100 Things - Guest Post From My Wife
My wonderful wife was nice enough to write 100 Things about herself. Please enjoy.
1. I have lived in 3 states. Nevada for 18 years, Alabama for 9 months and California for 8 years.
2. I have lived in 6 cites: Las Vegas, Henderson, Auburn, Davis, Sacramento and San Francisco.
3. Some people are either dog or cat people. I think I am both. But, if I HAD to choose, I would say I am a cat person.
4. I have two cats Moxie and Pearl.
5. My favorite color is red. My Mom doesn’t much care for the color blue, so I never had anything blue. But, now I am really starting to like the color blue.
6. I am not allergic to anything that I know of.
7. My favorite fruits are bananas and pineapple.
8. I am not very good at keeping secrets.
9. I have more guy friends than girl friends.
10. I am an only child.
11. I never wished for brothers or sisters because I really liked being spoiled. But, as I get older I think it would be nice to have a sibling. And, I feel lucky to have a sister-in-law.
12. Odd numbers are better than even numbers. I always set my alarm clock for odd number times. For example, 8:01 instead of 8:00.
13. I really wanted to be married on an odd month, odd day, odd year. So, we got married on a Sunday. Yeah 01/07/07!
14. My favorite holiday when I was little was always 4th of July, but now I think it is Thanksgiving.
15. My major in college was Animal Science. I struggled with what I wanted to after graduation the whole time I was in school. I wish I would have not worried about it, because I never thought I would do what I ended up doing.
16. I knew I wanted to be a nurse the day I was diagnosed with cancer.
17. I feel that I am not very good at math. My whole life I felt I was terrible. Although, I have never earned less than a B grade from elementary through college calculus.
18. I still use my fingers to subtract numbers.
19. I have only been to one country outside of the US. Panama.
20. I would really like to go to France (Paris), Peru, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Canada and anywhere in the Carribean.
21. I have very fair skin and burn very easily. Because of this I don’t much like to spend time outside.
22. I felt beautiful on my wedding day.
23. If I could have 3 wishes, one of them selfishly would be to have a great wardrobe.
24. I am not sure what the other two wishes would be.
25. I LOVE celebrity magazines and websites, mostly just to look at all the amazing clothing that they wear.
26. I am not sure if I want to go to my high school reunion, EVER.
27. My husband is the best friend I have ever had.
28. I would really like to go on a game show. But, only if I win.
29. In third grade I learned a song to memorize the 50 states in alphabetical order. I still remember it and sing it often.
30. I have spent the night in only 19 states.
31. I am very competitive.
32. I have been to a movie alone, eaten in a restaurant alone, but never lived alone.
33. I have never been to a funeral.
34. I am the first in my Mom’s side of the family to get a college degree.
35. I love Christmas themed socks (any holiday really) and I often wear them even though it is not Christmas time.
36. I wore glasses from kindergarten through 6th grade. Now, I haven’t been to the eye doctor since 7th grade.
37. I think I have a great memory. I am very good at remembering names, faces, and unique things.
38. I have helped a woman give birth.
39. I have sat with a person as they passed away.
40. My first job was in high school working at a veterinary office walking dogs and cleaning up their messes.
41. I have been coloring my hair since I was a freshman in college.
42. I have had 6 piercings.
43. I have no tattoos.
44. My favorite shoes are flip-flops and heels.
45. The sound of the wind blowing through the trees is my favorite sound.
46. My weakest sense is my sense of smell.
47. My favorite smell is the smell of chaparral when it rains in the desert.
48. When I was little I was a very picky eater. I said I was allergic to lettuce, peanuts, and water because at different times because I did not like them.
49. I am no longer a picky eater, I will try just about anything.
50. My favorite food is french fries.
51. I drive the same car I received from my Mom for my 16th birthday.
52. I failed my drivers test on my 16th birthday.
53. I eat a piece of chocolate nearly every single day.
54. I really try hard to be a good friend.
55. I have a mole in a similar place to Cindy Crawford (above my lip). It is a light white color and when I was little I colored it in with an eyebrow pencil. It looked ridiculous, and I never did it again.
56. I have a widow’s peak like Eddie Munster. I really hope that I do not look like Eddie Munster.
57. I can touch my toes.
58. I taught myself how to shave my legs and I started doing it when I was 10 years old. I was embarrassed, so I went through a phase of only wearing pants.
59. My favorite physical quality of the opposite sex is nice teeth.
60. My favorite personality trait of the opposite sex is a sense of humor.
61. I think I am REALLY funny.
62. I love my Mom.
63. Jack Daniels whiskey in Coca-Cola is my favorite drink. Don’t try to serve JD in Pepsi, I can spot it a mile away. (See #65)
64. I sleep with my feet out from under the comforter and my toes hanging off the edge of the bed. This makes me sleep really low in the bed.
65. I prefer Coke to Pepsi.
66. Dave Matthews Band is my favorite band.
67. I have been to over 10 DMB concerts.
68. I have attended 5 different colleges and so far only have 1 degree.
69. I will finish (hopefully) my Master’s degree in Nursing in 12/2009.
70. I cannot wait to decorate my own house, and I have started writing down ideas even though it will probably be years before we own one.
71. I prefer the ocean to the mountains.
72. I really prefer being in a pool and looking at the ocean.
73. I went to my senior prom in a police car after our limo got in a car accident on the way to the dance. The police officer was nice enough to drive up with the lights and sirens on because we told him we wanted to make an entrance.
74. When I was little my friends and I carved our names into the light pole outside my old house. Nearly every time I go home I look to see if they are still there. I will be devastated the day I go and they are gone.
75. I have a couple of nicknames: Tray, Trace, Tracykins, and Miesenburger.
76. I do not like camping. But, secretly I think it might actually be fun. JUST FOR ONE NIGHT.
77. I have been on a blind date.
78. I knew my husband for over a year as friends before we started dating.
79. I never had chores when I was growing up.
80. I think I was only grounded one time when I was young, and it probably lasted an hour.
81. I am not sure what type of nursing I want to go into when I finish school, but I am hopeful I will be good at whatever I choose.
82. My first word was “Amber” the name of our family dog.
83. I cannot stand to be near someone who is eating an apple. I think the sound of a person slurping on an apple might be the most disgusting sound in the whole world.
84. I consider myself a pretty laid back person. I take it as a huge compliment when people tell me that I am.
85. The first time I saw fog, I thought something was on fire.
86. I remember most of my dreams. I often talk about my dreams the next day because I can’t get over how crazy they are.
87. I have been pulled over, but I have never gotten a ticket.
88. I always have my toenails painted, but rarely my fingernails.
89. I broke my wrist in 2nd grade and have never had stitches.
90. I still remember my personal phone number from when I was a teenager, and the numbers for most of my friends growing up.
91. I was a cheerleader in high school.
92. I traveled to Alaska as part of a tumbling team when I was in junior high.
93. I don’t think I have ever won money at gambling.
94. My favorite number is 2, even though I don’t like even numbers.
95. I constantly countdown the days until something exciting. On any given day, I can tell you the exact number of days until something fun is going to happen. Sometimes I will even know the number of hours and minutes.
96. I have a summer birthday. I disliked this so much as a kid because all the summer birthdays got grouped together as one celebration and you didn’t get your own “special day” like all the other kids.
97. I love getting things in the mail. I even get kind of excited to receive bills.
98. I once left a bike at my old apartment complex. I often wonder where it ended up and I hope the person who has it likes it.
99. I am not an artistic person. But, I wish I was.
100. I hope those of you who read this blog found this at least a tiny bit interesting?!
