My 100 Things

1. I have three brothers and two sisters.
2. My father was career military (US Navy)
3. My mom was a stay-at-home mom.
4. Both of my parents are deceased.
5. I have three nieces and three nephews
6. I own my own home (I have found out since purchasing this house that I loathe yard work)
7. The Amazing Race is my favorite TV show.
8. I have worked at the same company for 20 years.
9. I collect old games and toys
10. I frequently attend antique auctions
11. My fifteen year old Godson is the most amazing person I know
12. His little sister is the most joyous person I know.
13. My favorite place on the planet is the very top of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
14. The beach in Bermuda is a close second.
15. Chicago is one of my favorite towns.
16. My favorite museum is the Musee d'Orsay in Paris.
17. I love art and art museums. My favorite artists are Degas, Monet, Michelangelo, Picasso and Dali.
18. I like 80s music
19. I love to dance
20. I can't sing to save my life
21. The last concert I attended was Bon Jovi in Milwaukee
22. I am a Mac person
23. I make excellent chocolate chip cookies
24. I love architecture and will take any architecture related tour
25. My favorite restaurant is Casa's in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
26. I love to travel.
27. I have been to 41 out of 50 states.
28. I try to see as much of any city I can possibly see when I visit.
29. My favorite meal outside the US was in a little fondue restaurant in Monmarte
30. 31. I could spend hours and hours in the Sistene Chapel
31. Marshall Field's on State Street in Chicago was the best store in the world. Macy's owns it now and it is just not the same.
32. I will not shop there any more
33. I volunteer at a local elementary school to help second graders learn to read. It is the most gratifying volunteer work that I do.
34. I have worn contact lenses for many, many years (I am blind as a bat without them).
35. I still hate the way I look in glasses (I even have fairly cool glasses)
36. I go to the movies a lot.
37. I rarely rent movies
38. One of my hobbies is genealogy.
39. My father's family has been traced back to North Carolina in the late 1700s
40. My mother's family has been traced back to Ireland in the 1840s.
41. My great grandfather was wealthy--what happened? :-)
42. Love, love, love shoes!!! What woman doesn't?
43. I like animals, but I don't have any pets, unless you count the two cats that hang out on my deck occasionally (OK, I feed them).
44. I will get around to finishing this list sometime…