Jeanette - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I haven't done an update here since October '06 so here goes...I am working for 94.9 THE SURF, the Carolinas Beach Music Station in advertising sales so if you have a business and need more customers or have information you need to get out to the public, please let me know...Forget about the baby needing new shoes, Mama needs 'em. Living at the beach is like no other place - the atmosphere is more casual, slow-paced, and just laid-back in general. I had a birthday in December and turned 49 so obviously next year is the big FIVE-O. I want to take a road-trip from coast-to-coast(aka the Thelma and Louise trip without the cliff scene of course)and I hope to make that happen. My son finished his first semester at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC with a 3.55 GPA and made the Dean's List. Praise the Lord on that one, but he'll probably need to repeat the Laundry 101 course. My daughter (2001 N.C.State graduate - go Wolfpack !)is getting married on August 4, 2007 in Charleston, SC where she now lives. She and her fiancee dated for a short time her senior year of high school, went their separate ways for 10 years, but "found" each other at a concert in Raleigh this past spring and as they say, "the rest is history." I still have the travel bug...My daughter and I went to Europe (France and England)in 1998 so it's time to go back. I've been to the Bahamas twice and in 2005 took an 11-day cruise with my children to the Caribbean for Christmas. I've been to D.C., Las Vegas, Orlando (I've got kids so had to do the Disney thing), Savannah... I took a week-long road trip this past fall up the East Coast from South Carolina to Maine, which is a gorgeous place. I saw the lighthouse in Port Clyde where Forrest Gump ran to and turned around. My kids and I spent this past Thanksgiving '06 in New York City and we saw the Macy's parade in person, which was awesome plus we met Diane Sawyer on the set of GMA. Sometime soon, I hope to go to Key West where I will step on a pop-top, blow out my flip-flop, and have to limp on back home. I will look for the lost shaker of salt and yeah I can be the woman to blame :) I am a very easy-going person and have an overly optimistic attitude. My glass is always full, never half...I hate wasting time. I do not smoke. I have a miniature dachshund named Ruby. I have a great sense of humor and will laugh at "almost" anything. Why is it funny when someone falls down? And, yes, the gene pool has a shallow end. I try to not dwell on the past - I do not regret the roads not taken in my life because on any one of them could have been a truck with my number on it !! I enjoy being involved in the lives of my children and am very proud of the man and woman they have become. Oh, one more thing - Thanks for stopping by to read my page and I hope to hear from you :)

My Interests

Traveling, Learning to dance, Finding short-cuts around the beach, Being involved with my children, Hanging out with good friends, Making new friends, Breathing, Staying alive...Lots more stuff, but I'm tired of typing

I'd like to meet:

Someone interested in meeting me would be a great starting point :)

Music:

I have a really big range in music interests. I grew up in the 70's so, of course, I love the old rock and roll music from Lynard Skynard, ZZ Top, The Doobie Brothers, The Allman Bros. (Sweet Melissa is a good one). Too many good bands to list. I also like pretty much anything by Jimmy Buffett. I love beach music. I like some country music, reggae music, blues, jazz... It just depends on the mood. I have XM satellite radio, which is the best thing ever for long road trips. Jack Johnson is great. And John Mayer, David Gray, Dido,... I love all live music (even if it's bad!!) Recently saw in concert Robert Randolph and the Family Band for the first time and what a great show. (I ordered both CD's from his website that same night) If listening to his music while driving, you have to dance in your seat so watch your speed or set the cruise control. Awesome band and music. Hope you get a chance to see them live or at least listen to their music.

Movies:

I enjoy comedies or movies with a great story (i.e. Forrest Gump, Dumb and Dumber, The Wedding Crashers...) I don't really like movies with lots of violence or bloodshed (i.e. Steven Segal movies).

Television:

Law and Order, CSI Miami and CSI Las Vegas, Grey's Anatomy, and Two and a half men. I like to watch the Food Network, especially when "Paula's Home Cooking" is on. She is from Savannah, GA and is so funny and down-to-earth. (I've eaten at her restaurant in Savannah - GREAT food) I like the Lifetime channel, too. (OK guys, stop groaning about the Lifetime channel...) Recently bought an LCD TV with HD - love the detail and clarity, plus I had it installed on the wall and that is about the neatest thing ever.

Books:

I like mystery novels, especially by authors Patricia Cornwell and John Grisham. I haven't read as much lately as I used to or would like to. Recently picked up, "The Book of Useless Information", by Noel Botham and The Useless Information Society, and I can't seem to put it down...the sounds of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly. Dr. Jekyll's first name is Henry. The Ouija board is named after the French and German words for "yes", Oui and Ja... see what I mean...

Heroes:

My mother. She was the best person I have ever known. She died on March 17, 2004 so she has been in Heaven for over two years now. I miss her every day.