Happy 3rd Birthday, Classy & Fabulous!!

I can't believe it's true, but it IS! This here old blog is three years old today. I would link back to my first post but then I would die. Ok, fine. It's here.

I had been reading blogs for well over a year at this point and stalking and obsessing about how cool these people were who bared their souls for the internet. And then I wanted to do it too.

Three years later I could NOT be more thrilled with all the fun and wonderful people I've met around here. With the exception of the pub*c hair troll (see the comments) on my post a year ago... everyone is super nice and fun and I just love all the people I've 'met.' (Side note: why did I not keep that red bikini?! It was cute!) (Side note: there were 52 comments on that post. My most recent "big" post had 22 comments. The smartphone has killed comments? Or I've just gotten more boring.)

So, because I have undoubtedly changed in 3 years, I am going to update the '100 Things' post I wrote on my blog's first birthday.

And if you make it to the bottom of this post... I like giving away presents. Just sayin. Updates to any items on the list are in red.

Sarah, Happy 100th Post!!
Well, Happy 100th post to you too!!

In honor of this momentous occasion, I will share 100 things about me.
Just so you know.

1. My name is Sarah Marie "Fabulousness."
   
2. I have been dating my boyfriend, C, for over 5 years. I love him so much he makes me crazy. I'm on a man vacation. Hopefully not permanent.
   
3. My birthday is October 14th - the same day as Dwight D. Eisenhower and e.e. Cummings.
   
4. I have one sibling - a younger brother, Andrew.
   
5. As a child, I had naturally bright blonde hair. Today, I have naturally lovely dirty dishwater blonde blonde highlighted hair. Truth!
   
6. I have brown eyes, but if you ask many of my friends and family, they would answer that I have blue eyes. Must be the blonde hair thing. Tricky, tricky.
   
7. I have always lived in Indiana. Yes, I know I'm a hick. Hoosiers are cool, I don't know why I gotta be so negative.
   
8. I wear a size 7.5 shoe. In flip-flops I like to wear a 7 because I like them to be tight. I actually wear an 8 now. Retail has spread my feet.
   
9. I have a hard time picking a favorite color - I love pink, deep red, and many shades of blue. Still don't have a favorite!
   
10. My current favorite colors for clothing are: heather gray, cobalt blue, and that really cool purple color. Yep, still true!
    
11. My favorite flip flops ever were a pair of gold beaded foam flip flops from Target. These were the best sandals. I miss them!
    
12. My favorite brand of makeup is Clinique - they make the best concealers and foundations. Eh, I still like Clinique but my skin has gotten worse so I'm not in love anymore. It's a bit too natural.
    
13. My favorite kind of blush is Nars Orgasm - it looks exactly like a natural flush on my cheeks. Still using it daily!
    
14. I tend to over-apply blush because I have a somewhat-pasty face.
    
15. My favorite pair of shoes ever was a pair of leopard-print pointy-toed heels I got in high school. They died during my freshman year in college and I cried about it. I will never forget those shoes, may they RIP. Still sad.
    
16. I have always wanted to have a sister.
    
17. I have always wanted to have a dog, but I am a bit allergic to them.
    
18. I am really allergic to cats - they make me feel like I'm asthmatic and can't breathe. And they make my eyes turn all kinds of red.
    
19. I am entering my senior year at Saint Mary's College - an all women's Catholic private college. I'm a big girl in the real world, kinda.
    
20. I am an extremely fast test taker. If I had $5 for every time a teacher or professor told me to take my time on a test or exam, I'd be wealthy. No more tests in the real world!
    
21. I am much more intelligent than I (or other people, for that matter) realize. I just pick things up and they stick - for whatever reason. If only I could remember people's names.
    
22. I am bad at remembering people's names. Horrible. So if you walk up to me and I stare and smile at you... just remember - I'm trying to think of your name. Better yet, feel free to re-introduce yourself. I'll love you forever if you do...
    
23. I have never had really short hair. I have, however, had a perm. It wasn't a good time for me - I didn't understand how to style it.
    
24. I love to bake things - cookies, cakes, YUM! MMMM BAKED GOODS!
    
25. I have my ears pierced twice - but I only wear earrings in the first hole. The second hole works though!!
    
26. I love shopping. I could happily shop for hours most days. I think the reason I love shopping so much is because I like to get a good deal on things - so I shop around and compare prices.
    
27. I clip coupons from the Sunday newspaper. Then I use them. I know it's old-ladyish, but you can save a lot of money using coupons.
    
28. I love purses but I almost always use the same one. Boring.
    
29. I have gone through at least 4 digital cameras in the past 8 years. It's not that they break or stop working - I just want to upgrade to a newer camera with more features. Yay for moving onto a big girl camera this past year!
    
30. I love weddings. Love the ugly bridesmaids dresses, love the dumb favors, love the same old reception songs... LOVE LOVE LOVE.
    
31. I already have my dream wedding all planned out. We'll see if it happens (or when)... yeah, it's gonna be awhile, kid.
    
32. We moved into my family's current home on my 8th birthday. Best birthday present ever. I've moved twice since that house. I still miss it!
    
33. My brother and I are really really bendy and flexible (ie we can bend our joints very far)- the doctors thing it is some creepy combination of my parents' genes. I have "double jointed" knees.
    
34. I loved the fifth grade. It was the best one, in my opinion.
    
35. I am, in general, a very photogenic person and enjoy having my picture taken. CHEESE!
    
36. My only pet was a goldfish named Goldie. She committed suicide one night by jumping out of her bowl on the dining room table and drying up on the floor. Ew.
    
37. My mom's side of the family is Czechoslovakian, and my dad's is German.
    
38. I love ice cream and eat it almost every single day. I've cut back on ice cream. I miss it.
    
39. I have always thought that I have rather ugly and chunky hands. Very mannish.
    
40. I enjoy grocery shopping - probably because of the coupons. I hate it now! Too exhausting.
    
41. I dislike talking on the phone - I just can't understand what people are saying. Very annoying.
    
42. I have always wanted to be a dolphin trainer and work at Sea World.
    
43. My favorite style/type of underwear are Body by Victoria hiphuggers. I might have to write a Friday Favorite about them. Still my favorite, although I'm really loving Gap hiphuggers right now.
    
44. I have never learned to play a musical instrument because my parents didn't believe in forcing me, and I sure as heck wasn't gonna make myself. I do know how to play a couple of songs on the piano - with my right hand only. I can play Jingle Bells with both hands though!!
    
45. I have no athletic talent and no coordination.
    
46. I have always wanted to be a cross between Kelly Ripa and Oprah.
    
47. I like to eat leftovers for breakfast. I will heat up pasta from the night before and smother it in butter. Yum, breakfast!
    
48. I also enjoy all manner of waffles and pancakes.
    
49. I have a big scar on my left knee where I fell on a rock when I was little.
    
50. I have had stitches one time - in my chin. I fell during daycare and busted my chin on the metal edging in the gym while playing on these scooter boards.
    
51. I tend to get a lot of bumps and bruises because I never pay attention to what I'm doing.
    
52. I was baptized as a Catholic and went to church every Sunday until I went to college. I still go when I’m with family, but I also like to take a ‘vacation’ from church when I can.
    
53. I don't like wearing tennis shoes (or sneakers or whatever you call them) because they make my feet feel claustrophobic.
    
54. I have a love/hate relationship with procrastination. Sometimes I wait until the very end, other times I'm obsessively organized.
    
55. I like to wear makeup. In fact, I really don't like to leave home without it - especially if I know I'm going to run into people I know. Uh oh, my old age must be showing because I don't really obsess about having a full face of makeup on anymore. I went out in public yesterday with nothing on and a face full of zits. Nice gift in my 24th year!
    
56. For some reason I enjoy throwing things on the floor instead of putting them away. This drives me crazy. Ahhh you should see my bedroom right now. Will I ever learn?
    
57. I love having painted nails - fingers and toes.
    
58. I've never really fallen in love with coffee - we shall see if I ever do. No coffee still!
    
59. I can't wait to be a mother.
    
60. I love to take pictures. Being a photographer is one of my dream jobs.
    
61. I like to spend money. Period. This is also why I started babysitting at age 10.
    
62. I am a girly-girl and I enjoy it.
    
63. I love to talk (seriously - anytime, anywhere) but I am actually shy.
    
64. Once I finish college, I will have attended 11 years of Catholic school - YIKES!! You finished! Way to NOT drop out, kid!
    
65. I have never been to a "real" concert.
    
66. I have a mild obsession with Glamour magazine. For the past 5 years or so, I have ripped out at least one article per month and "save" them in a folder. Hopefully I'll have some use for them someday. I stopped reading magazines. Weird, but true. I'd rather tweet. Eep, that's the truth.
    
67. I like to go commando when possible. Who are you, girl?! Put on some underwear. Actually, I think maybe I was saying that when I lounge at the end of the day I often strip off all my clothes, including undies, and put on sweats. Which is still true. So no commando in public, though... geesh
    
68. My favorite TV show is Grey's Anatomy, followed by Desperate Housewives and Lipstick Jungle. Oh how I miss Lipstick Jungle. Current favorites are Grey's Anatomy, Into the Wild, and Real Housewives of Anywhere...
    
69. I sleep naked when I can. Heh, still true.
    
70. I can do a cartwheel and a round-off, but I never mastered the back-handspring. It's been probably over a year since I've tried.
    
71. I like to be helpful and often feel guilty if I can't help people out.
    
72. I love chick-flicks.
    
73. I had braces on my teeth when I was younger, but my teeth still aren't perfectly straight.
    
74. I am good at starting things but bad at finishing them. STORY OF MY LIFE!
    
75. In elementary school my teachers were constantly telling me to stop talking. It didn't matter if I was sitting by my friends or not, I was just always chatting to someone.
    
76. I like putting laundry in the washing machine, but I hate drying it and folding it. (Wait, this isn't even unique or interesting, is it? Everybody hates folding/drying? Ok then.) Oh, Sarah, you NEVER CHANGE!
    
77. Most of my clothing (bras, underwear, shirts, pants) are line-dried on drying racks. I love a good drying rack. I need a new one, actually... I still have the same ones from when I wrote this post...
    
78. I have seen most episodes of the TLC's A Baby Story. I have forgotten/stopped watching this show. Sad.
    
79. My ears are slightly crooked - sunglasses never sit straight on my head.
    
80. Pretty Woman is one of my favorite movies.
    
81. I prefer nail polish formulations that are creamy vs. sparkly ones. I have come to hate glittery and shimmery polishes - they're too hard to remove. Still true!
    
82. Daisies are one of my favorite flowers.
    
83. I have a hard time finding bras that fit. I need a 32 band size, which is really hard to find. I always spend a small fortune on bras, and then they don't even fit. All my friends tell me that I should become a bra designer and make ones that fit PERFECTLY. I still want to become a bra designer, but I've found Calvin Klein. Nothing comes between me and my Calvins.
    
84. I heart Heidi Klum. I think she's amazingly beautiful and so much fun. I love Project Runway because she's the host! Is that show still on? Maybe in the fall?? See also this photo from a couple weeks ago.
85. I have never smoked a cigarette (or anything else for that matter).
86. I love wearing sunglasses on my head - like a headband.
    
87. I love sour neon worms and could easily eat a bag of them per day. Mmmmmm.
    
88. I love to wake up in the morning and bake biscuits (and then eat them smothererd in butter). Ha I still do that!
    
89. I love almost any movie with Julia Roberts in it.
    
90. I am afraid (in a big way) of birds. Hate them. You can read about my most recent (and history of) bird escapades here.
    
91. I frequently unbutton my pants when I'm driving or whenever I have to sit uncomfortably. My stomach just wants to escape! Sarah, lay off the carbs/neon worms and exercise. It's only going to get worse.
    
92. I enjoy quiz shows, like Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy. Mostly, I just want to tell people how smart I am. Oh hey, you're obnoxious.
    
93. Also, I have a hard time admitting I'm wrong. Mostly because I think I'm always right. Moving On. Heh, hence your now ex-boyfriend.
    
94. I love jewelry, but I rarely wear it. I mostly wear a ring on my right hand and a pair of earrings. Done. Ohh I love to buy sparkly things now and have quite a collection... not sure if I wear all that much of it, though.
    
95. I have a naturally very pale face - it's much whiter than the rest of my body.
    
96. My favorite book is Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend by Lynda Curnyn. I haven't read it in a couple of years, but it's one book that I just can't bear to part with. Ohh, I've found so many awesome books since then. I still love that book though.
    
97. My favorite TV show is Grey's Anatomy, followed by Desperate Housewives and Lipstick Jungle. Hah, I repeated a fact. I can't even proofread well!
    
98. I consider People.com a valid form of news. It's the only website I check every single day without fail. Yep.
    
99. I like to drive. Designated driver, backseat driver, whatever. I like my control. Sue me.
    
100. I am a very light sleeper. Don't try to break into my house at night or I will be forced to bust a move on your behind.
     
101. When I started this list, I got to about #29 and thought - "This is it. Everything about me. I don't have anything left to say." Then I thought about it a bit more and the rest came waay too easily.

Considering I wrote that 2 years ago today (AHH!), I think most of it is news to a lot of you. I hope I didn't bore you too much!

As a THANK YOU to all of you for hanging around for my daily-ish thoughts, I'm giving somebody a $50 gift card to Target!


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