Cindy 101

I've enjoyed reading these of other bloggers, so here it goes...101 things that you may or may not know about me:

1-When I was little, my cousins referred to me as "Cindy that bites".
2-I love being a mother, sometimes it seams surreal.
3-I love eating out, it excites me.
4-I can ride a unicycle.
5-I hate being dirty, therefore camping is not my favorite pastime.
6-I became a scaredy cat when I got married/had children, I'm not sure which.
7-I can't pick just one color that's my favorite. I like different colors for different things.
8-My husband treats me good.
9-I've never broken a bone, although I've had my fair share of stitches.
10-I love shopping...it's an addiction actually.
11-I've just started reading some books and am really enjoying it.
12-I can't go to bed at night unless our house is somewhat clean and free of clutter.
13-I've never been outside of the US. I really want to go on a trip someday, just Ben and I.
14-My greatest fear for a church calling would be Gospel Doctrine teacher.
15-I eat my cereal without milk on it. I drink it from a glass so the cereal doesn't get soggy. Everyone I know thinks it's really weird.
16-I am a candy addict. I'd take a nice sugary candy over chocolate any day.
17-I loved having roommates in college...I miss them...and their clothes.
18-I ate alligator and duckling for my prom dinner in the bottom of the Watergate Hotel my senior year...it was ok.
19-I used to enjoy drawing, sculpting, etc...but I haven't tried in awhile.
20-I really enjoy watching fashion & decorating shows.
21-I have a strong testimony, but am quite shy when it comes to sharing it sometimes.
22-I love going on walks with my family.
23-I like to try new hair colors, but usually like what I don't have.
24-I think I am the perfect height (5"7)
25-I never want to own a dog or any animal for that matter.
26-I was the "Prom Princess" in high school (basically the runner-up for Queen).
27-I hate thinking about people drowning, that seems like the worst way to die.
28-The ocean kinda scares me.
29-I graduated from BYU-Idaho with my Bachelor's in Elementary Education.
30-I worked in a factory when I was 9 months pregnant.
31-I can roll my tongue three times...a little boy taught me in elementary school.
32-I used to play the piano, but quit because I didn't like practicing.
33-I dated the football QB in high school.
34-I'm much happier when I've had something sweet after dinner.
35-I was voted "most attractive" in high school, not something I tell most people.
36-I got my 1st kiss in 8th grade in front of the whole school!
37-My mom says I hum when I'm happy...but I've never realized it.
38-I didn't really like cartoons as a kid. If I watched any they had to be realistic, like The Jetsons or The Flinstones.
39-My husband loves hobbies (RC planes/cars, wake boarding, cars, computers)
40-My best subject in school was English.
41-My best friend is Kimberly Michelle Andros Palmer...we met when her mom, who was pregnant with her, came to visit my mom in the hospital, who had just had me :)
42-I hate scary movies.
43-When I was 3, I preferred clothes shopping to toy shopping.
44-I have a large birthmark on my left arm (shaped like a potato) and a small one on my right ankle that I used to try and scrub off as a kid, thinking it was dirt.
45-I was the "Child Development Teacher of the Year" in high school.
46-I have a really funny 3 year old.
47-My senior art project won an award, which I received money for. It was a life size sculpture, that is still displayed in a School District building somewhere, or so I am told.
48-I love Cafe Rio pork salads and Macaroni Grill's bread.
49-I've met Britney Spears and waved at Brian Austin Green (90210)...who waved back.
50-I met my true love in the BYU-I bookstore.
51-I don't like ice cream all that much.
52-We went to Hawaii 2 1/2 years ago and I loved it!
53-I can touch my tongue to my nose.
54-I used to be a morning and night person and now I am neither.
55-Just after we were married, Ben taught me how to drive stick and I hated every minute of it.
56-I can't sing well, I don't know anyone in my family that can.
57-My parents always tell me about how the night I was born there was a huge snow storm and an Air Florida plane crashed in some river or something.
58-I like to get new purses...every time the seasons change :)
59-Settler's of Zarahemla brings out a very competitive side of me.
60-I was a YCL at Girl's Camp for two years.
61-I've worked at Sport's Authority, American Eagle, and Macaroni Grill to name a few.
62-My first CD was Green Day, kinda weird b/c now I listen to country.
63-My favorite TV show is Grey's Anatomy.
64-I cry a lot more often these days during movies and sometimes even TV.
65-Ben proposed at the DC temple with a Build a Bear teddy bear, dressed like him, with the ring inside :)
66-I went to BYU-I because BYU didn't want me :( I'm really glad it worked out that way though.
67-My preschool teacher still remembers me as the girl who cried when she didn't get to wear her jean skirt to school.
68-I used to want to name my first daughter Camry (which also happened to be the car I drove back then)...I got over it though.
69-My son recently got 6 stitches in his forehead. I'm afraid he might be a little accident prone like I was.
70-I used to always fall asleep watching movies (even in the theater). I've gotten much better at staying awake though. My loved ones are happy about that.
71-I can eat a whole box (dozen) of Krispy Kreme doughnuts by myself.
72-I ran track in high school...jumped hurdles to be exact. Once, while racing a friend in front of the baseball team, I somehow ended up running through the hurdle instead of jumping over it, I was so embarrassed!
73-I always try to do my best at anything I do.
74-I donated plasma during college quite a few times for extra cash.
75-I did the above on a date once.
76-I like being a good girl.
77-I don't like really sugary cereals.
78-I love cooking something new, especially when it turns out to be a really good recipe.
79-I'm a perfectionist, through and through.
80-I've never doubted that the church is true.
81-I'm not very good at remembering dates, but I love church history.
82-I've always thought that I would like to end up in Colorado. I have no idea why.
83-I hate swings, they make me dizzy.
84-I got in a good number of car accidents/incidents when I was 16...but I've only had one fender bender since and it wasn't my fault.
85-I'm not as patient as I thought I was, but I'm working on it.
86-I used to wake up early so I could watch 'I Love Lucy' and 'Gilligan's Island' during the summer as a teenager.
87-I am quite shy naturally, but I'm becoming more outgoing as I get older.
88-I love being the person who chooses what we as a family will or will not eat (like no lima beans for example).
89-I love that my hubby has no problem watching girly movies...he always lets me choose :)
90-I'm so glad I was born a girl. I don't think I could handle the boringness of the same hair everyday and working for the rest of my life.
91-When I met Ben, I thought he was a little bit nerdy, it was a turn on.
92-I always wanted to marry someone from a big family and I did (Ben is one of 9).
93-If I were born a boy, my parents would have named me Luke.
94-I closed the gap between my front two teeth on my own, using rubber bands from my friends that had braces.
95-I gained the freshman 10/15 and lost it the next summer with the help of my mom.
96-I knew after one month of knowing Ben that I wanted to marry him.
97-I am still not sure how to lead music, although I think I've been taught many times.
98-I was once told by the dentist that I had something like 14 cavities at a single visit.
99-I used to dance somewhat well (or so I thought), but have become somewhat awkward in my old age...or maybe I'm just out of practice.
100-I love giving and getting compliments, it never gets old.
101-I grew up in Northern VA, and often am asked why I don't have an accent.

Well, there you go! That was a lot of work. Enjoy!