1. I am the oldest child in my family.
2. I love chocolate and peanut butter together in any form. I think it's one of the greatest combos ever created.
3. I'm fascinated with life in New York City. I read blogs of people who live there, and dream of living there one day myself.
4. I never could see myself having children until I met my future husbands daughter. Now I can't freaking wait.
5. My sister is my best friend in the world.
6. I've had plastic surgery twice.
7. When I was in grade school, up until the 4th grade, I was teased about my ears. (see #6) Although this was an unpleasant time in my life, I think it taught me compassion for things people can't help I don't know that I would have learned had this not happened in my life.
8. I miss my dad.
9. My grandparents are some of the most upstanding, accepting and generous people I know.
10. I love my future mother and sister in laws and feel that I've lucked out in these departments.
11. I'm a very sentimental person. It causes me to be somewhat of a packrat...but I'm getting better.
12. I think my mother is one of the most generous and caring people I've ever known and will ever know.
13. I enjoy doing yard work and wish I had more money to do even cooler things in my yard.
14. When I was a kid I wanted to be a nurse. I think it's because my sister and I would rub my dads feet and put lotion on them for him and he used to tell us "you girls take such good care of me, you should be nurses."
15. I have a fairly large crush on Bobby Flay. Much to the dismay of my soon to be hubby.
16. I can't stand when men have excessively long or excessively short finger nails.
17. I get choked up every single time I hear the "Star Spangled Banner."
18. I played the flute and the clarinet in junior high.
19. I drink Starbucks sometimes even when I don't feel like it. It's almost like a habit, and an addiction. Expensive!
20. I hope, really badly, that someday I can be a stay at home mom....or at least a part-time job having mom.
21. I'm extremely flakey when it comes to returning phone calls.
22. I hate running but really wish I didn't.
23. I rarely run late. Punctuality is very important to me.
24. I believe my future husband and I balance each other out wonderfully. We also drive each other crazy sometimes with the things that balance us so perfectly.
25. I love having fresh flowers in my house.
26. I think my sister is probably the most beautiful person I've ever encountered. Inside and out.
27. I absolutely love clean sheets.
28. I see a lot of my father in myself. Things I love, and things I despise.
29. I've lived in a different state than my mother twice, but always came back. I don't know if ditching her state of choice it's something I ever want to do again.
30. I have a sweet tooth that doesn't quit.
31. I do not trust my taste when it comes to fashion or decor.
32. I hate flying.
33. When I eat cinnamon bears, I eat them usually until I feel sick. And almost every time I swear I'll never eat them again.
34. I feel like I'm probably a little bit vain. But, I'm working on it.
35. I was baptized into the mormon church when I was 8 years old.
36. I love the combo of oranges and cranberries. In candles, in car fresheners, in scones, in potpourri. Anyway I can get it.
37. I've probably turned my stepdaughter into too much of a Starbucks drinkin', diva...and she'll probably tell her shrink about the abuse in 20 years. Oh, well. We have fun.
38. I think Pomegranate martinis are heaven in a glass.
39. I eat out too much, but love nothing more then going out with my sweetie.
40. When I was in kindergarten, my best friend was also my neighbor. Her name was Sarah Ann Slater, and I still think about her sometimes and wonder where she is.
41. I have a mild......interest.....or fascination with little people. (L.P.'s) People think I'm making fun, but honestly I just have a weird curiosity in them.
42. In the summer between 4th and 5th grade I was robbed at gunpoint while traveling with my sister, my uncle and my cousins. Although uninjured, I've never been the same since.
43. I do not enjoy the company of cats.
44. My dad is one of the most "MacGyver"-ish person I know. When my mom was in labor with my sister, their car broke down and my dad got it running again with a sling shot.
45. Whenever I go out of town and we rent a hotel room, I feel like a "real adult". All the mortgage payments I make, and work I go to, nope. Doesn't do it. It's getting the keys to my OWN hotel room that really puts it in stone for me.
46. I underestimate myself far more than I should.
47. I'm a pretty good speller.
48. One of my favorite books of all time is "My Sister's Keeper".
49. I've been trying to read "classics" lately. So far, I've gotten Catcher in the Rye and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn done. Millions more to go.
50. I'm pretty sure I've seen every episode of Saved By the Bell ever taped.
51. My favorite flowers are tulips.
52. I love going to museums.
53. I'm scared Brian and I will never agree on any names for any of our future children.
54. I think Flathead Lake, Montana is one of the prettiest places I've ever been.....upstate New York is a close runner up.
55. I hate banana flavored anything...except bananas.
56. I'm overdramatic......on some things. I know this, but I can't stop.
57. I love to hold new born babies.
58. I love stuff BBQ'd. Veggies. Meat. Fruit. Love it all.
59. I have a terrible picking habit. I pick at everything. This is the reason I don't wear acrylic nails. This is the reason my boyfriend has screamed at me more than once "don't touch me!" And this is the reason my mom, my sister and I have such a wonderful bond. And it's likely the reason I'll end up with acne scars like craters on my face.
60. I love the show Sex and the City. Goes along with the whole New York thing I'm pretty sure.
61. I am a handbag snob. I can thank my sister for this.
62. I really like names where the first name and last name start with the same letter. ex. Tim Thompson, Bill Brown. You get the idea.
63. I'm excited for my class reunion.
64. I wish I was in better shape.
65. I hate it when people make excuses, but I do it too.
66. I write a "to do" list EVERY SINGLE DAY.
67. I could eat my weight in cereal. Not really. But if I was challenged to, I may take it on.
68. I dream of my teeth fall out, one by one, all the time. Possibly #34 is to blame.
69. I think the "grass is greener" too much. My "lawn's" actually a lot better then I give it credit for.
70. I read the weddings and engagements in the Sunday paper almost every week. I've bought a Sunday paper solely for these delightful announcements before.
71. I wish I were better at math.
72. Being hung up on is my single biggest pet peeve.
73. I talk to my mother nearly every single day.
74. I think fall is the best time of year, hands down.
75. My dad lives in Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam. Formally known as Saigon.
76. When I was young I had a cabbage patch named Ellis Giles. I hated that name.
77. When my sister and I were young, my mom told us we could each get a "baby looks so real". When we got to the store, there was only one "white" baby left. I snatched it, of course. My sister didn't want the "black" baby, until my mom told her it was "Hawaiian". Then it became her favorite doll for years to come, and every baby she got from then on, she wanted to be "Hawaiian".
78. I didn't have a name until 5 days after I was born. I was almost known as Vanna or Shandy.
79. My dad cried when I was born. I don't think my mom never saw him cry again. I've seen him cry twice since.
80. The first CD I ever owned was Amy Grant.
81. My favorite teacher I ever had was Ms. McIlroy. 3rd and 5th grade.
82. Sometimes, I wish I had an accent.
83. I taught myself to french braid when I was in the 9th grade.
84. When I was in junior high I used to think tape "singles" were the coolest thing ever. My best friend Amber and I used to collect them. She had way more than I did.
85. I think Maury Povitch is very handsome. This grosses most people out.
86. I pulled my sisters umbilical cord off and handed it to my mom when she was a baby. It scared my mom to death, but her belly button turned out great.
87. The first movie I remember going to in the movie theatre was "Batteries Not Included". I'm not sure if it was the first one I ever saw...it's just the first one I remember.
88. I have an MC Hammer cassette tape that has never been opened.
89. I wish I'd be nicer to my sister growing up. Luckily, she still likes me.
90. I used to get choked up watching the show "Wonder Years". That theme song gets me every time.
91. My junior year in high school, during one of my first days in my math class...my teacher mistakenly called me "Tarika", when telling me to stop talking to my friend (can you imagine? me?). The name stuck for the rest of my high school career. People even wrote it in my year book.
92. I'd pay an enormous sum of money to go back in time and be able to hold my sister as a toddler. She was so cute, it just kills me.
93. I love sending cards. Thank you, Christmas, no reason. It brings me great joy.
94. My house clean = me muy happy.
95. I wish my feet were prettier.
96. I despise watching sports on TV...but I'll watch almost anything live.
97. I like to meet new people.
98. I get so happy when I read a book or watch a movie that changes the way I think about things, like life, love, etc.
99. I used to be a member of the Richland Lutheran Church Choir.
100. I'm madly in love with Brian Michael Schienbein. (cheesy ending, I know.)
ear. Maybe we'll try them again next year.
ear. Maybe we'll try them again next year.
