100 things
Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at 03:01PM I loved Kel's list (& the others that have followed). It's so enjoyable to see the quirky, random insides of people. When I sat down to write my own list I was a little surprised at how much came out. I kept going on & on, and when I finally numbered them I had nearly 150. So, with some fancy narrowing done, here's my list:
1. I think candy that is not chocolate is a waste of sugar.
2. My first love was Ralph Waldo Emerson.
3. Unless you count one awkward 6th grade moment, my first kiss wasn’t until I was 21.
4. It was not with Ralph Waldo Emerson.
5. My dad sent me a $50 check with a big lipstick kiss on it to celebrate.
6. My family moved 15 times by the time I turned 18.
7. I married a boy with no ounce of gypsy.
8. I love to remember, but do more forgetting.
9. I read the names at my high school graduation.
10. I have spent millions of hours studying Japanese, Chinese & Spanish.
11. I am not fluent in Japanese, Chinese or Spanish.
12. I love Lancome mascara.
13. I use imagination more often than logic.
14. I love office supplies.
15. I’ve lost contact with hundreds of people who I’ve loved.
16. The car I drove in high school started without a key.
17. I dream of going to culinary school.
18. I gained 60 pounds during my first pregnancy.
19. Fall leaves make me giddy.
20. Hydrangeas are my favorite flower – with none to be found where I live!
21. My bed is never made.
22. I can’t abide a dirty kitchen.
23. I love to cook.
24. I become unreasonably resentful when I do laundry.
25. I’ve lived in Phoenix, Flagstaff, Page, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Scottsdale, Queen Creek, Japan, Provo, Virginia, Denver, and Las Vegas.
26. I love little shops (but only without boys or budgets).
27. I speak before I think.
28. I know it’s cliché, but I actually did honeymoon at Niagara Falls.
29. I married a man with a house.
30. Our wedding reception was in our backyard. We built a pond & gazebo before the big day.
31. I stalked Jim for 3 years before agreeing to marry him.
32. I used to want 10 kids.
33. Now I quite like the number 3. Jim prefers 2. We're negotiating.
34. I type 100 wpm.
35. I love to eat beautiful food.
36. I have zero coordination.
37. As a child I walked into walls.
38. At BYU, I slipped down the HFAC stairs twice (very gracefully, of course).
39. I play no sports, but do have an intense competitive streak.
40. I slipped & slid across the Roman Gardens' parking lot nearly every winter day of college.
41. Thanks to Jim I’ve learned that if you actually look up when an object is thrown to you, it’s not so scary…and odds are that you’ll actually catch said object if you also manage to put your hands up (as opposed to over your cringing eyes) at the same time.
42. I have 3 sisters & 1 brother.
43. I want them all to live by me, but I’m not willing to move to Utah or Iowa.
44. My brother is 31, but he still looks like he’s 21.
45. My mom is an artist.
46. I can’t sit next to my sisters at church (even as adults) because we giggle endlessly.
47. I want more one-on-one time with my 13 nephews & nieces.
48. I once took a 10 day trip to New York completely alone - bliss!
49. I like my eyebrows & spend too much time tweezing.
50. I don’t like my nose…it is round & turns red when I sneeze or cry.
51. I went bowling on my first date, ending up with a mortifying score of 40.
52. I took a bowling class at BYU, partnered with the high scorer & worked my way up to 150.
53. I launched a ball behind me into a crowd while bowling in Japan...more mortification.
54. I was extraordinarily frightened of boys all through high school.
55. That fright lessened only slightly during college.
56. I was extraordinarily in love with studying all through high school.
57. I believe in karma – what you put out comes back to you.
58. I served a mission in Taiwan.
59. I got sick in Taiwain & went to Riverside, California.
60. I got sick in California & finished my mission in Show Low, Arizona.
61. I can make money disappear effortlessly. It amazes Jim.
62. I enjoy talking on the phone with my sisters, whether it's about something or nothing.
63. I kiss my boys hundreds of times each day & can’t bear the thought of that ever ending.
64. I want to be kinder & gentler.
65. I love karaoke (especially Megs singing "T&A").
66. I taught high school English for 4 ½ years.
67. Graduate school, research & teaching at a university is my when-my-boys-grow-up dream.
68. I want to know people’s secret histories.
69. I am typically humbled when I do.
70. I tend to make up secret histories when they are withheld.
71. I love vacations, both at & away from home.
72. I’ve been to Chile, Chicago, Japan, Mexico, Montreal, Quebec City, Prince Edward Island, Niagara, Toronto, New York all over, New England all over, Boston, Portland, Sedona, Montana…
73. My memory fails me quite often.
74. I’m a people watcher.
75. I love old & foreign movies.
76. I was abnormally afraid of driving & didn’t get my license until I was 17.
77. My dad made me drive by dropping me off (unknown) at the repair shop where one of our vehicles was. He sped away. I didn’t have much choice so I drove.
78. He also made me drive from Denver to Conifer by myself in a snow storm with no windshield wipers.
79. When I concentrate, I look very angry.
80. I love to give food to people.
81. Only nominally funny when healthy, I am hilarious during asthma attacks...and I've had many.
82. I graduated from college at 21 when I lost my scholarship.
83. I spent the next few years wandering in both mind & space.
84. I love my Fridays with Mandi & Cyndee (she only works 4 days a week now!).
85. I love to speak in church.
86. I’m sure I’d be scared to death, but I’d love to perform Shakespeare on stage.
87. I love everything C.S. Lewis wrote.
88. I love everything Neal A. Maxwell said.
89. Seven Samurai is one of my favorite movies. I heard it might be remade. I have mixed feelings on that.
90. I love the generosity & humor of all things Asian.
91. I love zoos, animal parks & nature shows, but not pets.
92. I feel like I’ve lived hundreds of different lives & when I see a familiar face I panic trying to place them in time & space.
93. I love haircuts & hair products.
94. My mood is all too often determined by my hair.
95. I love to plan.
96. I lose my temper, then feel an insane amount of guilt.
97. I want to be like George Washington.
98. I devour books.
99. Some books devour me, and it takes weeks to recover. This was the latest of that kind:
100. I have been blessed in friendship, family & love.
Reader Comments (18)
I love your dad for the $50 and lipstick. I share with you Asian love, book love, fall leaves love, vacation love. I enjoyed your husband's catching lesson - one to take to heart in many of life's situations.
Thanks!
I used to run into walls al the time, well into high school. And at BYU I walked across a vent in a skirt, and got stuck holding it down.
I love office supplies, need a clean kitchen, would love culinary school, hate you for your eyebrows, hate bowling, Neal A. Maxwell is my favorite genearl authority, I too easily loose my temper and than feel guilty, and I am devoured by books.
I enjoyed your list. I tried to be funny spreading things across a couple of numbers, but I just couldn't get rid of that many things. I guess I like to talk about myself too much!
Just one question: WHEN IN THE WORLD did you live in Las Vegas???
I would like to read the 50 you deleted, too! It's funny, I come up with more and more things about myself as I read others lists. Thanks for doing one!
This is probably intensly cheesy, but I love the way you write. I feel like I could get lost in your words sometimes. Sorry if that sounds weird.
Rebecca, it killed me that you chose the word teaser. Jim's always telling me to "be a pleaser, not a teaser."
Annalisa, I walked across a vent in a skirt in front Kimball tower!
Kel, you don't remember my brief stint as a Vegas showgirl?! J/K. Right before I started teaching I moved to Vegas to try to forget a certain Jim after we stopped dating the first time. I had a nice paying job that bought me lots of cute clothes, but I hated living there, so I left after 4 months.
And thank you, Mandy! That makes me happy.
Reading yours and Megs' lists has convinced me that I'm more like my sisters than I thought - except all your Asian fascination stuff - as you know my obsession is Europe - England, specifically. Why else would I have a daughter named London?
I love Fridays too and your boys are very kissable and you can have one-on-one time with my girls anytime! Nate loves the Samuri movie too, I'll have to watch it if you like it -- I can't always trust Nate's judgment on movies since he loves some weird ones -- and westerns which I despise. The whole acting out Shakespeare on-stage was probably the only surprise to me. I know you love him, but the acting caught me off-guard. These is My Words is a must-read for anyone who needs a good book.
I sure hope Kristi didn't mean she stalked your Jim for 3 years and he's a polygamist :).
thanks for sharing about you!