Post #114

I saw this on another blog and thought it was cute. I just missed the 100 mark, but I thought I would then just tell you 114 things about me that you might not know.

1. I play the saxophone.
2. I never make my bed.
3. My husband is a better cook than I am.
4. I was 22 when I took my first teaching job.
5. I started college when I was 17.
6. I have taught 1463 students in my career.
7. I am the oldest of 7 children.
8. I only have one brother.
9. I was a bridesmaid at both of my sister's weddings.
10. This is much harder than it looks.
11. I have a testimony of the power of prayer.
12. I have been a lifeguard for 13 years.
13. I was born 4 days before my parents first wedding anniversary.
14. I am at times too quick to anger.
15. I LOVE alfredo sauce.
16. I worked as a counselor at the band camp referred to in American Pie.
17. I spent New Years Eve 2003 5 blocks from Times Square, New York.
18. I have been to Prague, Czech Republic.
19. I have been to Bratislava, Slovakia.
20. I have been to Vienna, Austria.
21. I talked too much in my college music ensembles,
22. And believe that Karma is biting me now as a teacher.
23. I just started weight watchers.
24. I tried to be anorexic in high school for a period of 32 hours, when I decided I was too hungry.
25. I can play the Star-Spangled Banner from memory on my saxophone.
26. I enjoy working with high school kids.
27. I love watching my child discover the world through "new" eyes.
28. I hate cats.
29. Cheesecake is my absolute favorite dessert.
30. I am destructive to cell phones.
31. I believe in old fashioned rules, like taking your hat off in a building.
32. I love reading the Book of Mormon.
33. I don't like movies nearly as much as I used to.
34. I watch too much TV.
35. I am a nightowl,
36. and I love sleeping in.
37. I love flying to various destinations.
38. I have had 3 flights delayed overnight,
39. where I have had to stay in strange cities by myself.
40. The airlines have never lost my luggage.
41. My favorite movie is Mary Poppins.
42. Blogging is my new favorite past time.
43. I learned to sew 2 years ago.
44. I have made my son 3 blankets.
45. One is not finished.
46. I performed a 45 minute solo recital in college.
47. I met my husband in 2003.
48. I love singing with my 3 year old.
49. At one point I owned 160 pairs of shoes, I don't anymore.
50. My child thinks HE has a baby in his belly.
51. I like craft projects.
52. I love my new computer.
53. I don't like walking our dog.
54. I am intolerant of shoes that hurt my feet.
55. I have a bachelor's degree.
56. I want to be a high school guidance counselor.
57. I don't yell anymore.
58. I hate confrontation.
59. I was born on the same day as MaCauly Caulkin, you know, Home Alone.
60. I have 33 first cousins.
61. I always want to be home on Christmas morning.
62. I hate that the news doesn't start until 11pm here.
63. I like creating desserts that are unique.
64. Once someone else makes that dessert, I will rarely make it again.
65. I like playing card games.
66. I think family night is the most important night of the week.
67. I am a liberal Republican...
68. I love items that make organization in your life easier.
69. I hate the DMV.
70. I played with my college pep band at an NCAA tournament in Nashville, TN.
71. I never went to prom.
72. One of my favorite shows is, Two and a Half Men, even though I know I shouldn't like it.
73. I hate taking baths.
74. I had the hiccups the entire time I was pregnant.
75. When I gave birth, they went away immediately.
76. I tend to think the best of humanity.
77. I thought OJ Simpson was innocent.
78. Now I think he was guilty.
79. I rarely talk to new people first.
80. I usually wait until they talk to me.
81. I'm getting better.
82. I like sarcasm.
83. I got a B in my college Calculus Class, and only went 1 out of 4 days a week.
84. I got a 59.9% D- in my college Biology Class, and went 2 out of 3 days.
85. I got a 4.0 one semester in college.
86. It took me 5 years to get my Bachelor's degree.
87. I love dressing up for a night out on the town.
88. I have put 130,000 miles on my car in 5 years.
89. I can rarely remember song lyrics.
90. I get annoyed easily,
91. but usually get over it quickly.
92. I always have my toe-nails painted.
93. I like to be in the spotlight.
94. In general, I don't cry.
95. In college I wrote all of my research papers the night before.
96. I hope John McCain and Sarah Palin get elected.
97. I love watching baseball.
98. My favorite food is Chinese.
99. I tend to tell people too much information.
100. I love hosting parties.
101. I wish I had more space to host them in.
102. I usually run 5 minutes late.
103. All of my clocks in my house are set 10 minutes early.
104. It drives my husband crazy.
105. I love going to the beach.
106. I hate it when there is dirt underneath my fingernails.
107. I use kids 2-in-1 shampoo.
108. I love swimming.
109. I am sometimes sneaky about being interested in people.
110. It is important to me that my family eats at the dinner table each night.
111. I am an avid journal writer.
112. I do one load of laundry every day instead of trying to get it all done in one day.
113. I started my sister's hair on fire when I was 11 and she was 3.
114. I love online banking.