100 things you might not know about me

1. I detest the color mint green.
2. I'm a bit afraid that I'll get cancer.
3. I really like stormy weather.
4. Fall is my favorite season of the year.
5. I'm proud of my family.
6. People with big egos get on my nerves.
7. I don't like to mess up.
8. I am beginning to understand what having a mid-life crisis means.
9. Cheap chocolate doesn't taste good anymore.
10. When I was a kid, I remember a specific time my dad demonstrated amazing patience - I try to model that to my kids.
11. I think the way my mom handled the whole sex talk was perfect.
12. Snakes are not good.
13. I say yes sometimes and regret it.
14. I wonder a lot about the women my boys will marry.
15. I love to swim laps.
16. I'm really good at estimating how long something will take.
17. My experiences in church had a huge impact on me as a child growing up.
18. My experiences in church as an adult have had a very different impact on me.
19. I like having a diverse group of friends.
20. Mark is perfect for me.
21. I like to listen to really loud music.
22. I suck at math.
23. I have never cared that I suck at math.
24. Sucking at math has not really negatively impacted my life.
25. I want to go to a winery some day.
26. I want to train for and finish a marathon.
27. I like my house to be really clean.
28. I don't care if your house isn't clean.
29. I could have very easily married the wrong person and ended up divorced.
30. I appreciate the friendships I have.
31. I will speak up sooner next time I'm involved in a conflict.
32. I used to work in marketing at Disneyland, the Mighty Ducks and Angels.
33. My hair is almost all gray.
34. I don't feel as old as I am.
35. Mark is the only person who I let see the very worst in me.
36. I won a gold medal in academic decathlon in high school.
37. I get impatient when listening to long winded explanations.
38. Every week I read my Newsweek cover to cover.
39. I really like to read.
40. I wish I had a huge, gourmet kitchen with two ovens and a 6 burner gas range.
41. I don't care how much money I spend.
42. It bugs me sometimes that Mark cares how much money I spend.
43. I will gladly spend money if it makes something easier.
44. When I was a kid, I liked playing with boys more than girls.
45. I like my space.
46. I like to eat at expensive restaurants.
47. I think Viggo is hot.
48. I vote republican but have democratic tendencies.
49. Certain songs strike me as excellent striptease music.
50. I love the show Rescue Me.
51. Watching my kids experience fireworks on the 4th of July is the best.
52. I don't watch movies more than once. (Exception: The Thornbirds)
53. If my car is clean - all is well with my soul.
54. Minor regret - tanning and burning too often in teens and 20's and working full time and going to college full time at the same time.
55. My favorite vacation growing up - my parents rented a beach house and let me and my brother invite all of our friends.
56. Sometimes I question the decision to move to KY.
57. Going to the movies is one of my favorite things to do.
58. My very first job was at a frozen yogurt store - I ate frozen yogurt ALL day.
59. I love to cook and bake. Someday, I'd like to take lessons.
60. I'm not really interested in making conversation with people I'll never see again. (i.e. - cruise ship dinner companions)
61. I'd rather hang out with 10 really good friends than 50 acquaintances.
62. Mark and I only dated three months before we got engaged. I reserved the church for our wedding six weeks after meeting Mark. I gave a false name so nobody would know.
63. I am always ready to leave before anybody else.
64. One of the most embarrassing things I can remember happening to me occurred at my sister's wedding. As I stood to give a toast, the DJ introduced me as "wearing the largest bridesmaid dress ever made" (I was 8 months pregnant)
65. I do not have one completed baby or childhood photo album for any of my kids.
66. I really like jewelry - the real stuff.
67. I'm usually not early or late - I'm exactly on time.
68. Being on staff at church was the hardest job I ever had.
69. I don't think that people can change themselves very much.
70. Our first child was conceived 20 feet from my parents on a family vacation in Hawaii.
72. I was on my high school swim team with Olympic swimmer Janet Evans. We set the women's relay record at C.I.F.
73. My first boyfriend was four years older than me. We dated for three years.
74. I left at the break in every one of my college classes. I still got decent grades.
75. A few of my closest friends are males.
76. I wish I was more educated in the arts.
77. I read the opinion section of the newspaper first every day.
78. I'm good in the midst of a crisis and then fall apart way after it's over. (My emotions or feelings about something are usually experienced well after an event takes place.
79. When I get mad I stew.
80. I want to be considered a giver not a taker.
81. I would work almost any job before running an in-home day care.
82. Someday I will take my close friends on an exotic vacation (no kids).
83. I do not like sushi.
84. Chapstick is a necessity.
85. I don't like long rides in the car.
86. I like new houses not old ones with "character"
87. I have to work really hard to not cuss.
88. My middle name is Christine.
89. I do not like the names cindy, pam, doug, or duane.
90. I would have a dog if it didn't shed or poop. I'd get a big dog, no silly little purse kind.
91. I hope my boys will want to hang out with me sometimes when they are adults.
92. I wonder what my boys will say that I do that annoys them.
93. I wonder what a good psychological therapist would say is my big problem.
94. One thing that is still the same about me is the fact that I like everything neat and clean.
95. One thing that is different about me now - I am definitely not as judgmental as I used to be.
96. I think character matters most.
97. I try to do what I say I'm going to do. I don't like it when others don't follow through.
98. I will never think toilet humor is funny.
99. I'm like Schrek, I have lots of layers.
100. I have several questions for God.