Monday, January 24, 2011

100 things about me you didn't know

A blog post popped up in my Google Reader this morning and it was 100 things. The blogger told 100 things about herself that her readers may not have known. I thought that was a great idea and decided to try it out on myself. So here ya go




1. I was born in NJ


2. My parents are from Pittsburgh


3. I moved south when I was 10


4. I learned to swim before I could walk


5. I have an older brother


6. I was suppose to be a boy, my parents didn't have a girl name picked out for me.


7. I started wearing glasses when I was 8


8. I have grey eyes, they change hue depending upon the clothes I'm wearing


9. I once got my feet stuck on the rings on my swing set


10. I took baton lessons when I was 7


11. I'm highly allergic to molds


12. I love cheese


13. I learned to roller skate when I was 5


14. My first job was as a lifeguard


15. I was a girl scout till I graduated High School


16. I accepted my admittance to college without ever touring the campus


17. I was an honors student in high school


18. I was born 4 1/2 weeks early


19. I was born on the 19th day of th 10th month


20. I have never had a speeding ticket


21. I hold my tonsils removed when I was 10


22. I took piano lessons for 5 years


23. I have the same birthday as my great grandfather, as does my younger cousin


24. Both mine and my mothers maiden names are popular boys first names


25. My brother was named after a character in To Kill A Mockingbird


26. I have a photographic memory (isn't that funny!)


27. My favorite musical artist is Darius Rucker


28. I wanted to be a nurse or scientist when I grew up.


29. I've had a computer in my house since I was 7 (that was 1986)


30. My first pet was a goldfish, named Goldy


31. My favorite color is purple


32. My eardrums are reconstructed out of scar tissue


33. I rode my first roller coaster when I was five... I loved it


34. I would take the mountains over the beach any day


35. I was on my high schools news paper staff: The Sentinel


36. I'm highly allergic to feathers


37. I work for a company for which I was once a patient


38. I've won an ACC championship


39. My favorite candy is Reese's Pieces (or Leese's Pieces)


40. I like to bake


41. My brother is one of my heroes


42. My feet turn out when I walk


43. I love watching television


44. I believe in love at first sight


45. I love fresh cut flowers


46. I do not have a green thumb


47. I'm extremely stubborn


48. My grandmother gives the best hugs


49. I love making lists


50. I have small feet. 6 or 6 1/2


51. I love the smell of clean laundry


52. I have a birthmark on my right cheek. It almost came off in a bicycle accident.

53. Gene and I were "just friends" for 9 months before we started dating


54. I have a very common middle name, and no my parents are not Elvis fans


55. I love the number 5


56. I like green (lime) jello


57. I have a chicken pox scar on my bum


58. I don't like needles

59. I survived Hurricane Hugo


60. My husband is also one of my heroes


61. I love the smell of saw dust


62. I have very ticklish feet


63. I'm only 5' 2"


64. I hit a man on a motorcycle with my car once


65. JJ wears bigger shoes than me


66. I was a Division I Varsity Athlete in college, but never played sports before


67. I got my ears pierced when I was 6


68. I failed my first semester of college calculus


69. I love to shop, especially for bargains


70. We nicknamed Gene's thumb, T Humb because its big and flat


71. I cried the first time I watched the Brave Little Toaster


72. Gene and I listen to Kodachrome as the first song when we hit the road for travel.


73. I have a great sense of direction


74. I've touched the Liberty Bell


75. I've never been to Washington DC


76. I love the brown specs in Gene's eyes


77. I hate shaving my legs


78. I HATE green peas and lima beans


79. I took a cake decorating class, but I still suck at it


80. I clip coupons


81. I always imagine myself in a Made for TV movie when I'm taking off in a plane


82. I can wink my right eye, but not my left


83. I'm tone deaf, but I love to sing to the radio


84. I am punctual. If I'm no 10 minutes early, I'm late


85. I hate being cold


86. I'm an observer


87. I love to travel


88. I love to sleep


89. Target is my favorite store


90. I stole a gumball from a candy dispenser at a grocery store once


91. I had Mono when I was 3


92. I've had tubes in my ears at least 4 times


93. The only bone I've ever broken is my pinkie finger


94. I broke it because I stepped on it.


95. I can hold 13 pounds of liquid in my bladder


96. My favorite movie is Seabiscuit


97. I love McDonalds (just the basic cheeseburger and small fry)


98. My favorite fruit is the Tomato


99. My senior year of high school I ate a candy bar with a coke for lunch every day


100. I have my Girl Scout Gold Award. (like being an eagle scout)



Man that was hard. That took a long time to come up with. I hope you enjoyed my little get to know me journey. Now you give it a try!

1 comment:

  1. Holy. COW. I have SO MANY QUESTIONS...like, how do you KNOW you can hold 13 pounds of liquid in your bladder? =D

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