100 things

1. The last time I dyed my hair was 1996.
2. The last time I got a perm was 1997.
3. I love the fajita burrito at Chipotle.
4. I have never operated a lawn mower or barbecue grill.  That's what dads, brothers, and husbands are for, right? 
5. I had braces on from age 10 to 14.  That's right, 4 years.
6. I wore glasses everyday from age 6 to 13.  Tried glasses again at 16 (very short-lived) and at 23 (I think I wore them a total of 5 times -- my Rx was never quite right)
7. Haven't had much more luck with contacts.  For a while I only had to wear them in one eye.
8. I am currently wearing nothing.  On road trips we play, "See How Close We Have To Get To The Freeway Sign Before Shannon Can Read It."  It's always a party.
9. I'm considering Lasik one day.
10. My ideal plan is to be done having babies, nursing, etc. before I turn 30.  Then I can get in shape for reals, find a new haircut, new make-up, the whole thing.  I tell Scott (picture eyes rolling here) that I want to be "30 and fabulous".
11. I always wear socks around the house.  That way I don't have to be reminded of the crumbs and stickies on the kitchen floor.
12. I have mild scoliosis.  And my upper body leans slightly to the left and one shoulder is higher than the other (I'm sure it's only noticeable to me).
13. Because of this I'm always thinking about my posture & making mental notes to not hunch over so much.
14. I have horrible teeth (you don't want to know how many fillings, root canals, and crowns I have).  But they are straight!
15. I started scrapbooking when I was 12, using decorative scissors, markers, computer paper, and Yes! glue.
16. Between 2003 and 2005 I was published 12 times in scrapbooking magazines.
17. In the last 4 months I have made 7 layouts, 2 school themed albums, and a baby book (not for me)
18. I subscribe to Creating Keepsakes and Simple Scrapbooks.
19. I graduated from high school when I was 16
20. I graduated from college when I was 20.
21. I majored in Nutritional Science.  No, I'm not a health nut.
22. In high school I thought I wanted to be a doctor.
23. I was one class away from earning a Chemistry minor in college.  But Chem 105, 106, 107, 351, 352, 353, and 481 were plenty for me.
24. And I had to take Chem 351 (Organic Chemistry) twice.
25. I ditched my film camera and went "all digital" in July 2004 and have never looked back.
26. I am the oldest in my family -- four younger brothers (Sam, Kent, Denver, & Mason).
27. Scott is also the oldest in his family and has 3 brothers -- no sisters.
28. Today is my 28th birthday!
29. For a long time I assumed that we would also have a family full of boys.
30. My dad owns a nut company (they process walnuts).  We always referred to it as the "nut house" with no pun intended.  Always caught me off-guard when people would chuckle about it.
31. I have never had a broken bone or stitches.
32. I have never been able to stay in the recommended pregnancy weight gain range of 25-35 pounds.  I always go over -- although I was very close to 35 with Anna.
33. I was very quiet in elementary, middle, and high school.  In fact, I was this close to being voted "Most Bashful" in my senior yearbook.  Thankfully my blue eyes propelled me into the "Best Eyes" category.
34. Not sure why I was so quiet.  Mostly, (and much of this is true today), I felt I didn't have anything compelling to say (I don't usually talk just for the sake of talking), I didn't want to "bother" people, and I don't like competing for attention or talk time in a group.
35. I grew up in a town of 4,000 people, surrounded by agriculture & dairies, a graduating class of 62 people, and 45 minutes away from any kind of shopping or entertainment.
36. I was Little Miss Gustine in 1983 (at age 3 1/2) and got to ride on a float in our town's 4th of July parade.
37. I played the flute from 4th grade to 11th grade.  In my small town if you were in band that meant you were in concert band, pep band (football and basketball), and marching band too.
38. I took speed writing in highschool.
39. I had my first kiss when I was 17 outside of Stover Hall (the dorms at BYU) after a Preference dance (girls ask guys).
40. In 4th through 6th grade I competed in a county speech contest.  I placed 1st and 2nd in two of those years.
41. I hate roller coasters.  I've been on the real ones twice.  Never again.
42. I've been to Disneyland 7 times.  Now that's my kind of amusement park.
43. I've been rafting once.  And as nervous as I was leading up to it, I ended up enjoying it enough that I would actually go again.
44. As a kid I would dress up with my neighbor friends and make music videos.
45. In college I would dress up with my roommates and make music videos.
46. In college my roommates and I frequently visited the mall, grabbed crazy clothes from the racks, put everything on, and took group photos inside the dressing room.
47. My first car was a 1989 Nissan 240SX.  My parents gave it to me for Christmas my first year at college (1996).
48. I used to know how to solve the Rubik's cube.
49. I am not an athletic person, and don't really enjoy playing sports.
50. And it's not because I haven't tried.  Ages 8-9 I was on a swim team, my sophomore year I joined the tennis team, and in college I played intramural soccer once.
51. The reason is, I'm not competitive (so I just don't care about winning or putting forth the effort), and I'm not coordinated enough to make it work.
52. Somehow I manage to survive on very little sleep.  Go to bed 11:15-11:30pm, wake up at 5:45am, M-F.
53. Scott proposed to me three times.
54. I said yes three times.
55. I was officially engaged (with the ring on my finger & dad's approval) 13 days before my 19th birthday.
56. We spent our weekend honeymoon (married on friday, back in classes on tuesday) in Monterey and San Francisco.
57. We have been married for 8 years, 8 months, and 2 days.
58. I used to think that people with long hair were unoriginal and just following the crowd.
59. Now I have long hair and love it!
60. I want new floors in my house.
61. I'm awful at starting a project and then starting a new one (because I'm just so excited with the idea) and end up with a pile of unfinished projects.
62. I'm a little OCD with my kids' clothes -- there cannot be two different sizes of clothes (i.e. 3T and 4T) in their drawer at the same time.  Everything has to be the same.  Doesn't matter if those 3T shorts still fit, they must move out with the rest of the 3T clothes to make room for the 4T wardrobe.
63. I love the ocean, beach, coast . . . whatever you want to call it.
64. I wear nylons to church every Sunday.  Except maybe when I'm on vacation some place warm.
65. I almost always have a hair elastic around my right wrist.
66. I love ice cream and milkshakes.
67. I've had a total of 4 pedicures in my life.
68. I went to Creating Keepsakes University (CKU) in Provo in 2005 all by myself and quite pregnant.
69. I don't care for spicy food.
70. I have been a Relief Society teacher 4 separate times.
71. This spring/summer I organized an online reunion blog for my BYU freshman year ward.  It's been 10 years since our freshman year (1996-97).
72. 80 people have joined the reunion (about half the ward) and are spread out from Alaska to New Hampshire and everywhere in between.  It's been pretty fun catching up.
73. I've been to tapings of Wheel of Fortune and the Leeza Gibbons talk show.
74. I hate trying to find a baby-sitter.
75. But I love having them over. =)
76. I've had one speeding ticket.
77. I usually like to shop alone.
78. I don't like being interrupted when I'm talking.
79. The first concert I ever went to was U2 in Salt Lake City, May 1997.
80. I'm bad about not remembering (or taking the time) to wash my face each night.
81. I have a birthmark behind my left ear.  (or is it the right ear?)
82. At the movie theater I like to munch on raisinets or licorice.
83. Right now I'm reading The Kite Runner.
84. I just picked up The Golden Compass to read next.
85. I've read 5 whole books this year!
86. I love clean, vibrant colors.
87. I also love clean, simple lines in decorating (Pottery Barn) and fabrics with bold or graphic patterns (like Amy Butler).
88. I want to learn how to make a purse or bag (Amy Butler has some cute patterns I'm eye-ing)
89. I'm a very prompt person.
90. But I have this recurring dream that I'm back in college and realize half-way through the semester that I haven't been attending some of my classes and I don't know when or where they are.  So I end up in panic mode trying to find them.  I've already had this dream twice this month.
91. As a kid I had recuring nightmares about sharks.
92. I am awesome at Minesweeper.  Beginner - 11 seconds.  Intermediate - 113.  Expert - 218.
93. I've been to CA, OR, WA, NV, UT, ID, AZ, TX, OH, MI, PA, NY, CT, MA, HI, Canada and Mexico.
94. I have a darling little girl with the sweetest dimples and spunky personality.
95. I have a squirrelly little boy who whispered in my ear today, "when it's raining I think it's monkey fur falling down."  What???!!  I have no idea what is going through his head, but he always makes me laugh.
96. I have a bigger boy who sang happy birthday to me as I picked him up from school (for all to hear), and who told me at dinner with a hug, "I want to make you happy."
97. I have a husband who ran around town on a wild goose chase for dry ice -- all to keep my Coldstone ice cream cake cold for the trip home. 
98. I am happy, healthy, and loved.
99. I have opportunities to serve, learn, and grow.
100. I have been so blessed in my my life, more than I can believe.