My 100 Things

As it turns out, my New Year post is also my 100th post here on Blogger. In true blogging tradition, here are my 100 Things:

1. I grew up in a non-church going home.

2. I received the Lord when I was 20.

3. I was baptized on March 3, 1996.

4. I didn’t realize how much faith I had until June 2, 2006, the day the Lord called my 35 month old niece home.

5. I was born on Groundhog’s day.

6. I hated the movie with Bill Murray.

7. I still live in the same town I was born.

8. I was named by my Godmother, my mom’s best friend. She died 15 days after my 11th birthday.

9. I lived in the same house for the first 23 years of my life.

10. I was raised by my maternal grandmother.

11. I always felt like a piece of a jigsaw puzzle that didn’t fit.

12. I met my Auntie Pam the first semester of junior college and that changed. She never forced my dad on me.

13. I initiated contact when I got pregnant with my first son. My dad was the first person (besides Hubby and I) to hold Cameron.

14. I’m an only child, yet I have 1 sister from my mom and 2 brothers from my dad.

15. I had my tonsils out when I was a year old.

16. I have a scar on the back of my head from when I cracked my head open at 18 months old.

17. I have known my best friend since I was 4…you do the math. She is the sister I never had. (You read that correct despite #15). It was her family that taught me about affection. They also taught me about makeup and hair.

18. I had an imaginary friend, Peter Brady. I yelled at a woman in the bank for sitting on him.

19. I had strawberry blond hair until I was 5. I’m jealous of my brother’s red hair.

20. I did Greased Lightning with John Travolta every time my family took me to see Grease in the theatres.

21. I experienced my first kiss in Pre-School. The boy and I went to school together until we graduated.

22. I have worn glasses since I was 9.

23. I didn’t get my ears pierced until I was 11. I got my second holes 6 weeks later.

24. I’m a tomboy.

25. I hate my hair, color, and curl.

26. I’ve had a crush on Tommy Lee of Motely Crue since I was 11. Yes, I’ve seen the video.

27. I believe mashed potatoes and cheese are their own food groups.

28. I get clarity and my best ideas in the bathroom.

29. I met my Hubby in college, although we lived around the corner from each other in high school. We were friends first, then coworkers, then best friends, and started dating on December 10, 1997. We were engaged 6 months later.

30. God has abundantly blessed me with 3 beautiful children.

31. 2 of my 3 children were born in the same hospital as I was.

32. All 3 were c-sections.

33. My oldest child was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes on November 19, 2008.

34. My daughter is the answer to my prayers. I was robbed of a mother/daughter relationship until now.

35. I wanted to be a Forensic Specialist before the show CSI was even thought of.

36. My nickname is Flipper…when I laugh, really laugh, it turns into a dolphin sound.

37. I also answer to Tiffers.

38. I hate it when people I just met shorten my name to Tiff. Do they know me well enough to call me Tiff?

39. I love music. I own close to 500 CD’s from all genres and have over 5000 songs in iTunes.

40. I wish I didn't care what others think of me.

41. I love to laugh.

42. My first job was McDonald’s.

43. I hate it when people can’t spell.

44. I love Disneyland.

45. My favorite ride has been Pirates of the Caribbean since I was 6.

46. My favorite Disney movie is The Lion King.

47. I still sleep with a Teddy Bear.

48. I am completely addicted to ebay.

49. I hate throwing up. I hate the dry heaves worse, so I grab my
toothbrush and make myself throw up.

50. I don’t smoke. I’ve never even tried. It’s the most disgusting habit anybody could ever have.

51. I despise doing laundry.

52. I’ve never seen The Exorcist.

53. I have been fascinated and borderline in love with vampires since I was in junior high.

54. I’m deathly afraid of snakes. But I conquered my fears of sharks.

55. I’m allergic to mushrooms. And walnuts, but I endure the itching and eat them anyway.

56. I’m a party thrower.

57. I’m the only one in my family that has had 3 graduations, high school, A.S., and B.S.

58. My camera is an extension of my right hand.

59. I want to write a book about my life. The title would be “I Can’t Make This Stuff Up.”

60. The hardest thing I’ve ever done is tell my eldest, then 6, his 35 month old cousin, and best friend, was dead.

61. I dislocated my left elbow 5 years ago and it has never been the same.

62. I’ve become quite the cook in the last 2 years.

63. I use the words “therefore” and “however” far too often to be
considered a normal person.

64. I bite my nails.

65. I pick the fuzzies off of my socks.

66. I love to swim.

67. I can type 70 words per minute.

68. I hate surprises.

69. I have a temper.

70. I love to sing, but can’t.

71. My glass is always half empty. I hope to change that this year.

72. I cry easily.

73. I prefer to be barefoot.

74. I love the rain.

75. I am a very picky eater.

76. I have never traveled out of the country.

77. I’m stubborn.

78. I have been out of the working force for 9 years.

79. I hate salt.

80. I’m not ticklish…much to my eldest’s dismay.

81. I was bulimic my sophomore year in high school.

82. I love mozzarella sticks.

83. My eldest drew a picture, after our cousin was murdered in January 2008, which I plan to use as my second tattoo.

84. I believe in Thank You cards.

85. I would love to swim with the dolphins.

86. I would love to live in one of the New England states.

87. My favorite color is purple. It’s also the color of my birthstone.

88. My favorite flower is the sunflower.

89. My favorite movie is Scream.

90. My favorite movie line is from Multiplicity, “I’ll hit you so hard it’ll kill
him.”

91. My favorite song is Push from Matchbox20.

92. My favorite book is Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.

93. My favorite animal is a dolphin.

94. My favorite ice cream is Mint ‘n Chip.

95. My favorite (non-alcoholic) drink is Cherry Coke.

96. My favorite alcoholic drink is a Pomegranate Margarita.

97. My favorite food is Italian.

98. My favorite dinner is Tacos and usually my birthday dinner.

99. My favorite season is Fall.

100. I have 100+ pounds to shed.