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Laurie

Only Love is Real

About Me

I love living in the mountains of North Carolina with my husband, Ron. I have two awesome kids. Both live in California. I work in a field where agencies help others to recover from mental illness and substance abuse. We have two cats, an orange tabby named Crush, and a brown tabby named Olive/aka/Little Sh*&. I love dancing, writing, making jewelry, watching movies, hiking and hanging out with my friends and fiance. I read self-help books and try to continue to improve the planet by improving me.

My Interests

Hanging out with Friends, Hiking, Yoga and Qi Gong, Spirituality, mountains, ocean, bluegrass, art, cooking and eating good food, sunsets, clouds, myspace
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Laurie
Birthday: May 27th
Birthplace: Athens, Georgia Go Dawgs!
Current Location: Asheville, NC
Eye Color: Light Brown
Hair Color: Blondish
Height: 5'4"
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
Your Heritage: Heinz 57 (Mostly English, Irish)
The Shoes You Wore Today: Gold sparkly sandals
Your Weakness: Chocolate
Your Fears: Fear
Your Perfect Pizza: Soy cheese anything
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Enjoy my life
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: lol
Thoughts First Waking Up: I'm alive
Your Best Physical Feature: eyes
Your Bedtime: when I'm tired
Your Most Missed Memory: walking with my mom
Pepsi or Coke: neither
MacDonalds or Burger King: neither
Single or Group Dates: group
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: herbal tea
Chocolate or Vanilla: chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: chai
Do you Smoke: nope
Do you Swear: only when I'm excited
Do you Sing: in the care
Do you Shower Daily: absolutely
Have you Been in Love: oh yes
Do you want to go to College: been there done that
Do you want to get Married: been there done that
Do you belive in yourself: YES
Do you get Motion Sickness: Yes
Do you think you are Attractive: yes, for a lady in her 40s
Are you a Health Freak: YES
Do you get along with your Parents: Mom's gone, Dad's weird
Do you like Thunderstorms: very much
Do you play an Instrument: no
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: no
In the past month have you Smoked: no
In the past month have you been on Drugs: no
In the past month have you gone on a Date: kind of
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: yes
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: sure did
In the past month have you been on Stage: depends
In the past month have you been Dumped: nope
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: good idea
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: no
Ever been Drunk: yep, never again
Ever been called a Tease: many years ago
Ever been Beaten up: no
Ever Shoplifted: yes, as a tween
How do you want to Die: after i've had a good long life
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: I'm grown up and I'm happy
What country would you most like to Visit: Italy
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: blue
Favourite Hair Color: dark brown/black
Short or Long Hair: doesn't matter
Height: taller than me
Weight: slender
Best Clothing Style: preppy or suit
Number of Drugs I have taken: oh no
Number of CDs I own: more than I can count
Number of Piercings: just my ears
Number of Tattoos: one
Number of things in my Past I Regret: 3

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I'd like to meet:

Anyone who is Real, sober, fun and loves life.

Music:

(Alphabetically Partial list) Aerosmith, Allison Krause, Any Authentic Bluegrass, Bee Gees, Coldplay, Gwen Stefani, Led Zepplin, Mozart, Nickel Creek, Prince, Sheryl Crowe, Styx, U2, The Who, 2002
Train - Drops Of Jupiter
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Music Video Codes at MySpace ToolBox

Movies:

It's a Wonderful Life, Wizard of Oz, Star Wars III, What the Bleep, Sound of Music, Across the Universe

Television:

Dancing with the Stars, House, Football

Books:

Currently: "The Wisdom of Menopause" Anything by Fannie Flagg, The Red Tent, Secret Life of Bees, The Mermaid Chair.

Heroes:

Mema, My Mom, My Kids...Shane and Susanne

My Blog

How NOT to clean dishes

Yesterday I was standing in the kitchen talking to my boyfriend, Ron while he was washing the remaining dishes that we could not put in the dishwasher. I looked underneath the counter and to...
Posted by Laurie on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:00:00 PST

Bird watching

The first time I recall going bird watching my mother took me on a guided outing one spring day when I was around 10 years old. My mother woke me prior to sunrise. We packed binoculars and a bag l...
Posted by Laurie on Sat, 03 Jun 2006 09:24:00 PST

Flying and other miracles

I haven't posted a blog in a while. No good reason. Just lazy I guess. So much happens in life that doesn't get documented. Now it is time to post some miracles. There are so many awesome things that ...
Posted by Laurie on Sun, 21 May 2006 08:06:00 PST

To be "Saved"

Sitting in a church service this morning I had an epiphany about what it truly means to "be saved." Frankly, I never liked nor understood that term. The first time I heard it I was five years old...
Posted by Laurie on Sat, 10 Dec 2005 12:46:00 PST

Pepa's last flight

This is the second time in my adult life that I have lost someone that I loved dearly. Last year it was my mother. Prior to her death I heard many times that when you die, your life flashes before you...
Posted by Laurie on Sat, 01 Oct 2005 11:34:00 PST

Overcoming Fear

Just when you think you cannot handle it anymore, just when you think that Fear will rule you and your life, you begin to walk through it, and realize it is just an illusion. All Fear is an attempt to...
Posted by Laurie on Fri, 26 Aug 2005 07:25:00 PST

an awesome saturday

I went to a friend's house at the top of town mountain road at noon today to go to an all day BBQ. I thought I'd only be there for a little while, but I wound up being there for hours. We played ...
Posted by Laurie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Working for God

One of my worst fears became reality nearly two months ago. I was asked to resign a job I loved. I did not want to leave. My job had become a part of who I was. For much of my adult life my ...
Posted by Laurie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Walking in the Rain

I walked to the top of a mountain this afternoon. The air was damp, the sky was dark. Then it slowly began to rain. Every once in a while I would feel a drop or two; the trees were shel...
Posted by Laurie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST