Feb 18, 2008

its a fad...can i list 100??

Everyone's doing it...and its not drugs...so I suppose I could try. It is so enlightening to read others' "100 things you never knew about me"...Here goes nothing:
1) I was born in UT...(but moved to Cali at age 2 so I consider myself a Californian girl)
2) I am a night person...beware of mornings with me!
3) I was born on Federal Tax day in the 80s.
4) I used to be a huge Pittsburgh Pirates fan ( don't ask?)
5) I was engaged on Christmas Day when I was 18.
6) I have likely seen every episode of ER ever made
7) I do not care for fruit salads or mixed foods of types...certain things should not be mixed together.
8)I have PCOS and yet am a baffling case for most Drs.
9) I have an average fear of heights...the nose-bleed seats at Qualcom Stadium FREAK me out.
10) I hate bananas
11) I've lived in NY, FL, CA, UT and now TX.
12) I don't care for houswork.
13) I usually enjoy cooking or baking
14) I have no middle name because my parents thought I would take my maiden name as a middle name when I got married...ya, I was kind of ready to be done with my last name.
15) I am moving to Australia if Hilary becomes President- anyone in??
16) I watch way too much reality tv of sorts.
17) I once had to sue someone for sexual harrassment.
18) My 10 year high school reunion is this year.
19) I went to school with Taylor (Autumn Reeser) on "The OC"
20) I love most music...excluding mo-tab and most classical
21) I was on Letterman...ok, it was for one milli-second...but i waited in the cold to be in the audience.
22) I am allergic to all cats and horses and some dogs.
23) I used to nanny for a family of 5 children.
24) I was married in the San Diego Temple, by my grandfather.
25) I still bite my fingernails.
26) Back in high school, I ditched school and went to be on "The Price is Right"...my friend got on and got to the showcase showdown.
27) My first date with my now-hubby went like this: morning temple trip, breakfast at dennys, trip to Rosarito, Mexico, dinner at the Oceanside Pier and a movie.
28) My husband and I finish each other's sentences.
29) I am a hopeless romantic...
30)I love surprises and love stories and flowers and candles.
31) I really would love to go to cosemetology school some day.
32) I love Math...it was always my best subject.
33) I do not care for Language and Social Studies.
34) I loved living near Manhattan...the shopping, recreation, entertainment...
35) I miss all the friends I have moved away from over the years and many travels.
36) I am pretty strong willed
37) I am initially very shy and quiet but open up when warmed up.
38) I am HORRIBLE at remembering people's names.
39) I often plan for the worst and hope for the best
40) Because of 39, some misunderstand me as pessimistic.
41) I almost always wear makeup, of sorts.
42) My favorite music artist is Jack Johnson.
43) My first real concert was to see Jack Johnson, GLove & Special Sauce, and Donovan Frankenreiter...awesome!
44) I went to BYU for 1 semester...and found that was enough UT for me.
45) I am so very impatient...I want things yesterday.
46) My sister and I are only 1 year and 13 days apart...and she's my best girlfriend.
47) I cannot remember the last real book I read.
48) I hate snakes and spiders.
49) I love to travel and have an endless list of places I would love to go.
50) I would love to serve a mission some day...since I got married before I could.
51) Growing up in SoCal has made me a weather snob...I love to be warm, but not too warm and cold to snuggle but not frozen or blizzard-like.
52) I love clothes...but rarely get to shop these days.
53) I am going to run Beach to bay with my girlfriends.
54) I love to look at blogs to see how many degrees of seperation there are between me and someone I might know.
55) My favorite Broadway show is Wicked.
56) I have over 60 cousins on one side of my family.
57) I graduated with 2 of my cousins and 1 second cousin.
58) I have a food intolerance to MSG.
59) I sometimes have dreams that are so real, it takes me a whole day to figure out if they are real life or not.
60) Someday I would love to learn the guitar.
61) I like to camp on the beach but not in the forrest or dirt.
62) On my first time learning to surf, I got up and rode the wave in.
63) In high school, I was in showchoir, the aerobics team and the school newspaper.
64) I love playing sports, especially volleyball.
65) I moved to New York the week before September 11th.
66) I am not a fake person; I have a hard time pretending to like something or someone if I don't.
67) I name associate...meaning I cannot name my children a name that reminds me of someone hiddious.
68) I have never had a cavity...thanks to good genes and Uncle Mark!
69) I tend to compare myself to others.
70) I love to shop for clearance and good deals.
71) I broke my left arm in 6th grade after being tripped by a dumb boy playing basketball.
72) I have never had a regular birth...both C sections.
73) I always swore I would never marry anyone in the military...and now I am married to a Navy Officer
74) I can hardly wait to settle down in Southern California someday.
75) Both of my boys are miracles and were hard to conceive.
76) I would rather spend time with my Gav than do just about anything else.
77) In 11th grade, one of my doctors who could not figure out what was ailing me so badly, told me I could possibly have Leukemia...which ended up not being true. However, I spent 2 weeks of my life thinking I was dying.
78) Gavin and I were in the same ward when I was 3 years old...yep, don't remember.
79) When I grew up I wanted to be a 1) wife, 2) mom and 3) brain surgeon...2 out of 3 isn't bad.
80) I rarely have a clean kitchen when I go to bed
81) Jamba Juice smoothies are the cure-all to hunger.
82) I used to run 10 miles easy, with my friend Andi...now Shirley and I are working on 5 miles.
83) My 2 proudest moments of my life thus far, have been when Christian and Shane were pulled out of me and I looked into Gav's eyes full of tears and gratitude for bearing our children.
84) I hate to sleep by myself when Gav's gone...I usually stay up to all hours watching tv.
85) Speaking of Jamba Juice, some day I want to own a franchise.
86) Growing up, all of us girl cousins had a "gang" name for ourselves, called the "Packard Posse" and my name was "Cleveland".
87) I make up my own "curse" words or substitutes...my father-in-law says I need a dictionary of my own "Shawna-isms".
88) One of my favorite movies is "How to Lose a Guy in 10 days" and not JUST because Matthew McConnough is in it.
89) My husband thinks this is the nuttiest idea...trying to think of 100 random things...I think its intriguing.
90) I will never wake up at 3 am for Black Friday ever again- it didn't work and just made me tired for the day!
91) My favorite holiday is Christmas...its so magical.
92) I have never crashed a car.
93) I have a sweet tooth...which I wish Gav shared.
94) I am in a hurt of trouble if I ever have a little girl...I LOVE little girly clothes.
95) I am willing to try 4 times for a girl...on the 4th son I quit!
96) I cannot fit in my wedding dress...it won't go over my chest- blessing or curse?
97) I have been a bridesmaid 2 times...both times I was prego...with the only 2 pregnancies I've had.
98) I don't care for dogs...in fact, I am a big Wuss around them...they all frighten me.
99) I watch the Game Show Network at least once a day.
100) I am so stubborn...I am so tired but was determined to finish this before I did....
So who's up for the challenge...it is actually quite interesting.

10 comments:

Gavin and Shawna said...

You're cute. Not it.
-Gav

Debbie said...

Good job Nans! What is PCOS? And I'm with you... when Jim is gone I always stay up way late cause I hate going to bed without him. But then I end up kicking myself in the pants the next day because I'm SO tired. Oh, and what is with waking up at 3 AM for black Friday? What's that all about? Am I retarded that I don't know these things? :) Love ya! Debs

Taryn said...

It was fun to read about you, I learned alot. I am really glad you got stationed here with us. Taryn

Anonymous said...

Very neat! I learned a lot from this but I'm not willing to try. I'm not that interesting! Wow-Packard Posse takes me back. I laughed out loud! Love you!

Roxy

Joy said...

I love the list...I think I could probably copy at least 50 of yours. Well and another thing the same is I am having another BOY. So exciting.

Cathy said...

That was fun to read! I LOVE that I am getting to know all you Packard cousins a lot better just by reading your blogs. A lot of the things we all have in common too. Your boys are such cuties too!

Anonymous said...

You ARE insane! How long did that take you???? Probably as long as it took me to read it:)

The Badger family said...

What a fun idea. I don't know if I could think of 100 things, but I might muster up the courage to do it. Give me a week or two to finish it.
Tracy

Shandra and Christian said...

Hi Shawna!!! We miss you guys. Where are you now?? Texas? How fun! www.shandralynn.blogspot.com

hoLLy said...

no, i'm not a psycho blog stalker. okay, maybe i am! i found you through another blog(the bright family). i'm guessing you are in their ward(cc 3rd?) at church. if so, you may know who my mom is(patty smith) or maybe you don't. i grew up in that ward. so, i'm commenting because like almost EVERYTHING you wrote is the same as me. we have a TON in common. we are even the same age:) i'm having my 10 yr reunion this year too(in corpus actually). not sure if i'm actually going but yeah, hs class of 98 rocks! :) oh and my hubster is from socal-orange county actually. anyways, hope you don't mind i read your 100 list. i did one of those lists a few months ago. it was fun to dig deep within my inner self....:) i love to read other peoples too! take care~hoLLy