101 Things About Me!

1. God first, others second, I’m third
2. I am 17 going 18, and I sang “I am Sixteen Going on Seventeen” vigorously the weeks leading up to my birthday
3. I was born in Springfield, MO, grew up in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains in Denver, CO, then moved right on back to Springfield
4. My two sisters are both my best friends and my sworn enemies, we go on adventures and battle a lot
5. My keepie uppie (juggling a soccer ball) record is 250
6. I’m Anglican and proud of it
7. NPR is the first button on my car radio
8. I Irish danced for years and got pretty good at it.
9. I was once on track for the Olympics, I was a pretty dedicated kid
10. My plank record was 5 minutes 30 seconds when I was in middle school
11. I love giraffes. My first giraffe (stuffed animal) came to me when I was 5. His name is Giraffie and he still sleeps on my bed
12. I have recently become an avid tea drinker, after years of rebellion against my parent’s tea drinking
13. I still need a good coffee every once and while. With cream and no sugar
13. I want to travel the world
14. I love different world cultures
15. My American Girl doll is Felicity and I have her whole collection. I’m trying to keep it all together for my daughters and granddaughters someday
16. I once drew a scale model, complete with mathematical equations, of my house and everything in it because I was board
17. I adore holidays. The idea of celebrating someone or something for a whole day is great!
18. I want to live in Africa; I don’t know what country yet. I adore the variety of people and cultures 19. I was homeschooled through sixth grade. I’m still getting over the awkward
20. History is God’s great story book for the world, and I love stories
21. I’m already building my collection of children’s books and stories to read to my kids one day.
22. I believe soccer is the gateway to the world and I hold a key
23. I long for the day when I can beat my dad at Jeopardy
24. I am really good at making chocolate chip cookies
25. One day, I’m going to race the sun around the world
26. Kangaroos are always in my nightmares
27. I love cooking
28. I ask for an older brother every year for Christmas
29. I bawled at the end of Allegiant by Veronica Roth. I was board the rest of the series
30. I am and will forever be a C.S. Lewis and The Chronicles of Narnia fan. They were my childhood 31. I use scrap booking to journal
32. Sunflowers are my favorite flower
33. My heart melts every time I listen to “Your Song” by Elton John
34. I love any form of storytelling. Movies, books, music, anything that tells a tale
35. My hair and eyes change color according to the light
36. People tell me that compassion and kindness are my best features
37. I do math when I’m board
38. I know all the words to the Tangled songs. And Frozen
39. My left eye has better vision than my right, I can barely see out of my right eye
40. I want to make a living doing volunteer work. Nonprofits are the way to go nowadays
41. I love big cities
42. My dog Tully and my stuffed giraffe are the only things that know all my secrets
43. I’ve gone to three different high schools in two different states
44. I love star gazing in the summer
45. Nothing can beat a good root beer float
46. I’ve gone on one cruise to Mexico. It was amazing
47. I love the feeling of waking up without an alarm
48. I love being busy, and stillness is a form of being busy
49. I am Irish and Jewish German and Canadian
50. My favorite tea is Wild Berry Zinger
51. I survived the Mint Room
52. Harry Potter Forever
53. I want to backpack through Europe
54. I go Contra dancing every other Saturday
55. I am very proud of my heritage
56. Different religions interest me greatly, it helps me understand my own religion and appreciate it more
57. I cried at the end of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series and was disappointed at the end of Heroes of Olympus
58. The parables of Christ are my favorite parts of the bible
59. My favorite verse is Jeremiah 29:11
60. I love Disney
61. I cried during Frozen. My cousin laughed at me
62. I prefer driving stick
63. I used to play pioneers in my backyard
64. My first bedroom was pink
65. I had two play houses growing up. One was in the backyard and was light blue with a yellow porch, and the second was under my stairs and was painted with different seasons
66. Christmas is hands down my favorite time of the year
67. I hated the idea of moving to Missouri, now I don’t regret a thing
68. I still keep in touch with my best friend from Colorado
69. My first car was a Mazda Protégé
70. One of my life goal is to play the cello
71. My favorite show to watch with my dad is The West Wing because he is a lawyer and I love following politics. We are both pursuers of a more perfect union
72. I am extremely loyal to my family, no matter how loyal they are to me
73. I have a secret love for Michael Bublé
74. And One Direction
75. I always try to see the best in people and their best intentions
76. My dad really likes U2, I follow in his footsteps
77. I was a private school kid
78. My cats are named after C.S. Lewis and his brother
79. I was taught how to bend the soccer ball by the same person who taught David Beckham to bend it
80. I have some of the best friends imaginable. I would do anything for them
81. My dad thinks I make up my friends names. I don’t
82. I have every birthday card everyone has given since I was 5
83. I want to be friends with everybody
84. I do not like pineapple
85. Oxfords are my shoe of choice
86. I wish I had a time machine so I could live through all of history
87. I wants lots of kids.
88. I really like Jane Austen. I read Pride and Prejudice every year
89. I REALLY like the Selection series. It’s like the story of Ester
90. I once got 8 people in a 4 door car and drove around the block. It has been my only crazy teenager moment to date.
91. One of the prettiest sights I've ever seen is the snow falling at night as it sparkles under a street lamp. It truly glittered and takes my breath away every time
92. My favorite song ever is “The Call” by Regina Spektor
93. The How to Train Your Dragon soundtrack is superb. I can, and have, listened to for hours
94. I have a really hard time keeping my room clean. I say its personality. My dad says it’s a mess. 95. I think plaid and pearls go great together
96. I want to be a missionary a live the words of Isaiah 58:10
97. I got up to watch Will and Kate’s wedding, and waited all day for Prince George’s birth…..
98. Mushrooms are fungus. Gross.
99. Other than that, I tend to be an adventurous eater
100. I am fiercely proud of my sisters, and I have a hard time telling them so.
101. I have to remind myself every day to trust that God has the best plan for my life, even if I can’t see it. I live for him and to do the things he has given me to do. My faith has given me something worth dying for, so that I might live in eternity.