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Relationship

Married

Hometown

Niagara Falls, New York

Places I've been

Vacation spots: Magaheysville, VA; Helen, GA; Buffalo, NY;

Business & Pleasure: Las Vegas, NV; Nashville, TN; Orlando, FL; Washington, DC;

Worked in: Washington, DC; Herndon, VA; Tysons Corner, VA;

Family in: Rainier, WA; Pennsylvania; Western New York State; Virginia; Massachussetts; Washington, DC; Minnesota

More about me

http://carriejeans.com

Mother, wife, friend, supporter, spirit, sister, daughter, boss, servant, gardener, writer, teacher, singer, prayer, counseler, lover, forgiver, leader, reader, listener, grandmother, one.

Joyful, curious, compassionate.

Activities

Gardening; playing cards and boardgames with the family; walking; archery; croquet; reading; writing; photography

Favorite Charities

Food & Friends; Street Sense; Loudoun Interfaith Relief

Favorite Music

Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues

Favorite Movies

My Cousin Vinny; City Slickers; Forrest Gump

Favorite Books

Oh, please. No way I could choose. There's a list of the books I have read this year on my blog, though - view link .

Favorite Quotes

"Be kind

, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." -- Philo of Alexandria

"Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Therein lies the peace of God." -- A Course in Miracles

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." -- Wayne Gretzky

"Yes'm

, old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit to make an old one out of." - Sarah Orne Jewett

Favorite People

People who are honest and kind.

Favorite Places

Floating down the Chatahoochee River

Lying in my hammock under a tree in my yard.

Snuggled into bed under my anniversary quilt with my spouse.

The hot tub when it is 20 degrees outside and there are meteor showers in the night sky.

Favorite Animals

I like my "new" dog Bou. We adopted him in 2/2009. I liked my old dog, Noah. He died on June 24th, 2008. I miss him. view link

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