I am one of those annoyingly happy, always smiling people. I really love life and trying new things. I love to travel, go out to restaurants, sit in little wine bars or cute cafes. Oh, I LOVE coffee! I have 2 dogs and I love them to death. I am a runner and it's very important to me. I am totally addicted to marathons. I like to live in the moment and enjoy things - - simple things every single day. I do a lot of volunteer work and love socializing. I love meeting new people and I'm a big family person. I have 5 younger brothers and totally love hanging out with them - - especially the high school ones who are on sports teams. I like to play tennis and read and write and go for weekend getaways.

I like to call myself a writer. However, until my undiscovered talent has surfaced, I also have a regular day job :-) I write mostly for women's magazines on dating and relationships but also sometimes on fitness and other random things. My day job is a government job. I enjoy doing volunteer work. I'm also in school right now finishing my degree and hope to get into a graduate program after that and become a counseling psychologist. I have a teenage daughter. Well sort of...Long story but I unofficially adopted her from Europe and it's like she's my own. It can be challenging but she's a wonderful addition to my family. I love running and train 5 days a week most weeks. I honestly don't have a whole lot of free time except on the weekends and I totally cherish my weekends. I love hanging out at home with the dogs, visiting the fam, gardening, drinking a yummy cup of coffee, or going out with friends.

making people laugh, running, having fun no matter where I am.

Smile! maybe eyes :-)

I like nonfiction books, biographies, etc. I like lots of movies and music. I like almost all food and I LOVE eating. The perk of being a long distance runner is that I can eat a lot and pretty much whatever I want, so you'll never see me counting carbs or dieting!

I'm pretty simple, so the basics - - family, friends, pretty flowers, hummingbirds, a pair of running shoes.

new adventures and travels.

eating pasta and staying in. I run every sat morning so my friday nights don't get too wild too often.

You are real, independent and like to have fun!