Random Facts

So, I had a creative idea tonight...I love to go back and read my Boston blog (allumlj.wordpress.com) and see how much I have changed in such a short time. One thing I put on that blog that was SO MUCH fun was a random facts post.  I'm going to try it again, and this time I am making Lance do one as well :)

Here we go :)
1.I am EXTREMELY geographically challenged... and it's bad.  Not too long ago, Lance had to take an evening and explain to me that Alaska and Hawaii are not beside each other....
2.  I have accepted the fact that I am no longer a marathon runner, and it's almost a relief. I feel like I can have a life again.
3.  I don't have a favorite color. My color preferences seem to change with the season
4. I am kind of crazy when it comes to holidays. I want to decorate and celebrate every holiday that appears on the calendar. I pray I never own a vest to match these holidays, though. Someone please stop me if I go that far.
5.  I really don't like the stories I hear of Lance's rock star days, but love to see the pictures of him playing.. such a stud!
6. I'm over school, 5 years in the same program with the same unorganized professors  is about all I can handle. I do love my major, though, and hope to really use it to make a difference one day.
7. When I came to Auburn, I told my mom I was going to sit outside of the engineering school everyday until I met a cute engineer :) Well, I guess it's a good thing I've been here so long. Lance is my sweet engineer, and he was well worth the wait. 
8.  I don't eat meat. I hope I never have to eat meat again. It makes me nauseous.  I discovered this while working in a school lunchroom for a class I have to take and I had to prepare A LOT of meat sauce for spaghetti.. it was so much I had to use a "paddle" to stir it. YUCK!
9.  My best friend, Linnzie, and I have been best friend for 21 years.  I don't think many people are nearly that lucky.
10.  I always swore when I got married that I would drop my middle name because I have never liked it.  However, as I matured, I realized the beautiful meaning behind that name. In 18 days, my name will be Lacey Jean Allums Haney... you got it, the middle name will stay forever.
11. In addition to #10, I have always thought it would be so cool to have 4 names. I am finally going to be that cool person :)
12. I don't mind washing clothes, but I HATE folding them and would rather visit the laundry basket everytime I need something than take the 5 minutes to fold them all. 
13. I LOVE to grocery shop. This does not mean I like Wal-Mart, I hate Wal-Mart.  I like to go to real grocery stores, especially whole foods. WF is up there with shoes stores on my list. I love to make my lists and clip coupons :)
14. The greeter at the Auburn Wal-Mart, who is there when I seem to visit, really makes me angry. He made me pull my receipt out for a WATERMELON that wasn't bagged once, while someone else walked out the door at the same time with a plasma TV!! UGH!
15. Yes, I have a couple related to #13. When I make grocery lists, I organize them to fit with the layout of the store. This causes many arguments when I am with my mama, because we ALWAYS forget something because it was out of order.
16.  My New Year's resolution this year was to quit neglecting myself of my morning coffee. Life around me has been much easier since.
17. I LOVE to cook, and I never use recipes. I make all of my recipes up in my head, sometimes they turn out, sometimes they are awful. It's a learning experience either way.
18.  My biggest fear is being in a plane crash while flying over the ocean and being eaten by a shark. Clearly, I wouldn't be conscious by the time of the shark attack, but I don't use a lot of reason.
19.  I can't remember names.  It's the worst trait I have.  I am very good at saying "Hey, girl!" just because I don't remember your name. It's nothing personal, I just stink at it.
20.  One of the sweetest days in my life was when I rescued sweet Maximus from the shelter.  He has made my life happier everyday since.
21.  My favorite tv show is Biggest Loser. Every season premier, I plot a lot of lifestyle changes that would allow me to gain 150 lbs so I could apply for the show. Like I said before, I lack reason often.
22.  I can never remember how old I am. I often pause when asked my age, because I honestly do not remember. Somehow I got stuck at 16.
23.  This is pathetic, but I have to watch E!News at least 2-3 times each week, even if I have to catch the reruns the next morning at the gym because Lance says it "Kills his brain cells" when he watches it.
24.  I love chocolate. I could eat chocolate on everything. I am not exaggerating. I would put it on tofu if I didn't think Lance would gag at me.
25.  Whenever I hear songs that used to be part of one of our old cheerleading routines, I will break out the dance, and if I can't remember the entire dance, I call Linnzie. 9 times out of 10, we can figure it out. Then, that will  probably lead to a round of cheers, dances, and old cheer memories.  Ah, when life was so simple :)


And, here are Lance's random facts :) Be prepared to laugh OUT LOUD, especially if you have only known Mr. Serious Lance for a couple of years.

1. had bright blonde hair in 8th grade
2. had really long hair, down to my shoulders for my high school senior picture
3. had 1 ear pierced in middle school... I was cool
4. got both ears pierced as a senior in high school
5. made a C in my first college math class
6. made a C in my first college physics class... glad I kept trying :)
7. love Penn State but hate PA winters
8. tried to be a rock star as a senior in high school... failed :)
9. tried to be a rock start after graduating from Penn State... came
really close!!!
10. played a gig on a Friday night in New York City at a club owned by
Slash and Scott Weiland
11. had a 6 figure income for 1 year of my life... paid A LOT of taxes that year
12. bought a house when I was 24 then sold it when I was 26
13. got kicked out of middle school... I was a real trouble maker as a kid :P
14. love basketball but stopped growing taller when I was in 8th grade :(
15. my first rock concert was seeing Green Day when I was in 8th grade
16. I get lost while driving very easily, especially in Atlanta
17. because of all the running I do, I currently only have 9 toe nails :)
18. I can not sleep if the bed sheets are tucked in, I have to pull them out
19. I almost never ate vegetables until I met Lacey, now I'm a vegetarian
20. when I move, I usually give away my furniture instead of moving it with me
21. the mascots of the three universities I have attended are Lions,
Tigers, & Bears (Penn State, Auburn, Mercer)
22. within the first year I really starting running, I ran 2 half
marathons, 2 full marathons, 1 trail marathon, 2 50k ultra-marathons
23. I am working on a PhD and can NOT spell very well
24. when I talk to my mom, my southern dialect becomes much more noticeable
25. my Mom said she thought I would end up finding me an Alabama
woman, just like her brother did... moms always know :)

That was challenging, but fun. Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!!! And, just in case you don't believe Lance was a rock star, here is a picture to prove it.  Like I said, such a stud!!