100 things about me :)

Enjoy, laugh, and still be my friend when you are done reading this and realize how big of a dork I am :)

100. I've always wanted to be a mommy.
99. But for a money making career, I always wanted to be an OB-GYN.
98. I keep my LPN licence up to date, but never really intend on using it again.
97. My favorite color is PURPLE! - It has been for as long as I can remember - I actually think I was brainwashed into liking it :)
96. I went to school - K-12 in the same building
95. And married my high school sweetheart.
94. We've been married 5 years & 8 months.
93. And I'm still VERY much in love with him :)
92. I want to have 4 or 5 kids - or more if that's God's will for us. 
91. My favorite food changes all the time.
90. I'd pick something fruity over chocolate almost any day!
89. I am totally in love with my kids.
88. I want to open a family bakery some day.
87. I truly believe I could eat cookies for every meal of the day, every day.
86. I like cold hot dogs...and grilled hot dogs....pretty much I like a hot dog any way!
85. I played the flute in band.
84. I live like 1 block away from my sister.
83. I can actually see her house from my back door.
82. And I hope that never changes.
81. I wish my brother lived closer.
80. I miss my nieces & nephews all the time.
79. I wish they ALL lived closer too!
78. I love hugs, REAL hugs.
77. My favorite movie is The Proposal.
76. I LOVE to laugh.
75. Hearing my brother laugh - even from another room - makes me laugh too - it's contagious!
74. I don't think I could ever be a vegetarian.
73. And I don't ever want to be.
72. I used to work on a post-surgical floor & I like packing wounds. gross, I know.
71. I cry at movies.
70. My kids crack me up!!! Especially Eli. He is very witty - especially for being only 3.
69. I would LOVE to go to Italy.
68. Trent proposed to me in the woods, right after he woke me up...I fell asleep right after he grilled me lunch.
67. And I said "Is that real? Where's the box?"
66. I'm a romantic, I know.
65. If I could have a re-do, I'd gasp, hold my hands over my mouth, cry, and say yes!! fling my arms around him and then hold out my shaking hand while he slipped the ring on my finger. :-)
64. But then again, that's too much like the movies....so I don't want a re-do :)
63. I like chick-flicks (as I'm sure you guessed from #65)
62. I am not good at baking bread.
61. I can say the alphabet backwards.
60. I hate wearing tennis shoes.
59. I'd wear sandals everyday! If only it didn't snow in Iowa....HA!
58. I get Trent a bag of Dove dark chocolate for almost every holiday.
57. I started drinking coffee so Trent & I could drink it together.
56. I don't actually like coffee.... It's more like "Yes, I'll take a little coffee in my creamer."
55. Caramel Macchiato :)
54. Actually, I prefer tea.
53. I love getting flowers.
52. I used to be a control freak. (weird?!?)
51. Now, I'm just a little sweeter ;)
50. I have a blind cat. Haylee. She actually doesn't really even have eyes....just nastiness in her eye sockets.
49. One of the coolest things someone ever told me: I was drawing blood from this 101 year old lady and I was pregnant with Molly and she said to me "You're just starting your life, and I'm just wrapping mine up." The perspective was, and still is, amazing to me.
48. Please tell me if I have something in my teeth or hanging out my nose. I'd tell you!
47. Sometimes I can be a little obsessive about cutting and folding paper straight.
46. So, you're learning that I'm a little weird.
45. I don't like to wear shorts.
44. I'm not a great housekeeper. I tend to get caught up in going through things (i.e. looking at pictures, or over-organizing) and before I know it, it's time to make supper and the evening routine kicks into full gear.
43. I am pretty good at fixing toilets.
42. When I was little I loved going to work with my Dad.
41. Forever and ever I thought my Dad was the strongest & tallest man & that he could fix ANYTHING!
40. Some things never change :)
39. I had a crush on Billy Ray Cyrus when I was little.
38. What can I say.... it was the mullet that stole my achy-breaky heart!
37. I ate sand when I was really little... A LOT of sand.
36. Ice cream falls into all categories: breakfast, lunch, dinner, & dessert!
35. I think eggplant is disgusting. Pretty, but not good.
34. I don't like talking in front of large amounts of people.
33. My knees get shaky and my voice warbles and I feel my face start to turn lovely shades of red.
32. I love to swing. REALLY high!
31. When I was little (like before I went to school), I used to swing in our backyard, singing at the top of my lungs "I was born in the U.S.A!" - Thanks Bruce Springsteen for those powerful words.
30. My favorite musical is Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. 
29. Oh, and Mary Poppins.
28. AND Meet Me in St. Louis
27. I like watching sports on T.V. 
26. Football season is my favorite because Trent & I snuggle on the couch and watch the games. 
25. And there are a lot of games.....so we get to do that a lot. 
24. I only like baseball because he does.
23. Cheesy, but whatever!
22. Trent took me for a hot air balloon ride in Colorado when I was 5 months pregnant with Molly.
21. I am very fascinated by how the human body works.
20. I like to do crafts.
19. I really like office supplies... there's just something about clips, staplers, organizers, & post-it notes that scream FUN!!!
18. I love pina-colada scented everything!
19. I like bags.
18. Tote bags. Purses. Book bags. Laundry bags. pretty much anything that you can put the word "bag" after....that carries things.
17. I really want to run.
16. I used to run a lot, but now I don't.
15. My nose has been broke 3 times. - Once in high school during volleyball, Trent broke it once & Eli broke it once.
14. I like the smell of bleach.
13. Squirrels freak me out a little bit.
12. I'm a little sarcastic. 
11. I talk to my Mom pretty much every day.
10. Dilbert is my favorite comic.
9. Just the thought of biting down on a dry washcloth makes me cringe.
8. I like numbers.
7. My favorite number is 7.
6. My middle name is June, I was born in June. It's my Grandma's first name & she was born in June. My Aunt's middle name is also June (she wasn't born in June), and Jillian's middle name is June too :)
5. I like lists. 
4. I LOVE JESUS!
3. I think you should too.
2. I'm going to heaven when I die.
1. And I hope to see you there :-)

~Amanda