100 things about Nif

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Nif

  1. My name is Jennifer, but friends call me Nif.
  2. I was born in Georgia.
  3. My middle name is my mother’s middle name.
  4. My sign is Aries
  5. and I definitely fit the description!
  6. If I had to choose between sunrise and sunset, SUNRISE.
  7. I love my Blackberry phone.
  8. I prefer running over biking.
  9. I still have bad memories of us on the volleyball team crying on the stationary bikes during our training workouts.
  10. I am very type A
  11. with a Capital A.
  12. I don’t hit the snooze, but I have the alarm on my dresser across the room.
  13. I prefer a map or mapquest over a GPS.
  14. I have a very good sense of direction.
  15. When I was a small kid, I would read the map for my dad on family vacations.
  16. I have 2 daughters, and
  17. I love spending time with them at the lake or the beach.
  18. My least favorite activity with them is Shopping.
  19. I can drive a boat – sort of.
  20. I love to fish, and yes, I will bait my own hook with a worm. (But I tried to clean fish with my dad a few years ago – not for me.)
  21. My first car was a silver Datsun 280zx. It got stolen out of our driveway in the middle of the night.
  22. My dream car is a Mercedes CLK550, white.
  23. I wish I were better at remembering historical events
  24. and I wish I had never quit taking piano lessons.
  25. Yes, I have had a broken heart - lots of times.
  26. I would like to lose a little weight.
  27. I don’t like to have my picture taken.
  28. I have 2 watches
  29. But I always wear my athletic one because it is on school time.
  30. I am a high school teacher and softball coach.
  31. I have been a high school principal and assistant principal.
  32. I rarely hum and
  33. I never sing in the shower.
  34. My favorite number is 7.
  35. When I call a coin toss… I always ask if the person is going to catch it or let it drop. If it falls to the ground, I call TAILS.
  36. If someone is going to catch it and flip it over the back of their hand, HEADS.
  37. I like my steak cooked medium well.
  38. I’ve been to New York twice.
  39. I hope to go to Hawaii in 2010.
  40. I love to drive cross country.
  41. I went to  the University of Alabama -Birmingham – 3 years, volleyball scholarship
  42. Samford University – 2-1/2 years, softball scholarship
  43. I was a pitcher.
  44. I got my Master’s at the University of Montevallo
  45. and my Ed. S. at Samford University.
  46. I always wear my seatbelt.
  47. I’ve gone skeet shooting, but
  48. I haven’t – and don’t plan to - go deer hunting.
  49. I don’t plan to ever skydive, either.
  50. I do like to fly and pilot, too.
  51. I took a flight lesson and loved it.
  52. I prefer hamburgers over hotdogs
  53. And PB&J is my favorite sandwich.
  54. I have a fear of small, tight spaces.
  55. My husband proposed to me in his apartment on Halloween, 1991.
  56. My favorite fruit is banana or watermelon.
  57. When I was 40, I got to pitch against the Russian National Softball Team. They were in playing in the U.S. in preparation for the Olympics.
  58. What do I misplace the most? The badge that I have to wear to work.
  59. My favorite actors are Edward Norton, Denzel Washington, Robert DeNiro.
  60. If I had it to do over, I would absolutely play a sport in college
  61. even though my mom tried to talk/bribe my sister and I out of playing sports when we young.
  62. We were both college scholarship athletes.
  63. I have 2 sisters and 1 brother,
  64. And I have a lot of friends that are like family.
  65. My favorite season is summer or fall.
  66. Negative people frustrate me.
  67. I do lose my patience.
  68. If I could change one thing about myself, I would be able to sing beautifully.
  69. My favorite thing about myself is my ability to get a lot done in a short amount of time.
  70. Heartwarming stories of someone overcoming the odds to reach success make me cry.
  71. I was in 4th or 5th grade when I became a Christian.
  72. My favorite hobbies are reading and running.
  73. If I could eat lunch with anyone, it would be Donald Trump.
  74. If I could do anything, I would work with Feed the Children and help deliver food to kids in the Appalachian Mountains.
  75. My favorite types of books are motivational, business, or anything my Jodi Piccoult.
  76. Arbonne International is my favorite place to buy gifts.
  77. My mom taught me to swim.
  78. I wasn’t in a sorority.  It was not allowed as a Division I volleyball player at UAB.
  79. Ways my kids are like me: independent, strong personalities, friendly, helpful, prefer salty snacks to sweet,  & they love games
  80. I am 5 feet 12 inches tall.
  81. Things that make me happy- coffee in the morning, helping someone else, giving hope to someone else, giving hope to another person, finding pants that are long enough and fit right, a day a the lake, crisps sheets on the bed, Christmas music.
  82. My favorite desert is my mom’s banana pudding.
  83. My favorite Bible verse is Deuteronomy 31:6 – “Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you, He will not leave nor forsake you.
  84. I like cats and dogs equally.
  85. My husband was also a college athlete.
  86. We met in the batting cage.
  87. I love to shop for food at Publix.
  88. If I have to go clothes shopping
  89. (Can you tell I don’t like to)
  90. I go to TJ Maxx.
  91. My favorite thing to wear – something hip but a little conservative and not too trendy or
  92. running clothes and running shoes.
  93. My favorite songs - No One, by Alicia Keys; Who Am I by Casting Crowns; Bless the Broken Road, by Rascal Flats; The Climb, by Miley Cyrus; and all music  I can dance to.
  94. My favorite hymn is Amazing Grace.
  95. I am usually good at making decisions, but some times it takes a little time so I can make a good one.
  96. I love to ask questions.
  97. I am intrigued by hearing the stories of other people.
  98. I have had broken bones and stitches.
  99. My favorite movies – It’s a Wonderful Life, Lean on Me, Remember the Titans, Freedom Writers, The Sweetest Thing, Slumdog Millionaire, Chocolat….. (There are so many!)
  100. Food’s not that important to me, but if I had a last meal I would want my mom’s dressing, cranberry sauce, fried cornbread, and southern peas.
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1 Gay Nash June 8, 2010 at 7:54 pm

Hello Jennifer,
I would love to be added to your mailing list, even though I am a GRANDMOTHER! I worked with your dad for many, many years at Norfolk Southern (Southern Railway!). He always had nicknames for people and mine was “Gayla.” I have met your mom but have never had the pleasure of getting to really know her. Your dad was always a bright spot in my days at the railroad and always lived his faith. I love him dearly. We still send emails back and forth — usually “forwards” but it lets us know that we are thinking about each other. I was asking him to pray for my granddaughter, Brianna Chambers, who had injured her knee and was having surgery. Somewhere in the correspondence, I mentioned that she was on softball scholarship at Samford and he told me you had played there as well. Am really interested in your website “Strong Mothers” for book and movie referrals. There are so few out there today that I feel are “safe” to read.

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