100-ish Things About Me

This is required for new bloggers right?  I think I read that somewhere....

1. on·ly having no sibling or no sibling of the same sex:
2.  I was 34 years and 11 months old when I became a Mom to my Only Daughter.
3. I have been married to my Only Husband twice.
4. My Only Daughter is named after a NASCAR track.  Seriously.
5. I am either light years ahead or light years behind the latest trend.  Without fail, I seem to miss "it" every time.  (as probably displayed here again by the fact that I'm actually doing this list)
6. I am an incurable Night Owl.  No matter how hard I try I can't go to bed early.
7. I have a horrible time getting up in the mornings.  See # 5
8. I don't like chocolate.
9. Except for Hershey's chocolate.
10. I love being an Only Child.  Really - no complaints.
11. I have had moments of regret that my Only Daughter is an Only Child.
12. But, I know and truly believe God only gives you what you can handle.
13. I had to accept that when I had a hysterectomy at age 38.
14. My favorite movie ever is "Steel Magnolias".
15. "Pank is ma signature culur".
16. My first wedding dress was pink.
17. My second wedding dress was blue floral purchased at Family Dollar.
18. I was voted "Best Dressed" my sophomore year in high school.
19. I doubt that would happen today.
20. I remember my childhood and teen years based on what I was wearing.  I may not know many other details but I can tell you exactly what I was wearing at any important event.
21. My Only Mother won a trip to Europe in 1963 with a suit she designed in 4-H.
22. My Only Husband does not own a suit nor has he ever worn one in the 20 years I've known him.
23. Except for the tuxedo at our first wedding.
24. He wore starched Wranglers to our second wedding.  A perfect match with my blue Family Dollar frock.  See #16
25. My first job was a sales clerk at a Bridal Salon.
26. I worked there for 7 years.
27. When I left I was a certified Bridal Consultant.
28. I catered weddings.
29. I was also head buyer for the accessory line.
30. I majored in Fashion Merchandising in college.
31. In between the world of Fashion and the world I'm in now I've had several jobs.
32. I was a merchandiser for a jewelery line.  (traveled Oklahoma from Wal-Mart to Wal-Mart).
33. I was a merchandiser for a plant company. (traveled Oklahoma from Homeland to Homeland).
34. I was a Secret Shopper. 
35. I quit that one after 3 months of my only assignment being to eat pancakes and sausage at  Braum's 3 days a week. 
36. I have never looked at pancakes the same way since.
37. I owned my own cleaning service for 4 years with one of my best friends.
38. I was an office manager for a heat & air company.
39. I was an office manager for an electrician.
40. I became a project manager 7 years ago for the construction company I still work for.
41. Now I am an estimator for them.
42. I have no idea how I went from Fashion to Construction but it's been a great ride!
43. My Only Husband has been a roofer for 23 years.
44. My Only Daddy retired from the oilfield
45. My Only Mother was a SAHM till I was in 7th grade.
46. 3 days into my first summer vacation home alone I caught the kitchen on fire.
47. It was just a skillet of grease and the firemen were very nice.
48. I was infatuated with Laura Ingalls Wilder growing up.
49. The real Laura in the books, not the TV show after the first season.
50. Now I'm infatuated with another Pioneer Woman and she's from my own home state.
51. My Great-Grand Parents were pioneers and settled in Indian Territory before it became a state.
52. I had the best of both world (I think); I grew up in the city but spent weekends and summers on the farm.
53. I've dug potatoes, baled hay and milked cows.
54. But I've never lived more than 20 minutes from Wal-Mart and the mall.
55. I don't like birds.  They freak me out.
56. I'm deathly afraid of bees, wasps and other stinging, flying creatures.
57. I've never been stung by one which is probably why I'm so afraid of them.
58. I can't stand fresh tomatoes but will eat them cooked in anything.
59. My guilty pleasure is frosting, the real kind like on wedding cakes.  I could eat pounds of it.  Vanilla only please.
60. My favorite drink is vanilla lime iced tea from Sonic.
61. Or pumpkin spiced latte from Starbucks.
62. I always have a gallon of iced tea in my fridge.
63. Unsweetened.
64. I drink 3-4 glasses a day.
65. I cooked with fresh garlic for the first time in my life recently.
66. I get it.  It's fresh garlic or nothing from now on.
67. My Only Parents still sit down for supper at the dinner table together every night.
68. Only Husband and I are trying our best to do that with our Only Daughter.
69. We seldom watch TV.
70. I record Lost and watch it after everyone has gone to bed.
71. The only other show we watch on a regular basis is Hannah Montana.
72. Only Husband has actually been caught watching it when Only Daughter was not home.
73. I saw Billy Ray Cyrus live at a BeautiControl convention when Achey Breaky Heart had first come out.
74. Only Daughter thinks that makes me really cool.
75. Our dog's name is Hannah Montana.
76. We have 2 cats, Callie and Kitten.
77. And a hamster named Maxey.
78. Both of our parents live within 20 minutes of us.
79. My parents have been married 42 years.
80. Only Husband's parents have been married 49 years.
81. Only Husband has an Only Sister.
82. She has an Only Daughter.
83. That makes her my daughter's Only Cousin.
84. She was 24 when my daughter was born.
85. She had a baby April 9, 2008.  That makes him the Only Great-Grandbaby.
86. I've had the same best friend for 28 years.
87. I am 3 days older than she is and she never lets me forget it.
88. We met in the 7th grade.
89. She cussed and wore braces.
90. I neither cussed nor wore braces.
91. I thought then (still do) that she was the coolest person I'd ever met.
92. She is an Only Daughter.
93. She has an Only Daughter.
94. We taught ourselves to drive by "borrowing" my mothers 1983 Caprice Classic and exploring Oklahoma City.  We were 14.
95. We also survived high school and college together.
96. It was only by the Grace of God.
97. We're not so sure we're going to survive raising our Only Daughters.
98. But we're sure counting on His Grace to get us through again.
99. on·ly single in superiority or distinction; unique; the best