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Nina

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About Me


I've been married to a wonderful man for 16 years, have 2 great boys and an awesome granddaughter. We took the plunge 4 years ago and moved to beautiful sunny Southern California and we absolutely love it! I've been blessed with many, many wonderful people in my life! Most of all my family. I lost my brother 20 years ago, but he left me a beautiful niece who I cherish deeply!


My Interests

I love to read. I finally broke down and bought a Barnes and Noble membership! I also like to work on graphic art and web design.

I'd like to meet:


Anyone who knows me, knows I'd love to meet Mel Gibson. I'd also like to met Julia Roberts. I love meeting people who have had life experiences I haven't had. I love talking with them and learning from them.

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Music:

I mostly listen to Alternative Music from the '80's and 90's. I really like 10,000 Maniacs, Echo and the Bunnymen, Smashing Pumpkins, Toad the Wet Sprockett, They Might Be Giants, Depeche Mode, The Cure, amongst others.

Movies:

I like any movie with Mel Gibson in it. I could watch Pretty Woman over and over. I'm also a big Julia Roberts fan.

Television:

I love Survivor,am a big sitcom and MONK fan. I love to laugh and need to be taken away from the realities of life sometimes. Living in California I've been able to attend many sitcom tapings, it really gives you a different spin on them. I also enjoy all of the CSI's, Criminal Minds, Desperate Housewives, Ghost Whisperer, and Las Vegas.

Books:

I enjoy reading mystery, suspense, and romance or just a plain good novel. I've been trying out new authors!

Heroes:

My biggest hero is my husband. He always shows me that there really is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.


My Blog

The New Year

The holidays were great this year.  I visited lots of friends when I went back to St. Louis.  Traveling went really well with my new bionic ear.  It was great to turn it off on the plan...
Posted by Nina on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:52:00 PST

Hearing update

My hearing is getting better and better everyday.  I went to the audiologist last week and she did a couple of adjustments.  It did make talking on the phone a little more difficult, but I h...
Posted by Nina on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:31:00 PST

Third Mapping with Implant

I had my third mapping at the audiologist yesterday.  I asked if she could raise the volume and she did.  However, she explained that sometimes that will lessen the clarity of what I am hear...
Posted by Nina on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:10:00 PST

Jakes Birthday Weekend/Hearing Update

We celebrated Jake's birthday by staying in Burbank this past weekend and visiting Universal Studios. Jake had an awesome time and the weather was fantastic.  We had dinner at The Hard Rock Cafe ...
Posted by Nina on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:20:00 PST

Fourth Day with my new ear.....

Just a little update on my progress so far. I've been practicing and listening a lot for the past four days.  It sounds easy, but it gets boring and tiring.  I'm amazed that I'm hearing as w...
Posted by Nina on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:37:00 PST

Happy Birthday, Jake

Happy Birthday to Jake!  He turned 13 today!! We are taking him to Universal Studios this weekend to celebrate!!  That's what he choose to do for his birthday weekend, so we are going to sta...
Posted by Nina on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:24:00 PST

I CAN HEAR!!!!!!

I just got home from the audiologist a few hours ago and have been trying out my new ear!  I can hear and I'm so excited.  My audiologist, Jane, gave me four programs to try out today. ...
Posted by Nina on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:21:00 PST

Dreaming

I woke up this morning after having a dream and remembered something that I've been asked by many of my family and friends, so I thought I'd share it with everyone here.  YES, when I dream I can ...
Posted by Nina on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:04:00 PST

After the implant...

I have one more week until my implant is officially turned on.  It's been an interesting two weeks since my surgery.  I was very dizzy for the first week, my new hair was like velcro, I've g...
Posted by Nina on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 07:51:00 PST

After Surgery

It's been a week since my surgery and I'm finally feeling normal again.  I had a spell of dizziness and my tongue is still numb, food still taste funny, but otherwise I'm feeling very happy and r...
Posted by Nina on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:46:00 PST