100th Post

Here we are...my 100th post. It's been looming for awhile now. What do I do? How can I make it special? I asked around. I've brainstormed. I even googled "100th blog post." This isn't one of those famous blogs, so I can't do a giveaway. Jeremy told me to challenge my readers to make it to 100 comments on this post...but the fear of failure, and knowing that only 20 people really read this blog were reasons enough not to move forward with that idea.

I remember reading a post entitled "7 things," and thought now's as good a time as any to give it a try.

7 Things you might not know (and frankly, you might not even care...)

1. At the first hint of a cool front every autumn, I break out the Christmas music. Yes. That inaugural nip in the air brings with it velour jogging suits and jingle bells, carving the pumpkin and silent night. It warms my heart and makes me smile. Come into the minivan today and rock out to Josh Groban's Little Drummer Boy--my new favorite. I. Heart. Christmas. Tunes.

2. I obsess a bit over the feedjit and comment features on my blog. It's the instant gratification that someone "out there" is reading my stories that makes a blog way more fun than a journal. I was always such a bad journal writer anyway. I'd write an entry or two, then 8 months later write a couple pages, then maybe a few months after that, write my final Dear Diary...

3. I love Texas. I'm a Texas snob, actually. I can't imagine ever leaving. It's big. It's friendly. It's beautiful. It's home. There are piney woods, beaches, deserts, mountains. There are Bluebonnets and Indian paintbrushes every spring. It's home to the Longhorns, mockingbirds, and my favorite word...y'all.

4. I've worn glasses for 23 years. I am completely horrified of contact lenses. I'm afraid of putting anything in my eyes. I'm scared of drops, and you should see how many tries it takes for the doctor to do the glaucoma test (you know~the puff of air) during my eye exam. It's a bit ridiculous really.

5. I believe that Major Applewhite is responsible for every offensive play that has worked this season for the Longhorns.

6. I'm a self-proclaimed elitist. I think that my taste in music and movies and Tex-Mex is better than most people's. Really. I'm not joking.

7. One of my guilty pleasures...Webkinz. When the kids go to bed, and I have a moment to myself, I run to the computer, log on as one of the children...and have at it in Webkinz World. The Easter Bunny even brought "Lucy" a Webkinz puppy...;) For all of you closet Webkinz fans out there, give it up for gardening, the illusive Crown of Wonder, Tile Towers, and Kinzville Academy. Yeah Baby.