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Monica

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About Me

About me...well, what exactly do you want to know? You could ask different people about me and get totally different opinions. Am I happy about that? No, but I'm working on it. And honestly, I have to keep telling myself that as long as I am better today than I was yesterday, than I am making progress. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE to laugh. The kind of laugh that makes your nose wiggle and your stomach hurt. The kind that makes you gasp for air and even makes certain people snort! :) I TRULY believe that laughter IS the best medicine! (After Dolodid, Liquid Valium, etc) ;) If you can make me laugh and like to do random, spontaneous things...like wear tiaras at Claire's in the Mall just to wander around the store in it...yeah...and other fun things, then, basically, you're a FUN person! Right? I prefer MINIMAL drama, (I have enough to deal with, thanks...)so, let's hang out! We just might have a blast! I PROMISE...I don't bite...hard...(enough to leave marks) ;)
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My Interests

Singing, dancing, LAUGHING, camping, fishing, volleyball, MOVIES, playing on the beach, games, ANYTHING spontaneous...making others smile :)

I'd like to meet:

My great-grandparents, my future children, but one especially. The sweet angels who have watched over me in my continued stupidity. The woman I SHOULD be.

Music:

A little bit of everything. I love to sing...pretty much anything! Anything that has a message that touches me.

Movies:

Pride and Prejudice...and anything that makes me laugh! For example, "Madea's Family Reunion", "Diary of a Mad Black Woman", all of the "Blue Collar Comedy" stuff.

Television:

"House", "ER", "CSI", "Bones", "Army Wives", "SYTYCD", "Criminal Minds", "The Colbert Report" ----(He's flipping HOT!)

Books:

Historical Fiction Romances, Mary Higgins Clark, Bio-terrorism fiction, Nicholas Sparks, (if it can make me cry, it gets a good review.)

Heroes:

Each member of my family. ~My parents for their patience with me and for the continuing love, affection, devotion and faithfulness to each other. They have SHOWN me that a GOOD, HAPPY, HEALTHY relationship CAN exist. They lead by example. WONDERFUL examples. I am very blessed and lucky to have them as MY parents and friends.~My skister, Amanda (aka: Beebs) She is such a strong-willed, determined young woman. (Thick-headed and stubborn at times? Yes...) She REFUSES to compromise on ANY standard that she has set for herself. No matter how tempting the "offer" or "reward". She is smart, funny, BEAUTIFUL and best of all, she loves me. Yes, partly because she has to...cuz she's my sister, but I asked her, and she said MOSTLY because I'm her friend! :)~My "Little" (6'2) Brother, Christopher, (aka: Bo)- Christopher and I have always had a special connection. From the moment Pa placed him in my arms in the hospital and I looked down at him and I knew. He and I were...well, we just had this awesome closeness. And always have. He is the shy, quiet strong one. Leading by example to his peers not through pushy debates, but through silent example. He is tender-hearted and constantly reminds me that I DO still have a heart, but that it just needs healing and loving time and to not give up. He is the ONLY member of my family who, when I'm upset, can make me smile. No matter how mad I am, he can always melt my heart and make me smile. Lifting a weight off my shoulders. My big , sweet hero. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family. I wouldn't trade them for anything. Even though they drive me crazy sometimes. And...to those TRUE friends who stick by me through EVERYTHING and don't criticize, question, gripe, nag, etc at me. "The Elite" friends can sense when I'm having a hard time and/or they actually LISTEN when I TELL them that I AM having a rough time and they don't do anything but LOVE me, surround me with support offers of being there if and when I would ever need them. THANK YOU! Y'ALL are my heroes. Those of you who put others first. Thank you for your example, love and patience! I love you! I make it through each day with y'alls help! :)

My Blog

I am SO proud!!!

I just returned home from my brother's Regional Choir Concert.  He made the Mixed Choir.  It ROCKED!  I am SO proud of him for doing something with his talent!  I had goosebumbs th...
Posted by Monica on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 07:09:00 PST

I have decided...

I am TRULY never getting married. I am going to finish my nursing degree, get a small, but nice house and a rather large, dumb but adorable MALE dog and name him "Husband". I am tired of men, lies, "...
Posted by Monica on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:59:00 PST

If its right, why does it hurt so much?

I am going forward on "borrowed light" right now, because I don't think, actually, I am pretty dang sure that I don't have the strength to do it myself.  In the past few weeks, I have made one of...
Posted by Monica on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:17:00 PST

"Back Home Again In Indiana"???

Well, as my vacation comes to an end, I have done quite a bit of thinking.  I have seen "family" that I haven't seen for years and that has truly warmed my heart.  I have also had to face fe...
Posted by Monica on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 01:34:00 PST

Disappointment

So, I'm feeling very frustrated lately because I have roughly 5 full days to visit my "adopted-extended-family", some of whom helped raise me for 13 years of my life.  I am feeling hurt and frust...
Posted by Monica on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 03:03:00 PST

Why do I always forget that men suck?

Ya know, contrary to popular belief, I do have a brain.  I helps hold my ears apart.  However, it seems that my brain has spasms or something and causes me to forget one very important fact....
Posted by Monica on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:22:00 PST

NYC Trip!!!!

So, I know, I suck for taking so long to get this up, however, when I look at my friends' pages, I haven't seen them post blogs about the trip either, so I don't feel so bad.  Forgive the bad typ...
Posted by Monica on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:01:00 PST

Ouch!

    So, I had Aerobics today at school and my muscles already are screaming at me.  Man oh man am I outta shape!!!  I have lost 4 lbs...well, "gotten rid of" 4 lbs...my dad sa...
Posted by Monica on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:11:00 PST

That's a start...

Well, Ladies and Germs...I have lost 6 lbs!!!!  That's a start!  Enough of a start to encourage me to keep going until I hit my goal weight!  Basically, I don't care what anyone else th...
Posted by Monica on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:43:00 PST

Umm...you expect me to weigh HOW much?

So, I went to my first weight watchers meeting today.  I liked it.  I'm looking forward to getting started.  My goal was to lose 50ish lbs by this time next year, however, my "coach" sa...
Posted by Monica on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 11:36:00 PST