100 Things About Me

Alrighty, Alicia inspired me to put together a list of 100 things about me (me meaning Jackie of course) (Doug only looks at our blog when I guilt him into it).

A list like this really goes to show how much time I have on my hands for trivial tasks. Oh well, enjoy!

1. I like to make lists. :)
2. I’m a Sagittarius
3. I drive a Honda Accord
4. I have a scar on my head from when a cat bit me and I had to get stitches—ha!
5. I’m a copywriter and proofreader a/k/a I get paid to be annoyingly detailed
6. I love marshmallows
7. I adore ice cream
8. My body suddenly decided to be lactose intolerant my sophomore year of college. My love for ice cream now mocks me.
9. I love singing when I drive alone in the car, especially at the tops of my lungs.
10. I graduated from BYU
11. I love seeing Doug in blue
12. I eat dill pickles only in survival situations
13. I wish I liked to go running, but I just don’t.
14. Nothing grosses me out more than veins… looking at them, thinking about them, you name it. Sick!
15. A close grossed out second is snakes.
16. I refuse to even touch pictures of snakes.
17. I dream a lot and almost always I remember my dreams
18. I was born in Salt Lake City, UT
19. I didn’t like living in Georgia very much, but it’s probably because we were there at the peak of my awkward years.
20. I love hanging out with my family
21. I was amazed at how comfortable I felt with Doug when we first started dating
22. I miss doing yard work
23. I quote my dad all the time
24. I have a dream of walking down the street and then suddenly everyone around me breaking out into a choreographed dance.
25. I love chatting with my mom on the phone—she makes me laugh
26. I was captain of the volleyball team in high school—go Patriots!
27. I served a mission in San Fernando, CA
28. I have always loved that my full first name has a letter Q in it
29. I dread using public restrooms if someone else is in there
30. I’m terrible at cleaning showers
31. I like to visit NYC (a big step from the days when I used to be afraid of it!)
32. I’ve thrown up on the steps of the Salt Lake Temple
33. To tell you the truth, I throw up a lot.
34. I finally learned how to make gravy last year. It’s been a long, hard road.
35. I can’t roll my Rs. And yes, I speak Spanish.
36. I want to go to Italy one day.
37. I’ve recently decided that I like to cook, but I panic if I cook for anyone besides Doug.
38. National Geographic is my favorite magazine
39. I live for natural light. Our current apartment is tiny, but it’s rich in natural light.
40. I hate blowing my nose in public.
41. We have two plants. I worry about them.
42. I need to wash my car more often
43. I hiked Mt. Timpanogas once and would love to do it again.
44. I don’t think there’s any reason to have the roll of toilet paper come from underneath. Let’s just let it come over the top.
45. I’m probably allergic to cats and dogs. I’m in denial of this.
46. I aspire to be a multi-tasker extraordinaire like my mom. She deserves some sort of trophy for her abilities.
47. I’ve flown first class once and I’ll never be the same
48. I’m overly paranoid about wearing black and brown inappropriately together
49. I had a speech impediment until I was six or seven. I loved my friend Cawtoh (Carter) Cassidy and I loved to count to twee-teen (thirteen).
50. I hate it when people act disappointed if I don’t know how to spell a word. I was an English major, not a genius.
51. I love it when Doug makes me cry from laughing so hard.
52. I’ve never given blood. And I’m really scared to ever try it.
53. I had braces in middle school. Eesh.
54. I’m addicted to cnn.com
55. I didn’t vote in the last presidential election. I was on my mission, but I could have done an absentee ballot. I feel like a terrible citizen.
56. I went to London last summer with just my mom.
57. I didn’t make the softball team in middle school—fools!
58. It takes a lot of time and effort for me to get a tan.
59. I used to be blonde as can be as a little girl
60. I have four nieces and seven nephews.
61. I’m right handed.
62. I received four W2s for 2006: MTC, Tahitian Noni, Temp Agency, and Provo Craft
63. I hate that I care about the lives of celebrities, but I do. I read People magazine every time I’m in a doctor’s office. Every time.
64. I love TLC’s “What Not to Wear”
65. My first concert ever was Dave Matthews Band.
66. The girls I went with wanted to stay after and drink in the parking lot. Mom, aren’t you glad I made sure we went home?
67. I have an extremely hard time eating shrimp
68. Plucking my eyebrows is a way for me to wind down
69. I thought Doug was breaking up with me the day he first said he wanted to marry me
70. I love crossword puzzles
71. Between serving a mission and working at the MTC, I wore nylons almost every day for three years. Sick!
72. I really do enjoy grammar and editing and all that jazz. Strange but true.
73. The movie “Waiting for Guffman” rocks my world
74. Most of my friendships today can be traced back to the dorms or Liberty Square. Not much progression since then.
75. I think it’s always funny to tell people my parents live in RI because who knows anybody from RI?!
76. I think Target is a wonderful, wonderful place.
77. I used to be painfully shy as a kid. I can unexpectedly resort back to this at any time. It’s frustrating.
78. When I was little I wanted to be a paleontologist. I had dinosaur sheets and everything.
79. I wear reading glasses. Well, at least I should.
80. I can only raise my left eyebrow
81. I love going to the beach
82. I broke my leg on my first birthday
83. I like doing family history. No, I’m not 75 years old.
84. I’d love to see the northern lights in Alaska
85. I miss teaching
86. Until were got married, I didn’t have a middle name
87. I definitely have a Dunlop nose
88. These days I just adore polka dots!
89. I was in the delivery room when my sister Jenn had her daughter. One of the coolest/scariest experiences of my life.
90. I’d like to have dinner with President Gordon B. Hinckley. And Henry David Thoreau.
91. I like my eyes
92. I’m in the middle of reading 1776 right now, and I’m a little concerned the Americans just aren’t going to win.
93. I miss camping—I hardly ever go anymore
94. When I was little I told my oldest sister, “Who died and left you boss?!” Such a sweet child…
95. I love pockets. I used to keep everything in my pockets until a certain incident during the 2002 Holiday Season when I lost $50.00. My sisters are still mad at me.
96. I played the clarinet in middle school, I wish I hadn’t stopped playing the piano in 4th grade, and my singing voice hasn’t improved since the 10th grade.
97. Sometimes at the end of the day I just want to shave all my hair off. It drives me nuts!
98. I love my new last name.
99. I have my own tool set.
100. Phew… I’m amazed I could think of 100 things to say! And I’m even more amazed you read through them all. :)