Today is the day! Roy flies in at 3:30 and I cannot wait. I hope your Monday is off to a good start. I thought I would add this song to the blog because it's Caroline's new fave. When we get into the car she wants me to put it on each time. It's a good start to the week kind of song!
I have seen lists of "100 things people don't know about me" on many blogs lately. Cute idea, but 100 things is a lot to read! I thought I would change it up a bit, so without further ado, I give you:
25 Random Things About Donna Graham
1. When JFK Jr. got married, I was in highschool. The day the news about his weddingbroke, I happened to be home sick. When my mom showed me the paper, I got even more sick. I was devastated.
2. I also had a major crush on Matt Lauer when I was in high school. Come on, he's sexy!
3. I have a major overbite that keeps getting worse the older I get. Braces 2 times and many retainers didn't help! I clench my teeth really hard at night and I grind them sometimes, too. I know I'll have major dental work done to my mouth by the time I reach 60.
4. I talk too fast. I always have and I hate it.
5. I HATE my handwriting. It looks like the writing of an old lady. I write too hard because my hand is always cramping when I write thank you notes or lists.
6. Although I'm not a good singer, I know loads of songs and words to random commercials. I love Broadway show tunes and I think I know just about every Frank Sinatra song out there. I think I could seriously win "Name That Tune".
7. I literally get the shakes when I find a good deal. If I save tons of money or find something on clearance on top of having a coupon, I leave the store with the shakes. It's like I'm high on something.
8. I'm a great secret keeper. People have told me secrets in the past that would give me good ammunition for blackmail, but being the good friend and that I am, I haven't done so.
9. I wish I would have kept up my piano lessons. My parents FORCED my sisters and me to take classical piano lessons growing up, which we hated. I thought I'd never regret quitting and I swore I would NEVER make my kids take Suzuki Piano Lessons. Guess what? I regret quitting and I will enroll Caroline in Suzuki hopefully next Spring.
10. I love to organize things. Give me a messy closet, a junk drawer or a cluttered refrigerator and I will organize it for you. Hey, I'll even alphebatize it.
11. My first kiss was Roy.
12. When I get in an awkward environment where I don't feel 100% comfortable I will play with my right earring and I'll take the back of the earring off and on while I talk.
13. I love
Andre Rieu! He's a violinist that my Mom discovered through an eccentric lady in Lynchburg. We all made fun of her for liking him so much, but now we all love him, have all of his CDs and can hum along to all of his pieces! Caroline loves him, too, and asks to watch "Andre" DVD's sometimes. My parents even took me and Roy to one of his concerts last year and we loved it!
14. When the ultrasound technician told us we were having a boy, it honestly took me about two days to get over the fact that I wasn't having another girl. Now, I can't imagine life without sweet RoyBoy. I am so thankful and so in love.
15. I'm awful about picking out candy bars and drinks. This stems from when I was little and it still carries out today. If we stop on a trip at a gas station and I go pick out a drink or a candy bar, I can't make up my mind! I will stand in front of the display for minutes and go back and forth....Skor bar, Heath bar...Twix...Diet Coke...Water bottle....Green Tea? Oooo! It's just too much! When I was little, my dad used to count to 10 for me to make a decision and now Roy just rolls his eyes and laughs.
16. I love to cook and bake and I would love to take a professional cooking class one day. Not a one day kind of class but a serious course in cooking.
17. I wish I would have paid attention in French class and really learned the language. Granted, the French teachers my school hired were terrible, but still I wish I would have learned more. I would love to speak a second language fluently.
18. I love to work out in the yard and do things around the house with Roy. Something about working together on our biggest assett makes me happy. We work well together.
19. I hate going to the dentist. I would rather go to the gynocologist any day over the dentist.
20. I have a really good memory. I'm great at remembering details and I'm really good at remembering dates of events.
21. I think Elisabeth Hasselbeck and I could be good friends if given the chance.
22. I love having babies in the hospital. I love getting waited on by people who specialize in bedside manners, nurses bringing my baby to me when I want, new pajamas to wear, people visiting, take-out from any restaurant I want, flowers arriving. I just really enjoy my three day stay at CMC! But I'm ready to go home by the third day. I think I might just have to do it one more time.
23. I'll admit, I'm a picker. At night after I wash my face, I go in for a close up in the mirror and look for possible zits and/or blackheads. Gross, I know, but other girls do it too:) Roy just sits in bed watching me because he's used to it...it's a nightly ritual. I was doing it the other night as Caroline brushed her teeth and she didn't like it.
24. I have my broker's license. It was the hardest thing I've ever done. Roy and I took a real estate class together for the learning. So I have endured 1 semester of real estate school, the absolute nightmare of taking the state board exam (SO hard) and 12 hours of a broker course. My license is inactive, but non the less, I am a NC BROKER!
25. Every Monday at our house is "Clean Sheet Monday". When I get out of bed I strip our bed and that night we climb into some fresh, clean smelling sheets. I am carrying on this tradition from my Mom. I love CSM!
So there you have it! 25 Random facts about me. If you have a blog please do this, too! It take s a little while to think of 25 things, but just save it and come back to it until it's completed. It took me a few days. I can't imagine thinking of 100. My friend, Nikki, just started a blog this past weekend. Nikki, this would be a great way for you to introduce yourself to the blogger world!!!
Have a great Monday! I know I will:)
27 comments:
I absolutely LOVE this post, Donna. Everything you said is soooo true! And there are so many more wonderful things you could have said about yourself. You're a really talented writer....you always have been. You set goals and accomplish them....painting rooms in your house, decorating them, etc. You're a good friend, daughter, sister, mother, wife, etc. The list could go on to 100 very easily. I'm so proud of you. Can't wait for this afternoon when you get your Roy back. Have a great day!!! ILY
I love #7!!! You are so funny! Dave is the same way! I call him Coupon King!!
This is so funny. You blog girls have been making me laugh today. Good for the soul, good for the soul! I will have to get my pen and paper out and think of 25 things. Some of our may be the same. Hmmmm, are we sista's or what?
BTW, 3:30. Wonka wonka!
Great post Donna! I think it will be hard for me to come up with 25 things about me but I'll get working on it. I knew everything about you except for the fact that you don't like going to the dentist. I LOVE going to the dentist and would much rather visit there then the gyno. YUCK!
I'm excited for you that your man comes home today. Are you making a nice dinner for him and desert?
Not this time. He is requesting to be brought to Mac's Speed Shop tonight. Fine by me. I don't have to cook!
I'm cracking up at Denise's "wonka wonka"...so appropriate for a girl who's a pro at making babies. Speaking of babies...is there something we should know??? You just threw that "one more time" out there nonchalantly which made me start thinking. Tonight could be the night!!!
LOVE this post and I always love reading about other people's likes and dislikes. I've actually gotten "tagged" on this before but have yet to do it. I've tried to start and it just gets so overwhelming. Maybe I'll give it another shot.
I agree with #9 except for the part of making my child taking lessons. I just don't think I can put them through the misery of piano lessons...it was so painful for me for 8 long years! :)
#8 cracks me up...it's almost like you're asking for people to tell you gossip! I'll have to think of something juicy about Kristi that I can tell you. :)
LOVE the hospital too! I was just talking about this to someone else. LOVE someone taking care of me and LOVE the feeling right before you go under for surgery.
Okay, back to my housecleaning...you know I'm a stay at home mom, don't you?
What a great way to get to know you better!! LOVE the "CSM" idea, we have "CSS" (Saturday) here ;-)
Donna, I know I don't comment much, but I love your blog still. Your post today was so good. I guess I now know why my brother had such a crush on you in high school. :-)
Donna--this was GREAT! I'll being doing a post like this sometime soon. Great top 25 too--I feel like I definitely know you better!
I love the song...love the post with your list of 25! They are brilliant.
Have a fabulous reunion with Roy tonight.
i was thinking the same thing that jennifer said...#8 makes me want to think of a secret to tell you. i'll keep that in mind!
get dolly to tell you about the scenario we came up with after seeing Mamma Mia! you're involved!
Okay, I did my 25! I need to think of a secret to tell you. What should it be?
OH yes another baby! When? Looking forward to it. I love my grandbabies and you and Roy sure make cute ones! Roy Boy will be two before you know it.
Love you all and kiss Roy for me......and tell him weclome home.
Good post! I'm working on my 25 things. I do have to say I wondered if you wanted to share something when you said you loved CMC and might have to have another one! Feel free to share, I too can keep secrets hee hee!
I have a 9 month old. I am NOT pregnant. The factory is currently closed but will reopen in the future. I'm not saying never. It will happen again, God willing:)
now those facts are quite impressive. i couldn't think of 25 things about myself if i wanted to. oh, and #22...i'm right there with ya! love it!
that is a cute post don don. I think I knew all of those things about you EXCEPT the Andre Rieu or whatever that dude's name is and THE EARRING...don't worry...if I see you playing w/ your earring, I'll work EXTRA hard to make you comfy. :)
Great post! Very clever idea! First of all, you have to post a picture of you with your overbite because I don't believe you.
I'm glad to hear that you are a good secret keeper. That being said, I will let you in on the fact that Jennifer used to be a man. SSSSHHHHHH!!!
Now, you said you might have another baby and then your next point was you picking zits every night in front of Roy. Now to have another baby, you have got to STOP THAT ZIT-PICKING!!!!! Ya' hear?
WOW, A BROKER??? I am impressed. You are definitely a multi-faceted woman, you.
Donna - I am so far behind in the blog world...but loved your post. Fun to learn new things about you!
Cute post! Your blog always makes my day...BTW I don't think any of our grocery stores (in Redding, CA) do double coupons...or triples for that matter!!! I have to find out and jump on that band wagon..them I will have more money for the important things..like PURSES!!!
I also just want to add - since I am SOOO far behind in blogging and commenting - that I don't know how you do it with the coupons! You are an AMAZING shopper!!!
No kidding Kristi. I just got home from Walmart where I had a ton (or so I thought) of coupons to use. I was so anxious to see how much I saved with my stack of coupons. The lady rang me up to $104.00. "good thing I have all these coupons" I thought until she wrang those all up and my total was $94.00. I know, I still saved some but as I was leaving I was thinking about how Donna and others have saved $94.00 alone! I need to get better at this.
Honey, at least you saved $10! I save so much because HT doubles coupons daily, but sometimes triples coupons. Doubling the coupons alwasy helps. Plus with the VIC card, you save even more. Ask Kroger Customer Service if they'll ever double or triple coupons.
I was most impressed with Roy being your first kiss. That is a treasure. and I know you are a good "secret keeper" first hand. Remember when I was preg with Sarah and you and Dolly knew but didn't tell each other!! LOL I can not keep MY secrets. I am a open book.
Love this post Donna! I just finished my 25. It's fun and gets you thinking! I agree with you 100% on #3, #19, and #22!
Donna, if we lived near each other, we'd be great friends. Such a kindred spirit you are!!! A few things off your list I found that we have in common:
1.both of us married our first kiss!
2.we both clip coupons
3.I stand in the gas station forever picking out candy too, then always end up with a kit kat
4. I get so excited about sleeping in clean sheets! Although, I change mine every 2 or 3 days...little bit of a fanatic about it. (oooh, I should save that one for my list! I'm totally gonna come up with one now, you've inspired me!)
5. I have a weird tick too when I am not 100% comfortable, but I'll save that for my list too! :)
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