100 Facts about Me....

My sister-in-law posted this on her blog and I was delighted by all the facts she shared. I thought I would dust-off my mental memory box and do the same....

1. I woke up at 5 this morning to go running with a friend. She couldn't make it so I went to Walmart.

2. The guy in front of me in the checkout line was buying a bunch of junk food, a box of donuts and a bottle of Pepto Bismal. I bought thank you cards (for my dentist/uncle) and a pineapple.

3. I was born at the Naval Hospital in San Diego. S.D. is still one of those magical places I love to visit.

4. I have 4 brothers. I'm second in line.

5. When I was a little girl, I wanted an Easy Bake Oven and Strawberry Shortcake dolls. I never got either.

6. I found Rainbow Brite to be seriously disturbing...I know, I know. It's kind of an oxy-moron for me.

7. When I was 16, I was given the fateful promise that my family would never do anything to hurt me or lead me in the wrong direction.

8. My brothers' wives and I share similar physical features. I'm often asked if we are biological sisters.

9. My sister-in-law, Jamie is my best girl friend. My other sisters-in-law are close seconds.

10. My husband, children, brothers and sisters are the most important people to me on the planet.

11. I haven't seen one of my brothers in over 7 years.

12. I miss him so much it hurts my heart sometimes.

13. Luckily, we are planning a family reunion soon. It makes me cry to even think about it.

14. I was a cheerleader in high school.

15. I was a really big dork too but I like to think I hid it well.

16. I "played the oboe" in band for 3 years. I lettered in band all three years and have a state champion pin. They are hollow victories because I can't read music and never practiced. My teacher told me to just pretend to play during performances.

17. During my senior year I revolted against my parents and refused to "play" the oboe anymore. I joined the choir instead.

18. I still couldn't read music but could sing. My trio got 1- at state solo ensemble. The other two singers, Kristina and Jamie are still very good friends of mine.

19. I met my husband when we were 15. I bought him an ice cream cone the day I met him and walked him to his one day of football practice. His dad, a lawyer, made him quit the team the next day.

20. I 'Dear-Johned" my husband while he was serving a mission in England for the LDS church. Due to a postal glitch it was the first letter he received from anyone...3 months into his mission.

21. I still feel badly about that one.

22. As an adult, I developed a serious allergy to wheat gluten. I go into anaphylactic shock and must carry an epi-pen when I eat anything with wheat in it.

23. I miss donuts.

24. I really miss bread.

25. I love my husband and children more than I thought I could possibly love someone.

26. I love my Savior even more.

27. When I was 17, my parents' best friends asked me to dog-sit for them while they went on a 5-day vacation. I forgot about it. I remembered the day before they got back. I ran over to their home to rescue a very sad Cocker Spaniel. She survived but their brand new carpet did not. They didn't talk to me for a while after that.

28. I got dumped by my date at my junior prom and walked home. There was something so beautiful about the moon and the night sky that night so I didn't mind the star gazing stroll so much. I felt like a princess in my sparkly dress and actually relished it.

29. I also got dumped the next year by my boyfriend at his prom...I was six hours away from home and surrounded by people I didn't know. I had to stay at his house for another 2 days until my ride was ready to go home. Serves me right for dating my future husband's best friend. I'm sure, if we ever got to talk, we would have a good laugh about it now.

30. I gravitate toward anything pink, shimmery and colorful.

31. I am a recovering clash queen.

32. If I had my way in the fashion world, I would make it perfectly acceptable to be covered head to toe in sequins.

33. I want to buy stock in companies that produce glitter.

34. When I was in Junior High, after spending the morning complaining and gossiping, my best friend told me I was too negative. That really bugged and I decided to change. I wanted to be happy.

35. One of my heroes is Sharlene Wells Hawkes, Miss America 1985. Her motto was "Fake it, 'till you make it".

36. I faked it until I was happy and determined to stay that way. Sometimes it's a fight, but well worth the battle.

37. I'm afraid of commitment.

38. This morning I finally opened the bottle of my medication. I have been carrying it around for days feeling better just because I knew it would make me better when I actually took it. I have been afraid of the commitment of going on this medicine because of the possible side effects, withdrawal symptoms and the fact that I had to follow through with it.

39. Someday I will be a published author.

40. I had a paid gig as a writer for my husband's grad school newspaper.

41. I ran 20 miles in the Hood to Coast relay.

42. In 2005 I received treatment for an eating disorder.

43. I had it for 11 years.

44. Although it's not a subject I bring up to many people, I am not ashamed of it anymore. It has made me a better person and I am more conscious of my family's eating habits.

45. It is for that reason, among so many others, that my children saved my life.

46. My husband is the funniest person I know. My brothers, Peej and Joe are close seconds.

47. I'm a closet slob who masks this by being a clean freak.

48. If no one is sitting on my couch, my throw and pillows must be straight.

49. A couple of years ago, one of my best friends from high school asked me if I was still as fragile as I used to be.

50. I wasn't sure how to answer that one.

51. Sometimes the fact that I am emotional and apologetic is viewed as a weakness.

52. It's not. It's a strength in many instances.

53. One of my very favorite foods is hummus.

54. I crave salad.

55. I have OCD.

56. It's a blessing and a curse.

57. My first official job was working at KFC. My first night on the job, I slipped on a puddle of grease, gashed my arm and whacked my head on a towel dispenser. My trainer laughed at me. (I do now, too) I had a huge nasty bruise and a goose egg on my forward for a while after that.

58. My first car was named "Franchesca".

59. My current car is named "Ophelia".

60. We name our cars after Shakespearean heroine.

61. I haven't read the Twilight series.

62. I'm afraid of the dark.

63. I have an unreasonable fear of virtually indestructible things chasing me...like the Terminator and back taxes.

64. When I was a little girl, my dad showed me a movie about a vampire killing a bunch of college kids. It scared the begebes out of me. Vampires have sacred me ever since.

65. I love books by Jane Austen.

66. My favorite books are "Pride and Prejudice", "To Kill A Mockingbird", "The Hiding Place" and "The Princess Bride".

67. My least favorite book is "Lord of the Flies".

68. I wholeheartedly believe in happy endings.

69. Even though I can't eat most of the food I make, I love to cook. It is one way I show people I love them.

70. I wear my heart on my sleeve and have no poker face.

71. I don't even know how to play poker.

72. I am really good at basic math.

73. I'm smarter than I gave myself credit for.

74. When I was a senior in high school, a friend of mine was goofing off and accidentally tripped me in the hallway. A male teacher started yelling at her for doing something like that to a 'fully developed young woman' who could have fallen 'out of her shirt'. He then went one to talk about my well endowed chest. Both my friend and I were humiliated.

75. I have never smoked cigarettes but tried to be cool by smoking a tumbleweed. It really hurt.

76. I have never been good at being a rebel. I just come off looking like a jerk.

77. I have no desire to be a jerk.

78. My husband and I back-packed through Paris, danced in the rain and ate baguettes with cheese under a French awning. It was one of the most romantic days of my life.

79. I love my husband's facial hair. It is very handsome on his face.

80. I cry at the gates of Disneyland.

81. I long to be at the beach.

82. I am very sleepy right now.

83. The moment I knew I was pregnant with my first baby, I knew my baby was a girl.

84. I am a terrible saleswoman.

85. I "sell" Scentsy.

86. I'd rather give it to my loved ones for free.

87. My favorite Scentsy smells are Watermelon Patch and Tahiti Pear. They make me feel like frolicking in a meadow somewhere.

88. I love Christmas and start playing Christmas music on November 1.

89. I hate shopping the day after Thanksgiving. I refuse to involve myself in that day's shopping craze because I don't want to think badly about anyone, lose faith in people or get in the middle of a shopping rage incident.

90. I want to have a candy-less Halloween but have been overruled every year.

91. I love Vegetarian Thanksgivings.

92. My favorite colors are pink, purple and yellow.

93. Sunshine, my oldest, is the happiest, most forgiving child I have ever met.

94. Bunny is the funniest, most compassionate child I have ever met.

95. Button Nose is the smartest baby (and currently the smelliest) baby I know.

96. All three of my children light up my life and never make it boring.

97. I hate apricots.

98. I love olives stuffed with garlic. I could eat a whole jar in one sitting.

99. I love opera.

100. I aspire to live until I am 100 years old.