50 Things about you...

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50 Things about you...
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Wed, 12-01-2004 - 3:59pm

I saw an archive a while back where everyone had to list 50 things about themselves, The usual like name, age, kids and such and then some that people would not know. I thought this would be a fun way to get to know one another :)


I promise to start on mine as soon as I get the kitchen cleaned...lol



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Registered: 05-08-2004
Wed, 12-01-2004 - 8:19pm

Okay..lets see...


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Registered: 01-06-2004
Wed, 12-01-2004 - 8:23pm

Well, since you are still cleaning :) Ill go ahead and try and get 50 on here.

1. I am 24 years old
2. I was born in Bethesda, Maryland
3. I have one sister and a half brother
4. I was married at 18
5. Had my first child at 19
6. I love the color Blue
7. Mongolian food is my favorite of all time
8. I like country
9. My hair is naturally curly
10. My true hair color is blonde
11. I use to model
12. I sand at Disney one year for the Christmas program they have
13. My real name is Melissa
14. I was held back in second grade
15. Won first place in Brownies for my cookies
16. My favorite candy is Whoppers
17. This is harder then I thought it would be to list 50 things

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Registered: 05-03-2004
Thu, 12-02-2004 - 9:44am

Okay, since I am new this seems llike a good place to start...

1. My real name is Leah. My husband calls me Lena, always has

2. We are due with our first child on Christmas Eve

3. I miscarried at 9 weeks in November 2002

4. We have two big dogs...

5. And one small house.

6. I dated my husband for two years, broke up with him, and then six years later realized I still loved him. Called him long distance and told him so, and here we are.

7. I have five sisters and two brothers, but only my youngest sister is blood related--we have the same mother.

8. My sister and I were taken away from our mother when I was 8 due to neglect. My sisters father adopted me and the rest is history.

9. I did not graduate from high school, but eventually got my GED and received a Master's Degree in Social Work in 2002. Wow, this is only 9???

10. I did a tandem skydive in 2001.

11. I lived on and off with my grandparents until I was 7

12. I love to cook...

13. But I hate to do the dishes

14. I enjoy second hand clothing more than new clothing.

15. I love classic country and western, jazz vocal standards, certain hip hop, and will listen to anything I can get my hands on

16. I am 34 years old.

17. My birthday is this month

18. I was my youngest sister's birth coach in 2002

19. She yelled at me

20. I cried when my nephew was born

21. He loves when I tell him that story

22. Dr. Phil said once that he measures his sucess as a husband with the knowledge that when his wife walks into a room full of 1000 women, she has no doubt that she is treated better behind closed doors than every one of them. My husband makes me feel that way.

23. I used to be one of those people who come to your door and ask for money to save the environment. I was good at it.

24. Last year I spent five days in the coldest weather in January looking for a medallian the size of a hockey puck hidden in the snow as part of our city's winter carnival.

25. I didn't find it

26. I make a mean white chocolate chip peanut butter cookie.

27. It is not fat free

28. I have long, naturally curly hair.

29. My husband has hardly any hair...

30. I have never cheated on a boyfriend

31. I love stories about serial killers and murderers. Sick, I know.

32. My favorite movies of all time include Frankie and Johnny and Life is Beautiful

33. The last book I read was "I Know This Much is True" by Wally Lamb

34. I highly recommend it

35. I worked as a Child Protection worker for 3 years and will probably do it again some day

36. I wore corrective shoes until I was 6. My sister says it's because of my long finger- toes

37. I have a serious problem with people who talk on their cell phones while driving

38. I built my own 36 X 6 raised garden bed and plant a vegetable garden every year

39. My best friend taught me how to do home canning

40. It's one of my favorite things to do

41. I used to drink alot, then quit for ten years. When we lost the baby in 2002, I went on a ten month drinking binge.

42. I have been sober again for a year

43. I don't share milk

43. I have an aversion to bad breath

44. I can't watch them eat those things on Fear Factor because I get sick

45. Walking a mile these days makes me feel as if two people have pulled apart my legs like a wish bone from a chicken

46. But i do it anyway

47. I am terrified to be a mom.

48. But extremely excited

49. I like lurking

50. But I'm getting over that.

Wow--how often does a person even get to talk about themselves that much?

Leah

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Registered: 11-08-2004
Thu, 12-02-2004 - 2:40pm
This sounds like fun...here goes!
1. My name is Wendy
2. I have 2 children
3. I have been married for 11 years
4. I just turned 34 last week
5. I am an American living in Canada (and hoping to be living in the states again soon : )
6. I want to live somewhere warm
7. I hate cold weather!
8. I have been a SAHM for 6 years
9. I'm not sure if I'll go back to work some day
10. I'm thinking about getting my masters in school counseling
11. I have a degree in psychology/sociology
12. I worked in Human Resources
13. I'm also a writer, although I haven't published anything yet
14. I have 3 brothers
15. I wish I had a sister
16. My younger brother is 12 years younger and he is adopted
17. I get together with my family a few times a year, usually holidays
18. I call my mom about once a week
19. I wish I had more good friends
20. I have fine, straight hair
21. I wish I had thick, curly hair
22. I wish I had bigger boobs and a smaller nose
23. I think my feet are ugly
24. I am 5'2 and have a brother who is 6'5 (same parents)
25. My husband is a great guy
26. We met at a party my first semester in college
27. I partied alot in college
28. I can't remember the last time I partied
29. I love to drink wine
30. I love to read
31. I'm a very picky eater
32. I don't like meat
33. My favorite foods are pizza and chocolate
34. I feel like a really boring person...I can't seem to come up with anything exciting
35. I'm very claustrophobic
36. I am totally grossed out by vomit
37. I hope that my kids like me when they get older
38. I hope that my kids turn out to be really nice people
39. I'm not sure if I want to have any more children
40. I hate to cook
41. I wish I had a personal chef
42. I am not very confident about myself
43. I hate cleaning the house
44. I can't stand when the house is messy
45. I drive a Honda Pilot...love it!
46. I don't taking road trips...would much rather fly
47. This is really hard...
48. I hope that I'll be happily married for a long, long time
49. I hope my parents stay healthy and happy for many years
50. I did it!!
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Thu, 12-02-2004 - 3:15pm

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Registered: 07-24-2003
Thu, 12-02-2004 - 8:34pm

wow- what an interesting story.
fascinating.

sorry to hear about your stepfather.
very nice that you had blessings also- like your granparents, singing (in a a band w/ gigs even- i didn't get past garage bands!) & your happy marriage.

how about less than 50 things about me?
1. i'm really upbeat & high energy & very cheerful
2. i'm also sensitive (to people's feelings, how others treat my feelings & sensitive to animals.)
3. animals deserve utmost respect -as do people
4. i can't believe how rough & harsh the world is
5. i can't believe how loving strangers can be to others- "just because"
6. i love yellow - very favorite color but i wear more pinks & creams colors
7. fashion design is like a language for me
8. dance is my art form- i love choreography
9. riding a horse is like nothing else
10. i like older cars better than new ones (did not like my car at first b/c it was brand new & not 'worn in' at all)
11. i got a volkswagen eventhough it drives badly b/c i like its personality
12. i grew up tooling around in a VW Bug in the early 70s w/ my mom singing to the radio & i remember the songs & the loud hum of the original VW Bug engine.
13. we spent every summer driving the country in a VW minivan (parents were in public service & we had 3 months each summer to just drive & camp in the great outdoors.)
14. i've seen every mile of highway & many offroads in every state in the USA several times.
15. i feel really lucky to know the USA as well as i do.
16. i also feel very lucky to have spent long visits in all the countries in western europe at least 3 times. some countries 6-8 extended visits.
17. my parents were awesome
18. i always wanted straight hair & to not be so skinny
19. i went to law school when i was 20 yrs old
20. i flew to costa rica w/o any plans by myself when i was 27 for a vacation (it wasn't my favorite vacation) (solo travel takes getting used to).
21. i was being "spontaneous"-- turns out that i chose to go to central america during the 'rainy season'.
22. i went to many places looking for my dog & finally found her. knew it when i saw her & we are so happy together nearly 8 yrs. later.
23. my dog can smile (big- lots of teeth) & has different grunts for a few words (pretty much- "Please feed me" & "don't take me outside at night"
24. my husband is the best & i am in love with him (he's my hero)- he makes his long hours at work tolerable for me b/c when he comes home-- we are a perfect team.
(sorry to brag) (he has annoyed me at times).

 Katrina
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Registered: 07-14-2004
Thu, 12-02-2004 - 9:02pm

Don't know if I can do this, but I will try....

1. My name is Kim
2. When I was young, everybody called me Kimmy.
3. Some people still do and I hate it.
4. I am 28 years old.
5. I am very happily married for 5 years.
6. I married my high school sweetheart.
7. We met in the ninth grade-he remembers meeting me, but I don't remember it.
8. I became interested in him when my friend was dating him and the rest is history--we are still friends.
9. We have three beautiful children.
10. Sydney-Noah-Ella
11. I am expecting number 4 in August.
12. I found out I was pregnant with my oldest daughter two weeks before our wedding.
13. My son was planned.
14. My youngest daughter was not--I found out I was pregnant when Noah was only 7 months old.
15. I wouldn't change this for the world.
16. My daughter is in her second year of preschool.
17. She amazes me every day with the new things she has learned.
18. I have a degree in elementary education.
19. I graduated from college two weeks before my son was born.
20. I have never taught (besides my internship) and probably never will.
21. Just an accomplishment that I am proud of--to fall back on.
22. I would like to be an L&D nurse someday.
23. Maybe when my kids are all in school.
24. I love to learn.
25. I hate taking tests.
26. I have one younger brother.
27. I always wanted a baby sister.
28. My parents are still together and best friends.
29. I am very close to my husbands family.
30. He has two younger sisters and a brother.
31. When we are all together, we laugh the whole time.
32. We are the only ones who have kids in our families, so they are very spoiled.
33. I am supposed to be a bridesmaid in his sister's wedding, which is August 12.
34. My due date is August 3.
35. I am not sure how we are going to handle that one.
36. My husband and his best friend have been friends since the 4th grade.
37. We all went to high school together.
38. He married a girl who also went to school with us, but I didn't know her well.
39. Until they started dating and now she is my best friend.
40. We talk every day on the phone and live less than 10 minutes apart.
41. She has two boys the same age as my older kids and a 3rd boy on the way.
42. We live in Michigan.
43. I love Mexican food.
44. I love shopping, especially for my kids.
45. We have a small house-almost too small for all of us-it is up for sale.
46. We have two cars- a minivan and an explorer
47. We have a cat.
48. My husband is the greatest- he does dishes, laundry, cooking and cleaning and helps out tremendously with the kids-I could not ask for more.
49. We are best friends.
50. I'm suprised I did it!