Friday, January 12, 2007

I'm on the bandwagon

100 things about me:





  1. I can't take naps
  2. I am always doing laundry
  3. Red is my favorite color
  4. I always watch DIY network, but I never Do It Myself
  5. I'm a really good speller
  6. I look ridiculous when I whistle
  7. I have no cousins on my dad's side of the family
  8. I love anything with marshmallow or meringue
  9. I miss fresh water: lakes, rivers and streams
  10. I don't like to sunbathe (obviously)
  11. I obsess much
  12. I think my husband is dreamy, and I love him more everyday
  13. I have a hard time meeting new people
  14. I love garage sales, antique shows, and other people's junk in general
  15. My daughter is my favorite person and I can't get enough of her
  16. I get scared easily
  17. I don't like to watch war movies
  18. I have to wash my face every night before I go to sleep
  19. Illegal immigration doesn't bother me
  20. I won $7,652 the first time I ever played Bingo
  21. I'm really sentimental
  22. I love Christmas
  23. I skipped the second grade
  24. I'm organized
  25. I love Elvis and I would have screamed and cried and fainted with the rest of 'em
  26. I love having someone play with my hair
  27. I miss my Granny and Pa, they showed me so much
  28. I think about my childhood all the time and with great fondness
  29. I don't like shrimp or lobster
  30. I like to learn about other cultures
  31. When I was little, I ate a toadstool off my lawn and had to go to the hospital
  32. Three is my favorite number and when I set my alarm or put something in the microwave it has to end in 3
  33. I always make my bed
  34. I love to take baths and I usually take one at the hotel when we travel
  35. I'm a fast reader
  36. I love Tejano music
  37. My mom is my hero
  38. I'm a prude and I can't even watch people kiss on tv
  39. I love celebrity gossip and its sleazy magazines
  40. I'm mesmerized by QVC
  41. I want another child in about two years
  42. I love to travel and Mark is the perfect partner
  43. I went to junior college forever before UCSD
  44. I like to vacuum
  45. I have no complaints about being the middle child
  46. I have a scar on my thigh from being burned by hot water from McDonald's (I know, I should have sued)
  47. The older I get, the less I like cats
  48. If I could afford it, I'd have all kinds of plastic surgery
  49. I like slicing mushrooms
  50. I think camping is so much fun
  51. I love the Spanish language and I want to speak it fluently
  52. I want our troops out of Iraq
  53. I love to cook, but I hardly ever do
  54. I'm so thankful that I can stay home with my child
  55. I first became an aunt at age nine
  56. I can find any reason to go to Target
  57. I'll try any food once
  58. I try to put myself in the other person's shoes
  59. My favorite ice cream is Chocolate Malted Crunch from Rite Aid
  60. I like musicals--Grease, Willy Wonka, Crybaby, Nightmare before Christmas, Elvis movies
  61. I don't know how not to spoil my daughter
  62. I was in daycare when I was little and I thought it was great
  63. I love looking at old photos
  64. I have a pretty open mind
  65. I've seen Ray Charles perform
  66. I loved going to Moorea and Bora Bora for our honeymoon, I'm positive it's the most beautiful place on earth
  67. I can't wait to take Marlo to Disneyland
  68. I look forward to the fair every year and go as many times as possible
  69. Whenever I go to Napa I drive by my childhood home at 3864 Yosemite Street
  70. I'm so grateful I saw New Orleans pre-Katrina
  71. I have a super sensitive sense of smell
  72. I always get popcorn (with butter, of course) at the movies
  73. I can't stand how Mark drives
  74. I will eat cookie dough or cake batter till I make myself sick
  75. I honestly like long walks on the beach
  76. I collect cheesy snowglobes
  77. I love Dog the Bounty Hunter and Beth (they are "second-chance people")
  78. I think Conan O'Brian is hilarious
  79. I love weekends because Mark is home
  80. I love Mexican food, chilaquiles being my favorite
  81. I want to go to Hawaii this year
  82. I watch too much tv
  83. I'm always second-guessing myself
  84. I love the special childhood memories that Amy and I share
  85. I would love to live in the country or on a ranch
  86. My mind keeps me up at night
  87. I miss my family
  88. I'm not crafty or creative, but I desperately hope to be
  89. I'm afraid of heights and I had to leave the theater when watching Cliffhanger
  90. I have horrible posture
  91. I only have a few girl friends, but they're the best friends you could ask for
  92. I need glasses
  93. I cry easily, not necessarily because I'm sad, but when I'm reminiscing or watching a sappy movie or even a commercial
  94. The only time I like my hair is when Molly does it
  95. I'm sad the O.C. is ending, even though it's gotten pretty ridiculous
  96. I have the kind of mind that's always questioning and picking things apart
  97. I love our home and our community
  98. Easter candy is my favorite: Peeps & Cadbury creme eggs
  99. I never took the SAT
  100. I live for comments on my blog

7 Comments:

Blogger Amy said...

erin, i am so glad you did this, what a great read!! i didnt know you skipped the second grade, smarty pants!!! and man was that a fabulous first game of bingo!!!

1/12/2007 7:43 PM  
Blogger Mary said...

Your list = 99 reasons why I'm so happy Mark married you, (sorry about the whole toadstool blooper)!
...but...isn't Justin & Kelly considered a musical?

1/13/2007 1:30 AM  
Blogger Auntie Ann said...

I LOVED reading this, you really do learn things you might not have know about someone...who would have thought?

1/13/2007 8:43 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

So - 2 years from now or from when Marlo was born?

1/13/2007 12:22 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i luv you and all that you do, you are so smart and so thoughtful and one of the most amazing people i have ever known! you make me want to be a better person

1/14/2007 8:13 PM  
Blogger MJD said...

Erin- you are more wonderful today then when I met you in high school. I am so proud and in awe of the mother, wife, and woman you have become. Marlo is truly the luckiest little girl in the world.

1/15/2007 8:51 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

You never took the SAT????

1/15/2007 10:47 AM  

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