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Wednesday, May 09, 2007

For my 100th post, I though this would be appropriate. It is alot harder to come up with 100 things then I thought it would be.


  1. I was born in Springfield, MA
  2. I was adopted at 6 weeks old.
  3. I have bright red hair.
  4. And I do not like it.
  5. When I was little, I tried to sell it to my hair dresser.
  6. I have 3 siblings, an older brother, and an older stepbrother and stepsister.
  7. I am not close to any of them.
  8. I have 3 nephews and 1 neice.
  9. I was an aunt for the 1rst time at the age of 16.
  10. I don't get to see the kids enough.
  11. My parents were divorced when I was 3.
  12. My mom remarried when I was 6.
  13. I spent entire months in FL growing up with my Dad.
  14. He owned a resort in the FL keys.
  15. I have swum with manatees in the FL Keys before.
  16. I have been to Disney World 4 times.
  17. One visit, I slept in a closet with my cousins.
  18. I lived in the same house and room in West Springfield, MA from the day I was adopted to the day I graduated college.
  19. In high school, I played soccer, softball and raced downhill skiing.
  20. Because our school was so small, I raced against boys.
  21. One year I ended up 15th in the Western Mass.
  22. I graduated high school in a class of 28.
  23. Only 8 of those 28 were guys.
  24. With that, I really didn't start dating til college.
  25. I went to an all women's college.
  26. It was in downtown Troy.
  27. We had low income housing behind our dorms, so you had to be carefully not to shower with the windows open. They would look in.
  28. I was a Purple Cow in college and I am proud of it.
  29. I met my husband in college.
  30. He fixed my computer.
  31. The first 2 years we were dating, we spent 11 months of it apart.
  32. I had a contraband hamster in my college dorms.
  33. She was a birthday present from Pete.
  34. Her name was Fluffanutter.
  35. She traveled from NY, to MA, NC and SC.
  36. We smuggled her into Myrtle Beach one year.
  37. When we put her to sleep, she had $140 in vet bills.
  38. I didn't leave the US until July '06.
  39. and it was only to Canada, for an IBM sponsored honeymoon.
  40. When I graduated, it was either live with my parents or move to NC to be with my boyfriend.
  41. I chose NC.
  42. and I am never going to willingly leave.
  43. I got my dog as a Christmas present from Pete.
  44. She is the best gift ever.
  45. Her name is Zora Bing.
  46. One of our friends named her Zora in the shelter and we thought it fit her.
  47. Bing is what Pete wanted to name his younger brother when he was born.
  48. I got engaged in Aug '04
  49. Under the stars in Myrtle Beach with Pete and his parents and brother.
  50. I can't sleep in an empty house.
  51. I am afraid someone is going to sneak in and kill me.
  52. I also can't sleep without my feet covered.
  53. I am afraid someone is going to cut off my toes.
  54. I worked for UNC Chapel Hill for 3 years.
  55. I learned more about life in those 3 years.
  56. I also learned how sheltered I grew up.
  57. I love animals
  58. I want more, but we don't have the time for them yet.
  59. and Zora would eat most animals that I want.
  60. Pete and I got married in June '06.
  61. It was almost a perfect day.
  62. I don't remember much of it though.
  63. It flew by.
  64. We took dance lessons from Orshi as a surprise for everyone there.
  65. We were too drunk to dance well, but other people enjoyed it.
  66. I rode a mechanical bull at my bachelorette party.
  67. I also took my bra off in the middle of a bowling alley.
  68. We bought our 1rst house Jan '07.
  69. We only looked at 6 houses and only looked 1 day before bidding on a house.
  70. Our first offer was accepted within hours.
  71. I love our house.
  72. Zora tried killing our neighbors cats withing hours of closing.
  73. I don't recommend that as a ice breaker for new neighbors.
  74. We have 2 entirely empty bedrooms.
  75. I could live alone in our closet.
  76. I am addicted to chocolate.
  77. I have large stashes of it hidden in the house.
  78. I try to forget about them.
  79. I drive a '91 Buick Century.
  80. It only has 40k miles on it.
  81. I got it in '03 and it only had 22k miles on it.
  82. It was a graduation gift from my stepfather.
  83. He rocks.
  84. When I got it, the back seat had never been sat in.
  85. The carpet was brand new.
  86. Zora has fixed that problem.
  87. The brake line rotted out from old age.
  88. That made stopping at red lights interesting.
  89. Putting 14 bags of mulch in it makes the rear bumper touch the ground.
  90. It stalls when it is hot out.
  91. I find it part of his charm.
  92. Yes, it is a he.
  93. His name is Alfred.
  94. His nickname is Big Blue.
  95. I love him, but want a new car.
  96. A Honda CRV to be exact.
  97. I think I have awhile to wait.
  98. I don't want to work anymore
  99. Which is good, cuz its 5.
  100. Pete is waiting for me downstairs.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yeah, Honda CRV...Go Baby. If a SUV and a car had sex it would have a CRV which actually stands for Comfortable Recreational Vehicle.

Anonymous said...

I also think that since I am your phone girlfriend I should have gotten a honorable mention.

Anonymous said...

101. I promise to blog more often so Jesse has something to read.

Anonymous said...

congrats on ur 100th post ...
keep 'em posts coming ...
hehe ...