100 Things about ME

1. I grew up in Prattville, Alabama, but we called it Pratt-vegas
2. I was born in Birmingham, but moved to Prattville the summer before 3rd grade.
3. My first car was a Ford Escort Station-wagon
4. My mother found a bottle of wine in said station-wagon
5. My first “real” boyfriends took me to a Bryan Adams concert in Birmingham, and then to a party afterwards. I got drunk and threw up in his truck, and then he was arrested (by my dad) and was sent to the Panama Canal by the Air Force.
6. I’ve attended 4 different colleges:  University of Alabama, Auburn University at Montgomery, Troy State and Bessemer State Technical
7. I was declined entry into University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
8. I had a stalker in my early 20s.
9. I was sexually harassed by a co-worker at SouthTrust Bank.  He was later fired.  My most vivid memory of the freak is when he told me I had a “Body Like a Bag Full of Bobcats.”
10. I wish now – at 39 – I had a body like a bag full of bobcats, but 2 kids took care of that.
11. My first dog was a mutt named Fred
12. Once we had 20 cats living in our garage.  Our 4 cats each had 4 kittens within a few days of each other.
13. I am in the Motley Crue “Home Sweet Home” video
14. My first job was in high school.  I worked at Wendy’s, but quit during football season.  I didn’t want to miss a game my senior year.
15. My second job was at GNC in the mall.
16. I caught a shoplifter at GNC.
17. While at GNC, I had an older man, Ameen, buy me a silk scarf.  He attended church one Sunday with me and my family.
18. For High School graduation my parents bought me a new car, an  Isuzu Impulse
19. I am an adventurous eater. If I see something unusual on a menu, I will usually order it.
20. I met my husband in a bar and neither of us drink
21. We married 8 months later
22. I used to play darts and was pretty good at it.
23. I’ve been married for 13 years – YIKES
24. I had a book deal with Random House to write an SAP book. 
25. I left my 4 month old baby girl to work in Atlanta for a “can’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity”  I don’t work in SAP anymore
26. I doubled my salary in 1998
27. When I work, I usually make more than my husband
28. I can’t find a job in Florida
29. My favorite animal is an Italian Greyhound
30. My grandfather called me Susie-Q
31. My husband calls me Sha-na-na
32. My favorite books are:  Gone with the Wind, The Eight
33. I read GWTW before I saw the movie.  The book is way better
34. I’ve only written one fan letter.  It was to Katherine Neville, who wrote The Eight.  I’ve never read anything else by her.
35. I love southern authors
36. I don’t believe in book censorship.
37. I am addicted to podcasts
38. I am a magazine junkie
39. I used to collect everything.  Now, I collect nothing.
40. I am learning to live with less and like it.
41. My favorite vacation was to San Francisco in my early 20s.
42. In high school my parents were friends with a creepy man and I am pretty sure he was molesting his daughter.
43. I am a crafter, but only recently learned to crochet. 
44. My first “big” craft project was to make a heart shaped hatbox out of poster board while in high school.
45. Nancy Zieman (of Sewing with Nancy) was my professor at the University of Alabama.  She was my favorite professor.
46. I have a scar on my elbow because of Nancy Zieman.
47. I have taken sewing classes with Sandra Betzina (didn’t care for her) and with Barbara Randle (loved her).
48. I have a scar on my lip from falling on an ashtray as a toddler
49. One eye is bigger than the other and it drives me crazy
50. I dye my hair and love to change hair colors
51. My hair and nails grow freakishly fast.
52. I played basketball in high school
53. My basketball coach married my classmate
54. My basketball coach was fired from his job because he threw a pencil at a student and it stabbed him in the shoulder.
55. I share a birthday with J-Lo and Amelia Earhart
56. I played clarinet and took piano lessons.  Now, I can play neither
57. Until we moved to Florida 2 years ago, my Alabama driver’s license still listed my weight as 126
58. My cholesterol level in 1988 was 112
59. I got married with braces on my teeth
60. I had chicken pox as a adult.  It was terrible.
61.  Rick and I honeymooned in Myrtle Beach
62. I was on bedrest while pregnant with Olivia.  I took Breathine every 4 hours around the clock.  I believe Breathine shaved years off my life
63. I hate talking on the phone
64. My first boyfriend gave me a promise ring in 1^st grade.  We played bride and groom.
65. When Rick and I were dating, I had a bad cold.  To be sweet, he brought me food – a Taco Bell Burrito.  I spend the rest of the night vomiting.
66. I’ve visited three foreign countries – Great Britain, Mexico, and the Bahamas.
67. I love red-headed men and boys.  My first boyfriend had red hair and freckles.
68. I remember when Elvis died and President Reagan was shot.
69. I voted for George Bush the first time I was eligible to vote.
70. I had a peeping tom in my early 20s and it wasn’t the stalker
71. My stalker attempted to kidnap me in a very crowded outdoor location and no one tried to help me.  Fortunately, I was able to get away.
72. I think Little Debbie cakes are nasty.
73. My favorite color is Orange. It used to be red.
74. I have two kids
75. My daughter has Scoliosis
76. My favorite season in Fall
77. My favorite song is Lady in Red.
78. I am stuck in the 80s and usually only listen to 80s music.
79. My New Year’s resolution in 2006 was to start attending church
80. My New Year’s resolution in 2007 was to read the Bible.
81. I love crafting, but hate scrapbooking.  You spend all that time and money on scrapbook pages, but no one wants to look at them.
82. I have rosacea.
83. Rick and I once owned a Record Label and released an album
84. While pregnant, I worked at MedPartners.  A co-worker was fired because he was surfing porn in my cube in the middle of the night.  He accidentally left tell-tell signs on my desk.  I legal pad listed with porn sites.  I found it and gave it to my boss.  I assured her that at 6 months preg, I had no interest in porn.  I didn’t know who was doing it, until he was fired.
85. The worst book I ever read was Ya-Ya Sisterhood.  I couldn’t even finish it.  The second worst was Forrest Gump, but the movie was awesome.
86. I once dated a preacher.  He broke up with me, because I didn’t meet his spiritual needs. 
87. My favorite TV shows are:  Survivorman on Discovery, Big Bang Theory, Survivor: Pearl Island,
88. I love Les from Survivorman, but I haven’t commited adultry in my heart, because he always looks so dirty on TV.  I’m pretty sure that is the only reason.
89. I think all the movie stars my age look older than they really are because they are too skinny.  They should gain 10 lbs and look 10 years younger.
90. Rick and I once considered buying a house next door to Courtney Cox’s grandmother.
91. We are finished having children
92. We weren’t planning to have any children
93. Both children were a huge surprise
94. My first record single I ever bought was “The Devil went down to Georgia.  It is still a favorite.
95. My other childhood favorite songs/artists are:  Don’t it make my brown eyes blue by Crystal Gale and YMCA by Village People
96. I love to drive fast, but don’t because it isn’t safe.
97. I always wear my seat-belt.
98. I miss having a studio
99. I hate Hurricanes
100. We are the only family in our whole neighborhood to have major damage from Hurricane Dennis, nearly $30K of damage.