ABOUT

• I am a woman, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a cousin, a niece, a teacher, a designer, a Southerner, an optimist, a friend, a listener, a reader, and the list goes on...
• I visit the following websites daily: Gmail, Facebook, CareerBuilder, and the myriad of blogs that I've bookmarked in Google Reader.
• I want to travel to the national parks of Utah, Philadelphia, Niagara Falls, and Australia.
• I love to eat mashed potatoes, chips and salsa, and chocolate toffee.
• I think that my best physical features are my blue eyes.
• I've never been one to have lots of close friends. My best friends are my husband, my sister, and my mom.
• I can't wait until I’m fully employed again. Have a design job or an event planning opportunity or a curriculum writing career… I’ll happily take any of the above.
• I didn't think that I had a favorite color, until I looked around my house and saw that everything was green.
• I wish I was athletic enough to keep up with my husband.
• I think that my passion is recording memories and stories--now what do I do with that?
• I admire Jordan Ferney, Elise Blaha Cripe, and my aunt Sally, and I'm embarrassed to admit that I've actually made lists about the things that I most admire about them.
• I would plan events (parties, conferences, meetings, retreats, workshops) if I thought I could make a living doing it.
• I like to cook, but sometimes it's hard to convince myself to walk downstairs to the kitchen to start. It's also not as enjoyable as it could be because I'm such a picky eater.
• I am a Democrat because I believe that we're supposed to help each other out in this world.
• I get physically ill in stressful shopping situations, like buying a car or attacking a sale.
• I dream often of taking my future family on vacation.
• I think that the perfect Friday evening is dinner out with my husband at a sit-down restaurant (preferably one we haven't eaten at in a while), a trip to Bruster's for ice cream, curling up with a Netflix movie, and in bed by midnight.
• I want my home to be comfortable and inviting, and maybe occasionally make people think, “this girl’s really got it together.”
• I regret very little in my life--there just isn't time for that. And, although there are people that I miss very much, looking back, I really had little power to keep them from leaving. 
• I shower every morning because my hair gets nasty so quickly. However, I have enjoyed a few no-commitment days lately, where I can just throw the hair up in a ponytail. 
• I really dislike being surrounded by lots of people. I think this is because I'm so short and can't see over anybody. 
• I'm proud of my high school diploma and my college degree, but sometimes wonder if I squandered away my smarts. 
• I hope that I inspire my husband and my family to view life's ups and downs as an adventure. 
• I don't mind washing and folding the laundry, but I can wait weeks before I put it away--I'm trying to work on this. 
• I must project an image of a trustworthy, wise confidante because several times recently I've been approached by an acquaintance who just needed someone to listen. 
• I have almost twenty eight years behind me, and the future ahead of me. Anything is possible...