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Melanie

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About Me

I currently live in Chicago and have been here for about 2 years. I love this city, but I also can't wait for the day that I get to live someplace that has open fields and trees and where I can see the stars at night. I work for a non-profit urban missions organization and I feel very fortunate to be in such a fulfilling job. I have an awesome roomate who challenges me and makes me be a better person. I also have a really hot boyfriend. :-) I love God with all my heart and I hope that when I leave this earth, I will have left a legacy that will carry on for generations.

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My Interests

Racial reconciliation, music, traveling to new places, Wine, shopping, singing, laying on the beach, Golfing, American Idol, giving and receiving back massages, Theater, Panera Bread, sporting events, the color red, road trips, Worship music, men's cologne, China, Su DoKu, perfume, current events, the mountains, the ocean, Famous Daves, mentoring young adults, pop tarts, my iPod, road trips, UNI, getting my hair cut, autumn, stepping out of my comfort zone, seeing old friends, learning new things, board games, volunteering, the life of Jesus, college basketball, diet pepsi, authentic relationships, Christmas lights, reading before bed, tennis, Chicago, my family, psychology, pop culture, fashion, chocolate.

I'd like to meet:


Create Your Own!PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO! SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO HELP THIS MAN.

Music:

James Morrison, Elliot Yamin, Over the Rhine, Jon McLaughlin, Eastmountainsouth, PINK, Gavin DeGraw, Nickel Creek, India.Arie, Derek Webb, John Legend, Nicole Nordeman, KT Tunstall, Dave Barnes, Lisa Gungor

Movies:

Million Dollar Baby, Mean Girls, Pride and Prejudice, Oceans 11, Crash, Mona Lisa Smile, Fever Pitch, Return to Me, Cinderella Man, Primal Fear, Rent, Newsies, A Beautiful Life, The Passion, In Her Shoes, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, A Neverending Story, and a million others.....

Television:

Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, American Idol, Amazing Race, The Office, Law and Order, Friends, Medium, Oprah, So You Think You Can Dance?

Books:

The list is too long.....any book that challenges me, pushes me to take action, stretches me, or knocks me off my feet is a good one. My favorites are Blue Like Jazz, Redeeming Love, There Are No Children Here, Mere Christianity, Wild at Heart.

My Blog

Singleness

I just read a great article on singleness. I copied and pasted the meat of the article. Enjoy! If you want to read the entire article go to http://www.relevantmagazine.com/beta/life_article.php?id=744 ...
Posted by Melanie on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:01:00 PST

Vote for ME!!

Hey Everyone! Awhile back I submitted a short essay on a website called Threads. The website is trying to connect Christians all over the world who are passionate about making a difference in the worl...
Posted by Melanie on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:15:00 PST

Staying in Chicago

Scott and I started a new blog. Check it out!! www.stayinginchicago.blogspot.com
Posted by Melanie on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:32:00 PST

Gas

I paid $3.79 for gas last night. Chicago has the highest gas prices in the US. It's painful. 
Posted by Melanie on Thu, 24 May 2007 05:26:00 PST

New Artist

Check out this new artist named James Morrison who is from the UK. He is just coming over to the states and has a fantastic CD called Undiscovered (you can get it on iTunes). He has a really soulful, ...
Posted by Melanie on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:53:00 PST

Frustrated

Is anyone else sickened by the recent findings of the conditions of Walter Reed Hospital in Washington DC? Night after night I come home from work and flip on the news to hear about one more troop tha...
Posted by Melanie on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:32:00 PST

Valentine's Day

Ahhh, it's Valentine's Day. crap. I have such mixed feelings about this day. Afterall, I surely cannot bash love or giving gifts or eating chocolate because I do love all of those things. And, as a si...
Posted by Melanie on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:35:00 PST

A great invention

Happy Holidays everyone! I'm not feeling very festive these days, but I plan to watch Elf and The Grinch in the next few days, so maybe that will get me in the holiday spirit. I hate how the holidays ...
Posted by Melanie on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 01:48:00 PST

what is wrong with us?

I hope you all had a wonderful time giving thanks last week. Because I'm single, I'm lucky enough to only have to deal with one family (my family) during the holidays. That's the one thing I'm not loo...
Posted by Melanie on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:50:00 PST

Ponderings

I need to get better at blogging. I know people who blog sometimes twice a day and I have a hard time doing it once a month. Maybe it's because I find it hard to believe that anyone actually wants to ...
Posted by Melanie on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:18:00 PST