100 Things

Lanette posted on her blog yesterday, a "100 Things About Me" list, that I found more than inspiring. I had started one awhile back, but never got around to completing it. Check Lanette's out right here, or read on to see what I came up with about myself.

1- My name is Kelsey Lundquist. People always, always spell and pronounce my last name wrong.

2- I do not have a middle name.

3- #2 was a lie.

4- I love my family more than anything in the world. Especially my Dad. And my Mom. And my sister.

5- Brodie is like my big brother, but I don't love him as much. I end up with bruises after he visits.

6- I have the world's cutest Bichon Shihtzu.

7- My dog's name is Rocky and he weighs 20-something pounds. Loves weird food like frozen peas and red peppers, and gutting toy ducks is one of his favorite past-times.

8- He is my favorite thing on this earth, and I miss him more than I could describe in these 100 points.

9- My boyfriend, Scott, is my other favorite thing on this earth. He makes me laugh and challenges me to be a better person. I miss him.

10- I started to cry while writing #9

11- I love to dance. I don't know that I'm any good at it, but I do feel that I'm not one of those people that gets pointed and laughed at.

12- I miss Rachel. And Jenna. And Ashley. And Bre. And Amanda. And Tara. And Katie. And Cerra. And all of the guys.

13- I moved to Fort McMurray on September 11th. I flew here on an airplane. I have no fear.

14- If I didn't have funny, I don't know what I'd have.

15- I wish I was more responsible.

16- My sister is my role model. She's teaching me things that will make my life better.

17- I feel pretty when I'm wearing make-up, but Scott makes me feel the most beautiful when I'm not.

18- I will read over this list 5 times before posting it, so that Lanette and Nick will only have a few grammatical suggestions to make.

19- I have an addictive personality. Which is why I have chosen not to "experiment" with many things that I've been exposed to.

20- There is something about smoking that I love. But there are things about it that completely disgusts me. It happens on occasion.

21- I used to despise men's facial hair. I love Scott's beard and scruff.

22- People think I look Asian. And Mexican. And Indian. And Persian. And I just realized that I could make this entire list about the races that people assume I am.

23- I am part Swedish, although my hair, skin, and eye color do nothing to back that up.

24- I also worry that my Dad may feel that he missed out on some things by having two girls. I know my Dad loves me unconditionally.

25- I believe that I was a fish in my previous life. I love the water. I could swim every day.

26- I am passionate about baseball, and can confidently play every position except the outfield.

27- My sister is better than me at baseball. It bugs me.

28- I am 23 years old, and would be thrilled if I could stay this age forever.

29- I am afraid of death.

30- Talking about personal things and sex issues, makes me very uncomfortable. But, I have no reservations about saying the word penis, so don't ask me to do it.

31- Up until a couple of years ago, I had two full sets of grandparents, and a set of great grandparents. I feel truly blessed to have had, and still have, these people in my life. I miss you Grandpa and Grandad.

32- I started to cry while writing #31

33- Sour Cream is the best condiment. For everything.

34- I wish I was smarter.

35- I started to read a lot, because I enjoy it and because I felt that it would increase my intelligence. I cannot get away from the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella, so I do not know how effectively this plan is working.

36- I go out of my way to do the small things for people I care about, but should also concentrate on doing the big things.

37- I cannot stand clutter, yet my room looks like a war zone.

38- I was only able to bring two suitcases of clothing and personal items when I moved to Fort McMurray. I miss my clothes.

39- I cannot wait to get back to the life that awaits me, but am excited about the life I am living right now.

40- Crab is by far my favorite food. But I'll eat almost anything that comes out of the ocean.

41- I am very shy. For the first 3 minutes.

42- I get my sarcasm from my Dad, yet still get in trouble from him for being so sarcastic.

43- My mom is one of the strongest people that I will ever know. She can fix anything, and we call her Macgyver.

44- I count the sleeps until anything and everything that I find exciting. 14 sleeps until Scott is here for a visit. 59 sleeps until I go home for Christmas. 64 sleeps until I am in Vancouver after Christmas.

45- I did not have to count anything to write #44. I already knew how many sleeps I had left.

46- Like a Prayer, by Madonna, is one of my all time favorite songs. And it is one of 3 that I share with Rachel. We're Here For a Good Time, by Trooper, and Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy, by Big 'n Rich, are our other songs.

47- Scott and I do not have a "song," but Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers strikes a chord with both of us.

48- There was no pun intended in #47

49- I really love blogging, but wish I could write as well as Nick and my sister. Their blogs are much more grammatically pleasing.

50- I was a bad kid and a royal pain in the ass. I respect my parents for sticking with me and not sending me away.

51- Talking about childbirth grosses me out.

52- It makes me sad to think about not being there for Tara while she's going through her first pregnancy. I wish I could see her progress from day to day.

53- I have more willpower than I thought.

54- If people get my first name wrong, it's coincidentally always "Lindsay."

55- I hope to be able to take Scott on a vacation one day, just as he did for me.

56- I wish I was in Mexico right now.

57- I am so proud of Scott for everything that he has accomplished and will accomplish, and I strive to be as great of a person as he is.

58- I built a fort in the crawl space of our house in Enderby, by stapling sheets to the floor joists above.

59- I spray painted the sheets with my name and the club's name, while in the crawl space. I wonder if this is why I am not so smart?

60- My Grandpa Paul built me a real "fort" in our backyard after my previous attempts failed. My "fort" had a bed and couches, and was insulted, dry-walled, and wired electrically. My Grandpa is the best.

61- There are many many things that I wish I could have, but at the same time I feel like I have everything that I truly need.

62- I have one freckle on the inside of my left palm, and one on the bottom of my right foot.

63- My feet are different sizes, as are my boobs.

64- I hate the word 'panties.'

65- I hate wearing them just as much.

66- If I could go back in time, and change one thing that I truly regret, it would be buying my car. I think this says something for how good my life has been.

67- I am proud of myself for losing 13 pounds since moving to Fort McMurray. The motivation of how it's made me feel, predicts how successful I will be in reaching my goal.

68- I would wear flip-flops all year long if I could. It is my dream to live somewhere that this would be possible.

69- Watermelon Bubblicious is a weakness of mine.

70- My hair drives me absolutely crazy, but there are things about it that I love.

71- I had never met anyone that shared the same birthday as me until last year. I met 4 of them.

72- I think it is sad that girls aspire to be like models in magazines, yet find myself still being one of them.

73- Teeth fascinate me, and I love going to the dentist.

74- I have OCD when it comes to brushing my teeth. So says my sister and boyfriend.

75- Law was my favorite academic class in grade 11 & 12, but I had absolutely no desire to pursue it as a career.

76- I was awarded the Grade 12 Arts Excellence award, but was absent from receiving it because I was sleeping.

77- I was sleeping because the night before I had left a note for my Dad to wake me up as he left for work, but my Mom turned the note over in the morning and wrote me a different note on the back. Dad didn't get the message.

78- I will always remember the smell of Granny and Grandad's house on Larsen Avenue.

79- I hope that my Granny can teach me how to make Kolache one day. Raspberry Kolache are another one of my favorite things.

80- I hate losing, at anything. You don't win 2nd, you lose 1st.

81- For a very long time I said "I'm never getting married," but actually think it will be wonderful.

82- I love sushi, but cannot work up the courage to eat sashimi.

83- Whoever thought to tempura pieces of Yam, and roll it between sticky rice and seaweed, was a genius.

84- When I was younger I thought I'd come up with an invention that would make me a millionaire; One machine that would wash, then convert over and dry your clothes. My Grandma already had one by the time that I told her about this.

85- I am Ambidextrous.

86- I cannot wait to have my dog back, but am terrified of taking him away from my Dad and Mom.

87- I love that Scott had never had the opportunity to do some of the things that I grew up doing (fishing, houseboating, etc) It makes me feel like I get to teach him something.

88- I would give a limb to be able to hit a baseball off-field.

89- I really like golfing, but am bored by the 7th or 8th hole. Rachel, Jenna, and I golf best together on slow days.

90- What was once school supplies, but is now office supplies, excite me!

91- I have had more jobs in my 23 years, than most people will have in their lifetime.

92- I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up.

93- Christmas has been, and always will be, my favorite time of year. It's just for different reasons now.

94- If it wasn't for Facebook and my BlackBerry, I wouldn't remember anyone's birthdays.

95- My phone is my life line. I panic when I don't know where it is.

96- I used to be able to drink a lot more alcohol than I can now, but I still hold my own. Even if I have to use the 'reset' button.

97- I got some birthday cash last year, and used it to buy my own set of Antique green, apple-shaped aluminum canisters, just like my Granny's.

98 - I used to watch the movie 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,' over and over and over. While wearing a dress and singing along.

99- I stole my Dad's truck in the middle of the night once, because my car was on empty and Enderby doesn't have a gas station open past 10pm.

100- Everything good about me, I got from my family.


oxo- Kelsey