I'm a crazy South Jersey girl. I live for days at the beach and nights out with my friends. I'm outgoing and amusing, & always up for a good time. I'm not afraid to be alone, and I could have just as much fun watching the Discovery Channel on my couch as out at the bar! I'm an extremely loyal, dedicated friend and there isn't anything more important to me than family. It's been a really tough year, I am looking forward to a fresh start in 2009. I'm hoping to get out, experience more, and have adventures! I've heard 'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger' but I believe that 'what doesn't kill you makes you realize your inner strength.' I'm a PSU football diehard... the only camping I've ever done is at Beaver Stadium. I love roadtripping- I've been as far as Colorado, Canada and Nashville to see my favorite artists in concert. My roadtripping, my trip to Europe for music in high school, and even my college education has opened up a new world for me... literally, I want to see the whole world. I'm very interested in other people, and I love to help others. I was involved with THON, Penn State's Dance Marathon (www.thon.org), Penn State Relay For Life, and have volunteered for things since grade school. I'm currently growing my hair for Locks of Love, and concentrating on helping my family and friends, but I will get back into volunteering as soon as I can.

Graduated from PSU in May 2006 with a degree that added up to... a whole lot of nothing in the real world. I'm working on a graduate degree in Counseling in Educational Settings right now. I hope to someday earn my PhD. but think that I could also be really happy helping kids or high schoolers in the school setting.

listening, laughing, research, reading, and being passionate.

my height (which incidentally also causes people to not notice me).

(a) poisonwood bible, prodigal summer, i do (but i don't), the stephanie plum series, the twilight series

(b) gone with the wind, beauty and the beast, love actually, pirates of the carribbean, under the tuscan sun, rent, forgetting sarah marshall

(c) Eric Church (he's my bud), Dierks Bentley, Sugarland, Randy Rogers Band, Miranda Lambert, Jack's Mannequin, Brad Paisley, Tim Mcgraw, Goo Goo Dolls, Keith Urban, Marc Broussard, Matt Nathanson, Luke Bryan... I could go on and on!

(d) chicken, salad- BUT NOT chicken salad, ew. :)

i'm adding (e) TV shows: The Office, Rescue Me, My Boys, Top Chef, Jon and Kate Plus 8, anyyyy animal shows, especially anything SHARKS and animal attacks

and (f) sports teams: psu football, phillies, flyers

music, family and friends, a camera, the beach, hope & my computer

what people are thinking, why they're doing what they're doing, etc. (i'm a psych major, what can i say?), and my latest theories on life, yes i theorize, yes that makes me a dork, deal with it :)

out on the town, hanging with the gals.... sometimes even doing research. never know!

i'm really open about myself, so if you think of something private you'd like to know, you're free to ask.

you're looking to talk to a genuine person.....or you think i'm cute. that's okay too. ;-)