I saw this on another blog (Heidi) and thought it was really cute so I decided I would try and do one. It won't be as interesting as Heidi's but it was fun to think back about stuff. So...here goes.
1. My first concert was New Kids on the Block.
2. I waited in line overnight outside of Parisians for those tickets (yes, this was before you could buy them on the internet)
3. I have seen the Karen Carpenter Story way too many times.
4. I was French Club Sweetheart in the 10th grade and got to ride in the Homecoming parade.
5. My first car was a white Ford Escort hatchback with a wrecked front bumper and no air conditioning.
6. I am the second oldest of 6 girls.
7. I was at girl's camp on my 16th b'day. (not happy about that at all)
8. Love reading celebrity gossip magazines. The real ones like People and In Touch not Star.
9. Have way too much gray hair for my age and I hate it.
10. I skipped school a lot my senior year. (and never got caught)
11. Moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama when I was nine.
12. Love those shortbread cookies covered in icing.
13. Wasn't sick at all during either one of my pregnancy's
14. Hate going to the eye doctor. Even more than the dentist!
15. I used to love Soap Operas especially The Young and the Restless. Now I think they are all dumb!
16. Took piano for 7 or 8 years but don't feel like I can really read music now.
17. Love to stay in hotels.
18. Was a cheerleader in the 6th grade.
19. Used to collect Precious Moments stuff. Really don't care for them now.
20. Was baptized on Father's Day.
21. Have had 2 wrecks.
22. My parent's divorced when I was 10 and remarried when I was 16.
23. After their wedding when I was 16, I went to my first prom. Not fun.
24. I have been to 4 proms. Only 1 of which was fun. The other 3 involved getting dumped, not knowing anyone, and spinal meningitis.
25. I had my first kiss when I was 13. It was not good. Pretty weird. (Oh my gosh! Chandler is almost 13!!!)
26. I love Grey's Anatomy.
27. I snooze for 1 hour every morning (well Mon-Fri)
28. My car broke down in the backed-up exit ramp trying to get to the Dixie Chicks and Tim McGraw concert.
29. That same concert while in the exit ramp before the car broke down I used the bathroom in some trees up a hill off the exit.
30. I love sugar cookies with sprinkles from the Cookie Company.
31. I won the book character parade when I was in the 4th or 5th grade.
32. I had lice in the 3rd grade. I know...gross!
33. I loved Bon Jovi. (still love the old stuff)
34. I have had 3 jobs my whole life.
35. I used to rearrange the furniture in my room all the time and swore I was going to be an interior decorator. Funny since I have no decorating abilities at all!
36. I had to get stitches twice when I was 3.
37. Some friends and I were accused of sniffing glue when we were in the 5th grade b/c we would make fake nails in our desk out of elmer's glue.
38. I hated it when my sisters wore my clothes especially without asking but I wouldn't think twice about getting something of theirs to wear. I know...mean!
39. I fell on my butt on my first date with Richard.
40. I loved Taco Bell when I was a teenager. I don't really care for it now.
41. I have had 1 speeding ticket.
42. Richard and I were divorced for 3 years and then got remarried.
43. I got 2 tickets at one time...1 for not having my lights on when it was raining and the other for following too closely. I still say that cop was having a really bad day!
44. I was Molly in our 5th grade play of Annie. I had the opening line "Annie, Annie, Annie"
45. When I was in middle school, black girls would tell me all the time how big my legs were.
46. I love going to Chandler's baseball games. (Hudson starts this year!)
47. I can't spend less than $100.00 on a trip to Wal-Mart.
48. I was baby when my parents were sealed in the temple,
49. I have been to Canada.
50. I have had glassed since the 3rd grade.
51. I had to wait until I was 16 to get contacts.
52. I used to love to fix hair. Caroline had this friend that lived down the street who always wanted me to do her hair.
53. Our house was right next door to the neighborhood swimming pool so I went swimming just about everyday of the summer from the time I was 10-14.
54. I babysat both summers when I was 14 and 15 5 days a week from like 8-5. I still can't believe those kids are now having kids of their own!
55. My favorite Christmas present as a kid was some white roller skates.
56. At one point, I think I had read every book written by Dean Koontz and Mary Higgins Clark.
57. I have never broken a bone.
58. I only went to college for 2 semesters and then got a great job and have had good luck with jobs ever since.
59. Me and my friends made friendship bracelets and pins all the time.
60. I wore bright blue mascara one day in the 6th grade.
61. I ran for school secretary in the 5th grade and won! My slogan on my posters was "Vote for Val she's your pal"
62. We had a talent show in the 6th grade and I was going to play the piano. My best friend made fun of me b/c she said nobody wanted to hear that.
63. Me went to New Orleans in October and it's now one of my favorite places.
64. People used to tell me I looked like wonder woman.
65. I had some Wonder Woman underoos when I was little and I would make wrist bands out of plastic bags.
66. Peanut Butter and Chocolate is the greatest food combination ever invented!
67. I hate shopping.
68. Richard and I went to the Alabama/Michigan Orange bowl game in Miami a few years ago. The game was fun but the trip was rough. We drove there, went to the game, and drove back in 2 days.
69. I came back with the flu (only time I've ever had it)
70. I have a love/hate relationship with my house.
71. I love Mexican food.
72. I am a control freak.
73. Christmas is my favorite holiday.
74. I love Nativity scenes.
75. I love the smell of fabric softener. My grandmother's laundry always smells so good.
76. I am not athletic at all! I played softball one summer with my friend's church and I was terrible.
77. I had a friend growing up who was an only child and I loved going to her house. They had cable and good snacks!
78. I could have lived on Doritos and Dr. Pepper!
79. I have always loved school supplies.
80. I love to get babies to sleep and then just sit and hold them.
81. I like watching game shows and talk shows.
82. My middle name is Freedom (no my parents weren't hippies)
83. I love watching Seinfeld and Friends reruns. The best sitcoms ever!!
84. I don't like to exercise but have been going to the gym consistently for 2 months now.
85. My favorite meal to cook is chicken fajita salads.
86. I love getting together with my whole family and just hanging out.
87. My biggest fear is driving off a bridge into water and not being able to get out and even worse, not being able to get my kids out.
88. I always wanted braces to fix the gap b/w my 2 front teeth. It's gotten smaller as I've gotten older and I actually kinda like my teeth.
89. I had all 4 wisdom teeth out last year.
90. I have never missed one of Chan's baseball or basketball games.
91. I don't really like animals.
92. I would love to go on a cruise one day.
93. I have a birthmark on left elbow.
94. When I was a cashier at Food World I was always the fastest scanner.
95. Richard and I met at FoodWorld. I was a cashier and he was a bagger.
96. I always wanted a red Jeep when I was a teenager. I finally had one, well Richard got one a few years ago. We sold it in September. Not the most practical of vehicles.
97. I am not creative at all and suck at crafts.
98. I love to get e-mails, read blogs, and look at pictures.
99. I love amusement parks and roller coasters.
100. I hope to have another baby before this year is over.
