100th post

Have 'ya noticed I haven't posted much lately? It's because my 100th post has been looming over me and being the ultimate procrastinator, I've been avoiding it. Not like you know it is the 100th post, but I do so I didn't feel right about going on w/my usual nonsense without the recognition of 100! I'm am so not a rule-stickler in real life, so for me to actually care is ironic. I'm quirky like that. So, here it is:

5 favorite desserts:
1. chocolate
2. chocolate sheet cake
3. chocolate chip cookies
4. apple pie
5. cheesecake

8 places I'd want to take a week vacation to:
1. Disney World
2. anywhere tropical
3. a cruise anywhere but Alaska
4. New York
5. California
6. Italy
7. South Padre Island
8. South Carolina to see my new niece (oh wait! I'm doing that next week!)

5 things I wish you knew how to do:
1. sing
2. play the piano (not enough to want to learn how)
3. be coordinated
4. speak in public
5. be more patient

6 favorite restaurants:
1. Red Lobster (for shrimp)
2. Braums (for a bacon cheeseburger)
3. Outback (for cheese fries and Alice Springs Chicken)
4. Cheddars (for casual dining)
5. a hot sandwich anywhere (right now my fav is Firehouse subs)
6. pizza anywhere

**I used to say LaMargarita for Mexican but got violently ill when I ate it last so it is banned, even though it has been my all time favorite since I was a teenager**

4 Favorite meals (other than above):
1. breakfast food
2. hamburger quiche
3. lasagna
4. Gregg's chili

5 things I don’t leave home without:
1. kids
2. my cell phone
3. wallet
4. earrings in
5. lipstick on

5 things that help me relax:
1. zoning on the internet - blogging, reading blogs, browsing ebay
2. a warm bath
3. a piece of chocolate chased down by a Dr. Pepper
4. a Benadryl (I take one every night in order to fall asleep)
5. reading before I fall asleep

5 favorite flowers/plants:
1. roses
2. zinnias
3. tulips
4. geraniums
5. magnolias

5 names I considered naming my children:
1. Mallory
2. Morgen (basically any M girl name)
3. Avery (chose Paige instead)
4. Kyla (I got seriously laughed at by just about everyone - still doesn't sound ethnic to me!)
5. Blake Evan (our only boy name)

16 jobs I've had: (I seriously have done everything but fast-food)
(I started babysitting at 11)
1. at 16, a bagger at HEB (1st job), then promoted after 3weeks to
2. video dept., then summer ended and I started senior year and co-oped at a
3. secretary at a real estate appraisal office
4. human resources assistant at a manufacturing plant
5. clerk at Anthony's dept. store
6. medical records at a clinic, and got a 2nd job at
7. clerk at Eckerds, went back to the clinic and got a 2nd job as a
8. waitress
9. secretary working for a friend's business. It had something to do w/pipes but I was pd to be hung-over and answer phones. His business slacked, I was let go and his wife got me a job as a
10. TAMU student worker for Texas Forest Service
11. TAMU student worker for for TEKS Public Works, then got a 2nd job as a
12. cashier at Lowes (where I met Gregg)
13. worked at a Hallmark store
14. worked at Ikon through a temp agency placing service calls, then started student teaching and became a
15. 2nd grade teacher, then I came a
16. mommy!

**let's not fail to mention the scars I still have in my forearms from all of the plasma I donated in college for $$**

5 favorite posts on my blog:
1. It Is What It Is
2. How Many Licks Did It Take?
3. Who Is The King of The Kingdom?
4. Randomness - Christmas Edition
5. Happy Birthday Paige!

5 things that scare me:
1. something happening to my children
2. something happening to my husband
3. public speaking
4. escalators
5. being chased (a recurring dream of mine)

5 cities I've lived in:
1. San Antonio, TX
2. Georgetown, TX
3. Stephenville, TX
4. Bryan, TX
5. Temple, TX

5 cars I've driven:
1. 1982 Nissan (Datsun) Sentra (1st car)
2. ? Buick Skyhawk
3. ? Mercury Cougar
4. 1986 Nissan Maxima
5. 2000 Toyota Camry (my 1st NEW car!)

3 things I've never done:
1. smoked or done any sort of drug
2. eaten alfredo sauce
3. snow skied

3 things I'm not the person to ask to accompany you to:
1. a Chinese food restaurant
2. a scrap-n-chat
3. camping

5 things I secretly like doing:
1. shopping (ok, that is NO secret! but for anything ~ whether toilet paper or clothes, I'm on it!)
2. baking
3. hostessing
4. having a full/stocked pantry and fridge at all times. I'm not one of those buy as you need kind of gals. I like options!
5. having my hair cut and highlighted - relaxing!

5 things I'm grateful for:
1. My family
2. to be able to stay home to raise my girls
3. Gregg's sobriety (prayers needed - he leaves for Vegas tomorrow!)
4. our health
5. my salvation