my birthday 100

mandy explained to me that on your birthday you post 100 things about yourself. i thought it looked really hard, but i did it this morning in about 1 hour! i guess i could have probably thought of better things if i took more time. i would love to hear anything you were surprised about, or anything you remember! mandy- im thinking of you. i think you need a good pedicure, a good book, and to just relax the next few days. i wish i was there to make you put your feet up!!!


1. I was born Chelsea Anne Kershaw April 10, 1983
2. I grew up with 4 sisters and no brothers
3. I really like that I came from all girls
4. I had a great childhood
5. I was married December 14, 2002. My name changed to Chelsea Anne Anderson
6. I don’t really like my married name because it sound like you are stuttering with the Anne Anderson
7. I am the one who chased my husband
8. I knew I would marry Dan after 2 or 3 dates
9. I took Dan a little longer
10. Nobody can make me laugh the way Dan can
11. I secretly like when Dan makes me laugh when we are arguing
12. My husband is an airline pilot
13. I don’t like that I spend most nights home alone
14. Every once in a while I like to be home alone
15. I am a total girl
16. I’m totally indecisive
17. I always change my mind
18. When I was little I loved anything with gold lame ruffles
19. I still kind of do
20. I also loved to play with shoes
21. I don’t feel like I have very many friends
22. I have lived in 5 states
23. I have moved 14 times
24. When Dan and I got married I could wait to get out of Utah
25. Now all I want is to move back to Utah
26. My whole life my nick name has been lady bug
27. When I was little my hair didn’t grow for a long time
28. When it did finally grow it looked like Rod Stewarts, white blonde, longer in back, standing up on top
29. When I was little I always wanted my daddy to hold me. As soon as he would put me down I would start begging “ hold me daddy”
30. I love to watch murder shows on court TV
31. I even like watching them when Dan is out of town
32. I think my husband is weary I’m collecting ideas
33. I started beauty school in Utah, I finished beauty school in Utah, I went to one in California in the middle
34. I signed up for a few classes at UVSC when I moved to Utah, but I never finished them
35. When I was in college my cousin called the cops on me. My roommate and I hid in the bushes from the cops
36. Most of my favorite times in college were spent with my cousin I hardly talk to now
37. I don’t really miss doing hair yet
38. I love drawing blood
39. My favorite is drawing blood on babies and little kids
40. I wish I had time to go back to school for nursing
41. I really enjoy cleaning my house except the dishes and vacuuming
42. Dan is the dish and vacuum guy at our house
43. I REALLY feel lucky I have the in-laws I do
44. From the moment I met Dan’s family I have felt like I belong there
45. It is kind of weird for me to have brother-in-laws
46. I really miss living near my brother-in-laws so I can be nosey and hear about their dating
47. My family feels like I talk really loud… my loud voice fits right in with my noisy in-laws!!!
48. I have enjoyed blogging way more than I thought I would
49. I love to sing
50. I think I know more words to more songs than anyone I know
51. I am an awful singer, I am always off key
52. I claim I sing to the tone of the ringing in my ears I have had since I was 18
53. I had a lap band surgery last October
54. I do not regret one second of it
55. I have lost almost 50 pounds
56. I will get into a size 8, I will get into a size 8, I will get into a size 8!
57. I think I am a really good cook
58. I like to serve people
59. Sometimes I drive my husband crazy trying to take care of him
60. I love anything flashy I can wear- big jewelry, bright colored clothes
61. I do my hair EVERY DAY, I cant stand not having it done
62. I am a total fish- I love to swim
63. I feel bad for my husband that he is so white (and freckly) and sunburns so easily
64. I love to lay in the sun and be in the water all day, my husband can only handle an hour or two without an umbrella, 50 SPF, and a shirt and hat!
65. Some of my favorite times are when we are with either of our whole families just hanging out and chatting
66. I am a total wimp with no pain tolerance
67. I enjoy our free travel
68. Hopefully soon we will go to Hawaii again and Europe
69. My goal is to go to Europe before we have kids
70. For most of my marriage I have felt like there is something wrong with my that I haven’t wanted to have kids yet
71. We have only been married 4 ½ years!
72. I never had braces, but I get complements on my teeth all the time!
73. I love being an aunt
74. I have 3 nieces and one more due any time
75. My husband hopes to have the first boy on both sides
76. I enjoy the heat in phoenix until august, then I just want to escape
77. I kind of like that we move around a lot because everything in our house gets cleaned out
78. One of my favorite people in this world is my Grandma Waalkes, I think she is really funny
79. I went to the price is right with friends when I turned 18
80. I think tivo is the best invention ever
81. I fell off my bike when I was 7 or 8 and I had to have my teeth wired in
82. I was with my dad! (Like many of my other accidents)
83. I almost drove through the window of a subway restaurant when I was learning to drive (with my dad)
84. I was the drum major of my middle school band and led them down main street in Disneyland
85. My fist kiss was at Disneyland
86. I look back on some events I couldn’t wait for, and I am relieved they never happened (does that make sense at all?)
87. I wish I could have changed some things about my wedding
88. I wish I knew how to be a better missionary, I love the gospel and wish I could better share it with everyone
89. I always felt like I looked up to my sister little Lindsey… I still feel like I do.
90. I wish there was no such thing as MS or epilepsy
91. I’m always amazed at what a great mom Mandy is
92. I always felt like I had the coolest, most fun parents out of any of my friends
93. I am very list oriented, I usually finish everything on my lists
94. I am a lot like my aunt Debbie
95. I love that my middle name is from my aunt Marcia
96. I always have really bad dreams
97. I love the color hot pink
98. I don’t like wearing scrubs, I wish I could wear a skirt everyday
99. Sometimes I feel like my life is at a stand still when everyone else’s life is going full speed.
100. I always feel so lucky that I have a husband who loves me, a family who cares about
me, and especially the gospel that feeds me spiritually

i hope you all have a great day. somebody out there eat a huge birthday meal for me... i forget what its like to be really full!!!