Thursday, February 4, 2010

100 Things

Today is Ethan's 100th day of school. He brought 100 rubberbands and 100 cheerios on a string to wear. He was super excited to find 100 things to bring, and Tia helped him count out all 100 Cheerios. I've never heard him count that far before. So in the spirit of 100 I'm attempting to share 100 things about myself. We'll see how far I get before one of the kids needs me.
1. I have 6 sisters
2. only 1 brother
3. I've lived in New York
4. California
5. Texas
6. Minnesota
7. that's all 4 sides of the U.S.
8. I've lived in a lot of places besides that
9. I speak Hungarian, used to be fluent
10. it's my dream one day to get my Masters Degree
11. if I could have any job in the world it would be motivational speaker
12. I always wanted to be a mom
13. I always thought I'd have 6 kids
14. three is overwhelming
15. when I was 12, I wrote a goal in YW that I wanted to marry a Dr.
16. I married a med school applicant
17. now I'm married to a resident
18. some day I'll be married to a "real" doctor.
19. I don't get as excited about orthopedics as my husband does
20. I HATE going to the doctors
21. I love good food. Good food is usually expensive
22. I like cooking, but I hate cleaning the mess
23. I have a degree in Marriage Family and Human Development
24. it's embarrassing to have a degree in Marriage
25. I usually just say Human Development
26. I met my husband at BYU
27. I was seriously dating someone else at the time
28. I served an 18 month mission in Hungary
29. I wanted to go State side spanish speaking
30. I love watching chick flicks
31. I love to sew
32. I love to go to Hobby Lobby
33. I spend WAY too much money at Hobby Lobby
32. I just made my first wedding dress
33. I really liked the way it turned out
34. I look better as a blonde
35. I have a goal to read the Newbery Medal books
36. I've read about 20 so far
36. when Stan's on call I spend a lot of the night reading
37. I don't usually cook dinner when Stan's on call
38. three of my best friends are Mexican, or at least they think they are
39. my second family is Mexican
40. I've been to Mexico a number of times
41. I got really sick on a Mexican Cruise. I didn't drink the water, but I did have ice
42. I once helped slaughter a pig
43. I love photography
44. I haven't once used my nice camera since my children were born. it's been 5 years
45. I love my in-laws, I hear that's rare
46. I wish I played the piano
47. I love to sing, but I don't have the greatest voice
48. I love Indian food
49. maybe more than Hungarian food
50. people make me happy
51. I make friends fairly easily
52. sometimes I feel insecure around women in medicine
53. I feel like they've accomplished amazing things, and I've made babies
54. I'm a COSTO snob
55. I love giving gifts that I've made, especially baby
56. I really don't like fish, or any food from the ocean
57. I love to lie in bed in the morning with my family. There's no better feeling
58. sometimes I put myself in time-out
59. Girl Scout cookie thin mint ice cream mmm.....
60. I'm running a half marathon this spring
61. I hate running
62. I've never run more than three miles in my life
63. making goals stresses me out
64. I'm afraid of failing
65. I was steadily dating my husband before I learned his last name
66. some of the best dates I've ever had were in San Francisco
67. I've always wanted to go to Turkey
68. I've also wanted to go to Greece
69. I want to go to Greece for the ocean and the food
70. I don't really hold a grudge
71. I usually end up crying when I pay bills
72. they used to call me "love em and leave em" DeNae
73. I have best friends all over the country
74. I never really knew my grandparents
75. It's really important to me that my kids know their grandparents
76. my house is usually messy, clean, but messy
77. sometimes my house isn't very clean
78. my favorite room to clean is the bathroom, a little effort makes a big difference
79. I worry that my kids aren't perfect
80. I hate suspense. I always want to know the end
81. I wish I had longer legs
82. I used to dig dinosaur bones and prepare them for research
83. that was the best job I ever had
84. I like to listen to kid music in the car (only when the kids are there)
85. when kids aren't there it's classic rock or talk radio
86. I'm retarded when it comes to pop culture
87. I love to buy gossip magazines when I fly
88. I'm embarrassed about that and usually try to hide it from Stan
89. I'm glad I have a girl, she's more fun to dress
90. I love cowboys, and I've convinced my boys they love them too
91. my favorite candy bar is a twix, or peanut M&M's
92. it was my dream to go to Hawaii and the PCC
93. Stan took me when I got pregnant with Leah
94. Leah was a surprise
95. Matty was a surprise
96. Ethan was planned
97. Stanford was planned
98. I hate checking my voice mail
99. My parents loved me best, and all my sisters know it
100. My kids know I love them.




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