My 100

While I wait for baby, I'll give you my top 100. A lot about me, but just a little something for my archive...

1. I love to dream.
2. I believe that anything is possible.
3. I think people determine their own happiness.
4. I desperately want my own horse to care for and ride with my children in a wild pasture.
5. I am deeply passionate about the arts.
6. I adore all of my friends…even though many of us have VERY different lifestyles and beliefs.
7. I wish going to the theatre were as affordable as going to the movies.
8. I LOVE being pregnant…I’m sad round two is swiftly coming to an end.
9. I love to exercise, but wish I didn’t HAVE to do it.
10. I’m known to drop by Wendy’s every now and then for a medium order of French fries. I eat them alone in my car.
11. I love to smell good. I adore the fresh smell of lavender.
12. I love to gift and receive sentimental gifts for momentous occasions.
13. I love pearls, as they will forever remind me of my parents and their precious gifts to me.
14. I love the home of my childhood in Clovis, California with all its run down charm.
15. I LOVE Labradors. First Duke, and now our beloved Scout. He loves and protects us.
16. I am a fantastic saleswoman.
17. I can justify spending money on pretty much anything if I so desire it.
18. Like most women, I have a video recorder memory and will use it if I have to.
19. I will never, ever go to bed before I have my make-up removed, Chap Stick applied and hands lathered.
20. I love lamp reading/magazine flipping before bed.
21. I hate that my husband can’t fall asleep with the lamp on.
22. I make a hobby of studying home design.
23. I still adore, respect and admire my 80+-year-old voice teacher (I’ll never tell Betty-Jeanne).
24. My favorite color is RED. It is bold, passionate, warm and powerful.
25. When my blood boils, I am WAY too quick to raise my voice.
26. I give myself a manicure once a week and feel like a new woman with a fresh set of nails.
27. I LOVE ‘Essie’ nailpolish and will never stray from my color combo: ‘Waltz’ + ‘sugardaddy.’
28. I think it sounds like so much fun to have ten children.
29. I love my babies and can think of nothing more fun than a house full of children who grow into adults with fond memories.
30. I love each of my five siblings very deeply and have a unique relationship with every one of them.
31. I love my in-laws and call them ‘brother’ and ‘sisters’ and feel as though they are such.
32. Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays.
33. I would rather have chewy, sour candy than dessert.

34. My favorite U.S city is Washington D.C.
35. My favorite city to visit in Europe was Monaco in the South of France.
36. My most life changing moments occurred in Usurisk, Russia.
37. Maui, Hawaii is the most restful vacation I’ll ever take.
38. I get really proud of a good bargain.
39. I hate feeling taken advantage of.
40. I love, love, love my girlfriends and feel that my time spent with them is like ‘chicken soup for the soul.’
41. My dream house has a double red door.
42. I will not eat at a restaurant if I come out smelling like it.
43. I HATE food that sounds heavy or makes me feel heavy.
44. The first time I met my husband I was 12 years old.
45. I lived in Pittsburgh for one year and learned about who I was at 21.
46. I love being deeply rooted in my faith of God and Jesus Christ.
47. “It’s a Wonderful Life” is my very favorite movie.

48. I could watch “Little Women” over and over again.
49. I’ve given a 6’5” man a black eye.
50. My husband and I LOVE to go out for sushi.
51. I love to shop for my husband.
52. I have the worst dry heels anyone has ever seen.
53. “Light in the Piazza” is my favorite musical.
54. We all know I have an obsession with Celine Dion.
55. I would rather have tulips than roses.
56. I love having toasty for breakfast.
57. I refuse to eat store bought jam.
58. I TIVO Oprah.
59. I believe education is empowering.
60. I still want to barrel race.
61. I’m not much for jewelry. Gimme studs for earrings and a wristwatch and I’ll call it good!
62. I love being inspired by a good book.
63. I LOVE to get the mail. I won’t miss a day of picking it up.
64. I’m an amazing person with Jeff at my side. Without him, I’m not even average.
65. I love my parents more than anything in the world! I’ll do whatever they ask of me for as long as I live.
66. My daughter Chanel nourishes my soul and makes me a really proud person.
67. I am our family’s CFO and I like it that way.
68. I love a bowl of plain Cheerios with real sugar.
69. I love that I don’t have to motivate my husband to do anything.
70. I love that Babies R Us has rock star parking for expecting mothers.
71. I love to snuggle my cha cha and sing the requested “Dumbo song.”
72. I love laughing over memories with old friends.
73. I love any blue willow vase or dish as it reminds me of my mother.

74. I still have the tissue I used during the ceremony on my wedding day and clutch it in my hand every so often.
75. I’m a journal therapist. Writing is therapeutic to me.
76. I’m a homebody.
77. I enjoy peaceful, quiet mornings before the sun rises.
78. My dream car is a white Chevy Suburban.
79. I love to chat with friends who have known me since I was a child.
80. I love my in-laws as though they are my own parents.
81. I love that a fresh coat of paint can wake up any room.
82. I have a salt addiction. I salt everything…even bread and butter.
83. I love to walk into a home and smell a fresh burning candle. The aroma…the ambiance…it’s home.
84. If I were to collect anything, it would be sets of dishes. (I owe this one to my mother).
85. I’m really drawn to abstract art.
86. I love Q-Tips. They are good for everything!
87. I enjoy calendaring my life.
88. I get a strange thrill from cleaning and organizing.
89. I HATE cats.
90. I love the feeling of crawling into my clean white sheets.
91. I appreciate the uniqueness of others.
92. I love when Jeff walks through the door at the end of the day. He is always happy and fills the house with magic.
93. I find joy in cooking and love creating memories around good food.
94. My favorite time of day is dinner table chitchat.
95. Jackson Hole, Wyoming is the most beautiful place on earth for many reasons in my mind.
96. I love In-N-Out hamburgers and fries.
97. I hate fry sauce…I don’t do mayonnaise…ever.
98. I love that European’s and artsy types greet one another with kisses on either cheek.
99. I miss the excitement of the stage.
100. I don’t love anything more than being a mama.