NJHeart2Heart’s Weblog

BASICS

Nationality: German, Irish

Religion: Christianity

Heroes: Henri Nouwen, C.S. Lewis

Interests: Personal journaling, life stories, general writing, scrapbooking, hiking , DSLR photography, cat ownership, pet ownership, interpersonal communication, psychology.

Quirks: I am the pickiest eater I have ever known or met.  I enjoy “Heart2Heart” conversations. I have a penchent for gadgets.

Expertise: scrapbook journaling, organizing, encouraging others

Occupation: Executive Assistant in legal department of national real estate company

TRAVEL

Places I love: Virginia Beach, Lubec, Maine, others yet to be discovered!
Places I’ve been: Texas, Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maine, Florida & several mid-atlantic states
Places to see before I die: Every state on continental US. Ireland.
Dream Vacation: Spend a week at a private beach adjacent to a wildlife preserve.

STYLE

Where I shop: Macy’s, Bonworth.  Brands I like: Alfred Dunner, Covington
I like to wear: casual clothes
Can’t live without: terry cloth pants in summer, fleece pants in winter!

Prized Possessions: My journals and life stories
Guilty Pleasure: Smores, southern lemon pie ice cream (Turkey Hill brand), cake batter ice cream

TV

Favorite Shows: House MD, Monk, Little House on the Prairie, Animal Heros
Favorite Channels: Animal Planet, TLC, HGTV
Favorite Reruns: Little House on the Prairie, Wonder Years
Most Addictive Show: So You Think You Can Dance?
Characters you relate to: Laura Ingalls 

MOVIES

Favorite Movies: Sound of Music, Narnia, Beauitful Mind, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Flicka
Favorite Genre: Fantasy, Animations, Christian
Favorite Soundtracks: Sound of Music, Psalms of David
Movie Quotes I say all the time: My husband is the expert at quotes!
Movies I can watch over and over: It’s a Wonderful Life, Christmas Carol. Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter

BOOKS / MUSIC

Favorite Books: How People Grow, Write it Down Make It Happen, Memories to Memoirs, First Things First
Favorite Authors: Henri Nouwen, Henry Cloud, Bill Bryson, Denis Ledoux
Favorite Genres: Travel humor, “family friendly” humor, Christian novels, Non-fiction personal development
Favorite Characters: Tigger, Sirius Black
Favorite Quotes:  If you’re not swimming upstream you’re drifting downstream!”
Recent Reads: Veritas(christian novel), Backpackers Guide,

Favorite Artists: Mark Schultz
Songs for Roadtrips: Audio Books by Bill Bryson
Music Interests: I enjoy a variety of music, mostly Christian, all clean lyrics.  I most often buy “best of” albums for the “cream of the crop” of a particular artist.

Food

Favorite Cuisine: American
Favorite Dishes: Macaroni and Cheese, “Potatoe Pie”, thin crust pizza, traditional turkey dinner
Favorite Desserts: cake batter ice cream
Favorite Drinks: Shirley Temple
Favorite Junk Foods: Original Pringles, Reeses Peanut Butter Cups
My Original Recipes: I don’t do cooking
Favorite Restaurants: Outback Steakhouse, The Grate Steak (only in VA)
Foods I hate: 90% of healthy foods!