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About Me

I work with individuals who have physical or developmental disabilities in various group home settings. While it can be a challenge trying not to get burnt out, it always comes down to enjoying the fact that I play an important role in the lives of people who, for the most part, don't have that many people to count on. That makes it all worth-while to me!
I'm emotional, to the point of being sappy...as a true Pisces should be. :)
I love my family, am pretty loyal as far as friends go, and I'm a pathetically hopeless romantic...holding out for my 'southern gentleman in shining armor'. (Much to my mother's dismay!! lol).
I love music...no, I mean I REALLY love music! I couldn't get through a day without it. Concerts are my obsession. I think in my next life I'm gonna be a song-writer ;)
So, I guess when I'm gone, I hope people will remember me as a good person with a big heart...who made a difference in a life or two.
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My Interests

Wanna know what makes me happy?
* 867-5309 * a baby's belly laugh * a nice smile * a night at the ballpark * Aussie singer song-writers * bargains * Ben & Jerry's * blue * Brett James * bringing my clients to meet country stars, especially Kurt & Dierks! * Captain & Coke * Cash Cab * CDJ * changing lyrics to better suit my warped sense of humor * cheeseballs in the hot-tub * cheesecake * Christmas morning with the family * Christmas music * coaching T-ball * Coffey Talk * concerts * Czech hockey players * Dad's apple pie * Dairy Queen * Dale, Jr. * dashboard stickers * deep blue eyes * dragon flies * Extreme Makeover: Home Edition * Febreeze, BOD, condoms & waterguns - the perfect gift * Flatlanders * FOCMs * friends that make out with pillows * "fru-fru" drinks * G's wheel of wives * getting old-fashioned Snail Mail * giving the perfect gift * god-children * "good apples" * good chick flicks * guitar players * hockey games * holding a sleeping baby * GOURMET hot chocolate on a cold night * hugs * "I wanna make you feel good"...mmm, play it again! * impromtu trips to Niagara Falls * 'it's the underwear girl!' * jaded looks * Joe's Pub * 'keep the faith' tattoos * Kellie Coffey * Key West * late nights @ the Waffle House * lobby parties * long, hot showers * long, leisurely drives * long talks & abandoned cell phones @ Lady Godiva's * making home-made Christmas cards * Matthew McConaughey * Mohegan Sun * Montreal * Mr. C. calling me 'that crazy girl from CT' * my girl Nattie * my IPOD! * my parents & brother * Myspace, of COURSE * Nashville * nights on the town with Mr. Gaylord * NYC Honky Tonks * Oklahomans * our 'waterfall' bar * outrageously expensive dinners at the Palm with great friends * pass the cheesecake * peach colored roses * penguins * personal cab drivers * Phil knowing exactly when I need a hug * photos by port-o-lets * 'quote reba' night * red tag clearance sales * Rich fending off obnoxious bouncers * road trips * sappy love songs * Seabreezes * secret demos * Skechers flip flops * saving special voice mail messages - over & over * scissors, elastics & sparkly spoons * sexy white mini-vans * shows at agricultural fairs * signed sheet music * 'sneak peaks' on tour busses * song-writers * song-writer festivals * song-writing journals * Southwest DING fares * Special Olympics medal ceremonies * special photo birthday cakes * St. Judes * Steve Azar * stickers on radiothon nametags * Sudoku * taking photos * text messages * that 'run his fingers through his hair' thing * the feeling of accomplishment after volunteering for 2 days/over 30 hours at the St. Jude radiothon * the Green Parrot * the Hogs Breath * the Tin Roof * the Wolf Den * the Yankees * Thomas Kinkade * Tin Pan South * traveling * UConn Women's basketball * VIP treatment @ The Hard Rock * Wednesday night karaoke @ Lucky's * well-toned guys in turtlenecks * whispers in the ear from Little Scotty D * "who's your monkey?" * winding roads in the hills of West Virginia * wine, music & friends - preferably all together * World Team Tennis * wrap-around porches * Yankee candles * "you never call, you never write!"

I'd like to meet:

Besides Matthew McConaughey?? Just other compassionate people who have the same love of music that I do.

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Music:

I'm all about singer/songwriters: Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Brett James, Kellie Coffey & Natalie Howard are favorites, but the list goes on and on... Jessi Alexander * Rodney Atkins * Steve Azar * The Beatles * Dave Berg * Matraca Berg * Blue County * Sarah Buxton * Colbie Caillat * Chuck Cannon * Mary Chapin Carpenter * Amy Chappell * Eric Clapton * Terri Clark * Phil Collins * Brad Cotter * Sheryl Crow * Amy Dalley * Joey Daniels * John Denver * Bob Dipiero * Dillon Dixon * The Eagles * Katrina Elam * Gloria Estefan * Fleetwood Mac * Foreigner * Radney Foster * Aretha Franklin * Jamey Garner * Patty Griffin * Jennifer Hanson * Don Henley * James Dean Hicks * Natalie Imbruglia * Jewel * Billy Joel * Elton John * Olivia Newton John * Journey * Kansas * Carole King * Luke Laird * Huey Lewis * Toby Lightman * Chris Lindsey * Hillary Lindsey * Aaron Lines * Little Big Town * Lynyrd Skynyrd * Mila Mason * Dennis Matkosky * Kathy Mattea * Aimee Mayo * Martina McBride * Brian McComas * Tim McGraw * Mark McGuinn * Lori McKenna * John Mellancamp * Jo Dee Messina * Shane Minor * Ashley Monroe * Craig Morgan * Anna Nalick * Mark Nesler * Nickelback * Tim Nichols * Jamie O'Neal * Dolly Parton * Michael Peterson * Daniel Powter * Rachel Proctor * Bonnie Raitt * Jon Randall * Rushlow Harris * Rivers Rutherford * Kylie Sackley * Gordie Sampson * Leslie Satcher * Don Schlitz * Bob Seger * Paul Simon * James Slater * Jeffrey Steele * Kelly Sweet * Taylor Swift * James Taylor * Rob Thomas * Keith Urban * Phil Vassar * Troy Verges * Chris Wallin * The Warren Brothers * Jimmy Wayne * D. Vincent Williams * Mark Wills * Craig Wiseman * Wynonna * Trisha Yearwood * Chris Young

Movies:

50 First Dates *A League Of Their Own * Awakenings * Cars * Catch Me If You Can * Dangerous Minds * Dirty Dancing * Erin Brokovich * Field Of Dreams * Finding Nemo * Forest Gump * Grease * How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days * I Am Sam * It's A Wonderful Life * Miss Congeniality * Patch Adams * Pretty Woman * Rain Man * Schindler's List * Slapshot * The American President * The Shawshank Redemption * The Sound Of Music * The Wedding Planner * When A Man Loves A Woman

Television:

Airline * Animal Precinct * Biggest Loser * Boston Legal * Brothers & Sisters * Cash Cab * Dancing With The Stars * Ellen * ER * Extreme Makeover: Home Edition * Grey's Anatomy * Reba * Sex & The City * The Golden Girls * Top This Party * Ultimate Road Trip (on the YES Network)

Books:

I don't read as much as I'd like to, but when I do I enjoy stuff by Nicholas Sparks, Billie Letts, John Grisham & Dave Pelzer

Heroes:

Two people I admire and respect Danny Thomas and Eunice Kennedy Shriver for their vision and hard work to create, respectively, the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Special Olympics organizations.

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My Blog

In a New York Minute....

So as I sit here drinking a glass of wine, I can almost feel the ground rumble with the collective groan of football fans across the New England area. Yes, the unthinkable happened - Tom Brady an...
Posted by Jen on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:13:00 PST

In the Nashville area??? Check this out!!

You should go...I AM!! Get your tickets now! ..> ..> ..> ..> ..> ..> ..> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HITMAKERS BRETT JAMES AND CAROLYN DAWN JOHNSON TO HEADLINE SEPTEM...
Posted by Jen on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:16:00 PST

Kellie Coffey Video....PLEASE watch it

Hey guys! As most of you know, I'm a big Kellie Coffey fan. She has a new CD that you should definitely go pick up, called "Walk On". On it you'll find a song called "I Would Die For That" (co-written...
Posted by Jen on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

A little LATE...haha...but Fan Fair - Part TWO

Okay, so I just realized that I never came back here and re-capped the second half of Fan Fair week. I guess I should do that before I blog about my more RECENT vacation...for my little brothers wedd...
Posted by Jen on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:13:00 PST

Fan Fair 07, Part 1

Okay, so this is way late...but you know what they say! I do have a good excuse though...i mean, we all know how little sleep one gets during the week of Fan Fair. Catching up can take a while, especi...
Posted by Jen on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 09:36:00 PST

My Birthday, Mud, and 800K

Well, I thought it was time to come randomly blog about some stuff that's been going on. It's been a busy few weeks on my end. First of all, thanks to all of you for your wonderful comments, messages...
Posted by Jen on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:14:00 PST

Bob Woodruff

So did any of you watch the Bob Woodruff special on ABC last night "To Iraq And Back"?? What a gut-wrenching and refreshingly honest view of what's going on over there. Watching what Bob and his famil...
Posted by Jen on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:45:00 PST

St. Jude donations....THANK YOU ALL!!!

I just wanted to thank all of you who helped me in my efforts to collect incentive gifts for my local radiothon. The event is coming up quickly, only a few weeks away, and you guys came through big t...
Posted by Jen on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:37:00 PST

my friend, Grammy winning song-writer....

This is going to be short as far as "Jen Blogs" go, but I just had to take a minute to send out Congratulations to my bud Brett James, and his amazing fellow co-writers Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Samp...
Posted by Jen on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:49:00 PST

2006: A Look Back

Well, I haven't taken the time to sit down and blog in FOREVER, so with the New Year beginning I thought I'd jot down some thoughts of the year just past. Here goes.... One constant, as always,...
Posted by Jen on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 11:14:00 PST