50 Fun Facts About Alexis

Since I am hoping to have many people attend the "party" here I thought it would be fun to post some fun facts about your awesome host –– me!

So here we go. All about Alexis in 50 short blurbs...

1. I am a Christian.
2. I was born at 6:23 am on 6/23. (Funky huh?) I will be 33 years old this June.
   
3. I grew up in the same house all my life in good 'ole Canal Fulton, Ohio, until I went to college. My parents still live there.
   
4. I am a die-hard Ohio State Buckeye fan.
   
5. I graduated from Ohio State with a degree in Agricultural communications and a minor in agricultural business. And no that does not mean I am the "cow whisperer".
   
6. I have three amazing children here on earth –– Emily, 12, Christopher, 8, and Samantha, 4. I have one daughter, Allison, in heaven.
7. I met my husband in English class my freshman year of college yet he grew up his whole life in the same house 12 miles from mine.
   
8. I only can swim enough to save my life, and that is if there is a shore or edge nearby. Yet I love being in the water.
   
9. I loathe snow and any type of cold weather.
10. My favorite colors are blue, red and pink. I do not like orange or yellow.
    
11. I have moved three times and lived in three different states in the past 10 years –– Ohio, Illinois and now North Carolina.
    
12. My dream is to one day write a book.
13. I ran on the track team in junior high and high school. In fact I was athlete of the week in our local paper my Senior year.
    
14. I cannot drive a stick shift car even though we have owned one since October 2001.
15. I rode on an airplane for the first time when I was 17. I went to visit my Aunt, Uncle and cousins who lived in Venezuela.
    
16. My goal is to visit all 7 continents, except for Antarctica (that whole cold factor you know) before I die. So far I have been to North America, South America and Europe. I will visit Asia next month.
17. I have been to 31 of the 50 states. I would also like to visit all 50 states before I die. On my list yet is: Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Utah, N. Dakota, S. Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Wyoming, Mississippi, Conn., Rhode Island, Mass., Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire.
    
18. I am allergic to coconut.
    
19. My favorite non-alcoholic beverages are sweet tea and diet Dr. Pepper. My favorite alcoholic beverage is a cosmo, with flavored margaritas a close second.
    
20. I am a huge reader. My own personal library consists of over 800 fiction books alone.
    
21. I "collect" magazines and catalogs.
    
22. I like brussel sprouts.
    
23. I am terrified of heights, yet I tried parasailing last October.
24. I had a contraband hamster while living in the dorms in college named Mr. Boones.
    
25. I got my belly button pierced on the way to a Clay Aiken concert.
26. I love the beach. The feel of the sand between my toes. The smell of the salt in the air. The sound of the waves crashing into the shore. I could sit on the beach everyday and never get bored.
27. I type with two fingers and surprisingly am a pretty fast typer.
28. I do freelance writing and public relations consulting when I am not playing SAHM to my kids.
29. I secretly love my minivan. And it isn't just because of all the cool stow-and-go for my shopping bags.
    
30. I am a big red meat fan. And give it to me mooing please.
31. I own over $1,500 in scrapbooking supplies and materials, yet only have ever completed 8 pages.
    
32. I am a mac addict.
    
33. I presently own over 50 pairs of shoes, yet you will almost always find me in a pair of flop flops.
    
34. I am addicted to reality tv shows.
    
35. I am a type A personality and a control freak. I like to plan, plan plan.
    
36. I used to know every country in the world and its capital.
    
37. I just bought my first SLR camera (Nikon 40x) and have become addicted to taking pictures.
38. I prefer white chocolate over any other chocolate.
    
39. I do not eat non-land bearing animals. And yes this includes shrimp, crab and any other creature that lives in the sea.
40. I love burning candles. My current favorite is Yankee Candle's Vanilla Lime.
    
41. I pass out with needles. Shots, giving blood, IVs. I hate hate hate needles.
    
42. I loathe any type of reptile or rodent.
    
43. We have a dog named Kylee that we got when I was pregnant with Emily. She will be 13 in July.
44. I am big on textures and foods. There are so many foods I won't eat because of the way it feels in my mouth. Sadly my son inherited this trait.
    
45. One day I will own a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes.
    
46. I don't like milk. I do not drink it and I do not use it for cereal. I never have. Don't worry I eat lots of other dairy and take calcium vitamins.
47. I love listening to music. Country, Christian, pop, rock... I think music can say so much if you just stop and listen to the words.
48. For the first time in my life I have a hairstyle that I love.
    
49. I got my tonsils out when I was 15. The hospital was so full they gave me a 16 year old male roommate. He was an even bigger baby than I was.
    
50. I love blogs and have over 100 on my Google reader. I cannot wait to add more during this "party".