Lindsey White

Name: Lindsey White
Birthday: July 1, 1987 (Cancer)
Born and raised: Albuquerque, New Mexico
How you know her: wife of Drake basketball player, Alex White
School: online courses through University of New Mexico
Major: Early Childhood Education

Tidbits:
Played basketball for Cochise College in Arizona
Mother of 18-month-old JaiShon Alexander
Daughter of a pastor

Job: loan processor at Wells Fargo Financial

Plans after graduation: open a daycare and private Christian school in New Mexico called “Covenant Academy”

What she does for fun: shopping, getting her nails done (Foxy Nails in Des Moines) and going out to dinner

Favorite food: crab legs with butter and lemon

Favorite animal: panda bears

Movie: Love & Basketball

Favorite place to be: “In Albuquerque I have this spot in the volcanos that I like to go to,” Lindsey said, “You can see the whole city from there.”

Her getaway: the shower “I could take a shower for hours. It’s my only escape from Jai & Alex,” Lindsey said. “Alex laughs at me because I’ll take like three showers a day.”

Obsession: Flamin’ Hot Cheetos

Favorite Book: “The Coldest Winter Ever” by Sister Souljah

Favorite Magazine: Vogue

Favorite Drink: Fiji Water

If she could meet anyone: Kimora Le Simmons

Pet peeve: “I hate it when people finish my sentences,” Lindsey said.

Biggest fear: disappointing JaiShon

Talent: braiding hair “I’ve been doing my own braids since my sophomore year of high school.”

Her idol: Shayna (a friend) “She is a single mom and she helped me a lot when Alex was here [in Des Moines] last year.”

Best day of her life: the day JaiShon was born (Sept. 16, 2007)
Worst day of her life: senior prom “We got kicked out because we got caught with alcohol,” Lindsey said. “We didn’t even get to drink it and we had to pour it all out. It was horrible.”

If she could change one thing about the world: Never snow or get below 70 degrees
If she could change one thing about herself: “Be more motivated at work,” she said, “but try not to be such a perfectionist at the same time.”

Ultimate goal in life: to get JaiShon through college and ensure he has everything he needs

Life philosophy: “roll with the punches”

Where to meet her: Hy-Vee Drugstore “I swear I’m there like 7 times a week,” Lindsey said.

What gets her attention: someone’s ability to have fun

Looking for: girlfriends “So I don’t have to just hang out with [the boys basketball team] all the time.”