100 Things

as promised, in no particular order...


1. My identity is in Christ. I love God. If you don't know Him, ask me why I love Him. I would love to tell you. He loves you.
2. I love to sleep.
3. I am a foodie.
4. I like to be home.
5. I have been blessed with an amazing family.
6. Autumn is my favorite month.
7. I love watching college football and cheering on my Sooners.
8. I received a bachelors of business administration and accounting from Friends University.
9. I get excited when our tax information comes in the mail each year.
10. I bite/pick my fingernails. I don't want to and try to stop almost everyday.
11. I contracted mono the beginning of last year and am finally really feeling better.
12. I sang in choir all through high school and college.
13. I used to sing solos in the church I grew up in.
14. I love musicals. My favorite is Fiddler on the Roof.
15. Dark chocolate is one of my weaknesses.
16. Born and raised in Dodge City, Kansas.
17. Mint tea makes me happy.
18. I prefer cold weather to hot.
19. I went to Europe during high school...England, France & Spain. I wish I could remember it better.
20. My personality is quiet, but I tend to be a leader.
21. I am a perfectionist.
22. I do not deserve my husband.
23. My best friend growing up lived on a farm and I have tons of great memories.
24. I've been on mission trips to Anadarko, OK and Branson, MO.
25. I was an RA in the women's residence hall at Friends U my senior year.
26. I love being a hostess.
27. I love playing badminton.
28. I want to write a book, although starting is a little overwhelming.
29. I have watched a lot of Veggie Tales.
30. I like trying new restaurants.
31. I have to have coffee everyday and I don't even care if it's caffeinated.
32. I wear a size 6 1/2 shoe.
33. My roommate in college was awesome. I wish we still lived in the same town.
34. I can't believe I'm old enough to have children...and be 30.
35. I'd rather shower than bathe. The idea of sitting in my dirtiness is not that relaxing to me.
36. I dated way too many people in high school and college.
37. I love mexican food...there's honestly not much I don't like.
38. I don't have a green thumb.
39. I like making new friends.
40. I'm planning a reunion for my old church youth group.
41. I've cooked for 400 people.
42. I like going to church on Saturday night.
43. My favorite flower is a white daisy.
44. I know how to play a lot of card games.
45. I love blues and greens and browns.
46. I love the smell of rain and the combination of gasoline and saw dust, because it reminds me of my pop's shop when I was younger.
47. I do a lot of crosswords, sudoku and cryptoquotes.
48. I like trying out new recipes.
49. Every year at Christmas my mom's side of the family gets together and we make a home movie of us all revolving around a particular theme, which we take turns deciding. Some years have been duct tape, bandades, toothbrushes... Wouldn't you love to see those?
50. I've never broken a bone, aside from my baby toe when I was sliding down the stairs on a mattress, but that was never verified officially. It hurt bad enough to be broken.
51. Judgmental people really frustrate me.
52. I am terrified of spiders, even really small ones. My mom used to put a plunger on any bug she was afraid of, until my dad got home to kill it. I have carried on this tradition.
53. I miss living in Dallas more than I thought I would.
54. I like to make to-do lists, so I have things to cross out.
55. I am excited to meet Esther and Ruth in heaven.
56. I just got a haircut that I love and always think after I get a good haircut, that I should do it more often.
57. I love to buy gifts for people.
58. I love sending cards in the mail and always have lots on hand.
59. I would like to be more patient with my children.
60. Putting away the laundry is my least favorite household chore.
61. I went to Hawaii on my honeymoon. Beautiful!
62. I had a collection of dinosaurs when I was a kid.
63. I apparently collect scrapbooking material, but never have time to actually scrapbook.
64. My college internship was auditing towns in southwest Kansas one summer.
65. I did corporate income tax for 6 years.
66. Sometimes I dream that I am going to class and have forgotten to do my assignment. School must have traumatized me. ;-)
67. I am insecure in a lot of ways.
68. I like affirmation.
69. My eyes are sometimes blue and sometimes green.
70. I struggled with severe postpartum depression after my first child was born.
71. I love music and listen to some kind everyday.
72. I'm beginning to question why I am spending this much time doing this silly list.
73. I love to go to sleep when it's storming outside.
74. I would like to go to Italy someday.
75. A dream of mine is to run a Bed and Breakfast.
76. My children humble me.
77. I pray a lot.
78. I want to read the Bible more.
79. My greatest desire is that my children will grow up to know and serve the Lord.
80. I try to be thankful in everything. Not an easy task, but an attitude saver.
81. I like to read nonfiction books and magazines.
82. I miss my husband everyday when he's at work.
83. I'm not a fan of Wal-Mart.
84. I still love to color.
85. I spend way too much time on the computer. :-)
86. Being a full time mom is a lot harder than I thought it was going to be.
87. I have a one year old that is suffering from the "terrible twos".
88. I like to decorate our home.
89. I like everything on my pizza.
90. I want to be full of joy.
91. I do not like to camp, unless it involves a hotel.
92. I think vending machines are exciting.
93. I love all the people I have reconnected with on facebook.
94. My first car was a Toyota Camry hatchback.
95. I love visiting my family.
96. I don't like going to the doctor.
97. I've never been much of a phone person.
98. I'm 5 feet 2 1/2 inches tall.
99. I'm not about to share my weight.
100. I'm so glad I made it and am finished!