My 100 Things About Me

Okay, ladies and gents- here it is....my 100th blog entry! Inspired by my little sis Erin, I decided to do 100 things about me for this entry. Some you may know, some you may not. Either way, enjoy and I'd love your comments (if you make it all the way through).

100 things about me:
1. I had a poster of Kirk Cameron on my wall when I was 14 or 15
2. I once cut holes in the toes of my jelly shoes to give them more ventilation
3. I broke my toe kicking my sister in the knee once
4. On the first day of 4th grade, I said to my mom, “Mom, I’ve never had a black teacher before.”
5. I got left at home once when my family went to the pool because I was inside the neighbor’s shed scrubbing my artwork off the walls.
6. I used to have a temper.
7. Now I just make snarky and/or humorous comments to diffuse the situation.
8. I have seen Phantom of the Opera 3 times.
9. My dream musical would be to see Wicked on Broadway or Les Mis in London.
10. I have climbed to the crown of the Statue of Liberty
11. I’ve been to Gettysburg and watched the fog break across the battlefield
12. I cry at just about anything/everything patriotic
13. I yelled at my television watching the Olympics
14. I got a parking ticket in New York City once that I never paid
15. I don’t really feel guilty about it
16. I have eaten hot dogs from street vendors in NYC- and liked it!
17. I have been to a game at Yankee Stadium
18. I prefer the metro in D.C. over the subway in NYC
19. I’ve seen the fireworks in D.C. from the lawn of the Washington Monument
20. I’ve ridden a ferry boat from Washington to Canada
21. I frequently cut my own bangs
22. I once got lost on an icy road near Plymouth, Utah because I took directions from a computer.
23. I’m one of the only people I know who had 911 call them (see previous item).
24. I like to think I am smart, but then I do things that are outrageously stupid (again, see #22)
25. My hair hasn’t been 100% it’s natural hair color since high school.
26. I’m not good at getting rid of the old, even when I buy new.
27. I fell asleep driving once and rolled my car.
28. I walked away from the accident with no scratches or injuries.
29. I have lived in another country (Croatia).
30. About every two or three weeks, I feel like abandoning my life and moving to a small town in England or Ireland.
31. I don’t mind living alone, but I sometimes get really lonely.
32. I have an intense dislike for running.
33. I do, however, love to go for long walks and love hiking.
34. I tried out for cheerleading in 9th grade.
35. I want to be in a movie or in a big play.
36. I talk myself out of things all the time because I’m afraid of how people look at me.
37. I talk to my family more than everyone else I know combined.
38. Sometimes, I wish I had someone to take care of me.
39. I like being able to go and do pretty much as I please.
40. I don’t really like shopping unless I really need something.
41. I like eating out.
42. My favorite dessert is probably Tiramasu.
43. If I could be a perpetual college student, I would.
44. I would study history, literature, education, psychology and a whole bunch of other stuff.
45. Most days, I wish I had a different job.
46. I work at the Logan LDS Temple twice a week.
47. I volunteer with the family court in Logan.
48. I am decidedly un-crafty.
49. I used to text message a lot, but saw how thin and non-supportable my friendships were that were based on texting.
50. I love chick flicks but sometimes they make me sad.
51. I also love seriously intense action movies (think Bourne Identity, etc.)
52. My favorite t.v. show of all-time is The Cosby Show
53. Runner-up is either MASH or NCIS
54. I wish I took more time to read instead of watching tv or doing nothing.
55. My favorite book of all time is probably To Kill A Mockingbird.
56. I have never been good at keeping a journal- blogging is as close as it gets for me.
57. I have been a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints my whole life.
58. I love it, even if I’m not so good at some of the day to day stuff.
59. I served a mission.
60. My mission took me to Croatia, Idaho and Maryland.
61. Fall is my favorite time of the year.
62. I love going for drives during the fall and seeing the colors change and breathing in clean air.
63. I do not like summer.
64. I would be happy if I lived somewhere where it never got above 72 degrees.
65. I love wearing sweatshirts and sweaters.
66. I don’t like being in large groups of people.
67. Sometimes, I have dreams that I can fly.
68. When it really comes down to it, I have a delicate ego.
69. I was in drama all through school and did choir in jr. high and high school.
70. I was in a traveling show choir in high school with a bunch of other LDS kids.
71. My first date still stands as one of the best dates ever.
72. I once had a boy take me on a date where we went to McDonalds and got courtesy cones and then to see his seminary teacher who was recovering from knee surgery.
73. I did not go out with that boy again.
74. When I was a senior, I was in charge of a dance that I didn’t have a date to, so my friend had her 9th grade brother and one of his friends take me.
75. I got made fun of a little bit by a couple of kids at school because 9th grade is still in the jr. high in Idaho.
76. I wasn’t necessarily popular in high school, but a lot of my friends were. I just sort of did my thing and was nice to everyone.
77. I feared for my life for a few days in jr. high because I told a 16 year old 8th grader off for making fun of my mom.
78. That ended when I befriended her best friend by giving her a ride to school when we both missed the bus.
79. I have kissed 3 boys.
80. I’ve only ever had 2 boyfriends- one when I was 15 and one when I was 27.
81. I broke off my engagement.
82. To my knowledge, that is the only time I’ve ever made a boy cry.
83. I got back in touch with my 1st grade teacher a few years ago- she had just retired from teaching.
84. I went to 9 schools before I graduated from high school.
85. I’ve never gone to a school for more than 4 semesters in a row, all the way from elementary to graduate school.
86. I wish I rode my bike more.
87. I wish people would call me more, just to say “hi”.
88. People think I am more together than I actually am.
89. I don’t really keep in touch that well with my friends from high school.
90. I’ve only ever seen one complete episode of “The Simpsons”.
91. I like to think I am funny.
92. My dream house would either be an old house in a historic part of town or a country farm house out in the middle of nowhere.
93. I watch the mini-series of “Pride & Prejudice” at least once a year.
94. I love Anne of Green Gables.
95. I wish I was more fluent in Spanish and Croatian than I am.
96. My favorite winter activity is curling up in my jimmies and a sweatshirt with a mug of hot cocoa and reading a good book.
97. When I go to my parents’ house, I rarely sleep in a bed- it’s usually the couch.
98. I really, really, really want to write a book.
99. I want to be on “What Not to Wear”.
100. I think I am a pretty neat person, despite my flaws.