200 Random Things about ME!

In honor of my 200th post I am going to attempt to post 200 random facts about myself! I hope to get a big response in my comments to have a nice little giveaway of a 10.00 gift card to SOMEWHERE! I do not know where yet.... number will be randomly drawn!

GOOD LUCK and ENJOY

1. I was born 10.04.1977
2. I was born in Providence, Rhode Island
3. I graduated high school in 1995
4. I played softball while growing up and my freshman year in college
5. I ran cross country in high school but was NOT good at it. I think I mostly came in last place in any of our meets! GO ME!
6. I graduated high school on the Rhode Island Honor Society.
7. A guidance counselor in high school told me to not even bother applying for college because I would not get in anyways.
8. My SAT scores were HORRIBLE!
9. I never made the high school softball team (slow pitch)
10. I played on the college softball team (fast pitch) GO FIGURE!
11. I attended my freshman year of college at Rhode Island College
12. I intended on majoring in Elementary Education.
13. I transferred to The University of Rhode Island (URI) for my 2,3,4 years.
14. I ended up majoring in Human Development and Family Studies with a concentration in Special Education/Special Needs.
15. I graduated from URI in May of 1999 with honors.
16. I played Rugby in College
17. I had Mono in college which made me not be able to play Rugby anymore.
18. I met my husband on a blind date in January 1998.
19. We became and official couple on February 14. 1998.
20. We got engaged 7.17.98 in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
21. On our first REAL date we went shopping for his first apartment.
22. I got in to a sorority in college and decided to not be in it because they wanted me to give up playing rugby to attend to their needs.
23. Being in a sorority was nut my cup of tea.
24. I have an older sister and a younger brother.
25. Both of my parents are medically disabled.
26. My father suffers from PTSD from his service in the Vietnam War.
27. My mom had her first heart attack when she was 39.
28. My mom's heart attack felt as if she had some food stuck in her chest during dinner.
29. My mom had 2 more heart attacks in the years to follow that.
30. My uncle is MIA in Vietnam since 8.24.67
31. I have a cousin who committed suicide.
32. My life has been impacted by alcoholism on several different levels.
33. I do not smoke but have smoked cigarettes.
34. I hardly ever drink and have not been drunk since BEFORE I met my husband. BEFORE I turned 21 years old.
35. I was a goody two shoes in high school.
36. I have been to Bermuda 3 times. Once on a cruise, once I stayed in a hotel and once I stayed with a local family.
37. I have been to Canada.
38. I have been to Cancun and Tijuana, Mexico.
39. I got married in Kahuku, Hawaii at what USED to be called the Turtle Bay Hilton.
40. We lived in Hawaii until 9.11.00 on Oahu
41. My husband used to be a submariner electronics technician.
42. My husband is not a corpsman bio medical technician in the Navy.
44. My husband has served in the Navy for 14 years.
45. My dad and his dad were both in the Army.
46. My husband was a "Milk Box" Kid back in the day (LONG story)
47. My husband is 6 foot 3 inches.
48. I am 5 foot 5 inches. ( I SHRANK!)
49. We wanted about 12 kids.
50. We later said 6 kids.
51. We settled on 4 children.
52. I have had complications with all of my pregnancies.
53. With my 1st pregnancy I went overdue and ended up having Polyhydramnios and the start of pre-eclampsia.
54. With pregnancy #2 I ended up having Cholestasis.
55. With Pregnancy #3 I was hospitalized at 34 weeks due to a complete placenta previa
56. With pregnancy #4 I had a small part of placenta that was possibly accreta and once again I had polyhydramnios.
57. I gave birth to baby #1 induced/vaginally in Honolulu, Hawaii 3/8/00
58. I gave birth to baby #2 induced/vaginally in Providence, Rhode Island 9/5/01
59. I gave birth to baby #3 planned C section in Tacoma, Washington 12/19/04
60. I gave birth to baby #4 C section earlier than planned in New London, Connecticut 11/25/07
61. I have 3 daughters and one son.
62. I thought I would have all boys.
63. We thought we would not be able to get pregnant without any reasoning behind the thought.
64. I have been to Maui and The Big Island.
65. I have driven cross country 5 times.
66. I have been to Walt Disney World 4 times.
67. I love Reality TV.
68. I have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
69. I have lived in Rhode Island, Hawaii, Washington, Texas and Connecticut.
70. I lived my first 21 + years of my life in the same town in Rhode Island.
71. We have one dog, Rosa. A yellow lab.
72. My oldest is learning to play the violin.
73. I will be driving a Kia Sedona (2002) full time soon.
74. We are hoping to move somewhere warm next time the Navy moves us (2010)
75. I do not like to carry pocketbooks/purses.
76. I do not own any makeup.
77. I did not wear makeup to any prom or my wedding.
78. I have never gotten a hair style
79. I DID have a massage.manicure.pedicure.wash and dry at an upscale salon/spa last year!
80. "What not to Wear" would have a field day with me.
81. My grandfather was an interrogater at the Nuremburg Trials from what I understand.
82. My grandfather was fluent in German.
83. My grandfather had his ear shot off in WW2
84. I voted for John McCain
85. I have voted in 4 presidential elections.
86. I have only voted for Republicans in the presidential elections.
87. I dont "fit in" with many of the Navy wives.
88. I think sometimes I let my morals get in the way of enjoying life a little more than I should.
89. We have owned a home.
90. We have sold a home.
91. We have lived in military housing 5 years.
92. There are things I loved and hated about every place we have lived.
93. I think I like it here the LEAST
94. the pace of life in Texas was great.
95. I have not been to ... Michigan, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Alaska, Colorado, Missouri, Utah, Nebraska, North Dakota (10)
96. I love San Diego. Dont know if I could live there though.
97. I have donated 10 inches to locks of love.
98. I have worked with children with autism
99. I have worked in a low income daycare
100. I have worked in a high income daycare.
101. Standards are nearly the same no matter what people pay which made me decide my children will not ever go to daycare if I can certainly help it.
102. I have been a bank teller.
103. I have worked as a case manager for mentally ill adolescents.
104. I have worked as a bagger and cashier at a grocery store.
105. I would give anything to have some extra income without having to worry about my children.
106. I value having my husband home and every minute we can spend together.
107. I want a breast reduction.
108. I have been nursing my son almost 12 months and do not see an end in sight!
109. I did not nurse #1 and #2 at all.
110. I pumped for baby #3 while she was in the NICU.
111. #3 did not latch on once given measured feedings in the NICU.
112. Come to find out baby #3 had Torticollis due to her positioning in utero because of the previa.
113. We spent a lot of time getting some physical therapy for her. Home exercises was the key.
114. Texas does have a dry heat! HAHAH!
115. I like that the schools in Texas have free breakfast for ALL children.
116. I do not have the patience or the confidence to home school my children.
117. My children enjoy going to school right now.
118. I do not like the cold weather.
119. I was an active participant in my nephew's life for the first 2 years of his life.
120. He is now 12 years old and we are not as close.
121. I would love to adopt one day... my husband would not like to do so.
122. We have an adopted nephew in Cali.
123. My husband grew up in the Modesto area of California.
124. My husband has a 1/2 brother with Down's Syndrome who he has not and will not ever meet.
125. We are closer to my husbands step siblings/mother than with his biological parents.
126. My husband is a good man and I would not trade him for the world.
127. I am thankful for good doctors for my daughter.
128. I have met some wonderful women online who have become some of my best friends even though physical distance seperates us.
129. I can still remember how the NICU smelled.
130. I often wish I could go back and relive moments just for a moment.
131. I love the smell of brand new babies.
132. I would love to work with pregnant/teen moms.
133. I hope to get my RN someday.
134. I want to work OB
135. I have had 2 miscarriages. 11.10.06 (D & C/Blighted Ovum) 2.24.07 (chemical pregnancy/my grandmother's 90th birthday)
136. I have been a girl scout leader for 3 years.
137. I have had a coleader swindle the cookie sales profit.
138. My uncle passed away from pancreatic cancer.
139. That is about the WORST Cancer to get. It is an ultimate death sentence.
140. I have an irrational fear of tornadoes.
141. I have lived in Tornado Alley.
142. Next year I will have 3 girls scouts. (if they choose to do it again)
143. I have had the flu once (2002) and get the shot every year because I do not EVER want to get that AGAIN.
144. I like to scrapbook.
145. It has been a year since I have done any scrapbooking
146. I wish I was better at maintaining my house.
147. After my dog dies, I dont think we will own any more pets.
148. I dont trust anyone to watch my kids.
149. I am even uncomfortable with my kids staying with my parents because of various reasons.
150. I like food that is bad for me.
151. I eat for comfort.
152. I eat out of boredom
153. I eat because I dont want to waste food.
155. I hate washing dishes.
156. I would cook more if it didnt make so many dishes.
157. I want to be on the biggest loser because I need someone yelling in my face.
158. I am doing jazzercise which I DO like!
159. I am wreckless with my digital camera which is why I shouldnt get a new one any time soon even though my pictures disappoint me.
160. I have a huge birthday party saturday for the baby which I should be planning for!
161. I have facebook and myspace. I think I like facebook better now.
162. I am waiting for the day I can pee/shower/get dressed without an audience. I am sure it isnt in the near future since #4 is just a baby!
163. I feel guilty when I eat somethign bad for me.
164. I am having a hard time coming up with things.
165. I like to shop... but never things for myself.
166. Gymboree tights are the best for little girls! Wish I owned more of that brand.
167. I love gymboree clothes but they are not in my budget.
168. Pedipeds and Robeez are the best little shoes for babies!
169. My doctor thinks I should drink wine with dinner.
170. I take 2 pills every day. Synthroid (Levothyroxine) and a prenatal vitamin since I am still nursing.
171. I should probably be on an antidepressant but.. just... but....
172. I have had strep throat and pink eye for the very first time in my life this year (NOT at the same time THANK god)
173. I am watching HGTV. LOVE this channel.
174. God, 26 more to go.... I just became a coffee fan in the past few months. Wish I had discovered it earlier in life!
175. my best friend growing up was named Erin
176. She also married a guy named Chris.
177. My mother in law and father in law live in Georgia. Different parts THANK GOD!
178. Wyoming was the least impressive state to me during my cross country trips. Arkansas was pretty bad too.
179. Kentucky was beautiful!
180. I dont want to move to Virginia next move.
181. We have filed for bankruptcy in the past. We have less than 2 years left to pay on it!
182. I have been very conscientious about what we are getting the kidlets for Christmas.
183. I hate having kids with birthdays in Nov and Dec
184. I want to go to Red Robin.
185. My parens are moving to Florida next month.
186. I am not looking forward to cookie sales for girl scouts. But I am sure people are anxious to buy them and eat them.
187. I like Samoas and Tagalongs the best. Wait, Maybe thin mints? NO... the lemon ones!
188. I am not a very decisive person.
189. I discuss everything with my husband.
190. I do not understand people's actions and reasoning most of the time. (Morals getting the most of me...)
191. I am thinking of finding another church. It is going to take some prayer to find where we belong.
192. My husband does not agree with organized religion due to traumatic church experiences as a child. He does believe in God though.
193. All of my children are baptized and were baptized before they turned 1.
194. All of my children were baptized in different churches in different states.
195. As I get older, the days go faster, and things become more important to me.
196. I have my ears pierced but have a hard time wearing any jewelry. including my wedding rings. due to my skin HATING me.
197. If I could have foot reconstruction surgery I would... because I want pretty feet to wear pretty shoes. I have wide feet.
198. I should be finishing this up to go to bed right now. my battery almost died and I had to plug this bad boy back in!
199. If you made it this far, I am PROUD of you!
200!!!!!! I MADE IT.... now, pass this on to friends and lets see what kind of commotion can come over to my blog!!!! Remember, a giveaway will be done!!!!!! I will give it a WEEK to get as many comments as possible! So, I will draw a winner on 11/25 (CJ's 1st birthday!)

I hope you enjoyed reading 200 random things about me!!! Feel free to ask any questions or point out any errors! BE NICE... this is MY blog and my thoughts and feelings. Just because you might not agree with something doesnt give you the right to put me down or try to make me feel like my thought or opinion is wrong! Constructive criticism is accepted... I can maybe give more information if anyone is curious!

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!