Greetings and Salutations!

Hi there!

My name is Nicole.  I'm 31 years old and live in the DFW area. 

I have had mixed feelings about blogs over the years.  I have always thought them to be self-indulgent - not the blogs of others necessarily, more so, I knew my own would be.  And then I figured people would judge me based upon the content.  I still think my blog will be self-indulgent, but if you blog-stalk and judge people based upon their content - well, you have bigger issues to tackle.  Plus, if you do not like it, just do not read it  :)

As you can obviously tell, my blog designing skills are rather elementary at best.  That being said, that's pretty on par with my computer skills.  I will probably be able to figure out how to add photos, but to be truthful, my design skills will probably not get much better.

Before I moved to Washington DC in 2004, my wonderful friend Michelle bought me a journal.  I have written in a journal faithfully since then up until the past year.  I like the idea of keeping a record of my thoughts, feelings, moods, etc. at a particular point in time.  This is probably why I have kept every planner I have had - they are somewhere in a box and I'm probably going on 10+ years of keeping one.  So, why the change to a blog?  Well, for about four years, there was a lot of pain, struggles, and all-around hell I went through - not suitable for public knowledge.  My life the past few years has been amazing!  I found Jesus again, met the love of my life, and can honestly say I am HAPPY!  So going back to the journal, I would like to look back in ten years and see where I was at.  And you can turn blogs into books! 

One caveat: I more likely than not (any of you accounting nerds catch that?  Pretty pathetic I can bring accounting lingo into my everyday conversation - but I digress) have an undiagnosed case of Adult ADD and lose interest in things VERY easily.  So this may or may not be an on-going project.

So...what will this blog contain???

Honestly, in my opinion, my life these days is pretty boring.  Boring is good for me.  Boring keeps me out of trouble and on the right track.  I spent so many years being a party girl and living that life.  Well, I finally grew up.  So, doing "normal" things: going to work, going to church, reading, seeing movies, etc. are the things that define my life now.  And I LOVE it!

I am an avid reader.  AVID.  I read all the time.  And I read all different types of books: Fiction, Chick Lit, Memoirs, Christian Books, etc.  So, I will probably keep you up to date on what I am currently reading.  Same with music.  My taste in music is quite eclectic.  My main genre is definitely indie rock.  Some of my favorite bands are: Mumford & Sons, Bloc Party, Vampire Weekend, and Band of Horses.  I also enjoy good ol pop music: Britney Spears, Madonna, Lady Gaga to name a few.  I also really enjoy Early 90s Alternative (Nirvana is my fave) and 80s music (Depeche Mode and Duran Duran are at the top of my list).

I recently started a new meal plan if that's what you want to call it.  I am diabetic - Type 2 (thanks Dad!) and am trying to eat healthier to control my blood sugar and lose some weight.  I will probably let you guys know how that's going - meals I am enjoying, etc.  FYI..am sort of half-assing this plan right now.  I am following the Breakfast and Lunch for the most part, Dinners - not so much yet.  Oh yeah, it's called The Carb Lover's Diet.

I will keep you updated on the day to day bizarre things that happen in my life.  My brother always said that I was the smartest BOOK smart person he knew, but I missed the common sense train.  I am well aware of this.  Jerod (he's my awesome boyfriend) is well aware of this too!

I'm sure Jerod will make some cameos into the blog.  We are planning our future together and me, having never really been in a "serious" relationship before, well most of it's new to me.  We will be moving in together at the end of the summer.  There are some other things we may be planning for as well, but I shall have to wait to tell you the details until he does his part.  :) 

Well...I certainly have a lot to say!!  I'm not sure where this blog will take me, but hang on and enjoy the ride!!!!



ps.  5 points for naming the movie (and person that said it) my blog title is from.

pps.  Did you guy see my fancy signature?  I did that all by myself!