100 things about me
1. My full name is Staci Peterson Banner
2. My parents didn't give me a middle name, so I wouldn't have to give up any names when I got married
3. As a child I always wanted a middle name
4. I liked Winnie the Pooh as a child, and my cousins were teasing me and said my middle name should be Pooh I didn't realize they were teasing me and loved it. So to this day my cousins sometimes call me Staci Pooh Peterson
5. I've lived in the same house for almost 21 years since I was a year old (except for the 10 months Martin and I lived in our apartment)
6. I'm the youngest of four
7. I've always loved being the baby of the family and take pride in it
8. I've been an aunt since I was 7
9. I have 2 nephews and 4 nieces
10. My sister let me be in the room when she gave birth to my youngest niece Samantha
11. It was incredible
12. I consider myself a very lazy person
13. I've never really worked hard for anything
14. I always did very well in school, mostly straight A's, but it always came very easy for me
15. I also have a hard time following through on my goals
16. I met Martin when I was 15 and knew I wanted to marry him when I was 17
17. No one believed me when I told them it would happen
18. Of course they also teased me about having "flavors of the week" or liking a new boy about every 3 months or so, so I can see why but
19. I think of it as almost an achievement that I told them I would marry him and actually did
20. My dad died exactly 4 months before I turned 16 on memorial day of all days
21. I was on vacation with a friend when it happened
22. He died at about 3pm and I got home about 6:30pm
23. It was the absolute worst thing I have ever come home to, and I remember it vividly
24. I cannot, however, remember the following days and months very clearly
25. It's all a big swirling of events that didn't make sense
26. It's been almost 6 years now, and it still hurts and probably always will. I'm so glad I had such a great support system in my family as well as my church leaders and friends that helped me emotionally
27. 10 months after my dad died my grandpa on my mom's side passed away
28. 16 months after that my grandpa on my dad's side passed away
29. 3 years in a row and somewhere in that time my cat that I had had since I was a baby died too, not that it's as important as the other three, but still
30. It makes me angry that all three of them were at my older siblings graduations and two of my older siblings weddings and when their children were born, and I didn't get any of them for any of those special times in my life
31. I worry about losing my mother all the time, and that I won't have her to help me raise my children
32. I played the clarinet for 6 years throughout jr. high and high school
33. I loved every minute of it
34. I haven't played very much since I graduated high school
35. I've thought about selling my clarinet and it makes me cry every time
36. My dad is the one who went with me to get my clarinet and I remember coming home and him playing it so I have that emotional attachment to it
37. I hope that my kids will be musically inclined and want to be in Band
38. I like to think that I sing well, but realistically probably don't
39. Martin and I have been married for 2 years and 9 days
40. I'm a very stubborn person, and probably extremely hard to live with
41. I've been described as empathetic
42. I've also always been an extremely sensitive person
43. I've had very few friends growing up
44. My best friends are my husband and family members
45. I am very much a homebody and always have been
46. I don't have very high self esteem, and never have
47. I'm also very shy, and not good at meeting new people
48. When I worked in the call center, I very rarely talked to any of my coworkers, and found it hard to be personable on the phones
49. I consider myself a loyal friend
50. Although I can be extremely moody and self centered
51. I love to read
52. I like the smell of rubber and gasoline
53. I have a hard time putting my feelings into words
54. I love traveling
55. I've been to Disneyland at least 4 times I love it there and want to take Martin someday before we have kids
56. The farthest west I've been is California, the farthest south I've been is Las Vegas, Nevada, The farthest north I've been is Missoula Montana, the farthest east (in the US) is either New York, or North Carolina.
57. The very first time I went out of the country was with Martin to England in 2004 to meet his family
58. I've always had a love affair with England. The whole princess, prince, king, queen and castles thing.
59. I did a report on England when I was in sixth grade.
60. Martin made my dreams come true by allowing me the chance to go to England, corny I know, but it was all very romantic. I loved every second
61. I have a strange obsession with killer whales. It's just so weird to me. The thought of a 5000-7000 pound animal allowing people to ride on it and do tricks, just blows my mind. I like them, but they scare me...it's weird I can't explain it
62. I think I'm a very boring person
63. I love musicals
64. I've seen the Phantom of the Opera, on stage, at least 4 times
65. One of those times was with Martin in England in the theatre where it was first performed
66. I saw Les Miserables on Broadway with my mom while we were on a trip in New York with my school band
67. I'm so glad she was there with me
68. I watch movie musicals all the time
69. The Music Man is probably my favorite at the moment
70. I just watched My Fair Lady and conned Martin into watching it with me
71. He won't admit it but he loved it
72. I knew he would. he's too much like Professor Higgins not to
73. I've been in 4 musicals myself, just in the chorus. 7th grade: The Pajama Game, 8th grade: Hello Dolly, 9th grade: Wizard of Oz (where I had a special singing part with only 2 other girls) and 11th grade: Singing in the Rain
74. I played in the orchestra pit the other two years in high school 10th and 12th grade for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and The King and I
75. I think I had a "stage crush" in every single play...at least one
76. I remember peoples birthdates very well
77. I was raised in the LDS church and was extremely strong in it when I was a teenager
78. I'm a little "lost" now I haven't been to church regularly since I graduated high school
79. I feel a lot of guilt for it
80. I still believe in the teachings, and intend to go back
81. I want to raise my children in the church
82. I'm so glad that I was raised LDS and had those morals and strong foundation and want that for my children
83. I love my dogs Abbi and Puck
84. I never thought I would be a dog person until we got Abbi
85. I talk baby talk to them...ALL THE TIME
86. I worry that I'll never be a good mother
87. Even though I love children
88. I think my mom, martin's mom and my sister are extremely great mothers and I admire them very much. I think with their help I might have a chance of raising my children right
89. It breaks my heart that I'm not closer to Martin's family and that they live so far away
90. It breaks my heart even more to see how much he misses them and I think I'll always feel guilty for taking him away from them and depriving him of his family, even though he assures me that he doesn't feel like I've done anything wrong
91. One of my favorite things is a fresh sheet of lined paper and I'm not sure why
92. I love buying school supplies
93. This has taken me over three hours to write, it's harder and more emotional than I thought it would be
94. I can't watch TV programs like "worlds wildest videos" where people get hurt in car crashes and sports and things like that
95. I do however like to watch "America's funniest home videos"
96. I love to scrapbook and think I do a pretty good job of it, I'm not very ""professional"" but I like my personal style
97. I've always wished that I could draw or paint
98. I comfort eat
99. It's not very hard for Martin to surprise me like with Christmas presents and things like that, I'm usually oblivious to everything
100. I really enjoy blogging and reading other peoples blogs even if I don't comment on them all the time, but it bugs me to know people read my blog and don't comment...go figure
Thanks for the idea Laura and Heather
After Sam picked the flowers that the dogs trampled.
She's so beautiful!
Seth put her up in the tree and took this picture. She was scared, but her mom has trained her in getting her picture taken. :)
On Seth's bike. Also taken by Seth.
Singing at the top of her lungs on the trampoline. Look how serious she is. Too funny.
She also sings when she's in the bathroom, which reminds me of Boo from Monsters Inc. It makes me laugh every time.
The not trampled flowers.
Why? Who knows.
I thought this angle was pretty cool. It's a hole the dogs were digging with they're toy ball in it.
Not bad for a three year old.
Not bad for a three year old.
