i need to...

...blog about this last weekend.
Later.
For now, you get this:

Things you have done during your lifetime:
(x) Gone on a blind date (Valentine's Day, 2005...not a good one.)
(x) Skipped school
(x) Watched someone die (my grandpa :( )
( ) Been to Canada
( ) Been to Mexico
(x) Been to Florida (we went to disneyworld and saw a space shuttle launch in '97)
( ) Been to Hawaii
( )Traveled to Europe (i would kill to do this. probably.)
( ) Been on a plane
( ) Been on a helicopter (someday!)
(x) Been lost (more than once, unfortunately)
( ) Gone to Washington, DC
( ) Swam in the ocean (i've seen it, but never been in it.)
(x) Cried yourself to sleep
(x) Played cops and robbers
(x) Recently colored with crayons
(x) Sang Karaoke -
(x) Paid for a meal with coins only (the lunch lady didn't like me much in junior high)
( ) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch (i've been in the bottom of it...mom was too scared)
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't.
(x) Made prank phone calls (this is still fun.)
(x) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans (it's been almost a year! i miss it.)
(x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose (mt. dew burns!)
(x) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(x) Danced in the rain
(x) Written a letter to Santa Claus
( ) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(x) Watched the sunrise with someone (i love this.)
(x) Blown bubbles
(x) Gone ice-skating (weak ankles, ouch!)
(x) Gone to the movies
( ) Been deep sea fishing
( ) Driven across the United States
( ) Been in a hot air balloon (i would LOVE to ride in one of these!)
( ) Been sky diving
( ) Gone snowmobiling
( ) Lived in more than one country
(x) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets
(x) Seen a falling star and made a wish
( ) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser
( ) Seen the Statue of Liberty (i MUST do this before i die...)
( ) Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle
( ) Been on a cruise
( ) Traveled by train
( ) Traveled by motorcycle
(x) Been horse back riding (the saddle slid off the side. i didn't get back on.)
( ) Ridden on a San Francisco cable car
(x) Been to Disney World (amazing. i hope to go back.)
(x) Truly believe in the power of prayer
( ) Been in a rain forest
( ) Seen whales in the ocean
( ) Been to Niagara Falls
(x) Ridden on an elephant (her name was connie. i was eight. she had hairy ears.)
( ) Swam with dolphins
( ) Been scuba diving
( ) jumped off a cliff
( ) seen an active volcano
( ) slept on the beach
(x) laughed so hard you peed your pants (most recently was junior year of high school.)

Photo Shoots with Biz

(Ireland is just too much to say sometimes, so I call her Biz because her middle name is Elizabeth-Marie.)

a few more names

YOUR REAL NAME
~ Lacy Jean Howard

STAR WARS NAME:(the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name)
~Howla (haha!)

SOAP OPERA NAME:(middle name, town where you were born)
~ Jean Osky

FLY NAME:(first 2 letters of 1st name, last 2 letters of your last name)
~ Lard (haha I hope I'm never "fly")

ROCK STAR NAME:(current pets name, current street name)
~ Nonexistent Fourth

YOUR GANGSTA NAME:(first 3 letters of real name plus izzle)
~ Lacizzle

YOUR GOTH NAME:(black, and the name of one of your pets)
~ Black Yankee

I had a dream...

Oddly enough, about Martin Luther King, Jr.
Actually, he was just on the shirt I was wearing in my dream.
I drew it out today:

I don't know what it means, either.

Seriously???

I'm the first one to blog about this???

LACI HAD HER BABY
LACI HAD HER BABY
LACI HAD HER BABY
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Zane Alexander Wickenkamp joined our world this afternoon!
I can't wait to meet him!
Not only is he my best friend's baby, but he's my new cousin, too!
So, actually, he's my Third Cousin (Once Removed)
AND my Best Friend (Once Removed)!
Haha I'm going to Iowa City in the morning with Laci's parents.
You'd better believe I'm taking lots of pictures!!!
(Can you tell I'm excited?)

Second Annual Motel 63 Awesomeness Party

My Super Bowl party was, in a word, amazing.
I don't really know how to describe it so here are some pictures!
Enjoy.

waiting for everyone to get there

the group shot

the second annual "spooning picture"
Me, Kristen, Lori, Stephanie
Tyler and Annie using their "3-D glasses"
Lori Nagel at Nagel's Grocery!
the other group shot...we weren't peeing, i promise.
L-R: Michael, Ian, Andrew, Kristen, Lori, Stephanie, Brittany, Elizabeth, Me

boo-YEAH!

So I've been addicted to this recently: http://www.sporcle.com/games/presidents.php

And tonight I finally named them all in less than a minute. (52 seconds, actually!)
So then I decided, why not learn them in order?
So I did.

My mom's response when I told her my awesome news: "Is that gonna get you a job?"
Well played, Mom.
Well played.

In other news, before my friends played their show the other night they had a song playing as background music and ever since then it had been stuck in my head. What song, you ask?
"I Want To Be A Hulkamaniac" by Hulk Hogan and the Wrestling Boot Band.
You can listen to it here.
Here are the lyrics:

Chorus:
I wanna be a Hulkamaniac,
Have fun with my family and friends.
I wanna be a Hulkamaniac,
Have fun with my family and friends.

If you wanna be a Hulkamaniac,
I can sure tell you how to stay on track.
You got to train, say your prayers, eat your vitamins too.
(Especially if they're Hulk Hogan Brand Chewable Vitamins!)
These are the things that maniacs do.

Positive thoughts and postive deeds,
These are the things that make you succeed.
Always be good to your family and friends.
They're the only ones that'll be there in the end.

(CHORUS)

When you're lookin' for somethin' cool to do,
Just pick good friends to be with you.
You better watch out where you are at.
You might be judged where you hang your hat.

Can you feel the music? Can you feel the beat?
You don't need drugs to move your feet.
When the dealer tries to push on you,
Just tell him what you're gonna do!

(CHORUS 2x)

Try to do good each and every day.
Don't give `em nothing bad to say.
Always go swimmin' with a buddy.
Work real hard and always study.

If you want to be real real cool
Don't be so stupid and play the fool.
Get your education each and every day.
These are all the things that the 'maniacs say!

(CHORUS 3x)

Haha I love this song.


UPDATE: I just mastered listing the Presidents, IN ORDER, in less than a minute.
yeahya.

this weekend...

...was awesome.
Saturday included a baby shower for Laci and a Miss America party.
Both of which I really enjoyed.
Sunday included church and a potluck, and a ROAD TRIP!
A bunch of us (and I do mean a bunch! I think there were 16?) went up to Sumner, IA for a show that some of my friends' band was playing in. (check them out at http://www.myspace.com/thelastofthese ) It was really fun, and it was really good to see my friends. I haven't laughed that much in a while.
Up next: five days of boredom, then my rockin' awesome Super Bowl party!

I love my nephews.

I was sitting here checking my email when my youngest nephew, Tyler, (he's four and a half) walked in.
Tyler: "Hey Aunt Lace, guess what I had for breakfast?"
Me: "What, Ty?"
Tyler: "A bowl of nails."
Me: "Oh, really? What did that taste like?"
Tyler: "Nails. Sharp nails rumbling in your mouth."

He just told me he made a good Christmas tree out of wood. I'm scared to go look.

He came upstairs to wake me up today and told me I had ten seconds to get to McDonald's.

Also, he's been walking around singing "We Will Rock You" by Queen. And pushing Ireland (my baby cousin, almost 5 months) around in her stroller. She's getting spoiled.

He's pretty much the coolest four year old ever.

And poor Jake (he's almost 8!) is really sick, so he's at home. That's why Ty is here, he doesn't have preschool today and shouldn't be around Jake so much. Jake has strep throat. Yesterday he said he had a sore throat, stomach ache, head ache, and a fever. Yikes.

Well my dad is finally back with lunch so I'm gonna go eat. I'm howngry. No, not hungry, howngry.

I love Pizza Hut.

I also love surveys.
Herein lie my alter egos.
To find your ROCK STAR NAME take your first pet & current car:
Manchester LeRoy Jimmy. (Yes, I named my dog Manchester LeRoy. I was 2. Shut up.)
To find your GANGSTA NAME take your favorite ice cream flavor and your favorite cookie:
Peanut Butter Brownie Peanut Butter. (The "Brownie" goes with the first "Peanut Butter." Although I would like it just as much if it went with the latter one!)
YOUR DETECTIVE NAME? Your favorite color and favorite animal:
Black Owl. (Ooh, I like it.)
Want to know your SUPERHERO NAME? Just add the word "The" plus your 2nd favorite color, and your favorite drink:
The Silver OJ.
Your NASCAR NAME. Take the first names of your grandfathers:
Royden Herman. (Or Herman Royden...I like the first one better.)
If I ever go into WITNESS PROTECTION you can find me with this name. Your mother & father’s middle names:
Gaye Scott. (I sure hope I never have to go into Witness Protection...yikes.)
TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME? Just take your 5th grade teacher’s last name and add a major city that starts with the same letter:
DeCook Denver.
Of course, if you find me in witness protection I will assume it was because you were using your SPY NAME. Add your favorite season/holiday to your favorite flower:
Independence Lily. (I took out the "Day" from Independence and the "Calla" from Lily. "Independence Day Calla Lily"? I don't think so.)
Find your CARTOON NAME by taking your favorite fruit, and an article of clothing you’re wearing right now, then add "ie" or "y":
Apple Shortsie.
Your ROCKSTAR TOUR is heading across the northeast...it's called "The” + Your fave hobby/craft, your fave weather element + the word “Tour”:
The Jewelry Lightning Tour. (This one's pretty dumb. I used to collect rocks, does that count? "The Rock Lightning Tour" is way better.)

Alright. I need to go make some headway on the room cleaning front.
Peace out, homies.

P.S. My chalkboard wall turned out AWESOME. I made some stencils on my mom's Cricut Expression, and I made one of my own. I can't wait!

Sometimes...

...my mouth closes when I want it to open.
It hurts.

THINGS I LEARNED TODAY

• Blogging is an OK deal.
• When paint cans say "Use in a well-ventilated area"...they mean it.
• Chalkboard paint doesn't come off hands easily...and it's sticky.
  
• Black walls are awesome.
• Baby Ireland's random squeals are loud and scary.
• I call Ireland "Baby Ireland" a lot.
• She pinches. And twists. In areas you definitely do not want her to.
  
• Dad's granola bars are super crunchy and would be better soaked in milk.
• White Ultra Gloss spray paint is pointless.
• The person I talked to on the phone yesterday was, in fact, not a woman.
• My Super Bowl party is going to be A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.
• Accidentally spray painting your nose hairs = gross.
• Always buy the widest painter's tape possible.
• I miss airsofting.
• I haven't logged into my Gmail account since April.
• It's 2:30 a.m. and I haven't cleaned up my paint mess.
• Crap.
  

Update

So, I'm not currently in school.
It's my fault, I'm not blaming it on anyone else.
But, I must say, it SUCKS.
I really want to be back in Moberly.
I have the most amazing friends there,
and I want to be with them!

That's about all that I can think of that's new with me right now.
More blogs to come!