A lot of people have the "100 things about me", and I love reading them. It gives me the chance to get to know more about them. So, that said, i decided to follow suit and do a "100 things" list about myself. Here goes:
1. my name is jennifer, but I prefer to be called jenn
2. if you call me jenny, I will not answer
3. I am married to my best friend
4. his name is olin, but everyone calls him junior
5. I have three kids, who mean the world to me, hence the name of this blog
6. my oldest is ryan, my only son
7. he is 14 years old, and testing his independence, which is driving me crazy
8. my middle child is kasandra, but we call her kasi
9. she is almost 13, and I am scared to see what her teenaged years hold
10. my youngest is brandi rose
11. she is 8, and spoiled rotten
12. I am extremely shy
13. I could happily live as a hermit, as long as I can have chinese food delivered every once in a while
14. because of my shyness, I find it hard to be around a lot of people
15. I have mini panic attacks thinking about going to large get togethers, even if it is a family affair
16. I am working on this
17. I need to lose some weight, and am constantly trying to do so
18. in the past year, I have lost 45 pounds, and I am still losing
19. this is the most weight I have ever lost
20. I am petrified that I will gain it all back
21. I always do
22. in 2008 I had a breast reduction
23. it was the best thing I have ever done for myself
24. it was also the end result of a cancer scare
25. I wear a lot of black clothes
26. I am trying to break away from this
27. I used to play the viola
28. I sat first chair in orchestra for seven years
29. I wish I hadn't stopped playing
30. I have a tendency to speak my mind, even when it gets me in trouble
31. I am part of a close knit family, and I love that
32. my mom is one of my best friends
33. I am a very loyal friend, and I expect the same in return
34. I hate high maintenance people
35. I do not drive
36. I never had a license, and probably won't ever have one
37. I have never taken the driving test
38. the thought of doing so makes me sick
39. I have a lot of issues, and I am not ashamed to admit it
40. my husband and I go to family therapy every two weeks
41. going has made him a better father
42. I love the Twilight series
43. I am team jacob
44. I love to read
45. I love video games
46. my son comes to me for help when he gets stuck on a level
47. I am addicted to facebook
48. I drink diet lemon lime soda from the time I wake up until the time I go to bed
49. I prefer the store brand lemon lime soda to the name brands, and buy the store brands even when the name brands are on sale
50. I recently started adding a little apple juice to my soda, and it's yummy
51. I'm short
52. really short
53. I can not wear heals
54. I love earrings
55. I collect elephants
56. I can't believe I didn't mention that until #55
57. I have almost 300 elephants in my collection
58. I also collect books
59. my husband thinks I should start a library in our living room
60. I love to make things
61. I especially love to crochet
62. I make cute little wooden signs, too
63. my favorite holiday is Christmas
64. I love giving more than I do receiving
65. especially when I am giving things I have made myself
66. I have three sisters, one brother, five nieces, and eight nephews
67. I love when all of us get together
68. my favorite colors are black and purple
69. I love cats, and wish I could have one here
70. instead, I am grandmother to brandi's three hamsters...princess, buddy, and marley
71. my hair is pretty long
72. I get a lot of compliments on it
73. I wish I was brave enough to have it styled
74. but I'm not, so it is all one length
75. pretty boring, I know
76. I have been told that I am funny
77. and sarcastic
78. we laugh a lot in my house
79. I truly believe that laughter is the best medicine
80. my kids have my sense of humor, especially ryan
81. his sarcasm gets him in a lot of trouble
82. my youngest child has separation issues
83. the only time she is not with me is when she is in school
84. I know I need to break her of this, but she is my baby, so I let it continue
85. she also sleeps in my bed every night
86. I am wondering why this post doesn't have the spell check option
87. I know some words are spelled wrong in this post
88. I hate when I misspell words
89. I am running out of things to write
90. I love reality television
91. me and my girls love survivor
92. we watch it together every thursday night
93. my favorite television show will always be ER
94. my favorite movies are The Princess Bride and The 40 Year Old Virgin
95. what does that say about me?
96. I have to know all the words to my favorite songs, which often leads me to searching for lyrics online
97. when I buy a new CD, I listen it to it over and over and over until I know every word to every song
98. my kids find this really annoying
99. I love annoying my kids
100. I can't believe I made it to 100
So there you have it. If you want to know anything else, feel free to ask. Just head to my latest blog post and give me a shout.
