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Yea! My 100th Post!! (Everything You Wanted To Know And More)
- I was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas
- I've lived in three different states besides Arkansas
- My adolescent years were spent in Ohio
- I went to college in Missouri
- Now I live in Alabama
- I've also lived in two other countries
- I celebrated my first birthday in Jamaica
- The summer I was sixteen I lived in South Africa
- Blue is probably my very favorite color: all shades!
- Blue & white is a favorite combination, too
- Reading is my favorite pastime
- My favorite thing to read is a good mystery
- When I was a girl I wanted to be Nancy Drew when I grew up
- Or maybe Trixie Belden
- I'm also a bit of a magazine junkie
- and I love to read aloud to my kiddos
- I played with barbies until I was in 7th grade
- Paperdolls, too--they were the best!
- I kept my favorite ones
- I got my first camera (a Holly Hobby one) when I was 4
- I have 43 full photo albums + some scrapbooks
- I'm obsessive about always dating my photos on the back
- And having them all in order
- Much to my husband's chagrin, I hate starring in his videos
- I love to travel
- I love the beach
- and the mountains,
- the country
- and the city
- I've been to all of our states except for six
- and to eight other countries
- I'm a PK/MK (preacher/pastor's kid/missionary's kid)
- I love that
- I love missions
- and missionaries
- Now I'm a PW (preacher's wife)
- Cooking is one of my favorite things to do
- I started "cooking" in 5th grade
- Pancakes were my first try
- I bombed
- I earned my cooking badge for Missionettes in 6th grade
- I've been cooking up a storm ever since
- I'm *famous* for my deep-dish pizza
- I've been making it since I was 16
- I got the recipe from a Seventeen magazine
- I'm currently compliling a family cookbook for my mom's side of the family
- I like to read cookbooks cover-to-cover, just like a regular book
- I have 81 cookbooks
- Plus two accordian files of clipped recipes
- I really like organization
- My postcard collection is organized by state or country, alphabetically
- My cds are organized by genre
- My books are also organized by subject
- I also love keeping a calendar
- I keep one really detailed desk calendar
- And a smaller, more abbreviated one in my purse
- I love vanilla Cokes from Sonic
- I love Chick-Fil-A sandwiches
- Arby's jalepeno poppers are also a favorite treat
- I love seafood
- Mexican food is probably my overall favorite
- I could probably live on BBQ potato chips, too
- But I really just love to eat all good food
- I'm more of a savory food lover than a dessert lover
- Not that I don't like dessert though
- And I want it with coffee!
- I don't like fresh tomatoes
- except for bruschetta
- and pico de gallo
- I love dishes
- I would have a different set for every holiday and season if I had the space
- I've been married to the love of my life for 11 years
- I was a bridesmaid 9 times before I got married
- Not to mention all of the other duties I performed at many more weddings
- I've been the flower girl,
- the rice girl,
- the guest book girl
- the train-bearer
- and the cake girl
- and *assistant-in-general*
- I had a lot of dresses with dyed-to-match shoes
- I loved being a part of my family and friends' weddings though
- I was 31 before I had my first child
- Sometimes I feel really old, while chasing my kiddos
- I still want another one though
- Being a mother is the hardest and most rewarding thing I've ever done
- I can't wait to start homeschooling my daughter this fall
- I was home schooled 1st & 2nd grades
- I'm sort of a germaphobe
- and a little bit of a neat freak
- although I've really relaxed in that department since becoming a mother
- I love to write letters to my far-away friends
- I love stationary and note cards
- I enjoy stamping and creating my own cards, too
- I secretly would like to live in the country
- and have my own chickens
- and a beautiful garden
- I've never broken a bone
- but I did have to get stitches once for busting my head open
- Ironing clothes is my least favorite household chore
- It took me over a month to come up with this list!
- Whew! I'm glad its finally finished