200 Things About Me

In Honor of my 200th post! I have composed a list of random things about myself.enjoy!

1. I totaled two cars my first year of driving

2. I usually bring my own snacks to the movies. Once Andrew and I tried to take Ruby Tuesdays "to go" inside..but we got turned away. I once succeeded with whole foods inside the Mt. P movies with some girl friends...

3. I hate blow drying my hair but it is a neccesity..

4. I don't like pumpkins or anything made with pumpkin

5. I love my sister in law and usually just refer to her as "my sister"

6. My brother is in a band called The Working Title

7. Andrew and I kissed for the first time on our wedding day

8. My first car was a subaru, second a saturn. third a mercedes all while in high school..

9. I graduated from a catholic high school

10.I bite my nails

11. I have a specific hatred towards flies and can not relax when one gets inside my house

12. I am a love song junkie and I love the delilah radio show

13. I was a competitive rower in high school and never lost a race

14. I am a very shy person and have had my shyness confused for snobiness

15. I absolutley love m and ms..I was a pretty big fan of the rapper too..although i dont listen to his music anymore

16. I have been watching Dr. Phil since he got his own show

17. I have a fascination with the Islamic religion and have visited the mosque downtown as part of my undergraduate work..

18. When I was 15 I tried to run away to Chicago on a greyhound bus

19. My favorite book of the bible is James

20. Most of my blood family (sans dad and bro) live in england

21. My grandmother and aunt have never meet my son

22. I went to high school with Christina Aguliera

23. I also went to high school with Vanessa Minillo

24. I adore Beth Moore

25. I am fascinated with the royal family

26. I thought Andrew was gross when I first met him...actually, I still do ..sometimes.he he.

27. I am not opposed to plastic surgery

28. My favorite restaurant is the mustard seed

29. I am a vegetarian and have been since I was 3

30. I can usually tell if I am going to be friends with someone as soon as I meet them..

31. My top spiritual gift is discernment

32. My desire is to own a king size bed

33. I love the diamonds are forever commercials.I watch them on you tube.

34. I am anxious alot about nothing important- another reason I need Jesus so much

35. Celebrity Crush is Jim Caveziel

36. and David Beckham

37. I love being in school..even though I complain about it when I am.

38. I despise seafood..smelling or looking at it has actually made me vomit before

39. I was a cheerleader in high school

40. I almost failed out of ninth grade but made straight a's junior year through college

41. Did you know you can change a report card with an exacto knife and a copy machine?

42. I have a dry and sarcastic sense of humor. i think the weirdest things are hilarious...Andrew is one of those weird thing.

43. I love sitting in Barnes and Noble with a stack of books and magazines

44. My dad is brilliant and his opinion matters to me.

45. I had a hard time adjusting to being a stay at home mom

46. When I throw parties I go overboard so I try not to throw them too often.

47. My love language is gifts. I love giving as much as recieving..

48. My favorite colors are blue and green

49. My dream house is on a quiet street but in walking distance to everything with a big fenced in yard and trees...

50. I get my feelings hurt easily but I hardly ever wear my emotions on my sleeve

51. I don't like communicating through email. I love a face to face chat...

52. I get insecure when I don't spend quality time with the Lord

53. I miss my mom more every day

54. I love learning from the mistakes I have made...

55. I have had my hair ever color from jet black to blonde

56. I worked out on my wedding day and the day I gave birth to Romie

57. I often get told " you need to be careful" when people see me working out 7 monthes pregnant. Thanks, I think I got it.

58. The New Age movement frustrates me

59. Andrew washed my feet before he proposed to me

60. There were two instances Andrew and I almost broke off our engagement

61. The Religious Studies Program at CofC was one of the best experiences of my life

62. I wish my circumstances would had been different in college- i would have enjoyed it more

63. I am very active and hate wasting time. Andrew often orders me to rest

64. I can be obsessive about my house being clean

65. Laundry is my least favorite chore

66. My dream care is a BMW 3 series in blue or green.year 2004 0r 2005..I am not crazy about the newer models.

67. My fav junk food is probably blueberry pop tarts and peanut chex mix

68. I worked at the Limited/Express company for 5 years

69. Before Andrew, I dated my middle school sweetie through my freshmen year of college

70. I miss the snow

71. If i ever came into alot of money I would love to buy all three of my childhood homes.Cambridge, Pittsburgh, and Mount Pleasant.

72. My long time boyfriend before Andrew was from Belgium and we traveled through Europe with his family one summer.

73. I love indian food

74. I was obsessed with the wizard of oz when I was little

75. I love reading the miscellaneous items for sale section in the classifieds...usually at least one entry will make me laugh

76. cows milk freaks me out

77. I aspire to call myself a writer. My goal in 2008 is to have 2 articles published.

78. I often contemplate pursuing my phd

79. I love polka dots

80. I like a new journal for every season of my life- this is why most of mine are only half full.

81. My pet peeve is when friends dont return phone calls

82. My favorite job was working for VarnerMiller when I was pregnant with Roman

83. pear jelly bellys are my favorite..My friend Jessica bought me a whole bag over Christmas

84. I grew up in Cambridge England

85. I feel the most beautiful in sweat pants with my hair in a pony tail

86. I am very picky about the movies I watch

87. which means I dont get to watch alot of movies

88. In regards to the above I am always looking for the "perfect" comfy pants

89. I am not crazy about physical touch although I do love giving a hug

90. I love listening to Beth Moore Speak but dont like her books

91. I dont like listening to Joyce Meyer speak but LOVE her books

92. I have one brother and I love spending time with him

93. I get along well with my inlaws

94. I can't stand listening to people eat..this runs in my family

95. My favorite worship song right now is mighty to save

96. My favorite secular song right now is Lucy in the sky with diamonds (the elton John cover of the Beatles classic)

97. My least favorite physical feature is my legs and my feet

98. My favorite feature is my arms and my neck

100. I love unusual names for boys but love classic names for girls, My favs: Catherine, Rachel, and Ruth.

101. I love listening to Joel osteen podcasts when I work out. That dude can pump up your spirit!

102 . I always thought I would have only 2 children. Now, I am thinking 3

103. I have had my nose pierced twice

104. I ripped it out twice while towel drying my hair.ouch.

105. I have had my belly button pierced twice. I re pierced it after Romies birth.

106. I don't have any tattoos

107. I am 5 feet 8 and 1/2 inches tall

108. My close friends call me "love"

109. I love jeans and find this is the one item I will pay good money for.


110. I love our president

111. My credit score is excellent. he he.I just found that out recently

112. I think about becoming a doctor

113. I do my quiet time first thing in the morning..it always makes for a great day

114. It has taken me almost three years..but I like where I live

115. Pizza Hut pizza is my fav

116. I cried when I found out I was pregnant with Roman

117. I jumped up and down and ran around the house when I found out I was pregnant with Jude

118. I have a step mom, 2 step brothers, and a step sister

119. The above means I also inherited some really cool step aunts and cousins

120. My friend Jen predicted Andrew and i would marry long before we dated

121. I look really good in hats

122. I tease Andrew that since he didn't actually attend Clemson he can't be a real fan. he loves that.

123. I love Chicago- the city AND the band

124. My friend Rebekah and I lived at the same apts in Mt. Pleasant when we were first married to our hubbys and then across the street from each other in the Lakes of Summerville. We didn't meet until we met at church..

125. i eat an apple every morning to wake up

126. I wake up at 6:30 to do my quiet time before romie gets up

127.I love all kinds of music

128. i have never been to NY but would love to go

129. I love music from the boradway show Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat.

130. My new years resolutions revolve around the word God gave me to "simplify"

131. Its cool how this word can apply to everything from your finances to relationships to how you spend your time

132. In addition I am reading Joyce Meyers 100 ways to simplify your life.It is fantastic!

133. I love garage saleing

134. I hate having my own garage sales and doubt I will ever do one again

135. Andrew and I both get up early to do our QT and eat our cereal.I have to put my ipod on while he eats his because the crunching irritates me so badly..i can even hear it if I go in the next room.

136. I think its so funny how strangers respond to pregnant women

137. I have heard the most randomest comments

138 Like....."oh your having a boy (dissapointed tone) well, thats okay..as long as its healthy..thats all that matters." WHAT?

139. and my favorite "Oh my gosh! You got so big!"

140. I love Jeremy camps song beyond measure- Its how I feel about my life

142. I am so pumped about 2008 for so many reasons..some I can not yet disclose!

143. Mustard seed bread is a weakness

144. At least his power is perfected in weakness

145. I have been learning alot about Gods power lately....It is a running theme in Ephesians and Phillipians ..which I have been studying

146. One of my top priorities is to create a stable, safe, and secure home for my boys where above all else in life they know they are loved and wanted.

147. I got saved after Mardi gras fat tuesday celebration in downtown Charleston at 3am...I always laugh at my friend Jens comment that I went out "with a bang."

148. I have only been a bridesmaid once- In my friend Jens wedding...I got to be the Matron of honor

149. I was 5 mos pregnant with Roman

150. The next time I will be a bridesmaid is probably when My friends Jessica and Felicia get married ;-)

151. After my mom died, I went and laid in bed with her..

152. My moms ashes are scattered on the rocks at Sullivans island. On March 29th I take Roman to the beach there and we walk, talk, play, and cry. This year Jude will be with us.

153. I have one kidney

154. the other one got infected and was causing me multiple health problems

155. I was 16 when it was removed

156. I had surgery to remove multiple planters warts on my feet..It didn't work and instead they multiplied..very painful and embarrasing.One day I woke up and they were gone.weird.

157. I delivered Roman in 6 hours...vaginally..with an epidural..I told my anestesiologist I loved him.

158. I love quotable quotes

159. If I had one supernatural power or cool ability it would be to have a photographic memory..how cool would that be to read something and be able to remember it..I would definatley be in med school.

160. Julia Roberts is my fav actress

161. Hillary Swank is a close second

162. I can't stand movies with Jodi Foster in them ...except silence of the lambs.. I love the psycho psychology aspect of that.

163. I am fascinated by psychology and the environmental and genetic factors that make people crazy

164. I also can't stand movies with Nicholas Cage in them

165. I love learning about peoples backgrounds/history and life stories. I think it explains alot about why people are what they are...

166. My friend Felicia and I talk about our lives as a big book..We refer to each stage as a chapter or each blip/trial as a "page"

167. Whenever the Lord is trying to teach me something...it shows up EVERYWHERE..in everything I read, listen to, everyone I talk to, and everyone I meet...

168. I first gave my life to the Lord at church camp on Lake Michigan when I was 13

169. By age 14 I had begun what would become a downward spiral

170. I love the smell of vanilla

171. I love reading books about finance and physical fitness

172. If I have extra money to spend on myself I will usually buy books or a new shirt

173. In regards to the above I have a really long torso and have trouble finding shirts long enough to fit!

174. My mom used to work for meals on wheels and hospice care

175. I once sold Mary Kay but was not very good at it

176. Since College I wanted one of those zen gardens (the little desk top fountains with the sand that you rake with a mini rake). I won one this year as a white elephant gift

177. Andrew and I thought it would be funny to take a live fish to a white elephant party gift exchange this Christmas..His great aunt won it and was THRILLED!

178. I really enjoy those "for dummies" books because you can get good information in a simple to understand format

179. I google everything and have google as my home page

180. I have lived downtown Charleston, Mount Pleasant, and Summerville. I feel like I know the Charleston area pretty well.

181. In regards to the above garage saleing also helps me to learn my way around pretty well

182. I have been working on this post for over 2 monthes and am getting kinda of bored of it

183. I may have repeats on here because it is really hard to think about things to do with yourself

184. A few weeks ago i put this thing on my blogs which tells me where people are from that look at it and how many hits it gets. It blew me away.

185. I started it mostly for family in england and to keep as a record for Romie

186. Some days it has between 70-100 hits!

187. I discovered if you google "happy birthday jesus party" my blog will be one of your top results!

188. I have a love/hate relationshiop with naps. Some days I know i need to take one but it is hard for me to settle into it..

189. This year I reevaluated my priorities and am making decisions based on those

190. Oh thank God I am almost done with this!

191. I went to a non denominational church in Pittsbugh, PA which was much like Seacoast. Orchard Hill.

192. Sometimes at night we all watch animal planet

193. We also make the room dark and play with a flash light and hand animals

194. My guilty reality tv pleasure is The Hills

195. I love our townhouse and have it almost the way I want it

196. My friend Jen gave me some black boots when I was in college. I wore them every winter until they had holes in them. I spent the last two years looking for the same ones to replace them..finally found them at shoe carnival in summerville...it is very hard to find a square boot with a low black chunky heel..

197. I love listening to someone that has a great laugh..julia roberts and cameron diaz come to mind...and my son of course

198. I played the piano for 10 years and the clarinet for 5..I probably couldn't play either right now

199. I sold my old clarinet on ebay for 140 bucks!

200. I am so glad this list is over ..you probably are too ;-)