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Jess

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About Me

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I am 25 working in Greenville, SC as a Long Term Care Ombudsman and Volunteer Coordinator. I am an advocate for residents in nursing homes and other long term care facilities. Basically what I investigate complaints of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation and quality of care issues that come in to our office. I also recruit, train, and supervise volunteers who will visit nursing homes and make sure that the residents are safe and happy!
Other things (besides work) that make me...me:
I care about people (sometimes too much), I love to laugh and make people laugh, I love to read, I love my family. I have the support and love of an amazing guy, I like to listen (and sometimes give advice), I daydream all the time (even when I shouldn't be!), I could live at the beach, and my two favorite places in South Carolina are Greenville and Charleston.
I've learned to love the South and call it my home after many years of insisting that I was still a "Yankee", I tell my mom pretty much everything...ok, everything, my best friend and the love of my life are the same person (lucky me!). I love music and have pretty much all my life, I have the most adorable kitten who is also a little terror, I am very easy-going and flexible, I am one of the most indecisive people I know unless you get me around other indecisive people (then I take charge!)
I know that I will always want to be involved with a job that helps people. I want to be a mom one day more than anything else, I love cooking, I love wine, I'm Italian and proud of it, I want to learn some type of martial art and how to play the guitar, I may seem quiet and shy at first, but I can talk your ear off if I have the chance. I have had my heart broken.
I love GOD and am always looking for ways to grow in my relationship with Him. I like to believe in the good in people even when they continue to disappoint. I have high hopes for my future and I know that the greatest thing in life is Love.

My Interests

Reading, writing, listening to music, going to concerts, scrapbooking (if I ever get around to it), spending time with friends and family, going to the movies/renting movies

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Music:

I'm pretty flexible here...I love pretty much all music, but I have my favorites...some I like: OAR, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Norah Jones, Tim McGraw, Maroon 5, Counting Crows...see, kinda random!

Movies:

I'm a huge movie buff so I'll try to make this a short list! The Godfather, Star Wars Trilogy, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Robin Hood: Men in Tights (gotta have a comedy thrown in!), The Notebook (and a romance), When Harry Met Sally, Love Actually, The Princess Bride...and many many more!

Television:

Current favorites are: Desperate Housewives, The OC, Laguna Beach, Gilmore Girls, One Tree Hill, CSI, House, Grey's Anatomy, Veronica Mars, Weeds, and sometimes I indulge in some reality shows like Wife Swap (I know, it's shameful but we all have our guilty pleasures!)

Books:

As much as I love movies, I love to read even more...some favorites: Prince of Tides, Pride and Prejudice, anything by Jodi Piccoult or Jane Greene

Heroes:



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My Blog

Been awhile!

Just thought I should post an update on life...it seems that it's been awhile!! We've got less than 8 months to the wedding and I'm starting to feel the pressure!!  Some days it feels like I have...
Posted by Jess on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:34:00 PST

3 years and counting!

Today Nolan and I celebrate 3 years of dating...yay! I couldn't ask for a better person to be with and I am so happy that soon we will be getting married. We are planning on getting married on Se...
Posted by Jess on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:02:00 PST

Update on my life

Well, it's been awhile since I've blogged.  I'm not surprised...I've always been slack on the journaling. So the reason I'm blogging after all this time is to say that Nolan and I are engaged!! W...
Posted by Jess on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:18:00 PST

Another weekend of debauchery!

Yay! It's the weekend again...the days I live for! Tonight I am traveling to Charlotte for Jackie's bachelorette party at the country/western bar Coyote Joe's.  Yes folks, there may be some ...
Posted by Jess on Fri, 04 May 2007 07:02:00 PST

On a lighter note...

I know my last blog was a little heavy, but it was weighing on my mind and I wanted to get my thoughts down.  It helps me to get through stuff like that when I write about how I feel... But lucki...
Posted by Jess on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:21:00 PST

VT...in my thoughts...

I've wanted to post something about what happened on Monday at Virginia Tech for the past few days now, but I couldn't get my thoughts in order.   I first heard about the shootings when I got o...
Posted by Jess on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:14:00 PST

Ingrid's Survey

I'm filling out the survey Ingrid created because it looks fun and has more interesting questions than "What's your favorite color" and "Who's your current crush."  So enjoy! Ok, so I have create...
Posted by Jess on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:15:00 PST

2007: New year, new me!

My first new blog of the year!  As always, I am excited for a new year...another chance to start over and prioritize my life.  Each year I try and set goals for myself, many of which get los...
Posted by Jess on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 01:41:00 PST

Christmas and New Year's

Well, it seems like I'm posting once a month these days.  I'd like to say I'm just so busy I don't get a chance anymore, but that would be a lie.  I'm just too lazy...that's the truth. ...
Posted by Jess on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 07:13:00 PST

A game of Tag!

Tag! You're it! You have to do this too! You.Can.Only.Type.One.Word.No.Explanations.1. Yourself: open-minded2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend (spouse): quiet3. Your hair: curly4. Your mother: neat5. Your F...
Posted by Jess on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 07:11:00 PST