Just who am I?

This page has a little of my life history and miscellaneous information about me for those who are nosy and/or don't know already!

education   meeting Tommy   employment   hobbies   favorites   likes/dislikes   cherished memories

I was born in Maryland in July of 1968 and moved to Colorado shortly after that, and then grew up (an only child) in Aberdeen, Washington from about 4 years of age through Highschool.  Growing up, I was very involved in choir and small vocal group, the school newspaper, Jazz Cats (dancing cheerleaders), school senate, and I loved being the varsity baseball team's statistician.  I graduated from AHS in 1986 (whew..I am getting old) and moved just outside of Las Angeles in Long Beach,California where I went to school at the Brooks College and lasted  almost 3 month before getting entirely too homesick and scared.  My next move was to Mt. Vernon, WA...about 3 hours away from home. (That was more like it ) where I lived for over a year and went to a small community college there (Skagit Valley CC).  I continued my education at Auburn University in Alabama where I received my degree in Accounting in 1992.

I met my husband, Tommy, at Auburn in February of 1990.  We had a business law class together and I had no idea who he was...then one day this guy started sitting in the front row next to me..(he came from somewhere in the back of the room) and before I knew it we were competing for the highest grade on each test. (I won every time)  Eventually we discovered that we both worked at the same place...The Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center....he worked in the kitchen and I worked in the bar.  We really started talking one night when we both ended up taking our break at the same time.  We decided to get together and watch a video...( I will leave out the part about me cooking him the worst dinner I have ever had) ...and that's it! We've been together ever since!   He proposed in December of that year and we got married in August 1991 in Washington State.

   

Immediately after graduating from college I worked as assistant comptroller at Robinson Foundry in Alexander City, AL.  Tommy and I bought a house on Lake Martin in Alexander City in 1993...bought a gas station/convenience store nearby in the summer of 1994....In September 1994 I took my maternity leave. After my favorite little guy was born...I couldn't go back...the thought of putting him in a daycare while he was that young made me sad.  By the time he was 3 months old I had found a very wonderful lady to take care of him during the day..(until he was 1 1/2 and then he went to daycare to play with other kids) and off to work I went.   From December 1994 until December 1998 I managed our convenience store...Riverbend Gas and Grocery.  I loved it (although it was a lot more work and less pay than my previous job ) and by the time I left I had a great bunch of people working for me and a super bunch of regular customers!

In January 1999 we made the big move to Cape Coral, Florida because of a great job opportunity for Tommy.  We left all our friends and Tommy's family, we left our house and store in the hands of Tommy's parents, and moved to a place where we knew absolutely nobody.  So that brings me to today...where I still don't know many people but I love my job at a small private school in town. There is still a lot of adjusting to do for all of us, but we're getting there.

Hobbies:

Surfing the web and creating web pages, reading and collecting hardcover horror novel (Stephen King especially, but I have a pretty good collection of Koontz, Barker, Saul, Crichton, and Cook), buying and selling on ebay's online auction (where I have bought most of my books), collecting Teddy Bears (hence the background and graphics), collecting Disney/Children's videos (although I like to say that C.J. collects them), writing poetry, singing (although most of this is done in the shower or in the car now)

Favorites:

• movies...psychological thrillers & horror (but not the mindless blood and guts type), Comedies (not slapstick)

• colors...purple, Forrest Green with burgundy

• games...spades (online in the zone), backgammon, debating politics with my hubby (hehe)

• friends...Becky (best friend from back home), Jeff (also another great friend from back home whom I haven't seen in years), Krischne (my best cyberfriend), and of course my mom and husband are two of my very best friends!

• music...easy listening, 80's rock, King Crimson, carpenters (don't laugh), Kenny Rogers...(.basically anything other than Rap, alternative, and heavy metal (in which you can't hear the lyrics))

• food...Pineapple and ham pizza, broccoli & cauliflower with cheese sauce, spicy Italian food, liverwurst sandwiches, watermelon, my mom's taco pie, raw oysters, potato salad, mashed potatoes, mint chocolate chip ice-cream, and Tommy's Cheesecakes (mmmm he makes the best), cheese fondue

• Things to do...watch sunsets and thunderstorms, listen to the rain, curl up with a blanket and a good book, chat on the computer, work on my web page, roller skating (although its been a while), skinny dipping in Lake Martin (hehe)

• Places to be...on the beach at night, at an Auburn football game, and with my family

• Authors...Stephen King, e.e. cummings

• TV shows...ER, Alley McBeal, Melrose Place (over now), BH 90210, Xfiles, Millennium,

Likes and dislikes

Likes:

open-minded people, honesty from a friend, fondue for two, walking barefoot in the sand, fine dining restaurants, the way it smells after a good rain, candlelight baths, hugs, the innocent look on a child's face when they sleep.

Dislikes:

Gobs of heavy blue eyeshadow, people who fart in public for the fun of it, cigar smoke in a small room,   hypocrites, jeans that hang lower than underwear, jealousy, standing in line, generally inconsiderate people, cake frosting, twangy country music

Memories that I cherish

Tommy proposing to me in front of the Christmas tree, bringing C.J. home from the hospital after he was born, eating ice cream with my grandparents while watching Lawrence Welk on TV, being Little Miss Grays Harbor (age...6?), creating friendships during the Miss Grays Harbor pageant, Caribbean Cruise with mom for my 21st birthday,  the Jamaica vacation with Tommy, dressing up with Becky and taking pictures of each other, listening to Jeff play the guitar, high school parties....sheesh...there are a lot of them...

Most embarrassing moments....

Conversation about birth control with Tommy's father before Tommy and I were engaged. (WOW, that was a doozie), bird targeting my head while talking to a cute guy in highschool.

well, that about covers everything except I love my family very much and it doesn't matter where we are as long as we are together.