The 2009 "25 Things About Me" thread.... care to play along?

[Tantor]

1. I have flown a plane solo
2. I have driven across Canada by myself
3. I like to read alot
4. I hate that there is fighting in hockey.
5. I have a temper
6. I will argue what I truly believe in
7. I have a hard time saying no
8. I love love love to cook
9. I have bungy jumped 2 times
10. I had my daughter when I was 40
11. I hate it when people lie.
12.I hate really cold winters
13. I love warm hot days
14. When I die I want the song " You can't always get what you want" played at my funeral.
15. I adore my MIL (she's 89 and amazing)
16. I love my dogs to bits
17. I hate growing old and will fight it all the way
18. I love to jog
19. I wish my dad was still alive
20. I am very organized and make lists all the time.

 

[Dismom+two]

Ok...let me see if I can do this...

1. I have two kids
2. I have four step kids
3. I have been married for 7 years
4. I work for the city I live in.
5. I drive a Honda Accord and love it!
6. I have two cats.
7. I love dogs but they are too much work.
8. I have one older sister
9. I LOVE to eat
10. I would love to write a book
11. I want to make a quilt sometime before I die.
12. I collect Santas
13. I love to take pictures
14. I would love to have my own business some day
15. I would like to work for Disney someday
16. I have been to Hawaii
17. I love rollercoasters.
18. I hate food shopping!!!
19. I love champagne
20. I love chocolate
21. I want to travel to Europe someday
22. I love going to Vegas
23. I have a cousin that was a prof. snowboarder
24. I secretly hate my job
25. I love to buy gifts for people!

 

[mrs_hower726]

1. I am a huge Steelers fan.
2. I have a BS and a MM in music education.
3. I've been married for 4 1/2 years.
4. I will be turning 30 in 2009 and I'm not scared about it anymore.
5. My car is named Ice 3 (cube)

6. My old car was named Bugzilla. Then it met its fate with a pickup truck.
7. My Eb clarinet is named Pat.
8. I love cats; they are my children
9. I tend to overschedule myself quite frequently.
10. When I take a walk, I call all barking dogs Cujo.

11. I almost died at age 2 in a car accident.
12. I have 3 nieces and 2 nephews.
13. I am an avid scrapbooker
14. I plan on running my first 5k in October for a cure for breast cancer
15. In the past 4 years, I've lost and kept off 65 lbs.

16. I love the old TV series Eerie Indiana
17. I am cynical and sarcastic.
18. I can't stand a dirty house.
19. I love to travel.
20. I came within 2 hours of sharing a b-day with Jesus.

21. The melting Pot and Olive Garden are my favorite restaurants.
22. I met my DH on a blind date with my ex-roommate.
23. I broke up with DH; we didn't reconnect until 3 1/2 years later at a wedding.
24. I am playing in the pit orchestra for Sweeney Todd in March.
25. I love playing video games; my favorite are Nintendo-based.

Have a good weekend!

 

[jamimb]

1. I know all the words to all the songs on the Enchanted soundtrack and happily (to my dd's utter shame) sing along.
2. I am an assistant teacher.
3. My mother and 6 yr old sister died in a car accident when I was 15.
4. I am very thankful to God for my MANY blessings!
5. I want to learn to dance before I die.
6. I LOVE cheese!
7. My favorite movie is Pride and Prejudice.
8. I drive a Honda CRV and would not trade it for the world.
9. I love WDW (DUH!!!)
10. I grew up a Jehovah's Witness but am now a Baptist.
11. I am still in love with my DH after 18 yrs.
12. When I was eight I broke my arm after my cousin slammed into it (I guess I didnt break it he did).
13. My oldest dd was conceived in a car on the side of the interstate and get this my dh and I were married at the time.
14. I am an excellent party and event planner.
15. I LOVE to laugh every chance I get!
16. I thought Twilight the movie was the best comedy I have ever seen!!!!
17. I am so very proud to be able to call my two lovely dd's my own!
18. I teach Sunday School.
19. I love PINK!!!
20. I hate with a passion to cook! Would rather clean the bathroom than cook!
21. I am pretty sure I have OCD!
22. I love my baby sister dearly!
23. I love my green eyes.
24. My fav WDW resort is Animal Kingom lodge.
25. I guess I am pretty boring because this was really hard!

 

[SDFgirl]

1. I can whistle through my nose.
2. I've read "Gone With the Wind" about 15 times.
3. I am pregnant and we find out on Tuesday if it's a boy or a girl!
4. I secretly let our cat drink from the bathroom sink even though it grosses my husband out.
5. I'm addicted to coffee.
6. My favorite ice cream flavor is peppermint, but I only buy it around Christmas.
7. I hate to fold laundry.
8. I am afraid that my kids will grow up without a love for nature because we seem to be an "indoor" society these days. I'm excited about spending more time outside this spring!
9. We are a one-car family and I'm proud of that.
10. Right now my DD (16 months) is supposed to be taking a nap - but I hear her in her crib saying "A-choo!" (fake sneeze) over and over.
11. My favorite shows are Lost and The Office.
12. I love being pregnant because my husband has to change the kitty litter!
13. I'm a teacher and I love my job. I get sooo tired of hearing other teachers complain about how horrible teaching is.
14. I have two big fears - robots and runaway truck ramps.
15. I have had the same group of girlfriends since the 4th grade. They are awesome!
16. DH proposed to me in a hot air balloon!
17. I don't like cheesecake.
18. My favorite WDW attraction is Carousel of Progress. [It's a great big beautiful tomorrow... ]
19. Ooooh boy! My DD just stopped her fake sneezing and fell asleep! Hurray!
20. My second home is the Little River Village campground in Townsend, TN. We go at least twice a year.
21. I really wish that my DH loved WDW as much as I do.
22. He wishes that I loved the western US as much as he does.
23. We both love where we live (Louisville, KY) and plan to stay here for the rest of our lives.
24. I had a student for two years in a row because she had to repeat the 3rd grade. At the end of her second year she wrote me a note that said, "I love you. You were like a mom to me." The note is on my fridge. It reminds me, on hard days, of why I teach.
25. I'm disappointed that it hasn't snowed yet this year.

 

[swkmom]

1. I am 32
2. Have 2 children 12 yr old girl and 9 yr old boy
3. Have been married 11 years
4. Married DH after knowing him for 8 months
5. DH and I agree we don't want anymore children...2 is plenty!
6. Have always lived in WV
7. Want to live somewhere else
8. Love WDW going back this summer
9. Gave my inlaws a trip to WDW for Christmas
10. I am a social worker...work with juvenile delinquents
11. Want to start working on my master's degree
12. Love animals except for birds
13. I only adopt stray or shelter dogs and cats
14. I need to lose weight
15. This is our getting out of debt year
16. My house is comfortably messy
17. I drive a VW Passat
18. It is my second Passat because I loved the first one
19. I'm from a large Italian family
20. They often stress me out at gatherings
21. I am the oldest sibling
22. Want 1 weekend where I don't have to do anything
23. My best friend and I have been friends since we were 8
24. I got average grades in high school but was on the Dean's list every semester in college
25. Wish I had been a teacher

 

[NEVERENOUGHWDW]

1. I am 42!
2. I am happily married.
3. Recently laid off but relieved in many ways.
4. I met my DH online, shocking I know!
5. Have lived in several places but my favorites are Florida & Boston.
6. Currently writing 2 books.
7. Take many photos.
8. Live in my 100 year old childhood home.
9. Travel as much as I can.
10. Really have a shoe buying issue.
11. Worked for medical non-profits for many years.
12. Great cook when I'm in the mood.
13. Read as many books as possible.
14. Adoptions in process.
15. Could easily live in Italy or France.
16. Love Broadway!
17. Danced for many years...(jazz, modern, tap & ballet)
18. My fantasy is to own & B&B.
19. "Believe" my dog is the best in the world.
20. Wish I could find a book club.
21. My family almost lost me 2x to serious illness.
22. Love music, and am a lyric savant.
23. I have very serious faith but no longer comfortable in a "church building".
24. Avid Gardener.
25. Feel my family & friends are a true blessing & a gift from God.

 

[chloe770]

1. I'm a real redhead
2. My favorite color is yellow
3. I have 1 child DS5
4. I have an mini poodle that follows me EVERYWHERE
5. I hate doing laundry
6. I hate the word hate
7. I love 80's music
8. I miss Disney terrible
9. I get bored sitting on the beach (altho I love to look at the ocean)
10. I'm addicted to Perez Hilton
11. I'm glad the holidays are over so I can get back to normal life.
12. I love working out with my personal trainer
13. I cried when my son won his first wrestling trophy last weekend (3rd place) So proud
14. my favorite holiday is Halloween
15. I named my cat Minnie Mouse
16. I was born in California just 5 minutes from Disneyland
17. I have a weakness for cookies
18. I think coming up with 25 things about myself is a little challenging
19. I'm blessed to be a stay at home mom
20. I have 3 tattoos
21. I don't like to cook
22. I'm in my 30's
23. I skipped my High School Graduation to go to a concert in NYC
24. I don't drink alcohol (makes me sick)
25. I'm happy I accomplished this task

 

[KandD]

1. I am in graduate school
2. I LOVE to dance and do it every chance I get (whether I am good or not)
3. I got a Wii for Xmas and my American Idol game has reinforced that singing is NOT for me....but I do it anyway!
4. I miss my dogs when I am not with them
5. One of my biggest pet peeves is listening to my boyfriend chew his cereal
6. I am passionate about stopping violence against women
7. I wish that I could go to a waterpark for a day without any lines...I love waterparks but standing in lines in my bathing suit dripping wet is not fun to me
8. I am addicted to shoes and Coach purses
9. I do not adapt well to change but I think of making a big move when I am done with my Master's degree
10. Some careers I have contemplated: magician's assitant, FBI agent, teacher
11. I hate cooking
12. I have a cleaning woman who comes every other week
13. I could go to WDW every year for the rest of my life and be happy
14. I would love to have a big family of boys...at least four boys!!!
15. My godson is my world, I would do anything for him
16. I enjoy happy meals...I find them to be the perfect size and price
17. My boyfriend and I have been together for almost three years
18. We just bought our first house last summer
19. I want an inground pool SOOOOOO bad
20. I wish I worked out more
21. I am addicted to TV....I have about TEN favorite shows!!!!
22. I used to just surf around on DIS but now that I participate more I really enjoy the interaction
23. I have worked full time since I graduated high school and I really want to take a break at some pont (I know....don't we all??)
24. If DBF and I ever come into money I want to buy a house with acres of land and have a "dalmation plantation" but with all types of dogs...not just dalmations
25. I was a victim of identity theft this year and it has been one of the most terrible ordeals!

 

[Missy1961]

1. I am one of six children
2. I am the oldest girl
3. I have 3 sisters
4. and 2 brothers
5. I have 14 nieces & nephews
6. I am a crazy Mets fan (who hopes they don't choke again this year)
7. and a Giants fan too (thank goodness)
8. I crochet
9. I collect baseball cards
10. I was late to Harry Potter fandom, but now I love HP & can't wait for the next movie
11. I've been to WDW 7 times
12. I've been to DL once
13. I love to cook
14. I hate to clean
15. I love chocolate
16. Star Wars 4-A New Hope is my favorite movie of all time
17. Sleeping Beauty is my favorite old Disney animated movie
18. Beauty & the Beast is my favorite new Disney animated movie
19. I am 47 and will be 48 in May
20. I have never been married
21. I still miss my mom--she died Feb. 24, 2001
22. I don't drive--took the driver's test 3 times & failed when I was 18
23. Spaghetti & meat balls is my favorite dinner
24. Grilled cheese sandwich is my favorite lunch
25. I am addicted to my email--have to check it all the time.

 

[DisneyCP2002]

1. I am 35 years old
2. I am single, never married
3. I still live at home with my parents(I help out with things)
4. I work with 1 year old's 2 days a week.
5. I keep a 1 year old boy the other 3 days.
6. I am a Christian
7. I have lived in 5 states
8. I have never been any further west than Ft. Worth, Texas
9. Yet I have been out of the country 3 times(2x's to Canada and once to Mexico)
10. I have medium length dark brown hair
11. I love Scrabble
12. I have been to Disney World numerous times but none of the other Disney parks.
13. I worked for Disney in 2002 and 2005.
14. I would gladly move to Florida in a heartbeat.
15. I have seen the Twilight movie 4 times, as many times as I saw Titanic in the movie theaters.
16. I love Vampire novels.
17. I love action/suspense/romance type movies(Armageddon, Twister, Titanic, etc.)
18. I am not big into chick flicks
19. I could watch Disney movies all day long
20. I would love to adopt a child someday since I was adopted.
21. I attended my first(maybe last) Mousefest in 2008.
22. I want to become a pre-K teacher when I finish my degree.
23. I watch TV only when Dancing with the Stars or Survivor is on.
24. I love to sing.
25. Disney truly is my second home.

 

[Mischa]

1. I love Disney
2. I love playing Wii!
3. I have a Ford Freestyle (and love it!)
4. I paint (and sometimes even get paid for it)
5. I've been married to the same wonderful husband for almost 18 years
6. I have a border collie mix who was rescued from our local animal shelter
7. I have a 17-year-old cat who was rescued as a kitten by my parents; and since my parents are no longer living - I have "custody" of the cat.
8. My favorite cookie is chocolate chip
9. My favorite ice cream is...orange sherbert (next best thing to a Dole Whip)
10. The farthest place I've visited is Calgary, Alberta, Canada
11. I'm an only child
12. I love Christmas
13. I love Halloween
14. My favorite drink is plain ol' ice tea (unsweet)
15. My favorite movies are Animal House, Rocky, Breakfast Club, The Replacements, Ghost, and all the Pirates movies
16. I just got a new job (a promotion too)
17. I work for the Department of the Treasury
18. I hate spiders and snakes
19. My favorites tv shows are: Deal or No Deal, CSI, One Life to Live, All My Children, Pushing Daisies, Knight Rider
20. I love to travel
21. I am Catholic
22. I love 80s music
23. My favorite books: all the Harry Potter books
24. I'll be 44 in 4 months
25. I love to take pictures! (Especially at Disney)

 

[Nik's Mom]

1. I am a Star Wars fanatic
2. My favorite actor is Harrison Ford
3. I love comedies
4. I always wanted to live in Chicago, even though I've never been there
5. My favorite sports are baseball and football
6. I'm terrified of heights
7. My favorite color is blue
8. I love scrapbooking
9. I take pictures of my friends and family so much that I was dubbed "paparazzi".
10. I was nicknamed "wolverine" during my 2nd pregnancy because I was so grouchy from being sick all of the time
11. I hate cats
12. I love classic rock music
13. I love to travel
14. My dream vacation is to go to England someday
15. I love to make people laugh
16. I am an obsessive planner
17. I enjoy cooking
18. I am a huge Daily Show and Colbert Report fan.
19. I witnessed some of the L.A. Riots while I was in college (USC)
20. I once saw Joe Montana at a coffe shop and when he noticed my friend and I watching him, he smiled at us. We just stood there like idiots too scared to say hello.
21. I lived in California all of my life until DH and I moved to Kansas last year.
22. I love to read
23. I love to surf the web
24. I love going to WDW with my family
25. I have been blessed with a great DH and 2 amazing sons!

 

[aprilvaca04]

1. I am a mom-it's the best "job" I ever had
2. I have 2 daughters and sometimes wish I had another child, perhaps a boy
3. I have a wonderful husband who I take for granted way too often
4. I am 1 of 8 children, 2 boys and 6 girls
5. I don't live by any of my siblings but often wish I did
6. I do love where I live even though it was hard to move
7. I lost my mom 17 years ago but still miss her often, I guess somethings don't get easier
8. I love the beach and the feeling of sand on my feet
9. I love sports, especially my Boston Red Sox(een though I come from a family of Yankee fans)
10. I am glad that my daughters chose to be athletes not dancers(sorry dancers)
11. I have a Yorkie named Brady that I just adore
12. I am told that I am funny and I think I am fun to be around
13.I am messy-wish I wasn't
14.Someday i'll have awesome scrapbooks made with all the stuff I collect to make them
15. I love my ipod and all kinds of music
16. I love texting
17.I have 3 favorite movies:no particular order:The Shawshank Redemption, Good Will Hunting and the Breakfast Club
18. My favorite color is green
19. I love things about all 4 seasons
20. I hate to be late
21. I am addicted to the food network and Bravo
22. I never eat breakfast
23. I love to look at photos and remember, it always makes me feel good
24. My birthday is 11/11 and my anniversary is 2/11
25. I am very blessed with the life that I have.

 

[disneyfanforever]

I'll play

1. I have a wonderful family.
2. I am an Accountant.
3. I hate working.
4. I would love to take a cruise around the world.
5. I love reading romance novels.
6. I love sleeping even more.
7. I worry way too much.
8. I know more than I ever wanted to about Marvel Super Heroes because of my boys.
9. I know way too much about Star Wars as well.
10. I dream of winning large sums of money (do they still even do Publisher's Clearing house)
11. My New Year's resolution is to lose weight (but that is always my resolution)
12. I am going to Mexico if I lose 50 pounds.
13. I climbed to the top of the pyramid at Chichen Itza on my honeymoon many years ago and thought I would have to stay up there forever because I was too scared to climb down.
14. I want to tour Europe someday.
15. I can't cook at all.
16. My favorite show of all time was Alias
17. I have two Yorkshire terriers.
18. I fell up the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial.
19. I am terrified of mice.
20. I jammed my leg when I was young at a water park when I was told to go down the very high and long slide by a lifeguard when a lady was actually stuck at the bottom. I ran right into her and couldn't walk for the rest of the trip.
21. I can't sing at all but enjoy singing anyway when playing Rock Band with my family
22. I have lived in the same state all of my life.
23. I want to be a DVC member someday like my parents.
24. I love puppies.
25. My husband proposed to me by a white horse just like I had always wanted (since the prince from Snow White had a white horse and Snow White has always been my favorite princess). Very cheesy but very romantic. Looking back, I really can't believe he did it.

 

[MelanieC]

1. I was married before I was 18, and am still married at 39!!
2. I was born in Germany, but I was born a US citizen.
3. I have 3 dad's - My birth dad, My stepdad and the dad who adopted me and raised me.
4. I got a Kindle in November and it's the best thing I have ever bought myself.
5. I love to travel.
6. Las Vegas is my home and I'm always happy when I'm there.
7. WDW makes me feel like a kid and it's my favorite place to vacation with my family.
8. I'm a cat person, with 2 cats (Pumpkin and Phantom). Listening to them purring makes me happy.
9. I love getting manicures and getting massages.
10. The Twilight series are my favorite books - Team Edward all the way.
11. I can't stand the cold.
12. I have two beautiful children 16 and 11.
13. My mom is my rock
14. I miss my brother who was murdered in 1996.
15. I wanted to go to Space Camp in Huntsville Al when I was a kid.
16. I love eating organic food.
17. I love watching birds and wildlife
18. I love photogrophy, taking and looking at pictures
19. My favorite movie is Twilight, and before that it was Garden State
20. I want to jump out of a plane with a parachute, but I think I would need someone to push me out.
21. I've had interstitial Cysitis since I was 16.
22. I love eating gourmet food (going to a great restaurant).
23. I've completed two 1/2 marathons and plan to do another one in January of 2010
24. I love thrill rides and anything along those lines ( can I ride the space shuttle?)
25. My favorite band is the Cure!

 

[DreamDelta]

Ok, I'll give it a shot....

1. I'm 39 and will be 40 in September, but people ALWAYS think I'm younger.

2. I have my children's names, Jordan and Camryn, tattooed around my right wrist.

3. I finished my Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education in 2007.

4. I'm addicted to my Blackberry.

5. I had to have my cat Sphinx put to sleep on July 1, 2008. I really miss him!

6. My best friend Alicia got me totally addicted to anything Disney.

7. I used to be a huge Pooh fan, but now I love Tinkerbell!

8. I also have a tattoo of an elephant on over my heart.

9. I just beat my 11 and 5-year old son and daughter in Disney Scene It!

10. I've been teaching in the Chicago Public School system for 16 years.

11. My favorite Disney movie is Cinderella.

12. I drive a 2002, black Chevy Trailblazer.

13. I need to lose about 40+ pounds.

14. I had LASIK surgery 2 years ago and now have 20/15 vision.

15. I can't wait until my DD stops asking me, "When will there be a princess that looks like me?"

16. My one and only sister lives in Italy.

17. My favorite food is shrimp (cooked any kind of way!)

18. After going to Disney over 6 times, I finally rode ToT in 2008 for the 1st time. I have always been scared of this ride and still am, but will definitely ride it again!

19. In 2007, I went to WDW to celebrate getting my Master's Degree with my best friend Alicia and I didn't tell my kids. (I'm such an awful Mommy!)

20. I HATE to clean the bathroom and we have 3 of them in our house!

21. My favorite word is conundrum!

22. Red is my favorite color.

23. I love to watch gymnastics on television.

24. My sister and I couldn't stand each other when we were growing up, but now that she's thousands of miles away, I miss her like crazy and hate that we wasted so much time being jerks to one another.

25. I have the best kids in the world and my proudest accomplishment is being their Mommy!

 

[lvanleer]

!. I live in Montgomery County MD about 30 minutes away from the White House in DC.
2. I am an only child.
3. My DH and I celebrate our 25th wedding anniversay this June and will be going to Disney.
4. I play the piano and sing.
5. I love all sports but especially football and NASCAR.
6. My favorite football team are the Washington Redskins.
7. My favorite NASCAR driver is Tony Stewart.
8. I was adopted the day I was born.
9. My parents both passed away in 2006 within 2 months of each other.
10. My dad was one of 8 children(5 girls born first and then 3 boys...he was second to last).
11. My DH and I live in my childhood home and have some of the same neighbors that I did growing up.
12. My high school choir sang at Magic Kingdom(FantasyFaire) and SeaWorld my senior year in 1978 and we took Amtrak to get down to Orlando.
13. I'm a Cancer(the crab).
14. My favorite soap is Young and the Restless(have met Michael Damian, Eric Braeden and Peter Bergmann over the years).
15. I was selected to be a Inauguration volunteer for this year...not sure what I'll be doing yet.
16. I love animals and have 5 cats.
17. I love to scrapbook
18. I love music except heavy metal, rap, and hip/hop.
19. I majored in Health Administration/Personnel in college.
20. My favorite color is pink.
21. Christmas is my favorite holiday and love to decorate for it.
22. I drive a Honda Odyssey.
23. My favorite singer is Neil Diamond.
24. My favorite realty show is American Idol.
25. My favorite soft drink is Mountain Dew.

 

[ols386]

I live in Michigan, originally from Indiana, grew up in a small town, currently live in a small town (not the same one), have two grown kids, retired from Delphi, work in a church office, like walking & jogging, like going to WDW, like Las Vegas, like to watch re-runs of I Love Lucy and Love Boat, lost 40 pounds, gained back 10 now have to lose that, have a dog named Shadow, have a SO (6 years), my birthday is December 10, that's not 25 things, but I can't think of anything else.

 

[ols386]

Great. Another "It's all about ME!" thread...

Well, isn't it?