A Hundred Things

I am finally jumping on the bandwagon and doing this. Matt doesn't think I can do it, but I will try. Sorry no pictures tonight. Just.....a hundred things you never knew about me, and will probably wish you still didn't.

1)I was born on December 11, 1976 in Portland, Or.
2)When I was 2, I was standing on the side of a shopping cart full of canned goods. The floor was uneven and it fell over on me. I broke my leg at the growth area. It wasn't supposed to grow anymore.
3)Both my legs are the same length
4)When I was 2 1/2 we moved to Klamath Falls, Or.
5)I consider K Falls my hometown
6)My first grade teacher quit in the middle of the year to have a baby
7)I bought the baby a stuffed elephant
8)My mom had to take the elephant to her because kids weren't allowed in the maternity ward
9)I was in fourth grade when the space shuttle exploded, the principle got on the intercom and said "it blew up" my teacher cried
10)I had no idea what was going on
11)I wanted 12 kids when I was growing up
12)so I had 15 cabbage patch dolls who were my babies
13)I wanted to be a baby nurse when I grew up
14)or a teacher
15)instead I homeschool
16)In eighth grade I went to Barbizon modeling school
17)I had my first experience with death that summer, a friend of mine was shot in the head
18)I have been afraid of guns ever since then
19)I am also afraid of snakes
20)and I am claustrophobic
21)we moved to Washington state my freshmen year if high school
22)I changed my name from "Becky" to "Bekki" hoping to make my own identity in the new school
23)it didn't work, too many kids knew my stepdad, so I was just "Mr. Martir's stepdaughter"
24)I was at school, rehearsing for a play when the Gulf War started
25)I met Matt during a community theater play
26)I have never tried an illegal substance, despite my attraction to bad boys
27)when I met Matt, he had a "skater cut" which caught my eye
28)to my dismay, he was neither a skater OR a bad boy.....he did play drums though
29)I wanted to play the drums
30)I wasn't allowed to because my parents thought it would bore me too easily
31)instead I played the trombone
32)I wanted any instrument that was different from Aimee's
33)I also played the piano
34)I can't play either very well now
35)Matt and I never saw each other after the play was over
36)I went back to my bad boys
37)I attended 4 highschools
38)including one quarter at a boarding school
39)and one year with my dad
40)I lived with my mom in our motor home for awhile when her husband threatened to kill us and we had to go into hiding
41)I had braces twice, once in fourth grade and once in eighth
42)I liked my braces
43)I always wanted glasses growing up
44)I have 20/20 vision
45)I had surgery on my knee in ninth grade
46)I tore it water skiing
47)I also snow ski
48)I haven't done either since 1995
49)Matt and I saw each other again 2 years later in a parade, we chatted
50)I didn't know who he was, he no longer looked like a bad boy
51)we got together anyway
52)I only talk to 2 people I ever went to school with, Andrea and Tommy
53)Andrea and I were best friends since first grade, now I would consider her and acquaintance
54)I got drunk for the very first time with her(it was her first time too), on a cruise(sorry dad :))it was the last night and we were so miserably hung over the next day on the way home.
55)I have only been drunk 3 other times, she frequents the bars
56)I smoked on occasion with those badboys, and I taught Andrea how to smoke
57)I don't smoke anymore, she does
58)I only went to one party in highschool, with Matt, we had to lie to go
59)I have one tattoo, comedy and tragedy masks on my ankle
60)I used to have my ears pierced, but they are now closed
61)I have only had stitches 5 times, once when I cut my thumb with a straight edge razor on accident, once when I had my wisdom teeth cut out, and three times when I gave birth
62)I have broken both of my wrists
63)not at the same time though
64)I am not a real big animal person, they are cute for awhile but then I get tired of them
65)my favorite animal is the manatee
66)I have been swimming with the manatees
67)I was given a cat when I was 5, Smokey, I loved that cat to pieces
68)he died when I was 15, I got a dog to replace him, Biscuit
69)Biscuit was my best friend during my hardest times in life
70)he died when I was pregnant with Matthew
71)I had him cremated
72)I had the baby I miscarried cremated
73)I don't want to be cremated
74)I want to be put in a wall
75)Since I have been married I have lived in 6 different dwellings
76)in 3 different states
77)The only sport I ever participated in was swimming
78)I only attended one quarter of college
79)but quit cosmetology school with only 5 months left
80)I got pregnant with Matthew, the school wanted my dr to sign a release saying I could go to school with the chemicals, he wouldn't, I quit
81)I wanted to quit anyway, I was bored
82)I have only had 8 jobs in my life
83)I always wanted to be a housewife
84)I hate to clean
85)and to cook
86)I love being a housewife though
87)after 9 years with Matt, I still don't feel good enough for him
88)I am always afraid one of my kids will die too early
89)I have only been in 2 car accidents
90)none while I was driving
91)I can't drive a stick shift, Matt's car is a stick
92)I don't like coffee
93)but I like coffee flavored things, like candy and ice cream
94)I don't believe in ghosts
95)I wasn't allowed to watch MTV, The Simpsons, Married with Children, or Roseanne when I was growing up
96)Roseanne is now one of my favorite shows
97)I have seen The Thompson Twins, Night Ranger, New Kids on the Block, Roger Whitaker, Neal McCoy, and Trace Adkins in concert
98)I have never seen a concert with Matt
99)I love roller coasters
100)I hate carnival rides

PHEW!! That was tougher than I thought. No fair holding ANY of that against me. :)

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