the 101.

here are 101 things you probably are dying to know about me.  is there anything that surprises you?

1.  i was born in two harbors, minnesota.
2.  i have a brother, step-brother, and half sister.
3.  i love flip-flops.
4.  i am married.
5.  i am a mother (to the cutest little guy ever).
6. i was voted most humerous, most school spirit, and most outspoken (go figure) my senior year of high school.
7. i have worked for the sheriff's office in lake county for five years.
8. i am a home owner.
9. i love gardening (when i have time).
10. i like to skate and play a little women's hockey at the ruk.
11. i am part of triple threat (marquardt, lillback, and me).
12. i love to dance.
13. i love to write.
14. i used to build sweet forts in the woods with derek and dustin when we were little.
15. i am still best friends with two girls i have known since the beginning of time.
16. i love when it snows...lots.
17. i like cheese and mayo sandwiches.
18. i played volleyball and coached volleyball to little kiddies.
19. i drive fast.
20. i caught my first lake trout this year on lake superior.  it was awesome.
21. i love chocolate.
22. i love to camp.
23. i am glad there is such a thing as the internet in my lifetime.
24. i have had eight different jobs.
25. i hated my college, but i earned my degree.
26. i love the smell of fresh cut grass and the sound of a plant after it is watered (it crackles).
27. i wish i had more money, more time, and more room.
28. i still support george w. bush.
29. i will support barak obama if he runs for president.  he rocks.
30. i like to keep a journal (or blog).
31. i have never been arrested.
32. i like bulldogs (the drink and the animal).
33. i love to fish, even in the dark.
34. i use my cell phone on a daily basis.  it goes with me everywhere, just like my buddy.
35. i am a godparent to tanner, damien, and chole.
36. i have crashed a snowmobile a time or two.  not on the list of 'fun' things to do.
37. i have flipped a three-wheeler, end over end, down a hill.
38. i was student council president in high school.
39. i had a great group of buds in college.  we were scared of the librarian.
40. i have wrote answers to test questions on the bottom of my sandals and on my keys.
41. i am not afraid to cut my hair and try something new.
42. i love my feet.  i even have a picture of me and natalie's 'summer feet' in my living room.
43. i did not have any drugs when i gave birth.  not by choice.  i had my son in an hour and a half.
44. i sing in my car when i am alone.  your welcome melissa.
45. i love to watch funny movies that make me laugh so hard i cry.
46. i often laugh so hard i cry (right jen and jenn?).
47. i wanted to go skydiving last summer, but i found out i was pregnant and decided i better not.
48. i was named after some chic on a soap opera in the 80's.  she must have been cool.
49. i thought it was easier to deal with men, less drama. i thought wrong.
50. i have little patience which leads to lots of anxiety.
51. i am on myspace.  how did i get sucked in? 
52. i used to like deer season.  key words: used to.
53. i had a small graduating class in high school and even smaller in college. 
54. i would like to crash a wedding at some point in my life.  i would say i'm uncle tom's cousin or something.
55. i like a good party. dance off anyone?
56. i have never smoked a cigarette.
57. i ran.
58. i know many people just go with the flow because they don't like waves.
59. i love thunderstorms and lightening.
60. i hate the smell of ear wax.
61. i can do a cartwheel.
62. i have had a checking account since i was in 9th grade.
63. i wish on stars.
64. i have a double jointed middle finger on my right hand.
65. i walk the line.
66. i do not like to eat leftovers.
67. i love the smell of fall.
68. i do not like to cook, but i am a cook. go figure.
69. i dream.
70. i can make some of my toes touch the top of my foot when i bend them backwards.
71. i have been in a canoe that nearly sunk (anyone remember wilson lake?).
72. i can type 90 words per minute. 
73. i have a high tolerance for pain.
74. i love to watch tucker smile and hear him giggle.
75. i like to watch hockey live, not on tv.
76. i no longer have a gall bladder.  it was taken out in july.
77. i am not a big fan of tourist season.
78. i like technology.
79. i believed in the tooth fairy at one time in my life.
80. i love to play games.  apples to apples, texas hold 'em, i love the 80's, whatever.
81. i only threw up once when i was pregnant.  i ate dried apricots and they made me sick in ten minutes.
82. i had a pet bird when i was little.  it died when a grill scraper fell on it.  it is buried by lake superior.
83. i like to hang out with friends.
84. i am obsessed with taking pictures.  wish i was better at it.  someday.
85. i want to be able to retire early and with plenty of money to enjoy it.
86. i wear contacts.
87. i love, love, love the sun.  it will come back to bite me, i'm sure.
88. i like white christmas tree lights.
89. i loved art class. i wish there was always an hour set aside everyday for art.
90. i like to play in the snow.  build snowmen, snowforts, go sliding...
91. i ejony wrod gmeas.
92. i do not drink coffee.
93. i like to look at the stars.
94. i do not have any pets.
95. i am not a big fan of shopping.
96. i talked about running a marathon.  the next day i had emergency surgery.  does that tell you anything?
97. i graduated in 1999.
98. i love my husband and my son.
99. i like to have a clean house, sometimes you'd never guess.
100. i wish i was my own boss.
101. i wonder if i have said anything in this twice?