List of 100

I liked this idea from several of my friends so here is my list.

1. I want more than anything to be a mom
2. I had a miscarriage in January 2007 at 10 ½ weeks
3. We have been trying again since March
4. Our baby was due in August 2007
5. I really felt like it was a girl
6. Bobby and I met 14 years ago working at a group home
7. We were together for 5 years, apart for 5 and together now for almost 4 years
8. I love that my favorite thing to do with him can be nothing
9. I was immediately attracted to how he is with kids, I can’t wait to see him be a dad
10. I am a licensed clinical social worker
11. I feel like social work is what I’m supposed to be doing but I’m tired sometimes
12. My friendships are very important to me, I have dear friends all over the country
13. I have a 14 year old cat Kira, he is my snuggler and keeps me happy
14. Grace is my 7 year old cat and she is feisty but I love her dearly
15. I love musical theatre
16. I was in at least 10 musicals/plays in high school and college
17. I went to Ball State University
18. I went to IUPUI for graduate school
19. I grew up in Muncie, In and Portland, In for a little while
20. I love to roller skate and roller blade
21. I have a sister who is 7 years younger than me, she is also a great friend
22. My parents divorced when I was 15 and we moved to Portland, In
23. I commuted 45 minutes each way to high school for 2 ½ years
24. I commute atleast an hour each way to work now.
25. I love to take pictures
26. I love to scrapbook
27. I have a home based scrapbooking business
28. I miss my mom being nearby (she moved to Nevada 5 years ago)
29. I’m grateful for my parents love and support
30. I love orange and brown
31. My favorite season is fall
32. I also love winter and snow
33. I love to go to Brown County with Bobby in the fall
34. I would love to get married in Brown County someday
35. I would like to get legally married but most of the time I feel like we are
36. I love Bobby’s family and they are very much my family now.
37. I like living in a small town now, it’s peaceful
38. I like that I still go to a big city everyday for work
39. I love to eat
40. I have struggled to lose weight most of my life
41. I lost 60 pounds in 2000 and kept it off for a year
42. I gained it back over the course of 7 years
43. I plan to rejoin weight watchers
44. I don’t enjoy exercise
45. I wish I did
46. I sometimes enjoy water aerobics
47. I like who I am
48. I want to lose weight to feel better and be healthier
49. I think I’ve always had a little bit of depression
50. I took antidepressants for a while and they helped
51. I think it would help to take them again but I’m leery in trying to get pregnant
52. I’m not a big sports fan but I love the COLTS!
53. I’ve been sad and grumpy a lot in the last year
54. I love ER, Grey’s anatomy, Ghost Whisperer (lol), Law and Order SVU &Private Practice
55. We are working really hard to get out of debt
56. Working on a budget is hard but feels good when Bobby and I work together on it
57. We would love to have a bigger house in the country someday
58. I’ve always wanted to have at least 3 or 4 children
59. At this point I’m praying for 1 healthy one and then hopefully 1 or 2 more
60. Sometimes it’s really hard to work with my clients and feel it isn’t fair they have children they don’t care for well and/or get pregnant so easily and never give it another thought.
61. I celebrate all babies but sometimes it’s hard that all my friends have them and I don’t
62. I appreciate so much the friends who ask how I am and really mean it and will listen to the real answer
63. It takes a lot of energy sometimes to pretend like things are ok when I’m really sad
64. I loved being pregnant, even with morning sickness
65. We may adopt someday and I would love that but hope we get to have at least one of our own
66. One of my greatest strengths is being able to support and encourage others
67. Right now I need to take better care of myself
68. I hate to do dishes
69. I like doing laundry
70. I love it when our house is clean
71. I love to read and wish I had more time to do it for fun
72. I love snuggling on the sofa under a blanket with my cats
73. I would love to be a stay at home mom
74. I love to do creative and crafty things
75. I spend a lot of time on my cell phone talking to friends
76. I love Italian food
77. I’m pretty sure I’m addicted to sugar, not a good thing
78. I love to get a pedicure, but not in the budget lately
79. I’ve gone to the same hairdresser since I was 16, she’s awesome
80. I love to do home improvement things
81. I listen to Dave Ramsey on my IPOD a lot
82. I hope I’ve made a difference in the lives of some children
83. I listen to the Smiley Morning show
84. I love to decorate
85. I love to buy new clothes
86. I need to ask for help from others more often
87. One of my favorite authors is Jennifer Weiner
88. I like country music, especially Martina McBride
89. I played violin for 8 years
90. Both of my parents are musicians
91. I’d like to start journaling again
92. My “religion” has been confusing over the years, but I’m grateful for my relationship with GOD
93. I’m so thankful for my relationship with Bobby, he makes me happy
94. I worry a lot
95. My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving
96. January 17th is the anniversary of our miscarriage, It’s hard that that is coming
97. Someday I want to go with Bobby on an Alaskan cruise
98. I really like Minneapolis, Minnesota ( I go every year for a scrapbooking convention)
99. I love Sunday drives with Bobby
100. I thought this might be hard but I could probably come up with more, maybe I will start journaling