100 Tidbits About Me

I think every fun idea should be copied, so here goes the 100 tidbits about me. Thanks to Lexi and Elizabeth for the inspiration!

1. I was born in Salt Lake City, Utah.
2. I lived in Mesa, Arizona from the age of one until I graduated from high school.
3. I loved swimming as a child, but not so much now.
4. I think Seven Peaks is overrated.
5. I did not meet my husband at BYU.
6. I'm eight years younger than my husband.
7. I've been married almost 18 years.
8. I have four daughters.
9. I had fraternal twins (child #2 and child #3) in the middle.
10. I delivered one twin normally and another twin by c-section within a 20 minute period.
11. I've had 2 of my 4 children in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit.
12. I like snorkeling but I've never tried scuba diving.
13. I'm terrified of rodents and cock roaches.
14. I like "do it yourself" house projects.
15. I really like to paint and I've been known to paint and repaint the same rooms in a very short period of time.
16. I'm a stay at home mom and I love it!
17. I'm a BYU student.
18. I have 3 more classes to finish before I graduate.
19. I'm an American Studies major.
20. I detest, in the strongest terms, math!
21. My favorite season is fall.
22. I could easily live on the beach.
23. I love living in Provo, Utah.
24. I have lived in Temecula, California and Atlanta, Georgia.
25. I like Major League Baseball games for the first 6 innings.
26. I saw "The Unit" pitch a perfect game at Turner field.
27. I'm an Atlanta Braves and Utah Jazz fan.
28. I love Broadway plays.
29. I am a news junkie.
30. I like politics.
31. American history and literature are never boring to me.
32. Writing is therapeutic to me.
33. My dream job would be teaching high school American history.
34. I like yard work and planting flowers in the spring and fall.
35. I always feel inclined to bake on a rainy day.
36. I love making homemade soup on a cold winter day.
37. Baking to me is much more enjoyable than cooking.
38. I've helped design and oversee the building of a custom home.
39. Southeast Africa is the farthest place I have traveled.
40. I hope to go back to Africa someday, perhaps as a missionary.
41. I have never been on a cruise.
42. I own and hope to sell an investment business.
43. I married my best friend.
44. My husband is still my best friend.
45. Mexican food is my favorite.
46. I collect Christmas ornaments from every place I have traveled.
47. I collect salt&pepper shakers from the places I have traveled but often forget to use them.
48. I ate dinner at "Windows on the World" on top the World Trade Center 3 years before September 11, 2001.
49. I plan and help give a surprise family vacation every year for Christmas.
50. I traveled with my family to over half of the states in America.
51. I prefer the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean unless I'm in Hawaii.
52. Sunset Beach, North Carolina is my favorite family beach.
53. I have 2 brothers and 2 sisters.
54. I like to snowski in the spring.
55. I play the piano for my family or when needed in foreign countries.
56. I play the violin.
57. I hope to take violin lessons again, but don't want to give up my fake fingernails just yet.
58. I felt the Northridge, California earthquake--very scary!
59. Hearing tornado sirens in your neighborhood is a very eerie feeling.
60. I've been "under the knife" four times but never for plastic surgery.
61. I prefer Twizzlers to Red Vines.
62. A Diet Coke and Stacey's Pita Chips are my favorite mid-day snack.
63. I have never broken a bone.
64. I really dislike cats.
65. I've explored Africa's "Big Five" in the wild.
66. I sometimes have the fear of heights.
67. I've seen Niagra Falls from the U.S. and from Canada.
68. I hope to see Victoria Falls someday.
69. I've supervised the ownership of 6 hamsters, 2 dogs and countless fish.
70. Heavy snowstorms are peaceful to me.
71. I love a snowstorm on Christmas Eve.
72. I weigh myself, along with my family, before and after Thanksgiving dinner for fun.
73. My favorite jogging place is a sandy beach.
74. I write notes on the napkins of my girls' homemade sack lunches.
75. I wear a nightguard in my mouth at night.
76. I DVR "Seinfeld," "Jon and Kate Plus Eight," and "The Joseph Smith Papers"
77. My i-pod consists of the same music my kids listen to.
78. I wish I were more patient.
79. I don't like surprises!
80. Once I start a project, I like to finish it as soon as possible.
81. The Louvre is my favorite museum in the world.
82. I am not a morning person.
83. I hope to travel to Italy for my 40th birthday.
84. I prefer dark woods (walnut, mahogany, cherry) to lighter woods.
85. I like antiques and antique stores.
86. I could spend hours on end in a bookstore.
87. My favorite college class was the History of the American Family.
88. I'm afraid to cut my hair above my shoulders.
89. I intend to add highlights to my hair until the day I die.
90. I had Lasik eye surgery.
91. Seven years later, I'm far sighted.
92. I wear glasses only when I need to.
93. I've taken kids to the ER for stitches twice.
94. I've taken kids to the ER 6 different times for broken bones.
95. I'm klutzy sometimes.
96. I often spill on myself.
97. I've been known to trip going up or going down stairs.
98. My favorite color is red.
99. I look forward to yearly trips alone with Dan.
100.Hawaii is my favorite family vacation spot.

P.S. Instead of taking an Ambien for sleep, read this list several times...