Dianna

Dianna

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

100 Things About Me

1. I miss my Dad
2. I am a singer
3. I love to ride my scooter
4. I love my husband and have been married for 28 years
5. I drive a mini bus and placed 4th in the state, in my division, at this years bus roadeo competition
6. I want to write a book

7. Most of the time I see the glass as half full
8. I hate being late for anything!
9. I wish that my kids were 2- 12 years again and still at home
10. I wish I was more organized
11. I am scared of heigths and knives
12. I love to go on road trips
13. I don't much like exercise but I love to dance
14. I can imagine myself on a stage singing to thousands of people
15. I would like to write a song
16. I taught myself how to play the piano
17. I hate the wind cause it messes up my hair
18. I have a hard time saying no
19. I tend to burn the candle at both ends
20. I want to learn how to do armenian knotted lace
21. Roses are my favorite flower
22. I HAVE to have the top edge of my covers turned down!
23. I love to throw parties
24. I want to build a house
25. I love being a grandma
26. I can only swim on my back
27. I am obsessive-compulsive. Everything has to be even and symmetrical, so I spend a lot of time counting.
28. I love popcorn with LOTS and LOTS of butter.
29. I am a sun worshiper
30. I am taking a clogging class
31. I love to do just about any kind of craft except scrap booking.
32. I rode a Grey hound bus from California to Florida with just my sister and two brothers when I was 12 years old
33. My favorite college class was dance
34. I took a tap dance class in college
35. I have hiked to the top of Mount Peale which is the second highest peak in Utah
36. Last march I ran my first five mile race and will be running it again this March.
37. I have lost fifty pounds
38. In my house I am the computer genius
39. I have a great memory for dates but I am bad at remembering names
40. I don't mind washing dishes or folding laundry but I hate to put them away
41. If I start to read a book, I have to finish it before I can get any work done
42. Mary Higgins Clark is my favorite author
43. The only bone I have ever broken is my left wrist
44. If I had lots of money I would spend it on massages and pedicures
45. I love to shop
46. Even if I am just going to work in the yard all day, I always get up and do my hair and make-up
47. I seldom bust out laughing even if I think something is Really funny
48. I am a good cook
49. Gardening is one of my favorite things even though I hate the feel of dirt
50. I have been on two cruises
51. I love the smell of the sawdust of a freshly cut board
52. I don't like many tomato based sauces but I love tomatoes
53. I have six children, four girls and two boys
54. My furniture hasn't been rearranged in more than twelve years
55. I have had the same couch and bed for 23 years
56. I'm not a risk taker or daredevil
57. As a kid , my favorite actor/comedian was Jerry Lewis and I always watched the Labor Day Telethon
58. I kept log books of the American Top 40 while I was a teenager. I can still remember lots of music trivia about songs from the 70's
59. I don't like fantasy or sci-fi books or movies
60. I learned to drive a car that had the gear shift on the column
61. I dream of owning my own business even though I don't know yet what it would be
62. I have always been fascinated with MT. Rushmore but I have never been there
63. When I cry my eyes get so puffy that they swell shut
64. I don't like when people "deviate from the plan"
65. I regret not finishing college
66. The first haircut I ever did was on my husband for our wedding
67. I wish that I were more proficient at speaking Spanish
68. My legs are short but I walk very fast
69. I love to be at home
70. I don't like horror/slasher/blood and gore movies. I love suspense ones
71. I tend to hold a grudge
72. I'm scared of dying
73. I always have to have my toenails painted
74. I love to plant lots of flowers in my yard
75. I own 44 pairs of shoes buts really only regularly wear about five of them
76. Just like shoes, I love recipes and cookbooks. I can't resist buying them. I have tons of recipes that I download from the computer or tear out of magazines. I continually bug friends and family till they give me a copy of a recipe that I want
77. I get really stressed out about my hair. Every hair has to be in place and then coated with hairspray!
78. I have battled the habit of biting my nails all my life
79. I want to raise a couple of pigs. I love pork chops!
80. I have been told that I am a control freak
81. When I was in high school my nickname was smiley
82. Summer is my favorite season
83. I would love to take a road trip back east looking for antiques
84. I grind my teeth when I sleep
85. The only sport I played in high school was badminton. My kids don't think that qualifies as a sport
86. Since I made the switch to a digital camera, I haven't printed a single picture to put in the photo album. You just have to look at them on the computer
87. I love to watch romantic comedies
88. I think that working on a puzzle is very relaxing but the only time I ever can justify spending the time to do it is on Christmas
89. I never just sit and watch television. I always have to be working on something like cross stitch or crochet
90. I don't like to have a conversation through cell phone texting. Just call me!
91. Camping is just OK but I like camping a lot better when my whole family is there and I can sleep in the comfort of a camper with a bed and a bathroom
92. One day I want to travel to Italy
93. I enjoy learning about my genealogy
94. I look forward to someday having my own greenhouse
95. I always wear perfume. It is just part of my morning routine
96. I would like to learn how to build furniture
97. I have a large mole on the back of my neck. It is just like the one on my grandmother, mother and daughter's neck
98. I am a perfectionist
99. I believe in God even though there are times I question why He causes things to happen that I don't understand
100. My family is the most important thing in my life and gives me more joy than I could ever imagine







2 comments:

BryanN said...

Wow..your a complicated yet simple person. I'm not sure I could come up with 25 things about me, but I should try someday! I hope you get to go to Italy, write a book (I would like to write one too) and write a song. Nice Blog!!!

Bryan

Natalie said...

I had no idea that the first time you cut someones hair was Dad's for your wedding! How trusting he must have been! :) And I hear you about the covers turned down - I can not stand the feel of blankets under my chin. It must be sheets!