Alyssa Henderson

♥ My friends are like my second family--I'm blessed to have so many great ones ♥ Speaking of family..I love them all too, no matter how many times we may disagree ♥ My nickname is Lyss but people love to call me Wee Wee ♥ I absolutely love puppies, especially little malteses and yorkies. I want to name my first dog Teeko and my second one Bailey (after Bailey's Irish Cream..I am Irish, after all :)) ♥ I really want to go skydiving and parasailing ♥ I love sunsets, especially Cali ones ♥ Autumn and summer are my favorite seasons ♥ I want to get married and have a family someday (after I finish college) ♥ If I could have a 2nd dream job it would be a makeup artist ♥ I love stuffed animals ♥ I hate slow drivers ♥ I can't stand fish unless they're fried prawns or clams. Mostly because I'm allergic to fish and seafood and partially because I just can't stand the taste. Not to mention the very sight of fish grosses me out. Can you tell I don't go fishing? :) ♥ I'm an extremely impatient person when it comes to certain things ♥ I hope that all of my friends know how much I love them because really, if I could make them all happy, I would ♥ I believe in donating to charities ♥ I believe in angels and miracles ♥ I believe in spirits and ghosts ♥ I don't believe that any one religion is better than another ♥ I love Tazo tea--especially Awake ♥ I am NOT a morning person ♥ I am now a clean freak ♥ I hate wearing white socks--I like black ♥ I try to volunteer when I can, especially for SCAN--The Spokane Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Center ♥ If I could live in any store I would live in Wet Seal ♥ I love competing against a person in air hockey ♥ I think the boxing game on Wii rocks! ♥ I'm not afraid to be different ♥ If you're fake, I can see right through you, so please, don't waste your time ♥ I can be blunt and softspoken. It all depends on what day you catch me on ♥ I believe black and white photos are the best ♥ Prayer is what gets me through my days ♥ I REALLY don't like grocery shopping. Seriously. ♥ I believe in recycling ♥ I think everyone needs at least 1 best friend ♥ I don't believe in "following the crowd." If you know me, you will find that I am my own person. I am not a follower and never have been ♥ I think post-it note highlighters are awesome ♥ I'm not cheap or easy ♥ I can't live without Dove's Cream Oil body lotion ♥ I believe in equal opportunity. Why should men do all the work in a relationship? ♥ I take my friendships and relationships with people seriously ♥ I love little hole-in-the-wall cafes, pubs and restaurants ♥ I find peace in rainy days. I'd love to be on a lake in a rainstorm. Or a thunderstorm. I love those, too ♥ I don't necessarily believe in first impressions ♥ I don't think we should believe everything we hear or see ♥ I believe in making up my own mind ♥ I think we should all think before we speak and that aiming to hurt a person isn't the best route to take ♥ Nothing beats the breadsticks at the Olive Garden ♥ I go through an average of 4 pairs of sunglasses every year (I always break them) ♥ I believe in equality for ALL people ♥ My favorite perfume is Simply Irristable by Givenchy and Uplifting Jasmine by the Healing Garden ♥ I own a purple PT Cruiser which I LOVE ♥ I never carry cash ♥ I never leave my house without my: cell, my lipgloss and my debit card ♥ I love my computer--probably too much ♥ I can't live without my sticky notes--they are my constant reminder to do things ♥ I love getting dressed up and being a girl ♥ I have to sleep with my fan on to drown out outside noises ♥ I rarely remember my dreams ♥ I do get premonitions about the future and 80-90% of the time they are correct ♥ I think our biggest enemy is ourselves ♥ St. Patrick's Day is my favorite day of the year to go out. Why? Because I am mostly Irish :) ♥ I can't work out without my Ipod ♥ I can't stand the tv show Scrubs ♥ My favorite cereal is Oat Cluster Cheerios ♥ I love wonton soup and Oolong tea they give you at Chinese restaurants ♥ My favorite type of food is Chinese and Italian ♥ I really can't stand Mcdonalds and I will only eat it if I'm starving to death ♥ I love Taco Time ♥ I keep all my ticket stubs and concert stubs for momentos ♥ My hair is naturally curly but I usually either wear it up or straighten it ♥ I think knowledge is power ♥ I don't think age should matter, within reason ♥ Everything is subject to interpretation ♥ My belief is that maturity doesn't just come with age. Maturity is based on experiences and what a person has gone through and you can be younger as well as older when you reach certain experiences ♥ I think community involvement is crucial ♥ I can't sleep without two pillows ♥ My biggest fear is death of a loved one ♥ My second is spiders ♥ I hate talking on the phone. I much rather text ♥ I can't drive without music ♥ I can't stand drama ♥ I'm devoted to helping people ♥ I can type 93 words per minute ♥ I hate cauliflower ♥ My mom is my best friend ♥ I have horrible stage fright, unless I'm singing in a group ♥ I adore horses and want to own one someday ♥ I collect photographs and I am WAY too snap happy ♥ I'm a perfectionist ♥ Which means I'm also very picky ♥ I'm a huge procrastinator at times ♥ I usually get the best grades because of this ♥ My favorite pizza toppings are olives, sausage & onions ♥ I work well under certain amounts of pressure ♥ I am insecure about my looks and my body but try my best not to be too hard on myself ♥ I don't get along with arrogant people ♥ I'm afraid of ET ♥ I love staring at the stars and I think astronomy is fascinating ♥ I love going to museums and looking at artwork ♥ I don't know how to cook--however, I'm learning ♥ I'm very outspoken about politics ♥ I think everything happens for a reason ♥ I don't care what people think about me ♥ I don't believe we should always settle for the status quo ♥ I believe that the best things in life are worth waiting for ♥ I love laughter and lots of it ♥ I will fight for my friends and family-- I will take you down if you disrespect them in any way shape or form ♥ I will never compromise what I believe-not for anyone or anything ♥ I love inspirational quotes ♥ My favorite flowers are peach and lavendar roses ♥ I love candles!! ♥ My favorite ice cream is cookie dough ♥ My favorite color is purple ♥ I love food, sometimes too much ♥ My favorite restaurant is Red Robin and Tomato Street ♥ ♥ I love cherry italian sodas ♥ I love hooded sweatshirts. Anything comfortable gets an A in my book ♥ I'm a romantic at heart ♥ I hate needles and I HATE getting my blood drawn ♥ I'm against hunting animals ♥ I hate going to the doctor and the dentist. I always get anxiety ♥ The only insects I like are butterflies and ladybugs ♥ I'm not a Republican and I'm not a Democrat. I tend to stand somewhere in between ♥ I'm against the death penalty ♥ I'm big on Pilates ♥ I swear by Zicam, the ULTIMATE cold remedy :) ♥ I think mechanical pencils are one of the greatest inventions ever ♥ I love the smell of new, freshly bound books ♥ I REALLY want a Wii ♥ I love racing video games ♥ I like the smell of gasoline and chlorine pools ♥ I hate jellybeans ♥ I usually don't like taffy ♥ I love fuzzy socks ♥ I like soft things ♥ I really don't get the whole "plastic surgery" thing. I think natural is the most attractive ♥ Math is my worst subject in school ♥ I love breakfast for dinner ♥ Get me anything Irish, purple, penguin, or chocolate and you'll be my best friend for life ♥ I hate the taste of peppermint, yet ironically one of my favorite candies is York Peppermint Patties ♥ I'm good at debating ♥ I like black and white movies ♥ I love kettle corn. I will take it over regular popcorn any day ♥ I think the best pick-me-up movie for women is Bridget Jone's Diary ♥ I find the human brain and body amazing ♥ I like reading biographies on people but I don't usually do it often ♥ My favorite place to be on a rainy day is Barnes & Noble with a book in hand ♥ I love white chocolate mochas ♥ I love caramel macchiatos ♥ Girl nights are the best!! ♥ I don't believe in abortion ♥ I really want to go to Ireland and Paris ♥ I believe in second chances ♥ I really don't like crude jokes ♥ I have a tiny crush on Christian Bale (silly, I know) ♥ I have little tolerance for hate and judgement of others ♥ I want to live in a huge city someday ♥ I want to spend at least 1 Christmas vacation in New York ♥ I love martinis ♥ I despise tequila--except tequila rose ♥ I'm completely against animals being in zoos, animal testing and exterminating pitbulls ♥ I have a ring and earring fetish ♥ I want to have the experience before I die of singing with either A. Michael W. Smith, B. Carrie Underwood or C. Martina McBride ♥ I want to get a tattoo of something symbolizing my Irish heritage and my faith ♥ I'm a strong believer that we make our own dreams come true by working hard to get to where we want to be ♥ I'm really not one that likes to take no as an answer ♥ I'm incredibly stubborn ♥ I'm starting to collect snowglobes ♥ I am in love with warm, chocolate chip cookies and cheesecake ♥ This is me :)