The 100th Post

I have been blogging since March and have been really enjoying it. In honor of my 100th post (actually, it's my 103rd), here our 100 things that pretty much sum me up:

1. I love blogging!
2. I have been married 11 years.
3. My husband is the best on Earth.
4. My two little girls bring me joy every single day!
5. I am not a morning person.
6. I taught 5th grade for 6 years before staying home with my girls.
7. I miss teaching.
8. I used to work at School Box.
9. I love Italian food.
10. I had 2 poodles growing up.
11. I currently live in the same town I grew up in.
12. In high school, I graduated with honors...#30 out of about 450.
13. In college, I had a 3.4 GPA.
14. I was the president and secretary of Phi Mu...my sorority.
15. I have reconnected with so many sisters on Facebook...hooray!
16. I spend way too much time on Facebook.
17. I love Ann Taylor Loft.
18. My toenails are always painted.
19. I love the beach.
20. I have to sleep with two pillows.
21. I got allergy shots for 23 years.
22. I love to decorate.
23. Every Christmas, we visit my family in East Tennessee.
24. I graduated from Kennesaw State University in 1996.
25. I love to play tennis.
26. My great-grandfather & grandfather started the Dortch Baking Company in Atlanta.
27. They had two other locations in Jackson, MS and Birmingham, AL.
28. The bakery closed in Atlanta when I-20 was built...in the West End area.
29. I love family reunions.
30. I love telling stories about Jesus and Angels to my girls.
31. Tomato and cheese sandwiches are my favorite.
32. I worked at Six Flags for 3 years in high school.
33. I can play the flute.
34. I love my Land Rover Discovery.
35. We go to Burt's Farm every year to pick out a huge pumpkin.
36. I love rafting down the Chattahoochee in Helen.
37. I'm looking forward to going to a GA Tech game this fall.
38. One time, I forgot to put my Acura Integra in park and it rolled down the driveway by itself and crashed into my neighbor's house...a long way down the road!!!
39. This happened at my parent's house right after Mark and I started dating.
40. I was in a hurry and getting ready to go to Tiffany's wedding.
41. Something was wrong with the gear shift.
42. My car was totaled.
43. I love Ghiradelli double chocolate brownies.
44. I love Disney World.
45. I really love planning the trip...especially those character meals.
46. I will fly, but don't enjoy it.
47. I have to take dramamine and still get motion sick!
48. While deep sea fishing in Panama City, I got so sick on the boat that I turned green...literally.
49. Mark kept catching small sharks and I didn't even care...much less look at them!
50. I spent the entire trip with my head in a bucket.
51. I will never go deep sea fishing again...LOL!
52. My high school advisor's daughter is Allie's 3rd Grade teacher.
53. I love sweet tea...it has to be really sweet, though.
54. My husband was the vice-president of his Fraternity.
55. We knew each other for years before we started dating.
56. My sorority and his fraternity members were all very close friends.
57. I love thunderstorms and rain.
58. Jackson Hole, WY is one of my favorite places.
59. Gymboree and Limited Too are my favorite "little girl" stores.
60. I have a degree in Early Childhood Education (P-5).
61. I love libraries.
62. My favorite author is Nicholas Sparks.
63. I have recently rediscovered my love of reading.
64. I love to monogram things.
65. I can't stand clutter and love to throw things out.
66. I like to shop at Whole Foods.
67. Seaside, FL is one of my favorite places to vacation.
68. I saw the Space Shuttle, Challenger, in the sky over the beach in Hilton Head.
69. Some of my fondest childhood memories took place in Hilton Head with my cousins.
70. I can't live without my Palm Treo...my daily calendar is on there.
71. Roller coasters make me sick...motion sickness again!
72. I love reality tv.
73. The Office is my favorite tv show.
74. I love the south...there's no place like home.
75. Saturday is my favorite day of the week.
76. School supplies excite me.
77. I think my mom's banana pudding is the best I've ever had.
78. I love making Paula Deen's spaghetti sauce for Mark.
79. I could spend all afternoon in The Container Store.
80. I lived in a dorm my first year of college and had the BEST roommate.
81. I have lived in an apartment...during my first year of marriage.
82. I have only lived in 4 houses my entire life.
83. If I'm watching a movie, I must have popcorn and M&Ms mixed together.
84. When I was in 5th grade, a friend accidentally broke my nose with a hockey stick during a game in P.E.
85. I had to have surgery to correct it.
86. My second grade teacher, Miss Norris, made me want to be a teacher.
87. I love to read magazines.
88. When I was a kid, our front yard was so big that all the neighborhood kids would play baseball in it.
89. The pine trees were the bases.
90. My dad used to always "play pitch" with me.
91. Dale Murphy used to be my hero.
92. I love going to Braves games.
93. When I was 10 years old my dad had the Braves Stadium people wish me a "Happy Birthday" on the electronic board.
94. Then, Chief Nokahoma, the Braves Mascot, gave me a kiss on the lips! How Gross!
95. I'm thinking about buying a piano.
96. Coloring relaxes me.
97. I love having a funnel cake and fresh squeezed lemonade at the fair.
98. I like to plan parties.
99. I love to fill out paperwork.
100. WII Bowling is my favorite game.

Smile!

I am so thankful that I'm able to stay home with my girls. Little Emma is such a joy to be around every day and constantly cracks me up with what comes out of her mouth. Sometimes, I can't believe that she is only 2. I bought some new clothes from The Gap yesterday for both girls and Emma told me that she was going to wear her new outfit to preschool! What?!!! She will not even be going to preschool until next August...that makes me really sad to even think about it. I guess when you have a big sister like Allie, you learn quickly...lol!The highlight of her day is getting Allie off the bus!What a nice way to end the day...

Moving Week

This week, Mark is moving his graphic design and t-shirt printing business into a new office! With 1,500 square feet, he has plenty of room for all of his equipment in the warehouse and two air-conditioned rooms. Over the weekend, we spent some time there and the girls are so thrilled with this new place to hang out. It's very close to home and we're thankful for that.After everything is moved in, this is where he'll be spending the majority of his time.This is the "office" part of the building. His desk and computer will go in this room. We'll probably change this wall color.The caption pretty much sums this up.There is a very nice, air-conditioned office space up here, too. However, I am not a fan of the steep stairs...so, I will not be venturing up there too frequently. Allie, on the other hand, loves going up there and calls it "her office".This place has a lot of little alcoves to hide in. Emma discovered those first.

The Falcons Suite

Friday night, we went to the Falcons game and got to sit inside an Executive Suite. Mark's step-father let us use his company tickets and let me tell you...this is the WAY to go! We had the best time! Kathy and Stacy went...along with Stacy's nephew and Danny, Mark's step-dad. The food was so good!It will be hard to sit in the "regular" seats again after this!The seats were perfect and we had a great view of everything. Thanks, Danny!We were loving every minute of the game...and they won!

No More Pink!

All summer long, we worked on redecorating Allie's bedroom. We repainted the walls a pale, lime green color and got rid of practically everything pink...so sad...LOL! It's such a "pre-teen" room now. The bedroom furniture was mine when I was her age and it's really fun to be able to hand it down to her. She really loves it. I am thrilled with the way it turned out! We are currently working on a reading nook for her...will post about that later.

Future Teacher

This is what Emma has been doing the past few days...standing on a table and writing on the chalkboard in the kitchen! She begs everyone that comes over to put her up there. She just discovered this and it's driving me crazy. I can't stand chalk dust. When I was teaching, I had a chalkboard (and used dustless chalk on it) for a few years...I was so glad when it was replaced with a dry-erase board.

Fun...Always!

Mark had to print a logo on 155 stadium blankets for Walton HS Football last week. You should have seen his office...the blankets were everywhere! The girls had a field day with them. They looked like they were playing in a ball pit!They are always entertaining each other!