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JoAnn

Oh, Munich...

About Me


Currently going on in my life:
I'm on summer break from school (yay!). In August, I start my student teaching at an elementary school in Mesa. V. excited!
I spend most of my time hanging out with my dog, Lily, during the day and my husband, Josh, at night.
I just returned from a 2 week vacation in Europe. We visited Berlin, Munich, Prague and Vienna. Loved Germany! Hopefully we'll get the chance to live there in a few years.
I really want to do a triathalon. Seems like the next logical step after 2 marathons. Josh says that someday I'll conquer normal triathalons and then want to do an Ironman. I say he's crazy, but honestly, I'm crazy too so that just might happen.

My Interests

Running, reading, playing with my puppy, acting like I'm the expert on dog training, traveling (next up, Australia!), Being a general know-it-all (at least I admit it!), Playing Paper Mario on the Wii, Cooking gourmet meals with ingredients that I have to go to three different grocery stores to find, Constantly checking the Nike + boards to make sure I am running enough miles for the challenge I signed up for.

Music:

Right now I like Wir Sind Helden (even though I have no idea what they are saying). I also like the soundtrack for Wicked, Nine Inch Nails, Kelly Clarkson, a little bit of Carly Simon, and many other songs by many more artists.

Movies:

Honestly, my favorite movie is Coyote Ugly. Why even pretend any more?

Television:

Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty, America's Next Top Model, Sex and the City. Lost gets back on the list too.

Books:

The Time Traveler's Wife, She's Come Undone, I Know This Much Is True, Life of PI, The Good Earth, Adventures of Kavalier and Klay, Kite Runner. (I'm also a big fan of chick lit :-)

My Blog

The ABC's of Me

Do you know your ABCs?Me from A to Z...A is for age:25 (sigh, so old)B is for beer of choice:NewcastleC is for career right now:Grad StudentD is for your dog's name:Lily (I've had her for 5 days now!)...
Posted by JoAnn on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:19:00 PST

Arizona

We're here! After starting our move last monday, we have finally unpacked most of our belongings and Chandler is starting to become home. At 8AM, last Monday a giant North American moving van rolled ...
Posted by JoAnn on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:57:00 PST

This ruined my breakfast...

From IMDB.com:    Dustin Diamond Sex Tape Former teen TV star Dustin Diamond is reportedly the star of a candid new sex tape in which he romps with two women. The ...
Posted by JoAnn on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:20:00 PST

anytime I'm sad...

I watch this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw3UviCXWgkAnd suddenly the world is a happier place.
Posted by JoAnn on Sat, 05 Aug 2006 08:34:00 PST

Changing Careers at 24

For those who don't know the story: in June I was laid off from a company I greatly disliked, but probably wouldn't have left myself. I thought that I was "paying my dues" for my ultimate goal of wor...
Posted by JoAnn on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 10:39:00 PST