I have an hour and a half left of work. It’s been a hum-drum day and I think I’ve come up with just the thing for today’s post. How does my very own personal 100 things sound? I’ll also up the ante by making the first 26 posts related to the corresponding letter of the alphabet in keeping with April’s letters theme. Lets see what we can come up with, shall we?

Items 1-26 (A-Z):

1. I’m an Animal lover - my dogs are 2 of my favorite people and can pull me out of just about any funk!

2.  I can say the complete alphabet Backwards.  My grandfather learned his zyx’s as a Marine standing guard in Pearl Harbor during WWII.  I couldn’t let him show me up!  Also, I got bored in french class in 6th grade and needed to kill some time.

3.  My favorite Color is usually pink, but can occasionally veer to shades of blue or just plain red.

4.  I failed my first Driving test - I turned the onto the road into a (very wide!!) shoulder and was too intimidated to pull into the right lane.  How embarassing!

5.  Much unlike an Elephant, I forget a lot of things.  My husband is often annoyed by my need to get back out of the car and run inside for something on a regular basis.

6.  I have two Fathers.  Not literally, but my step-dad has been around since I was 10 and has never treated me like anything other than his own blood.  When B and I got married, my step-father walked me TO the aisle, where I was handed over to my father, who walked me DOWN the aisle. 

7.  My favorite Game is pictionary.  I reign supreme in my family.  Bring it on, I’ll kick your doodling ass!

8.  I absolutely adore the Harry Potter series and am hearbroken that the misadventures at Hogwarts are over.  I never went to any of the midnight book releases, but I secretly really wanted to.  Does this make me a wee bit losery?  Probably!  Do I give a damn?  Not a bit!

9.  I’m not super duper crazy afraid of Insects, but I usually make my husband take care of any multi-legged friend that wanders into the house.  I view it as his manly duty.  Shh, don’t tell him.

10.  I was supposed to be born in January, but was two weeks late (and breach with the umbilacle cord around my neck 2 times!)

11.  I blow my nose so hard I have to use 2 Kleenexes to avoid a blowout.  Honk honk!  It runs in the family!  I swear! 

12.  I Love many things.  You can read about some of them here.

13.  I make Magnets out of images from magazines.  I like other crafty ventures too.  Hopefully some items will make it into my Etsy store this month.

14.  I’ve always loved names.  I’ve had a running list of baby names in my head since I was a girl.  Various items at my house have names including Bob the Bradford Pear Tree, Thelma and Louise (crepe myrtles planted by my driveway) and Ernesto and Bertrand, the pink flamingos my mom gave me (they’re tucked away in a corner in my back yard where no one sees them but me, stop judging!).  

15.   A sea Otter once attacked my weiner dog.  There’s a sentence you don’t write every day!  Seriously though, it’s bite severed a muscle, she had 50 stitches and a morphine drip.  Poor weenie!

16.  A few of my Pet Peeves are as follows:  people not calling when they say they will, B leaving crumbs on the kitchen counter, people mispronouncing the word library as ”libary”, slow walkers in the mall (when I shop, I’m on a mission!), and yucky teeth. 

17.  Liking/knowing about/being able to work on cars and the ability to do handy things around the house are Qualities that are very important to me in a guy.  Otherwise, they just don’t really seem manly.  Also, he’s gotta be smart, able to make me laugh my ass off and be easy on the eyes:)  B’s a winner!

18.  I am not a Religious person, much to my father’s dismay. 

19.  I’m 5′3.5″ Short and I like it that way :)

20.  I have a tattoo of stars on my lower back.  It started out as one tiny blue one the size of a dime and is now more of a starburst.  I want to get some little stars running down the insides of my feet.  I have a thing for stars, not tattoos.

21.  One awkward year in high school, I had a case of the Uglies.  I was around 16.   My mom had me put the ornate beaded evening gown she wore years before and pulled my hair up in a french twist.  I felt drop dead gorgeous!

22.  I was born in Virginia Beach, VA in 1980 during a blizzard. 

23.  My parents planted a Weeping Willow in the backyard when I was born.  Odd, huh? 

24.  I’ve never been X-rayed for a broken bone.  Never broken a bone, really.  I think I may have cracked my tailbone in high school, but it was never confirmed by a medical professional, because really, there’s no treatment for a broken tailbone, so why bother!

25.  I’m 28 Years old (in 2008).

26.  I own a Zebra print bikini.  It was purchased on my honeymoon and picked out by my husband.  ‘Nuff said!

Check out 27-50ish tomorrow :)