I've Got The World On a String

50 Random Things...

1. My name is Lauren Jo Edwards... I was supposed to be named Lauren Elizabeth Edwards... but after fourteen hours of labor on her elbows and knees, my mother decided to tag me with her name.
2. I was 1 of 3 children, my mom is 1 of 3 and my dad is 1 of 3.. I want to have three children one day.
3. I am a Christian and I don't know where I would be without my faith.
4. Most of my best friends I have know since preschool.
5. Even though Texas State is considered the biggest party school in Texas.. I have grown more in the past three years than in the 18 years I lived in a small mostly southern baptist east Texas town.
6. If I had never met Chelsea Lavoie I would probably be at Texarkana College right now.
7. I am secretly obsessed with really juvenile things like High School Musical, Hannah Montana, and all the classic Disney Movies.
8. I have wanted to be a teacher for as long as I can remember, my aunt gave me a real school desk when I was little and I used to play school for hours and hours..
9. I would much rather spend my days with kids than adults.
10. If I am ever having a bad day I go to Target, and if I can't find something ridiculous to buy I grab something off the dollar rack to make myself feel better.
11. When I eat at an Italian food restaurant I gaze at the menu at every dish and contemplate all the great things I could order.... and then 99.9% of the time I order Spaghetti.
12. I love cookies and cream ice cream.
13. I am a nuisance to my neighboors and I'm sitting on their couch typing this as we speak.. I wasn't invited over.. I'm just here.
14. Going to the movies is one of my favorite things.
15. When I start a book I usually finish it in 24 hours.
16. I too think Maddie(Jennifer's oldest daughter) is one of the funniest most amazing children in the world.
17. I like to bake when I'm stressed out, but then I rarely eat whatever it is that I made.
18. I have dreams that I'm pregnant on a regular basis.
19. I am a true believer that there is no place like home...
20. I love theme parks.
21. I love my roomates but beyond that I don't really like girls.. yet strangely enough I'm in a sorority.
22. I rarely get along with my mother but secretly she's like my best friend.(Don't cry when you read this stalker-mom)
23. I like food too much for my own good(hence my mentioning food like 5 times in my random things).
24. When I like something.. I really love it... some call it obsession.. I call it being a passionate person.
25. I have repeatedly asked my room-mates to get me a stripper pole for my 21st birthday so that I can have fun swinging around on it during our random dance parties.
26. I am a flip flop girl... The only time I might think twice about NOT wearing flip flops is if I'm working out .. or if it's snowing... and I live in Texas.
27. I have been investing in "teacher clothes" and "teacher shoes" lately, and teacher shoes aren't flip-flops... so yeah.. blisters..
28. When I was little I distinctly remember Blake and I burying a Ziploc of pennies, making an X and a treasure map... only to hunt it later and never find it... before I die I would like to find that bag of pennies.
29. The kids in my Kindergarten class call me Miss Egworth... which somehow developed into Eggroll... and now I'm taunted by 5 year olds
30. I have known my best friend since I was 2 years old, and in preschool we used to fight over this awful blue dress at play time. Mention "the dress" to this day, and we still scowl at each other.
31. I absolutely love my birthday, and I always want it to be a big deal... I used to wake up at 2am on my birthday morning because I was sooo excited.
32. I've always secretly wanted to be thrown a surprise party...
33. I love to buy things and make things for people, and if I had a lot of money and all the time in the world I would have some VERY spoiled friends. It's the way I show love <3
34. I'm really sarcastic. Sometimes too much, and it gets me in trouble.
35. I love to smile, but I'm also a daydreamer--- in high school people used to ask me why I looked so sad in the hallway... it was just my thinking face.
36. If I could have one super-power it would be to read peoples minds... mainly because I'm nosy.
37. I don't really have a favorite color... I'm very drawn to bright green but it really isn't my favorite... I've actually never really liked the color green until recently..... Sometimes I tell people my favorite color is clear because you can see all the colors of the rainbow through something that is clear. If I am forced to choose a "real" color I usually say red.
38. I really dislike reading the Old Testament in the bible, and I'm pretty sure I will read the New Testament through 10 times before I ever try and tackle it. Even so, every once in a while, I find an Old Testament book that impresses me.
39. I hate school, and I have never studied for more than an hour for a test(those times were final exams, and they usually involved memorization or math)... This is the reason I really pride myself on my super average grades... I like to think that I'm ridiculously smart to have made it through all these years with no effort... pitiful right? But hey, they say the worst students are usually the best teachers!
40. I have an excellent memory, I might bring up something that happened in the blink of an eye 15 years ago at any random moment.
41. I love to watch old home videos, I think this annoys my family.
42. If you ever make me laugh so hard that it hurts... you WILL be my friend forever... there is no avoiding it.
43. I work in the Education Advising office, it is here(where I am now), that my patience has been tested more than anywhere else.. ever... Even so I am lucky to have quite possibly the easiest job of all time.
44. I think my grandmother was quite possibly the most loving and genuine person to ever walk the earth... and I hope that one day I will have the ability to serve people as consistently as she did.
45. I have been in 7 weddings in my life-- and I haven't even reached an age to where a lot of my friends are getting married. To my calculations, by the time I am 30 I will have topped Katherine Heigl's character in 27 dresses.
46. I'm terrified of heights, and of flying insects with big stingers.. wasps, bees, ect... terrified.
47. I think all of the children in my family are the cutest children alive.. and if you start talking about a kid you know and love.. I will try and top your story and prove that my little cousins.. and now nieces and nephews are much better than yours. I don't mean to be rude.. I just feel this way.
48. I have an abnormally large head for a girl...
49. When I wake up in the morning and I look in the mirror with no makeup on.. I sometimes see my Dad starring back at me.. and it freaks me out. I am pretty sure my hair could start turning a nice salt and peppery color any day now.
50. I am really shy. People who know me think I'm ridiculous when I say this... but it's true... I am an introverted extrovert. :)