Way More Than You Want To Know

100 things about me, me, me!!

1. My name is Katherine, and when I was little I was called Katie. I switched to Kate at about 15 and still get really pissed when people call me Katie, though I can't really explain why.
2. I was such a tomboy.
3. I have never been girly, ever.
4. I only started wearing makeup regularly when my friend's mom gave me a Mary Kay makeover during my junior year in college.
5. I hardly ever wear makeup now.
6. I am Italian and Irish.
7. We only really 'do' Italian stuff.
8. I have brown hair but most people think it's black.
9. I have extremely fair skin.
10. I have a master's degree in education.
11. I hate thong underwear.
12. I met my husband in a bar.
13. While I was out with another guy.
14. My husband proposed to me in the supermarket.
15. My wedding dress cost less than my bridesmaids' dresses (each).
16. I insisted on a small wedding and got my way (97 people including the wedding party), even though my mother-in-law's original guest list alone (120) was much longer than the final tally.
17. I hate malls.
18. I love to shop online.
19. I have been knitting since I was about 8 years old.
20. I learned when I was home sick with the chicken pox and my mom needed to give me something to do.
21. I also crochet, embroider, and sew.
22. I feel recycling is important.
23. But I don't always do it.
24. I talk too fast.
25. I am excellent at doing math in my head.
26. I also have excellent reading comprehension skills.
27. I have had one poem published.
28. The day of my daughter's birth was the best day of my life.
29. I am often overly emotional.
30. I twirl my hair obsessively when it is long enough.
31. I have done this since I was a baby in the crib.
32. I don't care if my daughter grows up to be beautiful, but I pray she is smart.
    
33. I love root beer.
34. I always have a cup of tea nearby. Always.
35. I hate decaf anything.
36. But I drink it because I am breastfeeding my daughter.
37. I think every woman should breastfeed if it is at all possible.
38. I was a competitive swimmer for 13 years.
39. I have a varsity letter.
40. My biggest regret is not joining anything in college.
41. I studied for one semester in Perth, Western Australia.
42. Mostly we didn't study, we went to the beach.
43. I went through gallons of sunblock in Australia.
44. I was a vegetarian from age 21 until I got pregnant.
45. I craved only one thing while pregnant: ham.
46. I have eaten a ham and cheese sandwich almost every day since I found out I was pregnant.
47. I'm not a vegetarian anymore.
48. I adore english muffins, toasted till crispy, with butter.
49. I don't like flavored coffee creamers.
50. I hate bugs.
51. I am afraid of the dark.
52. I would rather knit than do anything else.
53. Except play with my daughter.
54. I like to cook.
55. I'm good at it.
56. I have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.
57. I hate vacuuming.
58. I love fireplaces and woodburning stoves.
59. I am obsessed with Little House on the Prairie.
60. I love to read.
61. I have tons of books.
62. Even after giving away more than half of my collection to the Buffalo library system.
63. I like chocolate.
64. I really like sour candy.
65. I love granny smith apples.
66. I dislike delicate crystal, china, and silver.
67. This was a major problem between me and my mom when I got married.
68. I prefer primitive, chunky, antique-y pottery type stuff.
69. I am good with money.
70. I refuse to mow the lawn.
71. I hate to garden but I do it anyway.
72. Because I love having colorful flowers in front of my house.
73. I like men to have very short hair.
74. I love John Cusack.
75. I think Shel Silverstein was absolutely brilliant.
76. I am a conservative republican most of the time, but not always.
77. I think Bush is a dim bulb.
78. I am Roman Catholic.
79. And I'm ok with that.
80. I don't go to church anymore.
81. I try not to fear the future.
82. Or dwell on the past.
83. But I have been known to google ex-boyfriends on occasion.
84. I've always had more/better friends who were male.
85. I don't have a favorite color.
86. I prefer cats to dogs.
87. My first pet was a fish named Elizabeth.
88. When I was 17 I went to Harvard Summer School.
89. Which is when Boston became my favorite city of all time.
90. I've only been west of Chicago once.
91. In 2001 I spent a week in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands by myself.
92. I have an unhealthy love for jigsaw puzzles of 1500 pieces or more.
93. I used to teach preschool.
94. I am extremely phone-shy.
95. I played the bassoon in high school.
96. I like to watch educational television.
97. I don't like movie theaters.
98. I have two sisters, both younger.
99. We all went to the same college.
100. I store massive amounts of useless trivia in my head.