100 Things about Me

1. I have a motorcycle license
2. I met my husband in a burning building
3. My family vacations annually in the Outer Banks, NC
4. I have been to Russia and Italy
5. I am an only child
6. I work for the Federal Government
7. I have a Master's degree from Johns Hopkins
8. I am afraid of being alone
9. Sunflowers are my favorite
10. I have worn glasses since middle school
11. I have never had braces
12. My husband is a firefighter
13. I was raised Methodist but am now attending a Catholic church
14. I have donated my hair to "Wigs for Kids" twice
15. I teach my babies sign language
16. I love planning themed parties
17. I have never dyed my hair
18. Depression runs in my family
19. I love my iPod
20. I was on a competitive jump rope team as a kid
21. I was in Girl Scouts for 13 years
22. I don't like birds as pets, though I enjoy the ones that come to our feeders
23. I am working on becoming a more patient person
24. I used to see the world as only black & white; now it's not so clear
25. I would like to go back to school for a degree in Social Work
26. I am an introvert
27. INTJ--need I say more?!
28. One summer, I spent every day but two at the community pool
29. My marriage is forever
30. Couponing is a great game for me
31. I love children's museums
32. I wish I was a better gardener
33. I have two precious daughters
34. I have my ears pierced three times in each ear
35. I walked to school from 6th to 12th grade
36. My birthstone is Peridot and I have never seen any attractive jewelry using that stone
37. I love lists
38. My middle name is Lynn
39. I have a German Shepard named Harley
40. I am generally afraid to try new things because I won't be good enough the first time
41. I have a 45 minute commute to work
42. I took country line dancing lessons in college
43. Subway was my first job
44. I am an intense person
45. We have watched "Finding Nemo" so many times in my house the DVD actually broke
46. I sacrifice tidiness for spending time with my kids
47. I love watching professional football
48. I played soccer in high school
49. I could spend hours in the library
50. The best birthday present I ever got was when my husband took me to a favorite store and let me browse forever and bought me whatever I picked out
51. I hope to be as good of a Mommy as my Mother was
52. I am a pretty good knitter
53. Teaching my sister-in-law how to sew still makes me laugh just thinking about it
54. I have sold things on eBay in the past
55. Two of my cousins went to the same college as me
56. With enough coffee, anything's possible
57. I have a sister-in-law that also blogs and is the one who got me interested in starting my own
58. I grew up in a very suburban area and now I live in a small rural town
59. I usually listen to Country music
60. I collect Longaberger baskets
61. I buy most of the clothing for my family at Goodwill
62. I my dreams, I have a housekeeper
63. I am financially conservative--frugal but definitely not stingy
64. My goal in life as a kid was to live in a house with more than one floor--a true sign of success--we do
65. I am so proud to have my very own yard to mow
66. I like to play the CVS shopping game
67. I currently have enough toothpaste to last me probably three years
68. My mother is fluent in Sign Language, as is my brother-in-law's mother
69. I pray often for my children and my husband
70. I am left-handed
71. Everyone thinks my mother and I are sisters
72. I struggle with really listening to people
73. Fruit salad is one of my favorite foods
74. One of the best things about having little girls is being able to dress them alike
75. The last book I read was a Memoir
76. My least favorite household chore is doing dishes
77. The hosts on QVC fascinate me for their ability to chatter endlessly about nothing
78. Easter is my favorite holiday
79. Water chestnuts give me the chills
80. I just don't get the appeal for kids with Dr. Seuss books
81. My name is Angela and I have never liked being called Angie
82. My best days are when I feel the most taken care of
83. There is a difference between tolerance and acceptance
84. I wish we would have named our first daughter after someone
85. While I do enjoy my career, my true work in life is being a Mom
86. I have set a goal to walk the C&O Canal Trail before I have another baby
87. I have never had surgery of any kind
88. Going shopping makes me happy, even if I don't buy anything
89. I love Regular Coke
90. In elementary school, I went to summer school for an older age group just for fun
91. My most recent Amazon purchase was this toilet seat where the child's potty seat is recessed into the lid...what an awesome invention!
92. I prefer summer over winter
93. My children have reddish hair and blue eyes; neither my husband or I have these characteristics
94. I often misplace things and my husband is usually the one who has the patience to go find them for me
95. I graduated college Magna Cum Laude
96. I once grew 96 cloves of garlic in my 4' x 8' raised garden bed
97. My brother-in-law and I have Sudoku races to see who can finish first
98. I have no particular attachment to the cars I drive; the cheapest, most reliable will do just fine
99. I can't pretend
100. I don't like the smell of microwave popcorn