Hello!
I live in Ohio but grew up in Florida on the beach- I moved up to Put In Bay my first summer in college to work on the resort island and BANK some buku bucks, and ultimately met the love of my life! I've been here for seven years now, and thankfully get to travel back to Florida and my entire family a few times a year.
I'm a newbie runner- I'm learning the ins and outs to running through trial and error pretty much... I'm currently nursing an IT band injury, healing it consists of a lot of painful stretches and foam-rolling (fucking thing). I have 3, count em, THREE half marathons slated for this year, and I'm really shooting myself for being so spontaneous... We shall see.
I'm a step mom to a 7 year old. He's a challenge- constantly telling me I didn't make him and I'm not his real mom, I can't WAIT for the teenage years! I'm not having children of my own- I honestly can't imagine raising a child in today's world- we woke up one day and sort of inherited a 3 year old from his fucking meth head mother- here you go! I do love him, don't get me wrong. I'm a little jaded at this exact moment in time because he is currently screaming my name over and over again and banging on the walls of his room. :D
I'm a nurse, I love my job and a hungry for knowledge. This fall I'm starting up RN/BSN school, with the dream of becoming a kick-ass cardiac nurse practitioner. I am a quick learner and LOVE the science behind the human body. We are amazingly fragile beings.
My husband and I love to garden- you'll see way more pictures of tomatoes and cucumbers and peppers then you'll want to after this summer is up! We make our own wine and raise chickens for eggs, we hunt and fish and forage for mushrooms (MOREL SEASON IS ONNN) and like to do outsidey things. We live across the street from Lake Erie, and walk our kayaks over a few times a week during the summer.
During the winter I pretty much curl up into the fetal position and cry until the snow melts.
I love photography and kick myself for not being more active with my camera. I enjoy writing, painting and exercising. I love tattoos and have a list as long as my arm of designs I want to get- I have money stashed away for a bunch this year. Maybe someday I'll grow the balls to submit a set and become a hopeful- it's something I have to discuss with the hubby and really consider... We shall see!
I also like to ramble.
Oh and both my cat and dog are snoring right now. It's like a dueling piano bar in this place.