100th Blog-100 Things

1. I was never kidded for having the last name Funk while growing up. I was mocked because my middle name was Dawn. Dawnald Duck was heard a lot.


2. I am a procrastinator which does not go well with my OCD.


3. I cannot go to bed on a Friday night until I watch What Not To Wear. It doesn't matter if it's 1 a.m.


4. I live across the street from the house that I grew up in.


5. My mom, her mom, and four of my grandma's sisters have had breast cancer and I'm still not doing self exams.


6. I really don't think I'll be able to think of 100 things...and I'm only on 6.


7. I realized today that because of the half marathon training I will not be able to sleep in until January 24th.


8. My dad has always been a healthy eater so I didn't have a carbonated beverage until I was a freshman in high school.


9. I never read books that have any substance to them at all. I want to be entertained. Erma Bombeck is my favorite author.


10. I thought the boyfriend before Shawn was taking me out for my birthday to propose. Instead he gave me a nose pencil sharpener and broke up with me.


11. I met Shawn 17 days later and knew he was the one!


12. I desperately want to find a signature or hidden treasure in my house so I can be on an episode of 'If Walls Could Talk'.


13. I sit cross legged every where that I possibly can. If I could do it in a skirt or dress I'd sit that way in church! I've even done it while driving with the cruise on. Don't tell!


14. I fell in love with presidents in 5th grade when I had to do a report on each one.


15. James Buchanan is my favorite president because he was born on my birthday:)


16. William Shakespeare was born on my birthday, too! :)


17. I have to stop and think before I say the word 'peculiar' or it won't come out right.


18. McKinley was a surprise. We'd only been married 4 months when I found out I was pregnant.


19. It took a year and a half and a prescription for fertility pills before I got pregnant with Kennedy.


20. Reagan was another surprise!


21. Our dog Jackie 'O' is our fifth dog. She's stayed longer then any of the rest.


22. I never buy clothes for anyone in the family unless they're on sale.


23. Is my favorite number. My mom and I were both born on the 23rd.


24. Shoes, jewelry, and home furnishings have to be on sale, too.


25. The couches in my living room were a wedding gift to my parents.


26. I'm dying to have them recovered.


27. I think my DVR was the greatest invention ever!


28. My wedding dress only cost $300. I was a sale shopper even before I got married!


29. We got married at Christmas time so that I wouldn't have to pay to have the church decorated. It was already there and perfect!


30. I could eat an entire box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese everyday and never tire of it. For that reason, I can't have it in my house.


31. I will buy any book that was published by Funk and Wagnalls, no matter what the subject.


32. I love old movies; musical are the best! Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire make me swoon!


33. I do not have any space left in my house for another piece of furniture. That upsets me.


34. My dad owned a bakery when I was growing up.


35. I LOVE the smell, feel, and taste of fresh baked bread!


36. I lived in Colorado for 10 summers.


37. I had my lipstick tattooed on as a reward for losing 40 pounds.


38. I am a list maker. I'd be lost without them!


39. If I am still awake at 10 at night I get a second wind and I'm not tired until around midnight.


40. I married a morning person.


41. When my parents divorced while I was in 5th grade I thought I had to change my last name to my mom's maiden. I started writing it on school papers.


42. I love any piece of furniture that belonged to someone in my family. Most of the stuff in my house is someone elses and is priceless to me!


43. I truly believe I could have been a good singer and piano player if I had had the courage to perform in front of people.


44. I am hoping my girls will live my dream.


45. I wish I could have been a mom in the early 60's like June Cleaver or Laura Petrie.


46. I will never again have the body to wear skinny jeans.


47. When I decorated our first house I did it all 'Country'. It was one of the biggest mistakes I've ever made.


48. If I had been a boy my name would have been Garth Wayne Funk. Thank you Lord that I was a girl!


49. I spent two years at a different middle school and was so miserable I tried to kill myself.


50. One of the biggest regrets in my life is not having my grandpa walk me halfway down the aisle at my wedding, he was just as much a dad to me as my real one.


51. I would love to have magical powers like Samantha in Bewitched.


52. I'm watching Bewitched right now!


53. I am so in love with my new Instinct cell phone that I've caught myself wanting to kiss it.

54. When I got married I couldn't stand the thought of getting rid of my maiden name. I got rid of 'Dawn' and kept Funk. I'll always be Stefunk!

55. I am so allergic to MSG that there are only a few restaurants that I can eat at and only a few menu items I can have.

56. If I do get a migraine because of MSG I go blind for 30-60 minutes before the headache hits.

57. My mom lived next door to where I live now when she first moved to Oklahoma.

58. I didn't pay enough attention to my blog and just figured out that my 100th blog isn't going to be this one. This is 101!

59. If we had boys their names would have been Jackson Stone and Harrison Funk.

60. We will never have a boy!

61. Little boys scare me...and break things.

62. I refused to date an only child. I wanted my future children to have aunts and uncles and cousins.

63. My girls middle names are my moms, my grandmothers, and my great-grandmothers names.

64. My body doesn't know how to go into labor on it's own.

65. I drove a school bus for 7 years and changed my college major from teaching to accounting because I realized I couldn't be around children!

66. I have a very real fear of dying of breast cancer complications at 54 just like my mom and her mom did.

67. I should be weight lifting right now.

68. Although Erma Bombeck is my favorite author, 'To Kill A Mockingbird' is my favorite book.

69. The movie didn't do the book justice.

70. I have two tattoos and I'm planning one more.

71. I want to lose 50 pounds before I get the third one. The area needs to be flat!

72. I wanted to have four children but had Fifth Disease while pregnant with Reagan and changed my mind!

73. I am not registered to vote and don't ever plan to be.

74. I am a basketweaver.

75. I get to have a girls weekend in Branson in 4 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

76. I'm hoping my house isn't destroyed when I come home.

77. I don't like scary movies.

78. I am watching the Emmy's right now and don't know what any of these shows are!

79. I'm really only watching it to see the dresses that the women are wearing.

80. I am wondering if I have enough talent to start a photography business.

81. I have a really good friend that's a guy. He just moved away. I miss him.

82. I don't understand why electronics mess up for me and don't for Shawn.

83. I corrupted Shawn, he didn't want a tv when we were dating.

84. I am really wondering if I will continue to run after I'm done with the half marathon in January.

85. I am really scared about not raising the rest of my money for the race.

86. I am not a good enough cook to make my own recipes up. I have to have exact measurements and a picture so I now what the end product is supposed to look like.

87. I want Jennifer Aniston's arms.

88. I can't wait for Tuesday when the 'Sex in the City' movie comes out on DVD!!

89. I am a huge fan of sitting. If I could sit and cook I would be so happy!

90. I am procrastinating on painting the girls room because it will be an almost endless project.

91. I used to spend one day cooking and freezing 30 meals. I nearly lost my mind.

92. We buy a side of beef each year from a local rancher. It tastes incredible!

93. I've been trying to talk Shawn into getting a pig for almost 4 years.

94. I could watch 'Sweet Home Alabama' over and over again.

95. I am sitting next to three loads of laundry that need to be folded.

96. I'm nearing the end and really scrambling for things now.

97. I need to lose 50 pounds before Shawn's 20th high school reunion in two weeks.

98. I don't think I will be able to.

99. I can't believe people will actually read 100 things about me.

100. I hope you'll be able to stay awake until the end!

101. I'm so afraid I'll put myself to sleep proofing this that I'm just leaving it as is!