Wednesday, September 24, 2008

100 Things About Me

The Brighton Bloggers have been doing this post so I thought I would follow.



1. I don't have a middle name.

2. None of my sisters have middle names either.

3. I used to think not having a middle name made me more Italian...not sure why.

4. I married up.

5. I pretend I know what I am doing.

6. I honestly named my daughter Isabella because it was one of the few Italian names I liked that wasn't already taken in my family, not knowing how popular it was.

7. Though I like Brighton I wish we lived in Golden, somewhere closer to the mountains.

8. I hate seafood, absolutely all of it.

9. My Dad died of cancer almost 3 years ago when I was 20 weeks pregnant.

10. I think my Dad sent me Giuliana.

11. I love the phone and will talk for hours on it if someone would talk to me.

12. I am jealous of how close my sisters are to each other. They are 22 months apart and I am 6 an 8 years older.

13. I love my daughters more than I ever thought I could.

14. I didn't want daughters. My family was all girls and we were really mean to each other.

15. I want more kids.

16. I have been pregnant 5 times with 6 babies. 4 were boys.

17. I haven't been able to have a baby since Giuliana was born.

18.I love drawing and when I was younger I was great at it, I really want to do it again.

19. I have no idea how to decorate a house.

20. I love photography and wish I was better at it.

21. I love staying at home with my kids.

22. I don't want to work outside my house.

23. I am obsessed with the Internet/Email/Blogging.

24. I rarely sleep and am always tired.

25. In the past 5 years I have turned into a major flake.

26. I don't know how to be there for everyone anymore.

27. I am always hungry, big shock.

28. I used to be thin, sometimes I can't believe I am fat now.

29. I don't feel like a fat person.

30. I love my new house but miss my old one.

31. When we go to Las Vegas it feels like home.

32. I would never live in Las Vegas.

33. I love dogs.

34. I am obsessed with cleaning and cleaning products.

35. My house is a HUGE mess most of the time.

35. The TV is on in our house 18 hours a day, no one sits in front of it but it's noise.

36. I am OCD about mail, phone calls and email, I must get them, open everything and respond, Jake doesn't even bother looking at the phone anymore.

37. I hate hot weather and wish it could be 65 or under year round.

38. I despise summer.

39. I am a huge fan of Dr Phil.

40. I think my husband is the most caring and thoughtful man I have ever met.

41. I wish my husband was more romantic.

42. I hate making birthday and Christmas lists, I would rather no gift or just guessing.

43. I always wanted a brother.

44. I wish I was as beautiful as my sisters. I feel guilty when someone tells them we look alike.

45. I love reading but rarely do it.

46. I remember almost every dream I have.

47. I believe in past lives.

48. I put Isabella is soccer because I hope my Dad can see her and he would be proud of both of us.

49. Although I wish my Mom lived closer I don't want her to move out of the house we grew up in. She needs to.

50. I have Antiphospholipid Syndrome which my doctor believes may been the cause of 2 of our miscarriages.

51. Most of my friends are people I have known for 20 years or more.

52. I have never mowed a lawn

53. I don't know how to garden but I wish I did.

54. I love pjs, my kids and I have tons of pjs.

55. Halloween is my favorite holiday, hands down.

56. I love learning about politics but have no idea what's going on still.

57. I own all of the seasons of Home Improvement and watch them when I clean my house.

58. I love bad weather, the last blizzard we had was awesome and I wish it would happen again.

59. I hate scary movies but read about them because I want to know what happens.

60. I love the War song "Low Rider!"

61. I wish I could paint.

62. I am scared to paint walls in my house, I have only done it twice and both times it has turned out fine, I still hate doing it.

63. I would pay Carissa, DeAnna, Krista, Melanie, and Jenn to come paint and decorate my house.

64. I miss my Dad everyday.

65. I love salt and vinegar potato chips.

66. My Mom makes the best salad on the planet.

67. If we had to move I would live in San Francisco or Seattle.

68. I have decided organic foods will dominate my cooking.

69. Up until a year ago I didn't think I knew how to cook.

70. Even though I have cooked about 100 new meals for my family my girls tell everyone that I am only a good cook when I make Mac and Cheese.

71. Pepsi is my favorite drink ever.

72. I don't drink soda anymore.

73. I am ashamed of what a smart mouth I was when I was a kid.

74. Both of my daughters seem to be getting smart mouths and I don't know what to do to stop it.

75. I hate chicken on the bone.

76. I love chocolate milk and still drink it today.

77. I hate laundry.

78. I have recently become a horrible driver....not that I was that great to begin with.

79. I am really sleepy right now.

80. I can't spell.

81. I love watching the local news in different cities.

82. My husband works so much I feel like a single Mom sometimes.

83. I really wish I was done with this list.

84. There are not that many things for me to write about.

85. Did I mention I need help decorating my house??

86. My first real boyfriend turned out to be gay.

87. I love to organize but don't do it right because I never can find anything.

88. I never leave the house fully in one trip, I have to keep going back in for different items that I forgot.

89. I always lose my keys.

90. Jake and I dated 6 months before we started living together.

91. I wish we would have eloped.

92. I am scared of the amount of chemicals in our food and water.

93. I hate to sleep alone and when Jake goes on business trips I have Bella sleep with me.

94. I don't know who I am voting for in the election this year.

95. I wish I knew how to ride a horse.

96. My car is always a mess.

97. I wish Stay at Home Moms got paid.

98. I think this is going to end up being a good year for our family.

99. I cried when my Mom got rid of her land line and hate the thought of someone else having the phone number I had when I was growing up.

100. I have a really great long term memory.

Whew, glad that's over, it only took me 3 days. Hope it's not too boring.

4 comments:

Krista said...

Great list!! I would love to paint for you..I just hate picking out colors. I would though. I have painted at least one room per week since we've moved in!

I am crazy about mail too. I am so mean I even try to get it before my kids. I hate it when my husband gets it and leafs through it or opens it before I do. I love love love mail! Have since I was a teenager. Weird!

Glad you did that list!

Sharon said...

I absolutely love your list. I must try it myself.

Bug said...

Screw the list. I absolutely love you.

Carissa said...

I thought your list was great. I would be more than happy to help you paint and decorate your house. I am painting B.s room green right now. I should be finished tomorrow and then I will post pictures on the blog. I am great at picking out colors.