1. I was almost named Melanie Aleese. They passed on that name and came up with Christy Lee.
2. I have a form of spina bifida. Most people have no idea.
3. Because of it, I have to buy two sizes of shoes to get one pair I can wear. A size 8 1/2 left shoe and a size 5 1/2 right shoe.
4. Shoesalesmen and bowling alley shoe guys run in abject fear and confusion when I ask for shoes.
5. I was 19 when I got married.
6. I have been married to my knight in shining armor for 13 years this year.
7. I have three daughters, Katy (9), Emily (almost 7), and Lizzy (4).
8. I was told after Katy (6 lbs.) that I should have a c-section if I ever had more kids and that I should consider not having more.
9. Emily (7 lbs 5 oz) was a c-section baby. Lizzy was a beautiful VBAC. All 9 lbs of her!
10. I am somewhat afraid of water. I don't swim well and my daughters haven't learned yet (Updated: The girls learned to swim summer of '06 when we were evacuated for Katrina) . If someting happened, I'm unsure of my ability to save them.
11. I am not phobic of birds but boy do I dislike them. Clipped wings and no flying I can tolerate. Flying birds, nuh uh!
12. Our last trip to see Steven's parents included a trip to the boardwalk, where Steven proceeded to feed a gaggle of seagulls. They were ALL flying. Just above his head and swooping over mine to get to him. I was not pleased.
13. I played flute in band in junior high and was on color guard in high school.
14. My dad died in a motorcycle accident March 2004. I was 30 years old. He was only 53.
15. I met Steven in the 10th grade. He was a senior.
16. I admit that I sobbed like a lunatic over that boy, more than once.
17. I have shown signs of depression since early childhood.
18. I had what I call a breakdown last October that forced me to do something about it.
19. Within six weeks, people said it was "nice to have you back."
20. I've been to Mexico once. A three day trip with Steven, just us.
21. We brought back many souvenirs, but the nicest was Lizzy.
22. I'm a horrible shopper. I can talk myself into and out of things a dozen times and almost always walk away empty handed.
23. Especially shoes. Half the time they don't have the style I like (and can wear) in both sizes so I get cranky. No, really, I do. (shaddup you heh)
24. I have an allergy to metal. I turn most jewelry and when I wear earrings I have to take them out after about an hour.
25. I wear my wedding set all the time, though the engagement ring is turning.
26. I wear a solitaire necklace that my mom gave me every single day.
27. I had admired the one she wears as long as I can remember.
28. People say I look just like my dad, until they meet my mom.
29. I have been told I even walk like my mom.
30. Despite living in the deep south my entire life, I don't have too thick a drawl.
31. Until I visit home for a bit, then I tend to pick it up a bit.
32. I love boiled peanuts and I miss them terribly. We've tried making them here but it just isn't the same.
33. I make a mean roast beef with rice and gravy.
34. I learned that recipe from MomFrances.
35. I graduated in a class of 199 kids because one kid didn't pass English.
36. I've had three surgeries (not counting my c-section).
37. My favorite flower is shasta daisies or gerbera daisies.
38. My favorite perfume is Miracle.
39. I prefer comfy clothes. Jeans and short sleeved shirts are my uniform.
40. I don't mind doing laundry but I despise putting it all away.
41. I adore photography and have recently begun doing shots for other people.
42. I love to read.
43. Before we had kids, I would lay in bed and read a book from cover to cover on a rainy Saturday.
44. I think Vincent D'Onofrio is the bees knees (after my hubby of course).
45. Steven teases me that Vincent as Robert Goren on Law and Order: CI is my boyfriend.
46. I love a quick, sharp wit and intelligence.
47. Steven has an abundance of both, that's part of what made him/makes him attractive to me.
48. Those eyes and that grin didn't hurt either.
49. I tend to run important conversations through my head endlessly before having them.
50. I tend to replay conversations in my head after they are finished.
51. I cry easily.
52. I get words/sounds/bits of songs stuck in my head for days.
53. I like the way words sound, the way you can hear "the mouth" work when someone talks.
54. In order to get the above things out of the continuous loop in my head, I must say them out loud to someone. Usually that works.
55. I sang one section of "Baby Got Back" by Run DMC for three days straight.
56. I don't have a great memory.
57. I now live inside the Beltway.
58. I have lived here four months and haven't made any close "get together regularly" kind of friends.
59. I am addicted to "Lost".
60. We're having to tape season 3 because we're still catching up on season 2.
61. I've owned two vhs copies and one dvd copy of Sense and Sensibility. I love that movie.
62. I have a sick fascination with a clean sink and counters.
63. I tend to be anal about tiny details that only matter to me.
64. I want them all to push the water filter container all the way to the wall/back of fridge after they use it. They typically don't.
65. I drink way too much Diet Coke (w/ Splenda).
66. I have to have a full glass of ice when I drink anything.
67. I have a Holly Hobbie pillow case from when I was very young.
68. I still use it.
69. I am horrible at parking a vehicle.
70. I have a tendency to think that I can't do anything well.
71. I am a Words of Affirmation love language, primarily.
72. My secondary love language is Physical Touch. Though, I tend to need both equally.
73. I have to wear a watch with an alarm to remember to take my medicine on time.
74. I love to bake.
75. I make a carrot cake that my DaddyGene said was good. Now that is an accomplishment!
76. I am an only child.
77. I do however have a half brother, two step brothers and two step sisters.
78. Despite a rocky beginning, my Bubbas and I are growing closer.
79. I earned the dubious title of "Ditch Queen" in high school.
80. My brother Wyatt took over the royal position after I graduated.
81. I have hydraplaned a car.
82. I have flipped a car I wasn't driving.
83. I am now very afraid of towing things on the backs of vehicles.
84. I love to sing but am too self-concious to sing alone in front of people.
85. I love flowers and gardening.
86. I love a good pen.
87. I drool over stationery and paper journals regularly.
88. I've worn regular heels once in my life.
89. I hated them.
90. I do, however, like clunky heeled shoes.
91. I snore, like a freight train.
92. I've woken myself up snoring.
93. I have passed this lovely trait on to my daughters.
94. I fear that my daughters will grow up with the same "issues" I have/had.
95. I already see some of it in Katy.
96. I see Steven in Lizzy. Boy do I ever.
97. I knew I wouldn't have more children when I was seven months pregnant with Lizzy. Not because I didn't like being pregnant or anything, I just knew.
98. I didn't know how to cook before I got married. I even burned jello once.
99. I love living in a place where I can buy seafood straight out of the water for dinner.
100. I want to live near family when Steven retires.