100 Things About Me

I've always enjoyed reading these when others have done them so here's my 100th post! Totally in random order....

1. I was born and raised in New York (suburbia)
2. In the same house that my Dad grew up in
3. But about 3 additions later.
4. My Grandma and Bobo lived right next door
5. I loved having them so close to visit almost daily.
6. I started ballet lessons in 2nd grade
7. Dancing became a wonderful love in my life
8. A way for a shy girl to express herself
9. I also have a love of science - biology and physics mostly
10. English was my weakest subject
11. If you couldn't tell from all the grammar mistakes on this blog!
12. I enjoyed German and French but I hardly remember a thing now!
13. I majored in Dance in college
14. The BFA program at NYU for dance was 3 years and 2 summers
15. I don't officially use my major in my current job!
16. Unless you count pirouettes and fouettes in the kitchen
17. While my son giggles and says again, again, until I'm out of breath
18. If you know me in real life don't ever plan on seeing this!
19. This Thanksgiving will mark the 10 yr anniv. of our first date
20. Those 10 years have gone by like a cat nap
21. We got married near to a favorite scuba spot 4 years ago
22. I'd still love to scuba dive if I lived near an ocean
23. I worked at a veterinary hospital for 3 years
24. I also went back to school part time to get prereqs for Veterinary School
25. While I was working there I decided that Vet life was not for me
26. I like the scientific experiments and lab stuff better
27. We fled in the mass exodus of CA almost three years ago
28. I have a 2 year old son
29. I feel like my job as a Wife/Mother/homemaker is the most perfect one I've ever had
30. I enjoy a good laugh
31. I can't tell a good joke to save my life
32. I enjoy a good cry but could handle a few weeks without one.
33. I love to use exlamation points!!
34. I love sushi,
35. Thai
36. and pretty much any ethnic foods
37. I love gardening
38. I also will eat any kind of batter (cookie dough, cake...)
39. I would consider food my achilles' heel!
40. My husband and I have planned entire trips to NY for food
41. Well we've visited family too - not just for the cannollis ;)
42. My favorite color is purple
43. I have one sister
44. and one brother.
45. I am the oldest child.
46. I wish we all lived closer
47. but I know that we're all where we should be for now.
48. I taught pilates once a week at a church in San Diego
49. I've thought about teaching again
50. but my heart's not fully in it yet.
51. I would eat totally organically if I could afford it
52. Now depending on our budget I buy mostly produce and milk organic
53. I experienced "natural" childbirth with my son
54. It was also a water birth
55. It was amazing and I'll do it again....
56. My total labor was about 8 hours - intense but short!
57. I prayed for exactly that!!!
58. My son was born on his due date
59. That date also was my Grandfather's birthday.
60. We gave his name as my son's middle name - also my Dad's.
61. I have two dogs (Jack Russell Terriers)
62. I love them to pieces but they are so stubborn
63. I don't have very good fashion sense
64. I just don't really pay attention to what's in style
65. I almost always ask my husband if I look ok before I leave the house
66. I hardly ever buy clothes for myself
67. I love music
68. I also love movie musicals
69. I think we would all be happier if we could burst in to song
70. and dance in the middle of grocery shopping
71. or walking in the rain or delivering a newspaper :)
72. I like watching scary movies at home under a blanket next to hubs
73. I also like action and romatic sappy stories too.
74. I like to read but I don't do it enough
75. I'm enjoying reading the Bible more lately
76. I am a Christian
77. I have 2 nephews and a niece on the way
78. I love to bake and cook
79. Dishes and laundry make me want to cry!
80. I still do them mostly with a grateful heart.
81. I've been hospitalized twice.
82. Once for being dehydrated as a baby
83. Second for an emergency appendectemy in Jan of 1994
84. I had my son at a birthing center.
85. He was born at 8:19pm and we were home at 3am
86. I fell over a couch backwards, landed on my sister
87. and somehow broke my right wrist in first grade.
88. She cried (I knocked the wind out of her)
89. I calmly told my Mom I broke my arm while she comforted my sis.
90. I've had tendonitis in almost every joint in my lower body
91. Mostly in my left patella tendon and my right achilles tendon.
92. I've had a miscarriage.
93. That's the first time I've actually written that out on this blog.
94. I feel very healed today.
95. I really love life and I love people.
96. I'm 31 years old
97. My birthday is in March.
98. I love learning - I actually liked school
99. I am learning to be patient.
100. I wear a size 9 shoe!

Obviosly I didn't have a big finale planned!!