100 Things About Me

100 Things About Me
1. I am not happy about growing older.
2. I am a stay at home mom
3. and some days I think I may go crazy or cry! ...okay, maybe lots of days.
4. I DESPISE Spiders and Snakes!
5. I love collecting cookbooks with pictures...the ones without pics are useless to me!
6. I love to cook and try new recipes.
7. I prefer Dunkin Donuts coffee to Starbucks. (I think Starbucks is way over-rated.)
8. I have no idea where I learned to cook, but I am not bad at it...if I do say so myself.
9. I am tired of moving! but we are supposed to do it AT LEAST ONCE MORE>
10. I want to sew and reap a successful vegetable garden.
11. I would really like to have another dog...or two.
12. I love to read but have little time to do so.
13. My favorite type of book is Christian fiction.
14. One of my favorite childhood memories is laughing and singing into brushes with my mom.
15. I would love to write a book.
16. I actually feel sorry for movie stars and musicians
17. I think the public obsession causes egocentric issues
18. which in turn give them a lack of reality.
19. I hated college.
20. I wanted to be a soap opera star when I was in high school.
21. I am thankful for how much my mom loves me...
22. it was my first glimpse of self sacrifice...
23. I talk to my mom on the phone almost every day.
24. I have 0 siblings.
25. I have a bachelors degree in Environmental Science.
26. I have a reoccurring dream that I did not earn my degree because I failed one class.
27. I LOVE to laugh.
28. My spiritual gift is hospitality.
29. I'm not a morning person.
30. I wish Amy , Chris and Micah (Sister/Bro in law and nephew), my parents and Russ' parents lived in our neighborhood.
31. I used to teach aerobics.
32. I love being a mom, but do not feel like I am a very good one.
33. I would love to have a boat.
34. I drive a minivan...and have no issues with not being "COOL".
35. I would love to learn to play golf with my boys. (It sounds more appealing than hunting)
36. I would love to go on an RV road trip to the midwest.
37. I would also love to try snow skiing.
38. Though I could not handle another child, I still grieve not having a daughter.
39. But I know God is in control and His plan is better than mine.
40. I would love to play tennis on a regular basis.
41. I will not spend more than $20 on a purse.
42. I love the beach, it relaxes me.
43. I think the most amazing moments in my life have been the four moments when I met each of my children
44. Happiness to me is LOVE. (love of God, love of spouse, love of children, love of family, love of friends, love of giving)
45. I love roller coasters.
46. I hate scary movies.
47. I have a fear of the nighttime.
48. I believe that God was very present in the meeting between Russ and I
49. and that He blessed our marriage.
50. I believe Russ is truly my soul mate
51. We met on a blind date.
52. I am not the same person I was in high school and college...
53. I was very self serving then...
54. Now I am a child of God
55. and I am forgiven.
56. I hope anyone who knew me then, could forgive me now.
57. My favorite restaurant is Nami Japanese Steakhouse. (unfortunately, it is only located in Pembroke Pines, FL)
58. My favorite store is SuperTarget. (but we don't have one in SC)
59. Hearing the prayers of my children is one of the most precious things to my ears.
60. I would love to have my own business or business product.
61. I love making great memories with my family.
62. I'm not allergic to anything.
63. I love smell good things...shower gel, candles, fresh laundry, room spray.
64. I like going to Goodwill.
65. I love new clothes.
66. I would buy a new outfit daily if I could.
67. I love playing games...
68. not so much when I have to constantly explain the rules.
69. I wish we could take a real family vacation every summer.
70. I think personal hygiene commercials are a little odd.
71. I LOVE to bake.
72. The Herwig Family is the closest thing to family we have known (that is not actually family)
73. I do not believe in regrets...the things I have done, have made me who I am today...which has required a lot of repentance, but none-the-less has taught me a lot.
74. My favorite ice cream is chocolate chip and mint chocolate chip from Baskin Robbins. (I think it is due to the memories of my Granddaddy and Granny Byrd that are tied to it)
75. I love rainy days
76. when my whole family is home together with no place to be.
77.I love to sing
78. though I am not great
79. I love music
80. I live in comfy pajama pants at home.
81. I love to dance
83. I like to fish...just not to touch the bait or the catch.
84. I would love to go on a horse and carriage ride with Russ for a romantic date night.
85. I hated being pregnant
86. though I am a sad that I will never be again. I feel like it is saying goodbye to a stage of my life (which I also mourn...YOUNG ADULTHOOD)
87. I am blessed by GREAT in-laws and talk to my mother-n-law almost every day.
88. I worry about being a parent of a teenager.
89. I am not interested in going on a cruise.
90. I think the best things in life ARE free...
91. Beaches, Steel Magnolia's and The Notebook are three movies that make me gut wrenchingly sob... the love and loss of friends, the love and loss of children and the love and loss of a soulmate.
92. If I could hang out with one person in the entire world for one uninterrupted day...it would be... still thinking... maybe the President , not because I like him...but because I am not a fan.
93. I love watching Funniest Home Videos with my kids.
94. Guess what...my kids aren't perfect...and I am not ashamed of that...
95. I am convinced when my boys have kids (their wives) that they will have ALL GIRLS
96. I AM FORGIVEN!!!!!!!!!!!! Have I said that already? :)
97. I am so thankful that God called and I answered.
98. I love Jesus
99. And I’m going to heaven when I die.
100. Because He saved me.