100th Post

In honor of my 100th post...100 things/facts about me. When i started blogging I didn't think I would ever become this addicted to it! I started doing it to stay in touch with my sister in California and her family. Now I have become addicted and can't wait to read every one's posts. Suppers have become later, work has become a problem trying to fit into my blog reading, my kids haven't haven't bathed for months now...(i am totally joking here), my boyfriend thinks i am having a Blog affair....what did I ever do before "My Blog"?

So, thank you to all who read my blog faithfully and show me comment love. Alot of you...well all of you but 2... I don't personally know but things you have said have certainly made an impact....just when I need a little boost or some sound advice...you are all there...and I thank each and every one of you!!

So....without wasting anymore of your time....here are 100 things about me...better go grab yourself some mocha!

1. I am the oldest daughter of 4 kids. (3 girls and 1 boy)
2. My only brother is 15 years younger than me
3. I was the first grandchild on my mothers side of the family and my oldest daughter was the 1st grandchild as well
4. This is my favorite number
5. I played softball for about 20-25 years...(from age 9 until i was 33 or 34)
6. I have never gone by my real name...Angeline
7. I went to Catholic school all 12 years.
8. I have 2 daughters 5 years apart
9. I have never broken a bone, had stitches or been hospitalized other than for my pregnancies
10. I was a breech baby and my oldest daughter was also a breech baby
11. I used to be able to tie a cherry stem with my tongue...(aren't you glad you know that about me now?)
12. I went to nurses training right out of HS and quit after 1 1/2 years and never went back...if i knew then what i know now!!
13. I used to be a 'wild child'....to have the money I wasted in bars....sickening
14. People always comment on my eyes
15. I have moved 16 times in 13 years....and never left Zanesville (not proud of moving that many times!)
16. I am bipolar...hence the moving 16 times maybe? But i take medication and i feel the best i have in a long time.
17. I love love love to play Canasta on Pogo!!!
18. I miss my grandparents everyday, as much as i did the day they passed.
19. I used to be very selfish, i am getting better at it though
20. I laugh alot
21. I cry easily
22. I am big hearted...sometimes too big
23. I miss my niece and nephew
24. I love to eat
25. I used to be able to eat anything i wanted and not gain a pound...then i grew up!
26. I have had grey hair since I was pregnant with my oldest...i was 21 years old!
27. I switch between blonde and auburn when i color my hair...i am partial to auburn
28. My daughters are the most beautiful girls i know
29. People used to stop my mom when i was a baby just to tell her that I was the most beautiful baby they have ever seen....right mom?
30. I weigh the most i have ever weighed right now
31. I gained almost 60 pounds when i was pregnant with my first born
32. My boyfriend is someone i met 18 years ago and we reconnected on Myspace
33. I have been married 2 times....(not proud of that, but shit happens)
34. I have only ever been "in love" 2 times and it wasn't either of my marriages....sad
35. I love to make bracelets and do crafty things
36. About 3 months ago I read about 6 books in ONE month
37. My parents have been married for almost 40 years...for this I am truly proud of and grateful for
38. My kids are my rock
39. I love nothing more than my comfy pants and an over sized sweatshirt/t shirt.....love them!
40. Spelling a a pet peeve of mine...and there is a difference between typos and spelling things wrong!
41. I have worked since i was 16 years old
42. My first car was a Chevette that my dad had before me...what a gem on gas!!
43. I love to be in control...does that make me a control freak?
44. If i think back to my childhood i can still smell my moms perfume scent
45. I am a procrastinator...although i think i am getting better as i get older
46. I loathe spiders, snakes and mice...equally!
47. There were only 41 people in my graduating class and 1/2 or more are probably on Facebook!!
48. I am A.D.D.I.C.T.E.D to Diet Pepsi, namely fountain dt pepsi
49. I have to have ice in my freezer at all times...and it must be a bag of ice...no ice trays!
50. I love the smell of coffee but can't stand the taste of it. I can honestly say i have NEVER drank a cup of coffee..tasted, but not drank a cup
51. I flew for the 1st time when i was 34 years old, to go see my sister in California
52. I am proud of John, my boyfriend, and his sobriety
53. Fall is my favorite time of year
54. At one time i knew every part of an engine, could name them if pointed to...i dated a motorhead in high school...it impressed his motorhead friends! lol
55. I clearly remember my Great grandma and her pantry...
56. I had artificial nails on for about 15 years...have been without for about 3...and really don't miss them
57. I have socks on at all times...I love socks
58. I love chocolate and Peanut butter
59. I do not use soap on my face, I use baby wipes with Aloe
60. I love to color with colored pencils
61. I have an obsession with ink pens and am very picky about the kind i write with....lol
62. I used to have a thing with neatness in my writing, i used to copy and recopy my notes in HS until they were neat enough for my satisfaction.
63. I am hooked on Reality TV
64. I used to wear nothing but gold...now the only thing i have that is Gold is my mother's ring.
65. I have a LOVE/HATE relationship with: my cigarettes, food and my ex husbands.
66. When I am moved to do so I can write poetry and have a notebook of alot of the poems that I have written.
67. I was Homecoming attendant my Sophomore, Junior and Senior year in High School.
68. When I played Fast pitch softball in HS we were only a "club" because we had just started it and were not sanctioned yet....we sucked!!
69. I only regret 2 things that I have ever done...and they will remain a secret, i will take them to my grave.
70. Not proud of and I am ashamed to admit....but...I almost terminated my pregnancy with my 2nd daughter, I was already a single parent struggling and knew I would be in that boat again someday...and I was/am...but I don't know what I would do without her.
71. I love my life right now, probably more than ever as an adult
72. I am afraid I am going to repeat things...this is getting hard to do.
73. I go to Circle K everyday to get a fountain Diet Pepsi
74. I have about 165 friends on Facebook and I can honestly say I know all of them, and tell you how I know them.
75. I don't have much of a tolerance for waiting in line...i am very impatient
76. I love walking in the snow at midnight
77. I used to make fun of my dad and his snoring...but from what John and my kids tell me I am just as bad!!
78. I used to let people walk all over me...but anymore I tend to open my mouth more and more
79. The older I get the more I find myself saying things that my mom used to say to us growing up and I swore I would never say to my kids!
80. Tough love is hard for me to practice
81. ahhhh 20 more
82. I check my email, facebook, myspace, my blog several times a day...am I sick?
83. When I checked my cell phone online a couple of days ago my daughter had 2013 text messages....I don't get it!!!
84. I LOVE LOVE LOVE our new house!
85. I sit on my "arse" way too many hours in day!
86. I hate drinking water
87. I hate dieting
88. When I was younger I used to make a sandwich with chicken of the biscuit crackers, Swiss cheese, yellow mustard and dill pickles....I still to this day make it and still love it!
89. Little constant noises irritate the crap out of me....snapping, gum cracking...etc
90. I used to wonder why my mom would look at me with a disgusted look and ask "are you about done?", whenever we would eat chips or something in the living room when we were little...now that I am a mom i know why...that crunching sound! ugh!!
91. I never had a detention, Saturday school or anything throughout my grade school/HS career!
92. When I was 21 I got a tattoo on my ankle. An aunt offered me $100.00 NOT to get it...I should have taken the $100.00!!!
93. When I was about 17 I locked my keys in my car about 3 times in a matter of weeks. Once my spare set was even in the car...needless to say my dad was not happy with me.
94. Growing up my parents hardly ever really fought. But I can remember 2 yelling matches/fights very clearly to this day. And I can remember my sister and I sitting in our bedroom talking about who we would live with if they got divorced! haha...all because of a silly little fight!
95. I can remember the first time i ever heard my mom drop the "F" bomb!!
96. I would love to take a photography class
97. Sometimes I wish I could come home to an empty house, be lazy, do what I want, watch what I want, eat what i want when i want....is that selfish?
98. Although I believe in God and pray every night before i go to sleep, I don't got to church on Sundays like I did as a child and growing up...sometimes I feel guilty about that.
99. If I ever won the lottery I would make sure that my immediate family is taken care of and I would donate $ to breast cancer research.
100. This was really harder than I thought it would be!

Now you know about all there is to know about me!! I am looking forward to another 100 posts with all of you!!