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The Cathy Countdown

12 Movies I Love:

  1. The Sound of Music
  2. What's Up Doc?
  3. Return to Me
  4. My Best Friend's Wedding
  5. Shawshank Redemption
  6. Napoleon Dynamite
  7. Gone with the Wind
  8. Top Gun
  9. How to Marry a Millionaire
  10. Serendipity
  11. Blast from the Past
  12. Better off Dead

11 Random things about me:

  1. I'm allergic to fuzzy catepillars
  2. I garage sale religiously every Friday and Saturday all summer long
  3. I really liked Milli Vanilli
  4. My dream kitchen would be a totally kitchy 50's space
  5. I never had braces
  6. I hate making phone calls
  7. I take baths instead of showers
  8. I'm starting to get lots of grey hairs...
  9. I liked my maiden name better than my married name
  10. I have a thing for redheads
  11. I could eat granola all day long

10 things that bug me:

  1. Lukewarm coffee
  2. People with those earphone things for the cell phones - I always think they're talking to me
  3. Long lines at Costco
  4. Kids' movies
  5. My kitchen counter that's always buried beneath TONS of stuff
  6. Alarm clocks
  7. People who give WAY too many details when telling a story
  8. When I eat ribs and they get stuck in that one spot in my mouth
  9. Weeds
  10. Blurry photos

9 Random Friends:

  1. Brooke
  2. Mindy
  3. Betsey
  4. Julie
  5. Kelly
  6. Cathy
  7. Ann
  8. Amy
  9. Sherry

8 foods or drinks I love:

  1. Diet Coke
  2. Eggplant Parmesan from Olive Garden
  3. Coffee
  4. Popcorn
  5. Grilled cheese with tomato soup
  6. Bread pudding
  7. Chocolate
  8. A great steak

7 things on my wishlist:

  1. A fence for my backyard
  2. A Canon Digi Rebel XT
  3. Another pair of Levi's boot cut jeans
  4. A backyard patio
  5. Some sort of artwork for above my piano
  6. Cute brown sandals
  7. A dog for my daughter

6 places I have lived:

  1. Astoria, Oregon
  2. Eugene, Oregon
  3. Vista, California
  4. Fresno, California
  5. San Jose, California
  6. Spokane, Washington

5 shows I watch (when they're on):

  1. Survivor
  2. ER
  3. What Not to Wear
  4. 30 Minute Meals
  5. American Idol

4 things I do every day:

  1. Say to K. "You're just standing there doing nothing! Do something!"
  2. Wash my face twice
  3. Sweep my kitchen floor
  4. Make a cup of green tea

3 things I have overheard my kids say this morning:

  1. "I want a hug"
  2. "Sometimes it just feels good to put on tight pants"
  3. "I have a big chunk of butter in my hole"

2 bands I love right now:

  1. Caedmon's Call
  2. Switchfoot

1 thing I really need to do:

  1. Go take my shower - have a great day, everyone!

Comments

  1. Anonymous9:34 AM

    You're cute.
    This is a 10 minute "ME" album.
    Fun reading your entry
    Love you
    Mom

    ReplyDelete
  2. Feel free to add:

    0 (Zero) nice things my big brother calls me. Have a nice day, Ugly!

    ReplyDelete

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