100 things you should know about me:

1. I Grew up going to church
2. in California
   
3. I was overweight growing up
4. In my early 20's I lost 50 pounds in 9 months
5. And kept it off
6. I have been evicted from my apartment
7. I had nowhere to go, so I slept at my office
8. and showered at the gym
9. My husband and I married March 1, 1997
   
10. My parents got divorced
    
11. We got a puppy, Hercules
    
12. My drivers license got taken away for too many tickets
13. I got my car impounded for driving without a license
14. We never got the car out of impound
15. we moved in with my in-laws
16. for 3 months
17. My husband got a job, we saved our money and moved out
    
18. I stayed at home so my husband could prove himself as a provider
19. He made some money and we bought a 2nd car
20. I got another puppy, AJ
    
21. I would temp whenever I got bored
22. My husband was really good at his job
23. He was in sales
24. He sold a lot
    
25. We bought a house in Fair Oaks, CA
26. 1150 square feet with a pool
27. It was cozy
28. He leased a 2001 BMW 525
29. Crashed it 3 months later
30. then got another one
31. My husband ordered a 2002 BMW X5 for me
32. It arrived from Germany the day we got back from Maui
33. Possibly the best week of my life
34. I once spent $1000 in one day on clothes
35. All for me
36. I was retaliating against my husband
37. He spent $1000 on clothes earlier that week
38. We’re talking cash, no credit cards
39. You get the point
40. I got a job working for a home builder
41. I made a lot of great friends
42. Husband lost his job
43. I wanted a baby
44. As soon as he got a new job, we got pregnant
45. I love being pregnant
46. Except for the weight gain
47. I gained 70 pounds
48. I made my husband get rid of his BMW
49. I told him to get something more affordable
50. He bought an Audi
51. Our Firstborn arrived Jan, 26 2004
    
52. Husband lost his job 2 months later
53. I went back to work
54. We decided to move to Washington
55. Sold our house for twice what we paid for it
56. Bought a house in Vancouver
57. Husband looked for work
58. And looked
59. And looked
60. I lost all my baby weight within 9 months
    
61. and found out I was pregnant again
    
62. I got a temp job
63. They eventually hired me part time
64. Our second daughter was born July 4th 2005
65. No job for husband
    
66. He enrolled in classes to finish his college degree
    
67. We were on WIC
68. Kids and I were on state medical insurance
69. and food stamps, too
70. Cashed out my IRA
71. Husband got a job!
72. We refinanced our house
73. Husband got fired
74. Husband looked for work
75. And looked
76. Someone said “you should flip a house”
77. Seemed like a good idea
78. Cashed out my husband’s IRA
79. The flip took longer than expected
80. And cost more
81. The housing market started to tank
82. It was a huge strain on our marriage
    
83. I asked my boss if he would hire me full time
84. I asked for a raise too
85. He gave me more money than I asked for
    
86. and a bonus
87. The bonus saved us from having to sell a car
88. We had a really hard time selling the flipped house
89. It sold 1 week before we were going to run out of cash
90. We lost money
91. I don't even want to count how much
    
92. We now have $57,000 in credit card debt
93. My husband crashed his remaining BMW
94. He mourns that car
    
95. Our Marriage is stronger than ever
96. My husband is a great stay-at-home-dad
97. I love my life, and wouldn't change a thing
98. I still go to church.
99. I praise God for all these experiences
100. And the ability to write about them