My 100th Post and 100 Things about Me

1.22.2007

It's my 100th post so I thought I would try to share 100 things about me. Here goes

1. I am 4'11"
2. My eyes are green or blue or gray...
3. I have never been my "ideal weight" for more than 10 minutes.
4. I'm a t-shirt and jeans kinda gal.
5. I am the mother of 2 entirely too smart little girls.
6. I have been married for 7 years.
7. I lived with my hubby for 6 years before we got married.
8. I can cook a mean pizza thanks to Martha Stewart and Clara.
9. I majored in University Studies in college with an emphasis in Environmental Education.
10. My first job was as a prep cook and waitress and am currently working as a waitress.
11. I have been a Lab R.A.T. at a children's museum.
12. I hawked cheese during college at the Swiss Colony Foods in the mall.
13. I worked for the zoo.
14. My favorite job was as an exhibit developer for the children's museum.
15. I worked at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
16. I am a hippie.
17. I love to travel.
18. I had my first real kiss with a boy from California while in Sweden to play soccer.
19. I love to grow vegetables but it creeps me out to eat them.
20. My favorite ice cream is Ben and Jerry's Chubby Hubby.
21. I can eat almost any leftover cold from the fridge.
22. My go to binge food is powdered sugar donuts.
23. I can always eat pizza, pasta, salad and banana cake.
24. I was married outside at a park.
25. Go Bears!
26. I love walking outside in the cold and snow.
27. I have been backpacking in Colorado and loved it.
28. I have stood and smooched on the most Northwesterly point in the Continental United States.
29. I have been to England, Wales, Sweden, Canada and Denmark.
30. The one place I want to go more than many other is Africa.
31. I wish I had joined the Peace Corps.
32. I celebrated my 21st. birthday in Atlanta at a Grateful Dead Concert.
33. I celebrated my 35th Birthday at work.
34. I don't have a favorite color.
35. I don't have a favorite movie but I do love Rear Window.
36. My favorite actors are Jimmy Stewart and John Cusack.
37. I went to Catholic schools for 13 years.
38. I don't go to church but really want to start going.
39. I can sew.
40. I can knit, okay I can knit hats.
41. I spend way too much time on the computer.
42. I still watch General Hospital.
43. I love to cook and I think I am pretty good.
44. I love to throw parties.
45. I usually drink beer, Bass ale is my favorite.
46. I think I need to drink more red wine.
47. My favorite cheese is Fontinella.
48. I read the Chicago Tribune everyday.
49. I get the rest of my news from the Daily Show, because Jon Stewart is so darn cute, and funny.
50. Go Bears!
51. I am terrible about returning phone calls.
52. I procrastinate.
53. My house is usually a mess.
54. My favorite plant is Prairie Drop Seed. (yep no favorite, movie song or color but a favorite plant.
55. I have a dog named Autumn that has spoiled me from ever wanting another dog.
56. My first dog was Casey.
57. I had a cat with no tail named Petey.
58. I have a cat named "Dasia" as in deja vu but Dan didn't know how to spell it when he took him to the vet.
59. My husband is a little slow sometimes.
60. I am a visual learner.
61. My first favorite band was U2, I stopped listening to them after Rattle and Hum.
62. I don't have a favorite album or song.
63. I do have a favorite radio show-This American Life.
64. I listen to talk radio.
65. I rarely make my bed.
66. I drink 3 cups of coffee every morning, black.
67. I use cream in my coffee after 3:00 p.m.
68. I have done things I can't write about here.
69. Gin makes me crazy-wild crazy.
70. I want to learn to crochet.
71. I wish I was a better mother.
72. I have had surgery 1 time, on my toe.
73. I broke my collar bone.
74. I have had stitches 6 times.
75. Go Bears!
76. I am a bit clumsy.
77. I drive a minivan.
78. I can drive stick shift.
79. I hate going to the doctor.
80. I once had a job as a stripper
81. I have been riding horses since I was 8.
82. I still play soccer.
83. #80 is not true I wanted to see if anyone was still reading this
84. In Spanish my name is Maria Margarita (that would be my stripper stage name)
85. I would love to be reincarnated as a very overweight blues singer who wears sparkly dress and shakes her ass while belting out songs about the one who done her wrong.
86. I am never too embarrassed to dance.
87. I knew I would marry my husband 5 months before we started dating.
88. The only state other than Illinois I have lived in was Ohio.
89. I am a farm girl at heart and will some day own a farm.
90. My best friend is my sister.
91. I also have 4 brothers . They are OK.
92. I am blessed to have 5 sister-in-laws that I love and 16 nieces and nephews.
93. I want to learn to paint.
94. I was once dumped by a guy by the a message on his answering machine.
95. I am a great Scrabble player.
96. I am a terrible room mate.
97. I have never lived in an apartment. (as an adult-my folks lived in one when I was born)
98. I have been in 4 car accidents.
99. I would love to be a photographer.
100. Go Bears!