Friday, October 9, 2009

Inquiring minds want to know

Note-this post was written a while back but I'm linking it with Kelly's Korner SUYL today as a way of introducing myself to 'older bloggers'.

Hmmm...I don't feel like an older blogger.

I'm married to my college sweetheart, am mom of two 20-something daughters, love to write, cook, and travel. I think my blog content can best be described as the everyday nonsense of mid-life. This post gives you a small, albeit wordy, picture of who I am but please feel free to look around...I'd love for you to let me know if you were here so I can come over and say hi.

So if blogging is at times a little bit self indulgent then these 100 things about ME posts must truly take the cake....which is why I've written 110 things about me. Actually, someone suggested that I put a list out there on the occasion of my 100th post and I didn't even realize my 100th post had come and gone. Yeah, observant I know. Then of course I had to wait for a nice round number to roll around... like 110. It would make me twitch to have some random amount, like 104 things about me, posted for all time....that would just be annoying. Perhaps I should have included this kind of quirk in my list below.

Now for your viewing pleasure here are 110 things about me...if you've done a 100 (or however many) things post about your very own self then please leave me a link in the comments and I'll come plow read through yours too. If you haven't then consider yourself tagged. You're welcome.

1. I'm a morning person
2. I am the mother of daughters
3. whose sweetness makes my heart burst
4. I am a Christian and am thankful every day for God's grace
5. my dad was a Marine
6. he died too young
7. I think a mother's love is special and makes you feel safe
8. My mother loves me that way
9. I love to read
10. write
11. travel
12. London is my favorite city in the world
13. I love Maryland Blue Crabs
14. Italy
15. the beach
16. I'm easy going
17. I've moved 15 times
18. I left a piece of my heart in England
19. I have worked as a Speech Pathologist
20. Kindergarten teacher
21. School Director
22. I adore children of all ages and sorts
23. I am a fan of Young Life
24. I grew up in a Southern Baptist church whose members were like my own family
25. I talk... a lot
26. I love music but can't sing
27. I love a walk in the English countryside that finishes up with a pub lunch
28. I'm a rule follower
29. I've been married for 25 years
30. to my college sweetheart
31. I'm the third of four children, the middle girl
32. My family calls me Jo but they're the only ones who do
33. Suffering children break my heart
34. I'm conservative
35. and a little bit stubborn
36. I love 70's music
37. I have awful motion sickness
38. I'm patriotic...just hearing The National Anthem or America the Beautiful sung can make me cry
39. I love cards and pretty stationery
40. cinnamon scented candles
41. British taxis
42. strawberry twizzlers
43. sunshine
44. good highlights
45. blue jeans
46. coconut
47. shoes with a great heel
48. foreign languages
49. Marco Island Florida
50. hiking and swimming
51. my crazy Gordon Setter
52. all things Southern including sweet tea and SEC football
53. the Eagles...I mean the band here but I also love the team from Philly
54. yellow roses
55. the colors of autumn
56. St. Pancras Train Station
57. I once attended a VIP luncheon in the House of Lords
58. I hate it when people don't return their shopping carts to the return space
59. I love Phantom of the Opera
60. Indian curries
61. champagne and the country that made it famous
62.When I was 10 I accidentally set fire to our kitchen with the help of my sister while my brother was babysitting
63. it was a small fire...very small...but scary...we didn't tell our parents the whole story for many years.
64. I'm competitive
65. love board games
66. crossword puzzles
67. and popcorn
68. I hate confrontation...can't we all just get along???
69. I'm allergic to cats
70. slow to anger
71. love to laugh
72. love The Alps
73. Italian pottery
74. Christmas morning
75. chocolate
76. spicy food
77. I like to play my music loud
78. I'm a complete optimist
79. I don't like horror movies
80. I do like mysteries
81. camping with my family
82. conversations with my daughters
83. shopping at Ann Taylor
84. sapphires and pearls
85. Sticky Toffee Pudding
86. scrapbooking
87. I feel younger than I am
88. I hate to iron
89. I love Port Merion dishes
90. I'm entering the empty nest stage of life
91. and dealing with the 'm' word
92. not a great combo
93. I love to cook
94. love Beth Moore Bible Studies
95. the tendon in the thumb on my right hand was surgically repaired after a three year old student grabbed it just a little too hard in his effort not to get out of the car in the carpool drop off line
96. I love British humor.
97. I spent alot of summers as a camper and later as a counselor at Camp Sandy Cove for girls (later Camp Sandy Hill)... I loved those summers
98. I procrastinate
99. Blogging has been a great outlet for all the stuff that used to just lay on my brain with no where to go
100. I have a slight southern accent even though I grew up in the northeast
101. I love pedicures
102. friends I made thru CAWC
103. the first snow of the season
104. a cup of tea made with PG tips, Fortnum and Mason teas, tea parties, high tea, English tea
105. shopping in Covent Garden
106 English village life
107. the word brilliant...and gobsmacked..and knackered..and most other 'British English'
108. I'm not sure what is next for me.
109. I know God has a plan.
110. And I know that it is good.














17 comments:

  1. Okay, I will admit I skimmed through your 110 things, but I have to say, Joyce, that it sounds like we have a lot in common. I may do a 100 things about me post, but I've been a little self-indulgent lately on my blog already so I may have to wait awhile.

    Thanks for visiting my blog. Glad to know you're married to Indiana Jones' twin brother. Maybe we'll meet at the next family reunion! : )

    By the way, I loved your post on visiting your grown up daughters for the weekend. I know very much how you feel.

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  2. The thumb thing is still cracking me up! Those little preschoolers just don't know their own strength, do they? and those last two...well, I'll be thinking about them all day. Thanks, gal. Happy 110th post to you! Happy 110th post to you! Happy 110th post to Joooyyyce! Happy 110th post toOooOO yoOooOOu!

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  3. Joyce,

    What a great way to celebrate your 110th post! I will definitely take up your challenge and post this next week. I love your dual life in the states and in England. Something about England just speaks home to me!

    Love and Hugs ~ Kat

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  4. Great post Joyce!
    It's always nice to get to know someone better & what a great way.
    I'm the third child too....the middle child. :)
    I hope to meet you in person one day.
    You are pretty amazing.

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  5. I read each one of them! We have quite a bit in common... well, except the age of our girls. ;) I'm still looking for the pause button on them! Great list!

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  6. Loved reading the 110 things about you, Joyce! I just may have to try this myself! And we have alot in common! :-) Hope you have a great weekend! God's blessings to you!!♥

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  7. Hey there, thanks for stopping by my blog! I really appreciate your words of advice.

    In other news, I wholeheartedly agree with numbers 52 and 105 :-D

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  8. Great, great list Joyce. We definitely have some things in common and it was good to get to know you a little better.

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  9. This was wonderful! I enjoyed getting to know more about you. I'm not quite to 100 posts yet (actually, I have no idea how many posts I have, but it's definitely not three digits, so), but when I get there I'll have to do a list, too.

    (And I also love "brilliant," "gobsmacked," and "knackered"...all those wonderful Britishisms. They remind me of my late step-grandmother who was from London).

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  10. I tried to leave a comment for you before and Google dumped me. How rude! :)

    It looks like you had a wonderful Christmas with your family. Happy New Year! Candace

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  11. What a fun list to read. Made me happy to just think about the special way God made you you!! And in turn, to give Him thanks for the way He made me me. Blessings to you and your sweet family.

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  12. Hi, Joyce! I linked up too. I never had the kind of tea you mention in 104. It was fun to read more about you.

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  13. Hi Joyce, I found you through Kelly's blog. I didn't link up but enjoyed reading the blogs that did. I live in Alberta, Canada and your comment about snow made me smile -- not my favourite time of year!! I read every one of your 110 and we are similar in several ways. I love the word "gobsmacked" even though I've never heard it used!! lol I don't post very often on my blog but love to read others.

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  14. I am amazed that you could think of 110 things. And they're interesting things, too!

    My daughter and I are both in love with all things English, so I loved the England references.

    Enjoyed stopping by from Kelly's Korner!

    Becky

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  15. quite a few things in common:

    love to read
    travel
    the beach
    easy going
    can't sing either, although my parents and grandparents had beautiful voices
    cinnamon scented candles
    strawberry twizzlers
    sunshine, blue jeans, coconut
    hiking & swimming
    all things Southern (except football)
    colors of autumn
    spicy food
    Sticky Toffee Pudding
    procrastinater
    the first snow
    PG tips!

    My list is here: http://fondofsnape.com/?p=4
    And I've visiting you because my cousin (dackelprincess) always does your Wednesday Hodgepodge!

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  16. I just stumbled upon your blog and as a British girl born and bred can I just say I love your love of England (although I'm going to have to say Yorkshire tea beats pg tips every time) haha. And our humor is the best bit ;) x

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