleep.
11. I'm still driving a beat up 1991 Geo Metro and it gets GREAT gas milage.
12. I do have another, more reliable car...
13. My mother and I could be sisters, we look so much alike.
14. I will be turning 30 this year!
15. I hate to be alone.
16. I will go to the mall just to watch the people.
17. I enjoying shopping, but only when I have money to burn.
18. I dislike window shopping.
19. I'm a Pottery Barn junkie.
20. Every room in my home is painted a different color.
21. I love to decorate with simple, clean lines.
22. I don't mind loading the dishwasher, but unloading is one of my least favorite things to do.
23. I have a miracle 8.5 month old DS who is the joy of our lives.
24. We lost a daughter at 26.5 weeks pregnant in 2005.
25. Her name was Kendall.
26. I will defend the right to life until I die.
27. I am a born again Christian.
28. We attend a mega church and love it!
29. I am a military brat.
30. I have lived overseas.
31. I am Scandinavian-Finish, Swedish and Norweigan.
32. My Nana still speaks Finish.
33. I love the color yellow, it makes me happy.
34. I would call myself a minimalist.
35. My husband shaved off his beautiful curls and I'm NOT happy:(
36. I love the TV show, Extrememe Makeover: Home Edition, although I envy all the SS appliances they give away on that show.
37. We drink Soy Milk exclusively.
38. We are Lactose Intolerant;)
39. I am currently training to run a marathon in October.
40. I want to get pregnant soon, but still battle the fear of loss-probably will the rest of the child-bearing years.
41. I love being outside and love nature.
42. I wish I were Snow White and could make friends with the animals.
43. I want to hang glide this year.
44. I was born in Florida, yet don't care for the ocean.
45. I love over saturated pictures and am a sucker for a good black and white.
46. I love fine art and the museum.
47. I love the opera, my DH is a classically trained tenor.
48. I can sing every line to the musical; Les Miserables.
49. I LOVE musicals!!!
50. I play the French Horn.
51. I went to college for music, but ended up studying Political Science.
52. I am a free spirit, likened to Drew Barrymore.
53. I collect Willow Tree figurines.
54. When little, I had an extensive collection of Dalmations.
55. I currently have eagle vision, better than 20-20.
56. I used to wear bifocals.
57. I was miraculously healed at the age of 10.
58. My parents have been married 36 years.
59. My SIL is Korean, adopted when she was 3 months old.
60. I love MACs.
61. I like 12 grain bread and organic foods.
62. Due to the altitude here, DS had to be on oxygen the first 5 weeks of life.
63. I have climbed Pikes Peak.
64. I used to work full-time.
65. Now I take photos for a living.
66. My DH is currently in an interview process...we REALLY want this job.
67. I would love to get paid to travel.
68. I drink a ton of water, had water intoxication once. Yes...it can really happen.
69. I have not shaved my legs in 4 months. What...it's winter around here;)
70. I still like to color with crayons, especially the yellow ones.
71. I doodle when on the phone.
72. I am a perfectionist when it comes to scrapbooks.
73. I love all 3D embellishments.
74. I wish I could make things out of wood.
75. I wish I could read/understand HTML.
76. My mother in law thinks I'm complex.
77. She has her PHD in counseling.
78. I like spending time surfing the internet, researching camera stuff.
79. We are teaching DS to do baby sign-he can sign "food."
80. I like President Geroge W. Bush.
81. I have a cousin in Iraq.
82. I have blonde hair naturally.
83. I have died my hair Ronald McDonald red once. YIKES!
84. I have very short hair, looks like a pixie.
85. I have pierced ears and that's it.
86. I love coffee, especially freshly ground coffee.
86. I love to put York peppermint patties in my coffee.
87. Butter, NOT margarine.
88. I tend to replace hardware on cabinets, dressers, doors to more unique pieces.
89. I like tofu.
90. I tend to collect magnets.
91. I like socks, have gazillions!
92. I have a tendency to fear.
93. I like rollercoasters.
94. I sleep with the covers completely off, sometimes not even the sheet on me. Can't stand being hot. I also like sleeping with the windows open, even in freezing temps.
95. My husband is the opposite!
96. I like myself, but struggle to love myself.
97. My favorite flower is the daisy. The white/yellow one.
98. My am anal about my teeth.
99. When I exercise, I tend to overdo it.
100. I'm amazed I completed this list!

15 comments:

. said...

Wow! Good job coming up with 100 things about yourself. :) I don't think I have that many things about myself. LOL!

Haleigh said...

Nice to meet you! I did this a few days ago. It's fun to get to know everyone a little better this way.

Michelle said...

great pics! so fun. and way to go on that list...I have yet to attempt it :)

Lorrie said...

Gorgeous pictures, I like the first one the best. You're eyes are striking! Also interesting list... I don't think I could come up with 100 things to say about myself!

Anonymous said...

great shots of you, i love your list. so honest and open!

Carolyn said...

great job, it's nice to meet you.

I love the self portraits, they're lots of fun!

Andrea said...

The first picture is so fun- I love it! Great list too, it is nice to meet you!

Dar Kaso said...

Great list and self portraits.

Anonymous said...

Great list and the photos are so fun!
Cari

Krissynae said...

Great photo. It is so much fun to put a face to the photographer

Debbie said...

Nice to see you. What nice photos. The top one made me smile.

~~Debb~~ said...

You and I have a lot in common!!
Great list!! Great photos!

Amanda said...

I love your list and am so glad that you shared! You have some great pics of yourself...so cute! I had the water thing happen to me too. couldn't figure out why i was throwing up?! wierd...there is such thing as too much of a good thing

Sheri said...

these rock!!!! (the pics and the list)

Patti said...

These pics are gorgeous.