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My Sailor's Irish Princess

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Hi, my name is Shannon and I'm going to give you a few facts about myself so you can know who I really am......
Okay so here goes --- I'm originally from North Carolina. I moved to Williamsburg, Virginia in October of 2002. I really like living here with all the history. I just recently decided to break out of suburbia and get back to the country life I was use to back in North Carolina by moving out to Northern Gloucester, VA. I found a great Cape Cod on a little over 3 acres and life is good...Can we say house party in the country...ROCK ON!!!!!
I have a beautiful teenage daughter, Nicole, who is the center of my life.
She is very close to graduating high school and heading off to college, which is exciting but also sad to see my little girl turning in to a young woman.
Earlier this summer my niece, Raven (AYE RAI RAI), moved up here to live with me and finish out her high school days in in VA with Nicole and I. She and Nicole are exactly 15 days apart in age so I now have 2 crazy teen girls in the house...What the hell did I do that was so bad to be punished like this??? Just kidding girls...I love ya both!!! MUAH!!
I would have to say I am a very positive person, you know the
"GLASS HALF FULL" motto.
I truly believe in FATE, KARMA, and DESTINY!! What goes around comes around!!!!
I am a very open-minded person and do my best to never try and judge anyone else since I have never had to walk in their shoes...know what I mean? Judgmental people infuriate me. I also have no patience for ignorance and intolerance. Life is meant to be LIVED, not spending your final days wishing for what you never took the time to do because you were too busy throwing stones...You know that old Proverbs Quote “Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones”
I am a huge animal lover. I always let my dogs smooch me on the lips and they sleep with me too with them taking up the majority of the bed, imagine that.
I love sleeping in when I can OR more like when my doggies 'LET' me.


I have to drink AT LEAST 2 cups of coffee in the morning before I turn into a real human. Coffee is my one true addiction. Starbucks makes a fantastic cup of java... VENTI PLEASE!!!
I love to cook and bake. I would like to think I try to eat and stay healthy, but I’m not a extremist with it all, but it is important to take care of myself because of my MS. Eating healthy and exercise, preferably Yoga, are a part of my everyday life now. I have started back doing my Yoga again. I always feel very rejuvenated afterwards.
I love doing things outdoors, except cutting grass. That is one chore I do NOT like. I love getting out and spending a nice afternoon soaking up all the history in the area. There is nothing better than spending a nice afternoon walking around up at Market Square, checking out all the little specialty shops, and sitting on one of the benches under a nice shady tree and watching all the tourist wander through Colonial Williamsburg. The Riverwalk in Historic Yorktown is a great way to spend an evening too.
I love music and would have to say I am more of a rock kind of girl, but I do really like all music genres (alternative, dance, country, jazz, blues, etc). I love to dance and have to say for I have pretty good rhythm for an Irish girl. I would love to eventually have to time to take ballroom dance lessons to learn dances like the Salsa.
I love red wines and I love stout beers, Guinness being my favorite....who would have guessed that an Irish girl likes Guinness?? I love getting out on the weekends and making road trips to find the next great vineyard and sample their wines.
I collect useless frog stuff (hence every sign-on I have has the word frog in it), you should see my desk. I also like reading motivational books, although I don't always follow their advice. I love the pick me ups it gives me, but I do want to live my life and have my own experiences to maybe one day write my own motivational book.
I drive way to fast and am always a speeding ticket waiting to happen. I had never had a speeding ticket while living in NC, but I've gotten 2 since living in VA.
My FAVORITE holiday is Halloween. I always dress up and decorate the house to be the scariest one on the block.
My favorite movie of all times is "Breakfast at Tiffany's". But I really do love all Audrey Hepburn movies. She is true classic beauty. I also love the movie "Gone with the Wind". The Hollywood classics are the best.
I love to laugh and I love being around people. Friends and family are the jewels of life. My friends are my loudest cheer squad when times are good and the hand that stretches out to help me up without hesitation when times are bad. True friends are life's angels. I love and appreciate all of you!!!!
Oh, and yes, I do love to talk. I have been known to ramble on and on about absolutely nothing.

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"Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens, not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst, a spark that creates extraordinary results."
- Anon


On August 31, 2001, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. For me this was a wake call to how precious life really is. I celebrated my 6 year anniversary of being diagnosed with MS and I have to say thanks to all my family, friends, and the doctors who have allowed me to continue a normal full life. I have been back on Betaseron now since January 2006. Doing the every other day shot sucks, but hey it beats the alternative. I'm very excited about the results that are coming out from the trials of the new oral medication though. After 5 years of shots all the time, YEAH FOR A PILL!!!! And just like Michael J Fox, I am a huge stem cell research supporter. The cures can be found.....

So just remember....Life is a daily gift given to us all...Don't take any day your given for granted.
You know there are no shortcuts in any place worth going, so learn from your yesterday, live for your today, and have hope for your tomorrow.


"The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experiences." - Eleanor Roosevelt

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Name: Shannon
Birthday: December 13
Birthplace: Raleigh, NC
Current Location: Gloucester, VA
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Red
Height: 5'3"
Right Handed or Left Handed: Righty Tighty
Your Heritage: Irish American (with a few extra spices to make me tasty!!)
The Shoes You Wore Today: nada -- naked feet are the best
Your Weakness: cheesecake
Your Fears: living in a world full of ignorance and intolerance
Your Perfect Pizza: pepperoni, sausage, and black olives
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: complete the entire MS Walk
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: LOL or LMAO
Thoughts First Waking Up: I NEED COFFEE!!!
Your Best Physical Feature: butt, feet, and eyes
Your Bedtime: usually around 10 to 10:30 pm
Your Most Missed Memory: spending the weekend with my Granny Stevens
Pepsi or Coke: Unsweetened Tea
MacDonalds or Burger King: It wouldn't be any nasty ass McDonalds that's for sure
Single or Group Dates: Single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: either as long as it is unsweetened
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: BOTH PLEASE AND THANK YOU :)
Do you Smoke: hell no
Do you Swear: fuck yeah
Do you Sing: all the time and completely off key
Do you Shower Daily: Sure do and I have all my teeth too...ha ha ha
Have you Been in Love: I would like to think so
Do you want to go to College: not anymore
Do you want to get Married: marriage is simply a piece of paper
Do you believe in yourself: of course
Do you get Motion Sickness: nope...I have a stomach of steel
Do you think you are Attractive: Hell Yeah!!! I am one sexy Bitch!!!!
Are you a Health Freak: I try to be with my MS
Do you get along with your Parents: very much so
Do you like Thunderstorms: LOVE THEM
Do you play an Instrument: define instrument....ha ha ha
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: yes
In the past month have you Smoked: again...hell no
In the past month have you been on Drugs: only prescription ones
In the past month have you gone on a Date: yes
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: yes and I spent way too much $$$
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: hell no
In the past month have you been on Stage: no
In the past month have you been Dumped: no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: does in the bathtub count???
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: Can you sing it.....I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T
I make my own money...no need to steal

Ever been Drunk: that is a definite YES
Ever been called a Tease: I'm a female.....uh YES
Ever been Beaten up: no
Ever Shoplifted: no
How do you want to Die: I don't want to die, but if I have to then when I am 105 and in my sleep would work for me
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: RICH
What country would you most like to Visit: Ireland
In a Boy/Girl..
Favorite Eye Color: blue or green or brown
Favorite Hair Color: blonde or brown or black
Short or Long Hair: short -- hate long hair on a guy
Height: above 5'7" is preferable
Weight: healthy weight for their height
Best Clothing Style: PJs or Casual
Number of Drugs I have taken: too many, but they are all prescribed
Number of CDs I own: too many to count
Number of Piercings: only in the ears
Number of Tattoos: 3 and counting
Number of things in my Past I Regret: never regret...life gives us lessons to help us grow

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"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe."
-- Anatole France

"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do."
-- Johann von Goethe

"The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance; or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.
-- Orison Swett Marden

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"I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it."
-- Audrey Hepburn

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Cuir do mhuinín i nDia, ach ná rinc i gcurach ar muir choíche.
You were born in the month of the elder. The elder is a the symbol of both death and rebirth. The Elder individual evolves gradually during his or her lifetime. With a basic restlessness and/or insatiable curiosity, Elder individuals are drawn into the study of profound subjects and are prone to travel great distances in order to further their knowledge. Elder individuals are self-sufficient, lively and outspoken. They dislike routine and refuse to be pressured by others. Highly energetic with a great deal of stamina, they thrive .. and crave constant mental and physical challenge. In later life, the Elder individual commands respect and possesses a great deal of patience. The true strength of Elders lie in the instinctive knowledge of when they are right and others are wrong, coupled with their inherent inclination toward self-discipline. It is important that Elder indiviudals learn to use change as a positive force in their lives in order to avoid becoming reckless and confused.
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December 12-December 21: Those born on this date also fall under the lesser influence of a secondary tree...the Fig, whose motto is "Soul of Kindness" or "The Sensibility." Fig individuals are very strong, independent and somewhat self-willed. They love life, their family and animals but cannot bear to be contradicted. Something of a social butterfly, Figs possess a good sense of humor, practical talent and intelligence. However, there is a tendency toward idleness and laziness. The sensitivity of Fig people can make them find life rather bitter, but they have the necessary strength to preserve a human susceptibility. Born on one of the shortest or longest days of the year, it may be more difficult for Fig individuals to find the right balance between spontaneity and reason...quietness and restlessness...sweetness and bitterness...than it is for others. It is in the Fig nature to switch back-and-forth between the two sides of this flexible personality, along with a tendency to exaggerate from time-to-time.

Heroes:


Anyone living with MS & those who love someone with MS...

My Mom

Audrey Hepburn

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All our Armed Forces!!!
Bring our women and men home!!!



My Blog

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Starting Yoga Classes...YEAH!!!

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Posted by My Sailor's Irish Princess on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:59:00 PST

What’s the deal with discrimination still???

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Posted by My Sailor's Irish Princess on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:31:00 PST

Memorial Day Vacation Slideshow

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Posted by My Sailor's Irish Princess on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 04:43:00 PST

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Posted by My Sailor's Irish Princess on Thu, 24 May 2007 09:31:00 PST

My Personality Profile Quiz

..>Your Personality ProfileYou are elegant, withdrawn, and brilliant.Your mind is a weapon, able to solve any puzzle.You are also great at poking holes in arguments and common beliefs.For you, comfort...
Posted by My Sailor's Irish Princess on Thu, 24 May 2007 09:25:00 PST

Win/Lose Mentality

Whenever love is given on a conditional basis, when someone has to earn love, what's being communicated to them is that they are not intrinsically valuable or lovable.  Value does not lie insid...
Posted by My Sailor's Irish Princess on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 07:02:00 PST

A Drunkin Saturday Night in the Life of Shannon

Well I have to say that this weekend was the beat all weekends for my drunkin crazyness...but let me tell you....DAMN IT WAS FUNTASTIC!!!!!Well to start...Megan came here on Friday and we went down to...
Posted by My Sailor's Irish Princess on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 02:22:00 PST

Started to Remodel the House via Painting

Well I have decided to bring a little color to my everyday life, since I spend 99% of my time at home (i.e. live here, sleep here, work here....what a boring life..ha ha ha).I created a slide show of ...
Posted by My Sailor's Irish Princess on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 09:24:00 PST