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Melanie

'Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.' - P.J. O'Rourke

About Me

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Hey! My name is Melanie, I'm 21, and I live in Vista, CA, but you probably already know all that if you're looking at my page. I'm originally from NY (Long Island and upstate), but moved to VA in my early teens (Stafford is where I consider my "hometown"). My high school sweetheart (Bryan!) and I got married January 31, 2005. At that time he had just graduated Marine Corps bootcamp, and shortly after we moved to Pensacola, FL (DON'T EVER LIVE THERE!). We were in FL for a little over a year, and then we got orders to California, so here we are. We love it here, but we plan to move back to the east coast eventually. I find great pride in my husband and in being a Marine Corps wife.
I consider myself a semi-liberal Republican. Although I would say I'm pretty conservative in my beliefs, I do support gay rights. So, I guess that would make me liberal in the eyes of a conservative Republican. However, I am STRONGLY anti-abortion (pro-life). I do tend to be pretty open-minded in most matters, and am willing to listen to whatever anyone has to say. I do stand strongly in my beliefs and what I am sure of, but I love to have deep conversations and hear other point of views. Political conversations are the best, and I try to keep up with my current events because I love to have casual debates.
I am not religious, but I would consider myself very spiritual. I find myself thinking about all of this a lot. I've concluded that it's all too complex to have just happened, but I do not relate to any religion I have currently come across. I believe in karma. I believe you should always treat others how you would like to be treated. I believe if you live an honest life, you will be rewarded, if not in some type of after-life, then in life itself. Anyway, religion is a fun subject. If you want to talk about it, let's do it, just don't push me. I am all about having conversations about religious beliefs, I love to learn about different religions, but I hate it when people try so desperately to convert me. I can make decisions for myself.
I'm a pretty educated kid. I absolutely love to learn. It's one of my greatest passions. I attended Coastal Carolina University from 2003-2004. Then I attended Palomar College from 2006-2007, where I got my AA. In the fall, I'll be transferring to CSU San Marcos, where I will major in Literature and Writing. I'm so psyched. If all goes as planned, I will graduate with my BA in December '08 or May '09. After that, I might go for a Masters or something, who knows. Either way, I never want to stop learning. I love to read, and if you have any suggestions, let me know.
I currently work for Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) and I absolutely love my job. I've been there for almost a year, and I plan to continue to work there for a while. My goals for the future are to write and get published, be a high school English teacher, see the world (who doesn't want to do that?), learn as much as humanly possible (whether in a classroom or through self-teaching), and (most importantly) to be the best wife and mom I could possibly be (no, I don't have any kids yet). Family will always be #1 to me.
I love to do all sorts of different things. I spend a lot of my time working out (especially running). I love to keep my body healthy and to stay in shape. If you don't take care of yourself, nobody will. I also spend as much time as possible reading and writing, and keeping up with the news. I'm currently following the 2008 presidential election very closely. I love spending time with my husband, whether it's relaxing at home and watching DVDs, or going out someplace. We love to take roadtrips and find new things to do, and we hope to experience everything San Diego has to offer before we're outta here. We both want to travel a lot and are currently saving to take trips. It looks like we may be taking a trip to Hawaii next year, so we're planning that as best we can and getting psyched. Hopefully we're able to go. I also love Starbucks and sushi, but not together, that's pretty gross. Music is another one of my passions, I love listening to it. Lyrics are poetry. Well, that's enough about me for now. Peace out.

My Boyz: Bryan (my hubby) and Ernie (our kitty)
And this is my baby, Mocar Meyer (aka Oscar). He lives in VA still, but he's always in my heart :)

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My Interests

Reading, writing, working out, hanging out with the hubby 3, going to the movies, watching DVDs, going to eat some sushi, going to Jamba Juice and Starbucks, playing with Ernie, coffee and green tea (mmm!), music, and concerts ...

I'd like to meet:

Chris Carrabba, John Krasinski, J.D. Salinger, JT, Tom DeLonge, Michelle Branch, Dr. Phil, Will Ferrell, Matt Damon, Jack Black ...

Music:



I'm into all different types, but I'd say my favorite type is emo (although I am in NO WAY depressed! lol). Specific bands I'm into: Dashboard Confessional, Angels and Airwaves, Secondhand Serenade, Jack Johnson, Green Day, Breaking Benjamin, Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, Yellowcard, Saves the Day, Taking Back Sunday, Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, hellogoodbye, Halifax, Simon and Garfunkel, Justin Timberlake, The Graduate, Linkin Park, Hoobastank, New Found Glory, James Morrison ... the list goes on ...

Movies:

Anchorman, Finding Nemo, The Notebook, Napoleon Dynomite ...

Television:

One Tree Hill, The Office, Smallville, Dr. Phil, Ellen, The Today Show, Deal or No Deal ... honestly, I don't watch too much TV though ...

Books:

The Catcher in the Rye, Native Son, The Giver ...

Heroes:

My Husband

He does so much for me, and he makes me the happiest person in the world. He serves our country, he goes to school, he puts up with me, and he can always make me laugh. No matter where life brings us, baby, I'm right by your side. You are my best friend, and I truly don't know what I'd do without you. I love you.

My Blog

A lot is changing ...

Well the past week or so has been all about change! My manager's husband got orders to Hawaii, so this is her last week at work. The new manager started yeseterday, getting used to the store before my...
Posted by Melanie on Wed, 23 May 2007 09:23:00 PST

This One's For Military Spouses!!!

My mother-in-law sent me this article, I thought it was really cute and really true! Thought you other military spouses would like it ... it's from Military.com ... You're a Military Wife When... Sara...
Posted by Melanie on Thu, 10 May 2007 02:59:00 PST

***** ABORTION!!! ***** (important: this is MY opinion)

The Supreme Court upheld a ban on partial-birth abortion on April 18th, 2007. The ban was originally put in place in 2003. Will this potentially chip-away 1973's Roe v. Wade? I hope so. What I wonder ...
Posted by Melanie on Wed, 02 May 2007 04:30:00 PST

My Thoughts on the Recent Tragedy

Everything that has happened at Virginia Tech has rendered me incapable of performing any daily tasks without wanting to cry. I can't believe this is happening, and it's a culmination of events. I ke...
Posted by Melanie on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:41:00 PST

** UPDATE, FUN-TIMES **

How about a freaking update? Doesn't that sound just dandy? Seriously, I know you all want to know all about what's been going on in my life. You are ecstatic that I've posted this blog, you've been w...
Posted by Melanie on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:27:00 PST

procrastination!

I have a lot to do. Why do I procrastinate so much? I swear I'm not as bad as my husband. But I wish when I set my mind to get things done I could actually stick to them. Grrrrr. With that said it pro...
Posted by Melanie on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:03:00 PST

Taking a Break.

Hey everyone ... just wanted to post that I'll be taking a little break from both MySpace and Facebook. I'm falling a little behind on schoolwork, nothing major, but I want to do some catching up beca...
Posted by Melanie on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 08:51:00 PST

Baby Shower MADNESS!!!!

So I just threw a babyshower. Everyone left a little while ago. It was fun. It was for Felisha, a girl I worked with (she left recently because she is due soon) ... I was worried about how it was gonn...
Posted by Melanie on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 11:10:00 PST

So Much Goin' ON!

Hey everyone ... just thought I'd update you all on my life. There's been a lot going on ... after the holidays and all the company, Bryan and I both started back up at school for the Spring semester....
Posted by Melanie on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 09:48:00 PST

Back to school ... back to school :)

Today was the first day of Spring semester ... I am only taking 3 classes this semester but I am glad because of work but also because these classes are going to be TOUGH!!! Today I had Creative Writi...
Posted by Melanie on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 04:07:00 PST