<img class="size-medium wp-image-3586 alignright" style="margin: 8px;" title="100" src="http://writingtosanity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/100-300x300.png" alt="100" width="200" height="200" />I have strawberry blonde hair.

I wear eyeglasses.

I have blue eyes.

I am the oldest of six children.

I have two children.

My birthday is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_17" target="_blank">April 17</a>.

I was born on my maternal grandfather’s 49th birthday.

I wore a cast for several weeks after I broke my foot while I was in the fourth grade.

My longest lasting friendship has been going on for over 20 years.

I celebrated my tenth high school reunion in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007" target="_blank">2007</a>.

I love (singing and watching) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaoke" target="_blank">karaoke</a>.

I was raised as a Catholic, but converted to Church of the Nazarene in 2007.

I would rather listen to Frank Sinatra and The Beatles than anything else.

I would rather take black-and-white pictures than color pictures.

I would like to visit Europe, the UK, Australia and New Zealand before I die.

I took Spanish classes in junior high and high school.

I learned <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calligraphy" target="_blank">calligraphy</a> while I was in junior high.

I have played the flute, violin, piano and baritone, but I believe I am most talented at using my voice as an instrument.

I get lonely sometimes.

I am shy at first, but I usually end up being a social butterfly in most situations.

I love to spend time with people I am close to.

The profession I would find most rewarding: teacher.

Something I use too much online: LOL and <img src="http://singdenver.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=")" />

I consider myself a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democrat_Party_%28phrase%29" target="_blank">Democrat</a>, but I have <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_%28United_States%29" target="_blank">Republican</a> tendencies.

I was a stay-at-home mom for four years, from 2001-2005.

I have worked in retail, fast food chains, call centers and healthcare.

I have a high school diploma, but I am looking forward to going back to school for a really important degree someday sooner than later.

I am the only red-head in my immediate family.

My children have red hair.

I consider myself to be a night owl, even though I don’t stay up past 11 pm on most days. (If I had my way, work would be at night, and we’d sleep during the day!)

My favorite movie is <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112431/" target="_blank">Babe</a>.

I love the smell of freshly cut grass.

I hate the smell of automobile exhaust.

I used to have two cats, Imakitty and Schatze.

I used to have one dog, Bella.

My drink of choice is water.

I’m a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsive_hoarding" target="_blank">packrat</a>.

I have my ears pierced twice in each ear.

I have two tattoos; one is an angel on my right shoulder-blade, the other is a butterfly on the outer part of my lower left leg. I have no desire to have anything else done.

I seem to be drawn to geeks and jocks for my objects of lust. (How is that even possible?)

I have participated in a <a href="http://www.sweetadelineintl.org/" target="_blank">womens barbershop chorus</a> (baritone) and quartet (tenor).

I try to avoid onions.

I have no gallbladder.

I have no tonsils.

I made my first trip to Las Vegas, Nevada during April 15 and 16, 2008.

I am predominantly right-handed.

I am afraid of large bodies of water.

I am afraid of spiders.

My first job was working at a local fireworks stand.

My next job was working at a local Dairy Queen.

The marriage/relationship of my dreams: Not without flaws.  Passionate love, passionate arguments.  The highest level of dedication for each other.  Safety, security, and no-nonsense.  A family.