about me

i am a 24 year old cynic-turned-romantic(ish) girl living in dallas. by day, i am a property and event manager for a new property in downtown plano. by night i am a habitual online shop-but-not-buyer, music lover, and reality tv junkie. i'm a daughter, granddaughter, sister, friend, and fiancé. 

when choosing a snack, i always choose sweet--rarely salty. i prefer hot tea to coffee and, at the moment, beer to any other "adult" beverage. i enjoy writing more than the average person. as a matter of fact, i competed in writing events through high school--2005 editorial writing state champion--BOOM! that brings up my next point. i am a total nerd. i love to read (fiction), but do so slowly and not as often as i should. 

i am a control freak and struggle with mild anxiety, but i'm working on it. i abhor housework, LAUNDRY, and working out. i deal with grief by making jokes inappropriately soon after a traumatic event. i never use sarcasm. 

i'm from the tiniest spec-of-a-town in east texas called mt. vernon, so i am easily entertained. as a matter of fact, it is very rare for me to be bored and i am so thankful for that. 

my parents divorced when i was around six months old, so i got to split my time growing up between mt.vernon, texas and houston. i like to think i got the best of both worlds. mt. vernon gave me quiet neighborhoods, small-town football, traditions, and friends that gave me a sense of community while houston provided culture, museums, traffic, noise, and theatre. to this day, i am grateful for my upbringing.

my parents were also 16 years apart (dad was older), which seriously helped shape my love of music. my dad introduced me to the beatles, led zeppelin, the rolling stones, and tom petty, while my mom introduced me to the spin doctors and aerosmith. 

i am a christian and put my faith in jesus. however my faith and relationship with god is not a shout-about-it-all-the-time type. to me, it's the most personal relationship that i have. 

i wish i was more free-spirited and maybe even rebellious, but i absolutely hate breaking rules for the most part. i regularly say "four-letter words" but am working on cleaning my mouth up...kind of. 

i value humility, good taste in music, and good grammar. i'm super organized at work, but at home it's more organized chaos than anything. because i'm reforming my cynicism, i now refer to myself as a realist. 

on april 29, the man who makes me into the best version of myself, asked me the most important question of my life. i said, "yes," and will become his wife on march 16, 2013. i am the luckiest girl on the planet.

thanks for stopping by. i hope you stay a while and continue to come back!