Fun Facts About Me for my Allume Roommates

For a few days in October I will be attending the Allume conference. I’ve wanted to go to this conference since 2011 when it was Relevant. I only found out about it a week before the conference when I saw a few bloggers blog about it and it sounded like an awesome conference! It’s right in my “blogging niche,” a conference for Christian Bloggers. The last few years it has been in Harrisburg, PA and I TRIED to make it work last year but the airline tickets to fly there were over $400 a person!! I had just started a new job and I just couldn’t justify that big of an expense or the time off work. So alas I missed it.

Earlier this year I found out that Allume had  moved to Greenville, SC and the first thing that came to mind was, “That is close enough for me to drive!” And after googling it I decided it was..only 5 hours away! That’s a breeze for me..in college I used to drive 5-7 hours to go to and from school on long weekends.  When tickets went on sale I had just gotten my tax refund and thought well at midnight I’ll try and get one of the early bird tickets, knowing they sell out SUPER SUPER FAST. Well the clock struck 12 and somehow I managed to score one of the early bird tickets.

I never worried about getting a room thinking I’d be able to worry about that later on well big FAIL a few weeks ago all the rooms sold out and even the rooms on hotwire and hotels.com were SUPER EXPENSIVE. Then Janelle from Queen of The House of Boys was taking names of people that needed rooms and by the grace of God she found me a place to stay. And now I’m doing something totally crazy and out of character for my introverted self…I’m rooming with bloggers I’ve never met and met through facebook and twitter. However my frugal self likes this idea because in the end it’s going to be cheaper than if I got a room 5 miles away.

So now that you have all read the LONG story that got me here…here are a few things that my roommates Amy, Andi, and Cindy should know about me.

1. I’m a NIGHT OWL…really bad…like 2am is my bedtime. Don’t worry I’m super quiet!
2. I’m not a morning person (which most would assume from #1). Oddly enough I hate coffee and have NO IDEA how I function without it. I do love Chocolate and Hot Chocolate (yes I am 5).
3. I LOVE my gadgets {read:apple snob} – iphone, ipad, macbook air (just ordered it!) {Although in a room full of bloggers I don’t think this is that strange}
4. I LOVE twitter and hashtags so I will be updating twitter all weekend with awesome information we will be learning.
5. I’m an introvert but I’m also really shy and quiet and I may not talk much. So you may have to ask me A LOT of open ended questions for me to open up.
6. I am very low maintenance and a very casual dresser and can get ready in 10 minutes so you won’t have to worry about me hogging up the bathroom.
   

   As Dressy As I Get 😉

7. I LOVE sleeping in a cold room. If I’m hot I just CAN’T sleep. In hotels my Mom would always put the air way down. She said she did this since we weren’t paying the electric bill LOL
8. I LOVE conferences and learning new things. Apparently from a lot of other posts introverts hate crowds..I actually LOVE crowds. They energize me. One of my favorite Catholic Masses was a mass of 30,000 people. I’ve only been to one other blogging conference but I’ve been to a ton of Catholic Conferences including NCYC when I was in high school and retreats throughout the years. So I am really good at figuring out how to navigate the chaos that conferences involve.
9. I am really good at the “tech” stuff that goes into blogging. I may not have as many readers as others but I know a lot about what makes a good blogger.
10. I just bought a new car and #Allume is the first place I’ll be testing it out on a roadtrip (and seeing how awesome it is on gas)!
    

    My cute little Prius 🙂

11. I’m Single…and looking…so if you know of any single bachelors send them my way….kidding…sorta..
12. I’m looking forward to a weekend where no one asks me about my sisters wedding or we talk about wedding things…Is it April yet?
13. I’m a pretty heavy sleeper..I think…and I don’t share a bed and sleep in a twin at home so I have no idea how much I move around haha (sorry it’s the truth)
14. If you want to know more about me here are 75 Things About Me that I wrote last year along with my  30 Before 30 List.

I hope I haven’t scared anyone off yet but I’m REALLY EXCITED about #ALLUME and cannot wait to see what God has in store for everyone. See everyone in October!!