1. I am a Christian.
2. I married my best friend.
3. He's still my best friend!
4. I love to clean the house.
5. I despise ironing.
6. I have 2 nieces and 2 nephews.
7. I park in the same exact parking spot everyday at work. If someone is in my spot, I forget by the end of the day and walk to my usual spot anyway. This usually leads to me thinking my car was stolen.
8. I love to watch golf on TV, but I don't play golf.
9. I love chocolate.
10. I drink at least 70 ounces of water every day.
11. I am 5 feet tall.
12. Sometimes Chad says I laugh like Betty Rubble.
13. My car is named LaFonda.
14. I grew up in Denver City, TX.
15. I am a certified high school English teacher.
16. I don't work as a teacher.
17. I enjoy looking for new recipes on the Internet.
18. I plan our meals for the week every Sunday.
19. My husband is super handsome!
20. My husband is super handy!
21. I don't play any musical instruments.
22. I love to sing in church.
23. I am terrified of spiders.
24. My favorite movie of all time is Miracle. It's slightly embarrassing how many times I've seen it.
25. I get headaches, particularly if I've had too much sugar.
26. I love sugar. :-(
27. I get migraine headaches, especially if I've had WAY too much sugar.
28. I like the word "ghosts." I think it's something about the way it sounds when I say the letters "sts" together.
29. My favorite TV summer guilty pleasure is "Big Brother."
30. I'll turn 27 next month, and I'm not quite sure how I feel about it yet. It sure is close to 30!
31. We have no pets, but hopefully someday we will when we have a little more time at home.
32. I really enjoy cooking dinner for Chad.
33. I have never been to Colorado.
34. I really enjoy my 2 cups of coffee every morning. It's the only caffeine I drink all day.
35. I drive 22 miles to work.
36. In the mornings, I listen to Kidd Kraddick on 106.1. They seriously crack me up!
37. In the afternoons I usually listen to ESPN radio, but lately I've been checking out audio books from the library, which is probably a better use of my time.
38. Crème Brulée might be my favorite dessert, although I've never made it.
39. Chad and I are in a wonderful small group! We have such great relationships with the Bagleys, Tiptons, and Turnbows.
40. I graduated from Texas Tech University. Go Red Raiders!!
41. I make lists, and then start over and make them again so they are more organized. In particular, items on my grocery list are always grouped together with other like-items. Sometimes this takes 3 lists.
42. I've had many different colors of hair, and often times a few colors at once. Right now, I'm back to the natural color God gave me. I think I'd forgotten what it looked like.
43. This is really hard.
44. I have one brother, Josh. I wish he, Amber, and the kids lived even closer than they do.
45. We live 10.3 miles from my parents and 11 miles from Chad's parents. I'd say that's about as in-the-middle as we could get!
46. Chad and I are members at Prestoncrest Church of Christ. We love it there!
47. I need to take a break...
48. I'm back.
49. I get really excited when I sleep in until 7:30am. How sad is that?
50. Chad says I turn into a furnace at night when I sleep. I think he's making that up.
51. My dad is writing a book, and it is going to be awesome!
52. I watched High School Musical, and I liked it.
53. I watched High School Musical 2, and I liked it too.
54. I love all of the Harry Potter books and movies.
55. I would like 4 kids. (So Kim, you aren't alone.) :-)
56. We are going to Playa del Carmen on our next vacation. Yea!!
57. I'm a little clumsy. Sometimes I fall over for no reason at all.
58. I made some poor choices in college. I know that God has used those choices to teach me valuable lessons, and I am a better person because of those lessons.
59. I consider myself a patient person.
60. I clean things subconsciously. Sometimes I take Chad's cups and plates and rinse them and place them in the dishwasher before he is done. I often have no memory of doing it.
61. Apparently Chad is very patient as well!
62. My neck turns red and splotchy when I'm nervous.
63. I like my pale skin. I don't think I used to.
64. About a month ago, I hit a little chihuahua named Lily with my car. She lived, but the story is very traumatic.
65. I eat every 2-3 hours. If I don't, I'll get a headache. In fact, it's time for a snack right now.
66. I haven't grown since the 6th grade.
67. I have never had stitches.
68. I have never had a broken bone.
69. I have probably just jixned myself right before vacation....awesome.
70. I love cheese....this is probably why Mexican and Italian food is so yummy to me!
71. I also love pizza...I could eat this several times a week if I didn't watch out.
72. I have 3 really wonderful sisters-in-law. It is such a blessing to have them in my life since I didn't grow up with any sisters. They are all 3 so different, which is also a blessing!
73. I have freckles, and I really like them.
74. I just cut my hair. It is now shorter than it's been since college...yikes!
75. I was a cheerleader and played volleyball in high school.
76. I was also vice-president of the student council.
77. One responsibility of being vice-president was that I was the co-anchor of our high school news program. This was really fun, especially because the other anchor was my dear friend, Dusty.
78. I am terrified of driving on bridges over water. The recent events in Minnesota did nothing to help with this fear.
79. I don't like to be dirty.
80. In college I worked as a waitress and a beverage cart girl at Lakeridge Country Club in Lubbock.
81. This is where I made my closest college girlfriends. I treasure these friendships and try to keep in touch with Carlie, Brenna, and Michelle as much as possible.
82. I've been to Hawaii once (senior trip right after high school), but Chad and I hope to go sometime next year! Aloha!
83. I do not like needles...at all! I have to concentrate really hard on breathing, or I'll cry.
84. I'm so glad I'm almost done with this list, as this is very hard to do!
85. I'm discovering that I'm truly not that interesting. :-)
86. Pride and Prejudice is my newest movie favorite. I could watch this again and again.
87. I worked in retail once in college, and was horrible at it. I have a hard time selling things to people when they don't really need them.
88. I love new shoes! Thank goodness for DSW!
89. My father and mother-in-law love me! Just ask them!
90. I love living so close to them and my parents.
91. I find out more every day how much like my mom I really am. This is a very good thing because my mom is wonderful!
92. I do not know how to grow flowers and keep plants alive. It's really quite sad.
93. Chad has most of his close, college friends here in Dallas with us. Thankfully, I they have also become my friends, and their wives as well. I am so blessed by friendships with these ladies!
94. I can't wait for the Mavericks to start playing basketball again! Pre-season starts October 9. This is our year, baby!
95. I am currently listening to Emma by Jane Austen while I drive home from work.
96. My favorite movie as a child was Annie.
97. I am almost done...
98. Wait for it...
99. So close...
100. Yea! I made it! Thanks Lori and Kim for this idea. I don't think I can ever do this again!
I so love Miracle too! I remember seeing this in the theater and everyone was clapping in the theater! How often does that happen? I also love gaining wonderful sisters-in-law because I was the lone girl in the family for sooo long.
Brooke said...
5:11 PM
30 is not that bad, especially when you don't look it. In fact, this girl will be 32 tomorrow.
And the list thing, I do that too. Too funny.
Brandy said...
7:18 PM
Happy Birthday, Brandy!! Thanks for the encouragement.
Miranda said...
8:05 PM
I cannot believe that we didn't hear about the dog story. That must have been awful. I cannot wait until tomorrow! :)
The Clem Family said...
9:04 PM
Yeaaa, you did it :-) You are interesting and we share a bunch. I also am clumsy, haven't had sticthces/ broken bone, can't keep plants alive and I really like Pride and Prejudice. Sounds from the eating habits and headaches like hypoglycemia, welcome :-) So glad to learn more about sweet Miranda!
Anonymous said...
10:31 AM
Hooray! I know how hard that list is. You also forgot that you are an easy person to talk with and fun to be around.
Jon and Sarah said...
3:07 PM
Fun list, Miranda. About #50, this is something that you and your brother have in common. Good thing, too, b/c it is really helpful for warming up my super cold toes!
Amber Smith said...
1:09 PM
Hey Miranda! Loved the list. Found you from Lori's site...REALLY need you to teach me to love cleaning. Maybe you could teach me the fun way...my family likes to talk more than they like to clean. Miss you guys!
Amy Wilson
Anonymous said...
10:46 PM
Thanks for sharing! You should really plan a trip to Colorado. Teach LaFonda to watch out for chi hua huas hehe.
Kim said...
3:05 PM
#4 come to my house
#5 I AGREE
#9 Nothing better
#29 Not a very nice show (I watch too)(:
#51 I'm excited
#57 Like down the stairs at a hotel holding a doll with no hair
(scene from Hunt vacation)
#60 again come to my house
#62 Must be a Smith thing....me too
Loved reading the list.
Deon
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5:21 PM