100 Things About Me

So, Haley I've finally finished my list. Thanks so much for starting this. Okay Carrie(both of you), Carissa, Stephanie or anyone else, I would love to know 100 things about you. It's really fun sharing, and it's a great way to learn more about each other.

1. I'm not a list maker.
2. I don't like moving.
3. I don't like packing.
4. I don't like change.
5. I'm very unorganized.
   
6. I'm a pack rat, which explains #2, #3, #4, and #5.
7. I'm shy.
8. I wish I had tried to play soccer at some point in school.
9. I "played" basketball in elementary school, (I was the chubby manager.)
10. I love to cook.
11. I hate when my kids are sick.
12. I'm thankful for my family and friends.
13. I loved living in Alaska, and I hope to live there again one day.
14. I don't know what people do without church families.
15. Before I met Keith, I didn't want to get married and have kids.
16. I majored in marine biology in college.
17. I stink at chemistry, which is why I'm not a marine biologist.
18. I'm thankful that God is in control and not me.
19. All three of my kids were born in different states.
20. I'll never get over getting rid of our dogs. (I don't want to talk about it.)
    
21. Having kids has left my mind mushy, and my emotions just below the surface.
22. I play sudoku to get rid of the mush.
23. I'm more sensitive then most people know. (I get my feelings hurt easily.)
24. I think making the bed is a waste of time, but I'm planning on making my kids make their beds at the new house. :)
    
25. I got a B in calculus in college, which is good for me. Plus, I loved math in college, but couldn't stand it in high school.
    
26. My grandparents have all passed away. I miss them daily.
    
27. I now claim Keith's grandparents as my own.
28. Blogging is an addiction for me.
29. I played the trumpet in junior high and high school.
30. I took piano lessons for 12 years, but I haven't really played since.
31. I loved growing up with music in my life, and I really want the kids to take piano lessons at some point.
32. It made me mad that Lance (my brother) could play the piano by ear, so as I learned by practicing, he learned from listening to me practice.
33. I'm a vegetarian.
34. When I was little I used to say I wanted to be a vegetarian when I grew up, but I meant veterinarian.
35. I wore glasses in high school, but my eyes improved, so I don't need them anymore.
36. I miss my Nissan X-Terra, but I like all the room in the van and the gas mileage.
37. I don't really have a dream car, as long as it has air conditioning and runs well I'm good. (Although I do really like my mom's new Jeep Wrangler!!)
38. I talk to my kids about the dangers of smoking, drinking, drugs, etc. (I haven't tackled the big one yet!)
39. I love red tailed hawks. I studied them in junior high science, and then noticed one near my house. I've loved them since then.
    
40. I'm a dog and a cat person, but Keith is not a cat person.
41. I really, really want a swimming pool in my new yard, but I'm not holding my breath.
    
42. I'm thankful for Keith's job and I don't ever want him to work anywhere but a university because of the time off he gets.
43. I'm glad that he was in the Air Force because of all the opportunities it gave us, but I'm so thankful he's out. I wasn't meant to be an Air Force wife.
44. I secretly like reality tv.
45. I love 80's music and I don't care who knows it. (xm radio lets me relive the glory days)
46. I've never had a speeding ticket, and the only wreck I've ever had was when a tire(rim and all) fell off a truck, bounced over the median on interstate and hit our car.
47. My favorite movie is Parent Trap, the old one with Haley Mills.
48. I lived in one town (two houses) growing up. Keith and I moved seven times in our first seven years of marriage.
49. My favorite author is Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice)
50. I never believed in love at first sight until I met Keith. Okay, it probably wasn't love at first sight, but it was definitely crush at first sight.
    
51. We had three Japanese exchange students when I was in junior high.
52. I really miss eating bacon.
53. I love cold weather and snow.
54. My favorite restaurants are usually steak houses because they have the best salads.
55. I still can't believe that I have a daughter.
56. I really, really don't like to fly, and we have two trips planned this summer!!
    
57. I know how to walk on stilts.
58. I miss taking naps.
59. My favorite color is red.
60. Stomach bugs really freak me out. Really.
61. I don't mind being short, but I mind people thinking their better than me because they're taller.
62. I get embarrassed really easily, and I hate that!
63. I won't speak up in class at church because of #62, even when I really have something to say. I always think I'll sound stupid.
64. I was in show choir in high school.
    
65. I love to read. One summer I barely came out of my room because I was reading. I don't make time for it anymore. I get too into it and stay up late trying to finish it, so right now I choose sleep.
66. My mom and I watched every scary movie we could find(not bloody and gross, but suspensful scary) when I was in high school. We would scream and scare each other even more. I can't watch scary movies anymore.
67. I love roller coasters, or at least I used to. It's been a few years since I've been on one, but I remember thinking that I was going to die. I really want to go sometime soon, so I can remind myself how much I love them.
68. I want to learn more about gardening.
69. I'm left handed.
70. I can't believe that Avery's feet are as big as mine.
71. I can't imagine looking up to my kids, but realistically I only have a few more years.
72. I love to play games, board games, card games, almost anything.
73. I wish we lived close to all of our family, so that we could see them more often.
74. I don't mind doing laundry, but I don't like putting it away.
75. I got married when I was 19, and had my first baby when I was 21.
76. I'm overprotective of my kids.
77. I can't seem to get this list finished, and it's driving me crazy!!
78. I don't really care if we never build a house again.
79. I worked at Checkers (the fast food restaurant) for three weeks while I was in college.
80. When we lived in Anchorage, during the winter if it got up to 20 degrees we went outside to play.
81. We never intended to have our kids names be alphabetical.
82. When I was little, my sister and I shared a room, and I used to make her laugh and then pretend I was asleep when my mom came in to get on to us.
    
83. I can recognize and name most Air Force aircraft.
    
84. I can recognize three Army helicopters just by hearing them.
85. I used to be able to recite the military phonetic alphabet. (alpha, bravo, charlie etc.)
86. The coldest temperature I've ever been in was -35 degrees with a wind chill of -65.
87. I didn't know my hair was wavy/curly until high school. I bought a hair dryer that came with a diffuser and decided to try it. People thought I was lying when I told them I didn't get a perm.
88. My first car was a 1984 Honda Accord, and it was a stick.
89. I've had cats, dogs, hamsters, fish, frogs, hermit crabs, a turtle, a horse, three cows, and a tarantula as pets. Some of these were family pets and some have been the boys, and the turtle was found under our house by a termite inspector.
90. I've lived in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and Alaska.
91. I loved the New Kids on the Block, especially Jordan. (I'm not too good to admit this either.)
92. I can't hit a golf ball, and I don't care at all.
93. I can hit a softball.
94. I'm much more of a computer nerd than I'll ever admit.
    
95. I've seen a brown bear live and not in a zoo. (Denali National Park)
96. I'm a good speller.
97. Our first cell phone was a bag phone! (Does anyone else remember these?)
98. When I was little, I used to share popsicles with my dog.
99. I'm horrible at making up my mind.
100. It has taken me way too long to finish this, but I'm so glad that it's done.