- I am a wife
- I am a mother
- I am a sister
- I am a friend
- I am an aunt
- I am a daughter
- I have 2 daughters
- I have a wonderful husband
- He is one of my biggest supporters
- We only dated for 4 months when I found out I was pregnant with Taylor
- Taylor is 3 1/2
- Mike and I have been married for 2 1/2 years
- I didn't want to get married just because I was pregnant
- My birthday is in May
- You will know when it is
- I start my countdown in April
- I am a big birthday person
- I am surrounded by a few great friends
- My mother is one of my best friends
- She always has been
- My best friend died when I was 11
- He happened to also be my cousin
- My bus got into an accident a year later
- The lady that hit us had a heart attack at the wheel and died
- I saw her dead on the road when she was ejected
- Two deaths within a year was very traumatic for me
- I am number two of four in my family
- My sister is older and I have a younger sister and my brother is younger
- I have one niece
- I have one nephew
- We have a dog
- She is a toy rat terrier/chihuahua mix
- I will never own another pet
- Not while my kids are young
- I got into a car accident when I was 8 months pregnant
- I had to deliver Callee because of it
- She was a month early
- Callee is now 17 months
- I have had two knee surgeries because of the accident
- I take an anti inflammatory because of it too
- My knee is filled with arthritis because of the trauma to it
- I work out of the home full time
- Some days I love it
- Some days I hate it
- My children are the reason I go to work every day
- To give them what they want and need without worry
- I stayed home for two years
- I went to school during this time
- I was lucky to find a job 2 weeks after I graduated
- I work opposite shifts as my husband
- So we don't have to put the girls in daycare
- A lady from our church's sister in law watches my kids
- I trust her 100%
- It makes coming to work much easier
- I would love to travel the world
- My parents have been married for 31 years
- I hope I can say the same in 29 years
- Writing that out made it seem like a long time
- My biggest fear in life is losing my husband or kids
- I would probably have to be committed to the loony bin
- I have met a lot of great people since blogging
- Some I would love to meet in real life
- I may actually meet a couple of them
- I believe in God
- I work every day to trust him more
- I go to church every Sunday
- Our church doesn't have Wednesday night services
- I wish they did
- We are starting a young mothers bible study
- I can't wait
- I love my immediate family
- We don't always get along, but I try
- My extended family is rather catty and judgemental
- I still go to family functions though
- I think out of guilt
- It is really important to me that my kids be raised around family
- I wish we could move to a different state though
- The economy around here stinks
- And who wants to live 30 minutes from the murder per ca pita capital?
- I was raped when I was 17
- That is how I lost my virginity
- I didn't tell anyone for almost 2 years
- I was afraid to tell my mom
- I thought she would be disappointed and mad at me
- I was going to be a virgin until I got married
- My mother said to me, "Even if you killed someone I'd still love you."
- Then I told her
- We wept together
- I have never been afraid to tell my mom anything else
- Except when I was pregnant with Taylor
- I made her promise not to tell my dad (about the rape)
- I told him years later
- In my brother's family counseling session
- We never talked about it
- Maybe on his death bed
- My kids are my reason for living
- I dread puberty with them though
- Callee is named after me
- Both of our middle names are Rose
- I wish I could have had one boy, for Mike.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
100 things about me
Posted by Courtney at 4:33 PM
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5 comments:
Thank you for sharing really personal parts of your life.
Thanks for sharing all about yourself. It was a great read and I feel like I know you alot more now.
I posted my 525th blog post today and have yet to sit down and do a 100 thing post.. your on the ball :)
I loved this, Courtney! My Birthday is in May also - watch it be the same day!!!! Mine is May 2. I love how close you are to your mother and how much you love your husband and kids - they are lucky to have you. I'm also sorry about the rape and you are very brave to even be able to talk about something like that! I am glad to know you, my friend.
Hello! Wow! Agreat post, thank you for sharing yourself. It is an honor to'know' you. Kathy
Courtney, what a privilege it has been to read this post. You are so brave to share such personal aspects of your life, but I believe that everything one goes through in life makes them who they are. AND WHAT A WONDERFUL PERSON YOU ARE!!! :o) (((HUGS)))
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