4.02.2008

100 Things You Didn't Know About Me . . .

Okay Kelsey, I'm going to try it. I don't know how far I can get, but it sounds like fun, so here we go!

  1. I have a major sweet tooth
  2. I love puzzles - crosswords, Sudoku, word games, anything
  3. I used to do puzzles every night before bed while Colby watched TV, and then along came Caylin and that doesn't happen anymore
  4. I hate it when people don't use their turn signals
  5. I lost 73 pounds in one year
  6. I am afraid of gaining 60 pounds again when I get pregnant
  7. I eat my pizza with pineapple
  8. I am a night owl (if you couldn't tell by the fact that most of my posts or comments are done after midnight)
  9. I love that Caylin usually sleeps in until 8:30 or later
  10. I am afraid of something happening to Colby or Caylin
  11. I am afraid to get old
  12. I love summer nights
  13. I love thunderstorms
  14. I love the smell of Spring flowers and melting snow
  15. I love the smell of Autumn leaves
  16. I have run 3 marathons and hope to run many more
  17. almost everything I cook is a low fat version
  18. I make delicious low fat ginger cookies!
  19. I could live on cereal alone
  20. I don't drink soda
  21. I love that Colby is such a hard worker
  22. I am a blog stalker (come on, who isn't these days!)
  23. I never had detention
  24. I was never grounded
  25. I had a 3.9 GPA in high school until I met Colby
  26. I have to go on at least one errand a day just to get out of the house, even if it's to Target or Wal-Mart to just walk around
  27. I love to scrapbook but never get the time to
  28. I always wanted to play the piano
  29. I love strawberries
  30. I hate chili
  31. I love hearing Caylin laugh or talk to herself
  32. I slept in my car twice during high school
  33. I do at least 400 crunches a day
  34. I love the movie Pearl Harbor because I think Josh Hartnett is hot
  35. I love peanut M&Ms
  36. I don't eat popcorn at movies
  37. I developed eczema on my hands really bad when Caylin was about 4 months old
  38. I have to shower and bathe Caylin with rubber gloves on because of my eczema (I know, it's pretty sexy!)
  39. I cannot wear smelly lotion
  40. I watch Days of Our Lives
  41. I hate cleaning the bathrooms
  42. I love watching Caylin react when she sees animals or other kids
  43. I won an art contest at the fair in elementary with a picture of clowns
  44. I always wanted an older brother or sister and would tell my brother we had one, they were just on a mission
  45. I subscribe to the Sunday paper just for the ads
  46. I clip and use coupons
  47. I am quite thrifty
  48. I didn't use to be so thrifty
  49. I was in labor for almost 42 hours (the last three of which were spent pushing)
  50. the best shower I have ever taken was the first one after having Caylin
  51. I loved the smell of the soap in the hospital
  52. I wish I were better at keeping in touch with people
  53. I had Toxic Shock Syndrome (yes, the thing they warn you about on the tampon boxes)
  54. I was once stung by a bee in the butt
  55. I love bread
  56. I love banana bread and cornbread that is slightly undercooked in the center
  57. I used to eat hamburgers with peanut butter
  58. I am very particular about the way my bath towel is hung because I always use the same part of the towel to dry the same part
  59. I love clean sheets
  60. I love math
  61. I keep a journal for Caylin
  62. I regret not taking more videos or pictures of Caylin when she was teeny tiny
  63. I haven't officially changed my last name, and I've been married for 5 1/2 years
  64. I love being a mom
  65. I hate smoke - cigarettes, fire, any kind
  66. I hate restaurants that make you smell like food after you leave
  67. I hate having my house smell like food after cooking, so I have to have all the windows open, even if it's freezing outside
  68. Colby used to call me egg, don't know why, but he did
  69. I am not a dog person
  70. I have to sleep on my side with my hands by my face
  71. I went on a date once with someone who made me dinner and then had his parents join us to eat it (it was a first date, and needless to say, there were no others)
  72. I love frosting
  73. I have never broken a bone (okay, I had a hairline fracture on my nose, but that's it)
  74. I am lucky enough to have found and married my best friend in the whole world
  75. I love the way Colby smells (I guess I should put most of the time!)
  76. I love to bake
  77. I love Cream of Wheat with milk and sugar, sometimes raisins
  78. I love to look at the stars
  79. Colby and I once got up and left at a restaurant and left only a few dollars because the service was so crappy
  80. I have walked out of a movie for being crude
  81. I have had chicken pox twice

I think that's as far as I am going to get. I know, pretty boring. If I think of more I'll update it. I am putting this out there for anyone who wants to try it, it's actually kind of fun trying to come up with things! Good luck!

5 little munchkins:

Kelsey said...

yay Linds! I loved reading that post :) And I love the new fam pic at the top, so cute.

Kari said...

Wow, this is very interesting stuff! Some things I knew, but others I was totally shocked by. TSS?! Yikes, that is scary. And you really watch Days of Our Lives? I never would have guessed that one.

This is a fun post. I should maybe try it sometime.

betsy said...

Lindsey, I love this post. It made miss you!

Emily said...

Very impresive! 400 cruches a day?! Way to go. I need to start that routine and your good cooking habits. Nice work! Loved reading this post.

Jess said...

I've known you since 6th grade, but you definitely had some surprises in that list!