I've always wanted to do this and thought my 200th post would be the perfect chance.
Here are 100 things about me. This was a lot harder than I thought it would be, lucky for all of us, I didn't do 200 things. That would have been painful. I've highlighted some of my favorite and most important facts.
I thought I would never go digital, film was the only way.
it took me 5 years to get my BFA (bachelor of Fine Arts)
I was pre-med my first two years of college
I write with my left hand
I throw, cut (with scissors), and golf right handed
I enjoy golfing
I’m horrible at it, but every once in a while I get a brilliant shot
I’ve never broken a limb
I’ve had several concussions
One while snowboarding
I’ve never gone snowboarding again
I snow ski
I wear a helmet while snowskiing
I love to look at paint swatches at the paint store
most of the walls in my house are neutral
I enjoy decorating for holidays
my favorite holiday is Christmas
and the Fourth of July
and Halloween
and Valentines Day
and my birthday
I’ve been over 100 mph in a car
on a motorcycle
on a snowmobile
I’m a lot less risky since I became a mother
my husband and I both have grandparents named Bruce and Della (they had different last names)both of our families have 4 boys and 1 girl
I do a pretty good imitation of Elmo
I’m pretty good at most things I try
I’m exceptional at nothing
I like to look through recipes
I don’t enjoy cooking
I enjoy decorating cupcakes at Halloween
I’ve lost 2 retainers
both times I owned them less than 2 hours
I think they should put homing devices on things like that
My middle name is a combination of my grandmothers and my mother
I’m not sure how my middle name is spelled, legally
We gave our daughter the same middle name
I can play hand bells, sort of
I ran 12 miles once
It’s the only time I experienced runner’s high
I was student body president in high school
I learned to play “Maple Leaf Rag” on the piano to impress a boy
I married that boy
I don’t think he was that impressed
I lived in 7 states in 7 years
I had over 40 roommates during college
I’ve jumped off the Hwy 70 bridge
I’ve done a double front flip of a high dive
after 2 other tries where I did a belly flop and then a back flop
I played on a Champion intramural coed inner tube water polo teamI still have the shirt
I still wear my PE t-shirt from my freshman year of high school
I was originally put in the boys PE class that year
my name was on the boys list on my first day of KindergartenI played the flute in 4th and 5th gradeI played the bass guitar in 6th grade
I can’t play either now
I’ve been to at least 30 states
I’d consider myself a horrible speller
I enjoying reading
I prefer dark chocolate
I’ve had mono
I didn’t get it from kissing
I would love to get into rock climbing
I’ve taken kayaking lessons
I’ve kayaked on the Snake river
I rafted the lower Rogue River
when I was 14 weeks pregnant
I wake surfed when I was 7 months pregnant
I always wanted to be a gymnast
I learned to tumble when I was 21
I can still do a few things on the trampoline
I knew I would marry my husband after two weeks of knowing him
we got married 2 years later
I laugh easily
I don’t enjoy getting my teeth cleaned
I eat and enjoy old people cereal almost every morning
I love to water ski
I learned to water ski when I was six behind a small aluminum fishing boat.
I like to recycle
I put orange juice on my cereal when I was growing up.
Now I use almond milk
My feet need to be clean before I get into bed.
I love to get flowers.
I love to get plants
The plants always end up dying
Sometimes I worry about impending doom.
I’d like to be more organized
I’m a bit of a pack rat
I’m addicted to chewing gum
I have a great memory for random things
I enjoy exercising (most days)
I’ve worked at Denny’s
I had a job as a magicians assistant
It was one of the most humiliating experiences of my life
I love water
I’m partial to old men
I spend too much time playing on the computer
Our little Cinderella is adding more to her chore list. She pushed the vacuum around the kitchen and laundry room for at least 10 minutes. I love how she held the cord with her free hand. She was very upset when her dad took the vacuum away from her. So, to keep her happy, we took turns holding her while we vacuumed the rest of the house.
The sound can be a little annoying (maybe that's why my sister-in-law had our babe take it), but she loves it. Our babe will drag that thing everywhere; upstairs, downstairs, upside down. As of now it's her newest obsession.
I have lots of fun things to post from this weekend but, this is what I've been doing lately. Baby cakes and baby announcements! Thanks to Shonda, I have super cute pictures to put in the baby announcements. I made my first cake when our baby was born and have made several since then. They are so fun and EASY! A craft I can do. 
At first she was content to ride on her dad's lap, but then she insisted that she have her own seat. The seat belts do go small enough and the dad goes slow enough. Tuesday she took Granddad's hand, lead him downstairs, and outside to the dune buggie. She's hooked. It's a fun way to pass the time. The bottom picture was taken amid a wink. She learned how to do it on Mother's day and made sure everyone in the room got their own personal wink from her. Her dad taught her to open her mouth real wide when she does it, so most of the time it's a pretty funny little face.
It's been HOT here. The best way for us to spend our day is out on the deck enjoying the cool water and watching our little girl entertain herself. I think many summer days will be spent doing this exact thing! Oh, she went swimming last Saturday and did terrific. She's a real water baby.
There is a family whos 23 month old daughter, Lucy, chocked on an apple and is now in a coma. Things don't look too promising. I am sure her parents would appreciate it if you added Lucy to your prayers. Last night, I cuddled with my babe a little bit longer and played with her a little bit more this morning. Hearing about this has really helped me put things back into perspective. So, I'm going to be a little more patient and give her even more kisses. Life is obviously too unpredictable.
Besides the big kiss mark the other big red marks aren't scratches, they are makeup. She watches so carefully and then wants to do everything I do. I didn't use to have a problem with her playing in my makeup drawer, but now that she can get the lid of the lipstick, I need to be more careful. Yesterday she ate the tip off of some pencil shadow, yum!
Getting her to sit still for a picture is next to impossible. Most of the time, the pictures I end up with have blurry hands or she's pointing to the camera. I figured some strawberries and her cell phone would keep her entertained. I wonder how she developed such a love of the phone, no, it's more like a passion. Usually, babies learn these things from watching their moms, but I avoid using the phone as much as possible. I rarely have a phone conversation longer than a minute. She spends so much time on the phone I wonder if she's going to develop some sort of brain cancer. One of my favorite things about these pictures is her messy onsie. Thank heavens for Oxy Clean.
She eats more breakfast than most adults. Two eggs, a bowl of cereal and a bowl of applesauce is what she ate this morning. Sometimes she invites friends to eat breakfast with her. On this day she invited her purse and her bunny. I coax them away when I pour her cereal.
We went to the gym last week on a guest pass. I've been trying to decide if I want to join the gym. One of the perks is their fantastic daycare. They play with the kids and do fun activities. When I went to get her I found her hands looked like this! Now I wonder how well they really watch the kids. I washed them when we go home, but the red stayed. I figured it would wash off sooner or later so I took her outside to take some pictures of them. It's so hard to get her to pose, actually it's impossible. While I struggled to get a few red hand pictures she was enthralled with the neighbor's cat.
I love being a mother. Honestly, I haven't thought that everyday for the past 18 months, but most of them. Once you're a mother, it seems your part of an entire "mother" brain wave. I have loved watching mothers. Of course, I am particular to my mother because she's mine (and because she is incredible) but I've learned so much from so many moms. My husband's mother is amazing. She's so organized, service oriented and adores her kids and grand kids. My husband is wonderful, so of course she had a great mother. I think one of the best parts about being a mom is that it's perfectly legal, as a mother, to think your child is one of the cutest, adorable, smartest, and most wonderful kids that had ever lived.
I can hardley believe it. How does time go by so fast? Everyday there is something new with her.
Whoever said this quad was built for one? There is no reason to take turns when everyone in the family (plus a little girl in red) can ride at the same time.
Cute girls wearing cute dresses always need to be documented. For the past few days She has been super funny and giggly. She loves to be chased around. Getting her to stand still for a few pictures is kind of tricky so we used a few devices. Water. She loves water. So, I got some cute pictures, not the kind of picture I was originally going for, but still cute. We have a possessed hose, so when her dad turned it off, it sprayed both of them. Since her dress was wet, I decided to just take some pictures of her playing, that's when she's the cutest anyway. One picture she's waiting for me to throw a ball (kind of hard to do two things at once) and another picture she's waving to the dog next door. She LOVES to wave to anybody, everybody, and everything else.
Yesterday was her first Sunday in nursery by herself. Technically, it was one Sunday early, but they said it was ok. She did great! I am sure it helps that her cousin is in there with her.
All you need for a good picture: dad, grandad, sweetheart, cousin, perfect lighting, perfect location and a Hershey's hug.
It's one of my favorite things about this time of year, SMOOTHIES. Sometimes that's all I want for dinner. Add some almonds (for protein), carrots, spinach, and lots of frozen and fresh fruit. I learned you can add a whole kiwi, but you have to blend it REALLY well to get rid of the fuzzies. Even apples can be added whole. Just don't add bananas without peeling them.
