100 Things About Me

I just read my friend Amie's blog. This was my favorite thing on her blog, so I am copying the concept to my own blog. I didn't think I would be able to come up with 100 things about myself, but it didn't take very long at all, and I had a lot of fun thinking about it. Well, here we go...

1. I love being a wife to Dave!
2. I love being a mom to my 5 wonderul kids!
3. I love being a stay-at-home mom. It never has seemed like a sacrifice to me-it has been what I always wanted.
4. I love playing basketball!
5. I hate running unless it is when I'm playing basketball.
6. We eat dinner together every night as a family.
7. I hate dusting the house! That is definitely the worst chore for me!
8. No, ironing is worse. I have ironed maybe 3 times since I've been married out of pure necessity. If I find a piece of clothing that can't be fluffed in the dryer to get the wrinkles out, I donate it to D.I.
9. I love ice cream and eat it 5 or 6 days a week.
10. I snack on too many sweets. I know a lot of people that go without sugar, but it is never a consideration for me.
11. My favorite sweets are Whoppers and Pearson's Peppermint Patties in those huge containers from Costco.
12. I enjoy cooking- I just don't like coming up with ideas of what to cook.
13. I would experiment more with new dinner menus and recipes if I didn't have so many picky eaters.
14. My favorite meals are in the summer when Dave barbeques hamburgers or steaks.
15. Dave and I have known each other since I was 14 and he was 15.
16. I never sleep in. I hate wasting my time in bed in the morning.
17. I'm not a late night person. I have probably stayed up past midnight just a few times in the past 15 years.
18. I hate to know anything about a book or movie before I read or see it. You can tell me if it is fiction or an action adventure- but nothing else!
19. I love March Madness and the Bracket Challenges! We always have a group set up on Yahoo every year.
20. I love fantasy football and have played for at least the last 10 years- and I'm pretty good at it.
21. I love watching BYU fooball! I just need to see the game- I don't need to be there. Going seems like a lot of work.
22. I love tickling my kids. I tickle at least one of them every day.
23. I love reading but I tend to let characters and books consume me and influence my feelings way too much. I have to be careful about what I read.
24. I love the gospel! I have always had a strong testimony as far back as I can remember.
25. I love my friends! I need to do better at keeping in touch with old friends!
26. I love taking pictures. I'm always afraid if we don't take pictures of things, we'll forget all the wonderful times and memories we've had - they will just slip away.
27. I like digital scrapbooking as a means to help us remember how blessed we are and the wonderful times we have had together. I will never go back to paper scrapping.
28. I'm really scared of when my youngest starts school! I don't know what I will do with myself!
29. I love reading personal finance blogs.
30. I am very frugal. If I can do it myself or Dave can do it- I won't pay someone else to do it.
31. I love getting my food storage in order. I love organizing it and feeling somewhat prepared.
32. I love family traditions and we have a lot of them!
33. I'm not much into style. I know I don't wear the cutest clothes or have the cutest hairstyle and I don't care.
34. I love being comfortable. Jeans and T-shirts is my style.
35. I love playing basketball with the women in my ward! They are some awesome basketball players! I hope they never move!
36. I love our neighborhood. I am happy and content to live here forever!
37. I can shop for hours and not spend any money. I usually have to be looking at a specific item many different times before I actually buy it. I am not an impulse shopper!
38. I love to find great deals on groceries, and then stock up. I love when the ads come out!
39. I love visiting with friends outside when the weather is nice.
40. I don't like winter to last very long because of #39. Winter really puts a damper on my social life!
41. I am outside in the summer for at least 6 to 8 hours a day but I am a sit in the shade person. I don't care about being tan!
42. I hate being overscheduled!
43. If I have to use a calendar or planner, I am overscheduled! I like remembering all I have to do in my head.
44. I don't have much use for lists. I can't believe I am making a list!
45. I am probably one of the last people in the U.S. who has never had a cell phone. And as of right now, I have no need or desire for one.
46. I love going to Education Week with my mom, Kelli, and sister-in-laws every year. It is my fun girl time away.
47. I love being at home when my kids come home from school.
48. Even though we have 2 kids that babysit now, I don't like leaving them much. I feel guilty that I should be spending time with them at home instead.
49. I love our yearly trips to Moab and Arches with our awesome neighbor friends.
50. I am fairly shy until I get to know you well.
51. I hate being late or rushed. I am not rational if I think I am going to be late.
52. I don't like wearing jewelry.
53. I can't live without my wedding ring though. I have to take it off to play basketball and I am so paranoid about losing it. I have even worn it throughout all 5 of my pregnancies.
54. I hate it when my kids don't get their chores done, because then I nag, and I hate nagging. I don't like being the bad guy.
55. I used to be pretty good at tennis. I don't play much now because of an injured shoulder.
56. I worry more than I should.
57. I love living in Utah and having so much of our family close to us.
58. I have so many fond memories of vacationing in Yosemite. I hope my kids have fond memories from our vacations.
59. I cut all my kids' hair. None of them have ever had their hair cut by anyone else. (See #30)
60. I am excited to take my kids to Seven Peaks this summer. We have season passes!
61. I worry too much about what others think of me.
62. I think long and hard about most things before I say them out loud.
63. I love General Conference. I just feel uplifted and wonderful afterward. I'm so happy to know we have a living prophet here on the earth!
64. I am not a spur of the moment person. I am a thorough planner.
65. I don't like skirts or dresses. I am changed out of church clothes within 5 minutes of being home.
66. I am horrible at thank-you cards, e-mail, and Christmas cards. I sent out our 1st Christmas card this past Christmas after 14 years of marriage!
67. I don't paint my fingernails or toenails except clear on rare occasions. I don't like to draw attention to them, or take the time to do it.
68. I wear size 11 shoes and wish I would grow taller to match my feet. I'm only 5'7".
69. I am a cautious person- including driving.
70. I can't sew at all, and have no desire to learn. I can sew on a button if I have to- otherwise- it goes to D.I. or Dave calls his mom.
71. Unlike my parents- I don't like going to movies.
72. I love Chinese and Mexican food.
73. I like watching movies at home on DVD once. I don't like watching a movie more than one time.
74. I love bouncing my kids on the trampoline.
75. I wish I were in a book club.
76. I love being with good friends. It feels awkward being with people I don't know fairly well.
77. I like eating out as long as it doesn't cost too much. I definitely can't spend money on drinks. Water for us!
78. Dave is the perfect husband for me! I knew what I was doing when I fell in love with him as a teenager.
79. I don't like soda pop.
80. I get motion sick so easily! I hate it.
81. I don't like yard work. I'm a horrible gardener.
82. We finally decorated our master bedroom after 14 1/2 years of marriage. I love it.
83. My new exercise routine is Dance, Dance Revolution.
84. I bite my fingernails but they don't look cute even when I don't bite them (Kelli understands.)
85. I graduated from BYU with a degree in Business Administration.
86. I love hanging out in the basement that Dave and I finished mostly by ourselves.
87. I feel so blessed! It often scares me that my life is going so well.
88. I am horrible at detail work. Dave takes care of lots of the detail stuff.
89. I love being with my kids. They are awesome!
90. I had Bell's Palsy 10 years ago and still feel many of its effects every day.
91. I'm not very artistic, which is probably why it took so long to decorate our bedroom.
92. I love wearing tennis shoes. If I am wearing shoes other than tennis shoes- I am going to church or some other special event.
93. I love my fluffy, comfy, colorful socks. I wear them every day.
94. I love all that my children teach me.
95. I love board games.
96. I wish I could sing well.
97. I want to be a better mom and wife.
98. I love watching the TV show "24."
99. I am terrified of bees and heights, but especially bees.
100. My husband gives me the best back rubs, and I love them!