(Back to) 100 Things About Me

I tried doing this before and I believe I only listed 2 things, so here I go again:

1. I wish I had a job as a photographer - I love taking pictures - especially of people.
2. In 2001 I did missions work in Honduras. It was my first trip like this & I fell in love with it. I'd go back there long term if I could.
3. I was a Communication major in college. I was pretty good at my major, but looking back, I think I chose my major because I really enjoyed anything taught by Dr. Gaerte.
4. I have a Creative Writing minor, as well as a minor in French.
5. I LOVE Mexican food. I could eat tacos, refried beans, and rice everyday if I had to - the food in Honduras was wonderful.
6. I can't stand it when people bite their fingernails - and I married a nail-biter.
7. I was an "original" member of the band Godspeed, from Houghton College. It was my team that came up with the name Godspeed.
8. I play the guitar & use to lead worship at church.
9. I also play the drums (including set) - in high school I played drum set for our jazz band; I also marched drum line for 6 years.
10. Amazing Race is my favorite Reality TV Show - I'd like to be on it someday.
11. I've never broken a bone - I have, however, had a 4-wheeler accident when I was 11, where I ended up with 60 stitches & 75 staples. I ripped through a barbed-wire fence.
12. I hate seeing blood - refer to #11. When I had my son, Noah, I had told my Dr. that I DO NOT want to see any blood or I may pass out.
13. I'm incredibly good at remembering song lyrics.
14. I went to Haiti to do missions in 2003, with my cousin Laura. Jeff hadn't proposed yet & I had wished he were with me about 95% of my trip.
15. I love The Muppet Show. I have all the movies & some collector memorabilia. I'm a fan of anything Jim Henson - the man's a genius!
16. I live in the town I grew up in and I'm ok with that.
17. My favorite sport is volleyball & I played on several intermerril teams in college.
18. I get angry when I see people waste food.
19. I'm extremely good with money & know how to balance a checkbook.
20. I love to cook/bake - and think it'd be fun to be a caterer.
21. I went to South Dakota in college to work with the Lakota Indians in the Black Hills. I would do this again.
22. I met my husband while teaching Marching Band - he was the woodwind instructor & I was teaching drum line.
23. I love apple cider - hot or cold.
24. My favorite season is fall - October being my favorite month.
25. My mom reminds me of a mix between June Cleaver, Martha Stewart, and Caroline Ingalls. She's my best friend.
26. I think my father is the best man on the planet - just thinking about him makes me feel safe and proud that he's my dad.
27. I have one brother. He's super talented - he went to school to be a nurse, but he's really an artist.
28. I was a youth leader in Oneonta, NY after I graduated college - and was there for 3 1/2 years. I loved it there.
29. While being a youth leader (and back when I was in shape) the youth group would go on a 1-week bike tour each summer. I'd bike 60 miles a day. My favorite bike tour was through Vermont.
30. I didn't own my own vehicle until I graduated college: I was 22.
31. I worked in a pharmacy/gift shop when I was in high school. I thought at the time that I'd be a pharmacist someday: but I'm HORRIBLE at Science.
32. I had perfect attendance in high school.
33. I like staying up at night, but I much prefer mornings.
34. My favorite vacation spots are near bodies of water.
35. My mom is fluent in short-hand. I get frustrated in church, because she takes all her notes this way & I can't "copy" anything she has written down.
36. I had a lead role in my high school musical, Pippin. At that time, I also thought that I'd be on Broadway someday.
37. I love the movie, What About Bob? It can always make me laugh.
38. I've never had braces & Jeff tells me I have the most perfect teeth he's ever seen.
39. I was an R.A. in college my junior & senior year (in East Hall) and I loved it.
40. I kept journals since I was 11 or 12. I've thrown my first 3 or 4 journals out.
41. My favorite color is red, but I don't decorate my house with anything red.
42. My husband & I drove from Vegas over to Solvang, CA, then down to San Diego. While driving by L.A. I told him we would never do that again. I was scared of all the traffic.
43. I've worked with YWAM (Youth With A Mission) in NYC. I met one of my best friends, Lima, through YWAM.
44. I didn't meet my best friend, Becky, until I moved to Oneonta after college. I've always gotten along better with guys than girls. Becky is the coolest best friend a person could ask for.
45. Before I die, I will visit Africa.
46. I love gifts that are homemade. My grandma made Jeff & I a quilt for our wedding present. I don't ever want it to get ruined.
47. I keep a toothbrush & toothpaste in my desk drawer at work - I never want to have dirty teeth.
48. I prefer using blue ink vs. black. Black ink isn't "allowed" to be used in my checkbook.
49. I have never gotten a speeding ticket.
50. I love reggae music - one of my favorite bands is UB40.
51. My favorite TV show is Lost.

OK....this is difficult - you'll have to wait for the next 49.