my 100

i've read several of these lists on other blogs and i wondered if i could come up with 100 things. so, here is my attempt.

my 100:

1. i am the first daughter and second child of four. i have 2 brothers and 1 sister. i always wanted more siblings
2. my dad is filipino, hawaiian, chinese; my mom is from idaho. people always laugh when i tell them this
3. my dad is 3 inches shorter than my mom and i don't think it's weird, but when i see other couples where the husband is shorter than the wife, i think it's odd
4. i am 5' 7", but have always wanted to be taller
5. i like things to be organized and for everything to have its own place
6. i don't like to be late, but have found that i will be as long as i have children at home
7. i am the mother of 3 beautiful girls and still can't believe i am old enough to be the mother of 3
8. i want to learn to play the guitar and the piano
9. i wish that i loved to run
10. i love sundays because that's when mitch cooks
11. i am a triathlete
12. i love the smell of grapefruit hand soap from bath and body works, it's so refreshing
13. i'm a good listener
14. i have a testimony of Jesus Christ
15. i have to sleep with my hair in a ponytail
16. i am the only one of my siblings who didn't marry someone from california
17. no matter how hot it is i have to have a sheet over me when i sleep
18. i am the only sibling that does not surf
19. i am an excellent swimmer and love to swim, but have a horrible fear of waves that i wish i could get over
20. i ran a marathon in alaska and it hurt
21. when i was a little girl my brother and i crashed our dad's friend's car into a restaurant. we were parked on a hill outside my dad's work and gavan released the emergency brake. i was perfectly innocent. boy were we in BIG trouble.
22. sometimes i suffer from insomnia (like right now), it drives me crazy
23. i have great pregnancies and actually love being pregnant until about the last month or two, then i'm uncomfortable
24. i gave birth to all 3 of our girls without any drugs and wouldn't have it any other way
25. i wish i could sleep in late every morning
26. i wish i lived closer to my family and hope to very soon
27. i love to lift weights, i feel so strong afterwards
28. some of my nicknames have been: haners botters, hina, mango toes, pocahantas, hermana typewriter, haners, mahi mahi
29. i got married in 1999 to my best friend
30. i'm whiter than i've ever been
31. i like to be tan
32. i want to have at least one son, hopefully 2
33. i was the first one in my family to get a college degree
34. i served a mission in san antonio, texas and spoke spanish
35. i went to byu-hawaii and loved it
36. i love to bungee jump
37. i want to sky-dive
38. i was a contestant in the miss byu-hawaii pageant and i won the speech contest and the modeling contest
39. in the winter i always have to wear socks to bed
40. i swam with turtles
41. i get sea sick and wish i didn't
42. i love roller coasters, but blacked out once on a ride on senior ditch day at magic mountain and i still love them
43. we just bought a fifth wheel and i can't wait to take a trip. i love to see how incredibly excited the girls are about the fifth wheel
44. i never thought i'd own an rv
45. we are taking an 8 week sabbatical in two weeks and i am beyond myself with joy. i can't yet imagine what it will be like to be able to travel for longer than a week without having to rush back home so that mitch can get back to work
46. i don't like to shave my legs
47. i love to drink water
48. i moved 6 times before i graduated high school, but stayed in the same city, the same schools, and the same ward
49. we named our houses; the red house, the yellow house, the green house, the white house, the flora house
50. i grew up in newport beach, ca
51. my first car was orange and i loved it
52. i wanted to get a bellybutton ring, but didn't. thank goodness!
53. my second toe is longer than my first toe
54. i have impossibly wide feet that are hard to find shoes for
55. i love to watch lala's facial expressions while she is talking
56. my favorite restaurant is macaroni grill. that was mitch's and my first date. i drew a portrait of my family for him on the table with crayons.
57. my favorite fast food is in 'n out burger
58. i love ketchup
59. my new favorite flower is a hydrangea, we have blue ones and pink ones blooming right now in our back yard. beautiful
60. i am addicted to blogging and love the connection i have with all of you
61. i want to learn to dance the salsa, the tango, and the swing, but i am not very coordinated
62. when i was in 7th grade i got pantsed in foods class and i got sent to the principal's office, i still don't understand why i got sent to the office
63. i took modeling classes in junior high school and have walked the catwalk
64. i want a blue eyed baby, but i doubt i'll get one
65. i want to take a trip to fiji with no kids, just me and mitch
66. i don't like to clean, but love a clean house
67. i've never cooked thanksgiving dinner
68. i love watching as nani becomes more independent and more responsible
69. i miss my sister and wish we lived closer
70. i love sunday naps
71. i love that my husband thinks i'm funny
72. i love that i have 3 girls and look forward to girls nights out when we are older
73. i love to take pictures and want to be a better photographer
74. when playing games i am highly competitive
75. i went scuba diving on our honeymoon in cancun and loved it, didn't love throwing up all over the boat once we surfaced. that was embarrassing. thank goodness mitch didn't get a picture of that!
76. we don't own a television and haven't since we've been married. don't really miss it
77. i love listening to my girls play happily together and to hear them laughing together
78. i am always amazed at the simple innocence of my children and wish i could be like that still
79. i love being home with my kids and am so grateful that i can be
80. i still think i am 21, maybe 22
81. i've never been back east, but would love to go someday
82. i love to hear my girls sing
83. it breaks my heart when my girls are sad
84. i love costco
85. i'm easily intimidated
86. i'm a perfectionist, but mitch is helping me to relax some
87. i have a new found love for dark chocolate, midnight milky ways are heavenly
88. i don't like clutter
89. when i was pregnant with nani i chopped off and donated 19 inches of my hair to locks of love
90. most of our furniture has been given to us by friends and family who don't want theirs anymore. one day i dream of actually picking out the furniture we have in our home
91. i don't like getting older
92. if i have driven somewhere once, i can always find it again
93. i do not like being in front of a group of people, i am a behind the scenes kind of person
94. i love white water rafting
95. i miss rock climbing with mitch
96. i look forward to serve several missions with mitch when we are older
97. i wish i had a better sense of style when it comes to clothing and decorating
98. i love getting advice and ideas from other people
99. i only dated mitch for 6 weeks before getting engaged. i swore i would never do that.
100. i love my life!

phew! that was harder than i thought. well, actually i thought it would be hard and it was, but it was fun digging into the recesses of my mind to come up with 100 things about me. now, let's see your 100!