nine loves

1.  My Family. I cannot imagine life without my children. I love my husband and I still care for my daughter's father. My mom and dad made the strong person that I am today. My brother and sister have always been my partners in crime. My niece holds a special place in my heart. My Aunt Nikki is one of my bestest friends. My family has always filled me with love. All of my cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents are amazing people. Being a Navy brat, I never got to see them often enough but my love for them has always been there.

2.  Dogs. My family dogs to be precise. Bobo was our first dog, a long-haired cockerspaniel. The neighborhood kids loved him so much one of them stole him from us. Peppep used to walk us to the bus stop every day and be waiting for us when we returned. Buster would take a beating from my brother and come right back for more. Monah was my frisbee girl and she wouldn't let any guy near me if I were asleep. Molly and Buttercup have destroyed my apartment, eaten through drywall and chewed up vinyl flooring, yet they still bring me much joy.

Bo Bo

Buster Ballz the D.O.Double G

Miss Monah Moan

My Pep-Pep with Catalina the day we arrived in Cali...
I thought she's live forever...I got her in 2nd or 3rd grade & she passed after I graduated college

My Girls 

3.  Kyanne & Cade. Miles of land and sea may separate us, but nothing can come between us. I met Kyanne in high school. She was a Teen Mom and I know first hand it's not as glamourous as MTV makes it out to be. Being there for the birth of my godson was one of the most beautiful and memorable experiences of my life. I can't even describe how I feel about Kyanne and Cade. I love you, Kyanne! I love you, Cade!

4.  Sublime & Bob Marley & Music in General. I love all kinds of music really: techno, punk, classic rock, gangster rap, hip hop, reggae, pop... But Sublime and Bob Marley are my all time favorites. Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong area.

5.  Sunsets. There's something magnificent about a sunset. You wait for it, watching the sky change all these beautiful warm colors, and then the sun vanishes so quickly into the horizon.

Sunset at Catalina Ranch Summer 2011

6.  Being Near the Water. I have many memories of being near the water. When we were really small there were these waterfalls that my father took all of us to. We'd wall down this long path through the woods, play in the stream, and Daddy would walk us down the slippery rocks and take us under the falls.  My friends Brandy & Heather used to live next to a creek and we'd spend hours looking for crawfish. When we lived in Williamsburg, VA my dad bought a boat and we loved going out on the river: tubing, waterskiing, wakeboarding, jumping off of the pier. In Virginia Beach, we'd spend the summers next at the beach with our friends; hang out at night and listen to the crashing waves. We live in San Diego and there are lots of beautiful beaches: Ocean Beach with its hippie culture and Dog Beach, Mission Beach with the Wave House, and La Jolla with the sea lions at Kid's Cove are my favs. I love Sunset Cliffs! We're getting ready to move to Guam. I would be lost without the ebb and flow of the tides. It's no wonder why I'm a sailor's wife.

La Jolla 

7.  Tattoos, Piercings, & Dreadlocks. There's just something exhilerating about punk and hippie culture to me. Rockabilly girls are gorgeous and define beauty to me. I love men with big arms covered in tattoos. Septum piercings and gauged ears are a turn on. My senior quote read more like a classifieds ad, "I'm looking for a dreadhead with strong arms, tattooes, and a green thumb."

8.  Photography & Writing. I think the word "captivating" sort of sums it up.


9.  Tequila & the Beach. That's right. It's salty when we kiss.




it's late and i've been working on this for-ev-er!