100 Things

Well, I kind of missed the boat on this since I read on another blog that you should post a list like this when you hit your one hundreth post. Well, that was 17 posts ago, so I am just going to have to say that I am “fashionably” late!

I figured since I have a lot of new friends visiting the blog during the giveaway week, that this was a good time for people to get to know me better. So, without further ado, here are 100 random things about me and my life. Have fun!

1. I was born in San Jose, California
2. But we moved to Austin, Texas when I was 16 months old
3. I lived there until I went to college
4. It’s one of the quirkiest and coolest towns I’ve ever lived in
5. My heritage is Czech and I hope to travel to Prague someday
6. My paternal grandmother used to make me white bread and molassesfor breakfast when we visited her and I loved it.
7. We had a beagle when I was a kid
8. He bit me on the knee once
9. I have 3 older brothers, the youngest being 7 ½ years older than me
10. I went to college in Denton, Texas
11. I have 4 God-children
12. I am pretty much addicted to chocolate
13. in any form
14. I have always dreamt of writing for a fashion magazine
15. I have had 3 letters published in mags, but that’s all so far
16. The 2 times that it was a fashion magazine, Ashley Judd was on thecover. I guess she’s my lucky charm?
17. My husband and I met at a Catholic college retreat when I was 20 and he was 21
18. We’ve basically been together ever since
19. He’s one of the smartest men I have ever met and a wonderful father
20. as is my father (both things)
21. I have a lot of scrapbooking supplies
22. It’s my favorite hobby
23. I have seen WAY TOO MANY episodes of Dora the Explorer than one woman should
24. I used to work in the home décor business and now I stay at home with my boys
25. I am really glad that I do but sometimes I wonder how I ended up here!
26. I love to sing
27. I am blessed with a voice that earns me many compliments and sometimes money
28. I love IKEA
29. Actually I just like to shop
30. I also love Target
31. and places like Marshall’s and T.J.Maxx
32. oh and just the mall in general
33. In the last couple of years I have taught myself how to cook better
34. My favorite dish that I make right now is Chicken Parmesan
35. I enjoy a yummy specialty flavored martini
36. and a good glass of wine (probably not in the same night, but you never know…)
37. I hate for there to be any light in my bedroom at night when I am trying to go to sleep
38. I love to travel when able and can afford it
39. Places I would like to visit include France, Italy, Hawaii, New England, London, Australia, some remote beach in Mexico, Niagra Falls, Toronto
40. I wish I were a little taller
41. I like a good bowl of cereal for breakfast
42. I could watch the movies Pretty Woman, Legally Blond, Return to Me, Goodwill Hunting, Sixteen Candles and Beaches over and over again (and have)
43. I like to watch American Idol
44. from the very first auditions to the very end
45. Sometimes I walk into my closet and feel like there is nothing to wear
46. then I want to go shopping again
47. I loved being pregnant, both times
48. I did yoga for several months during my second pregnancy
49. I didn’t want plain, cooked or grilled chicken breast while I was pregnant, either time
50. I had some post partum issues after my first son was born
51. I am glad that time of my life is over
52. My sons are the light and joy of my life
53. As is my dear, sweet, loving husband
54. I love dogs but don’t have one
55. I don’t want to have to clean up after one
56. I do not like cats very much
57. I have quite a magazine collection
58. I have been subscribing to Vogue since I was 16
59. I love my house but wish I could replace all the flooring except for the bathrooms
60. I hate to be cold
61. especially my feet
62. I like to shop at thrift stores and garage sales
63. I also like antique stores, although not as much lately
64. I love photography and could look at pictures of my kids all day
65. I still need to read the manual to my new camera
66. I still watch ER
67. I know how to sew but don’t have a sewing machine
68. My mother showed me how to crochet when I was a younger but I don’t remember how to do it
69. I dream about people I went to high school with a lot, still to this day
70. I also dream about driving a car in the air
71. The first musical I ever saw was Les Miserable, and WOW!
72. We recently saw Wicked and I fell in love with the soundtrack
73. I love sitting in a music hall and the anticipation before the show begins
74. But I love the actual show even more
75. I love getting pedicures
76. I also enjoy a good full body massage
77. When I was a child and visited my maternal grandparents’ farm my cousins and I would collect bluebonnets and other wild flowers from their land in the Spring. Those are some of my fondest memories
78. I can recognize the face of an actor/actress within seconds and where I have seen them before
79. I can also recognize pretty much any face from the past, like people I went to high school with, etc.
80. I am VERY, VERY good at jigsaw puzzles
81. I love to bake, mostly cookies
82. I still love my wedding dress
83. I regret not having a better photographer at my wedding
84. I danced for 10 years under the instruction of Miss Judy
85. I really liked learning archery in middle school
86. I was glad I was absent on the day we had to try to jump hurdles
87. I am thankful I was able to visit the World Trade Center in New York before that awful day
88. I think the ocean is so awesome
89. and have since I was a little girl
90. I would like to live near it one day if possible
91. On a particular fishing trip with my father I caught a HUGE red fish
92. I like my hot cocoa with marshmallows
93. I love organizing and containing things
94. I have a huge crush on Matt Damon
95. I played “Jan” in the musical Grease in high school
96. I love to swim
97. I have at least 10 pair of flip-flops
98. The best three days of my life are the day I got married
99. they day Ben was born
100. the day Little G was born