About Me
- About Me: My name is Melissa, I am a non-chicken sacrificing Christian and I am a 30 something wife and mother. I've been married to Hubby for 13 years and we have three beautiful children. Olivia is 13, Trey is 11 and Savannah is 5. I love Jesus, my family, Starbucks, singing, gardening, sewing and crafts. I don't like being un-organized or procrastinating, but I'm an expert at both!
More About Me
- Nicknames: Princess, Missy (when I was a child), Mel
- Nationality: American
- Religion: Non chicken-sacrificing christian
- Heroes: My mom! My hubby!
- Interests:
My name is Melissa, I am a 30 something wife and mother. I've been married to Hubby for 13 years and we have three beautiful children. Olivia is 13, Trey is 11 and Savannah is 5. I love Jesus, my family, Starbucks, singing, gardening, sewing and crafts. I don't like being un-organized or procrastinating, but I'm an expert at both! - Expertise: Aggravating my kids, sewing, nagging my husband, gardening, advice giving, listening!
- Occupation: Administrative Assistant
- Industry: Retirement
Television
- Favorite Shows: Lost, reruns of MASH, Lost, Reruns of Third Watch, Lost, Most Haunted, and Lost. Did I mention Lost? Kaye now has me hooked on CSI Miami and Gray's Anatomy. Also recently into Nanny 911...My kids are starting to hate this show since I've been implementing some of the nanny's advice into my own home!
- Favorite Channels: ABC
- Favorite Reruns: Mash and Third Watch
- Most Addictive Show: Lost
- Favorite Late Night Talk Show: Don't have one
- Favorite Episode: Every episode from....you guessed it...from Lost!
Video Games
- Games I Play: The old ones! Ms. Pacman, Centipede, Galaga, Super Mario Brothers 3, Dr. Mario! I am a child of the 80's/90's!
- Consoles: PS1, PS2, Nintendo 32 bit
- Favorite Classic Arcade Games: Named above!
Travel
- Places I love: Europe
- Places I've been: Paris, France! Ok, stay with me now! Mexico, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Texas (I live here, I've been here), Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and North Dakota!
- Places to see before I die: The other 30 states I haven't been to, the Grand Canyon, the Canals in Venice, English countryside, Ireland, most all of western Europe!
- Dream Vacation: All expense paid trip to Europe...for 3 months! Or a cruise with me and my best girlfriends!
Style
- Where I shop: Walmart! I'm very thrifty so probably thrift shops and Goodwill. I usually make most of my pants and skirts.
- Brands I love: Faded Glory, Athletic Works...
- I like to wear: Anything comfortable and flattering
- Can't live without: Flannel PJ pants
- Prized Possessions: This really great purplish business jacket
- Guilty Pleasure: Spending more money than I need to!
Movies
- Favorite Movies: Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Brigadoon, Armageddon, the Left Behind movies, While You Were Sleeping, Notting Hill, Pretty Woman, Mrs. Winterborne, The Mummy, The Hunt for Red October, Contact, Titanic, Most anything Disney, I could keep going.....
- Favorite Actors: Too many to name...
- Favorite Directors: Never thought about it...
- Favorite Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama...nothing too bloody or gory
- Favorite Soundtracks: Titanic
- Movies I can watch over and over: Any of the above!
- Actor that would play me in a movie: Much as I hate to say it, Molly Ringwald...maybe Julia Roberts...both would have to put on a few pounds! Ha!
Food
- Favorite Cuisine: Mexican, Italian or Irish
- Favorite Dishes: Enchiladas, Tacos, Lasagne, Chicken Parmigan (sp?), Corn beef & Cabbage
- Favorite Desserts: Strawberry cheesecake!
- Favorite Drinks: Coke, Sweet Tea, Margaritas!
- Favorite Junk Foods: Ruffles and Ranch dip!
- Best meal ever: My dad's corned beef and cabbage...he used to be a chef! Yum!
- My Original Recipes: Beef enchilada casserole
- Favorite Restaurants: Olive Garden
- Foods I hate: Asparagus, onions, liver...yuck!
Books
- Favorite Books: Anything historical - gimme a good book and I'm lost for the day!
- Favorite Authors: Victoria Holt, Johanna Lindsey, Patricia Potter, Victoria Alexander
- Favorite Genres: Historical Romances...I wanna find out what life was like before modern conveniences.
- Favorite Characters: Most of the heroines in the books I read, especially the ones that have red hair and curvy figures...like me!
- Recent Reads: Let It Be Love - Victoria Alexander
High School
- School Name: North Mesquite High School
- Status: Alumni
- Class of: 1994
- Attended: 1990 - 1993
- Sports: Really tried to avoid all sports, but I was on the drill team one year!
- Organizations: Choir, theater, spanish, drill team
College
- School Name: Eastfield College
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- Name: Melissa
- Country: United States
- State: Texas
- Metro: Mesquite
- Birthday: 12/19/1975
- Gender: Female
- Member Since: 9/12/2005
Chatboard (1411)
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Hey sweetcheeks -
You made it home!!! Thanks so much for visiting us for a few days. I throughly enjoyed seeing you, Live, Savannah & Trey. I think I have looked at the pictures about 5 times today! LOL I'm having bad side effects from med I took yesterday. My fault.. I'm suppose to be taking folic acid with it and I -
Melissaaaaaaaaaaa we get to PAR-TAY on Friday! YEAH!!! -
hi melissa just letting you know your loved love shelly -
Hey Beautiful Melissa! -
Hey my Divas!!!! I'm getting back into the"groove" now that school has started and our routines are figured out!!! Thanks for not giving up on me!!! Love you all!!! -
one more thing.....i don't think they are going to send me to dallas....this office is in a mess and i am doing everything i can to help clean it up. I will be making a trip up there though soon....how soon?? not sure...but soon..lol love ya....miss ya
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missa...i'm pooped out....i haven't been so tired in forever. i don't even think i need my sleepin pill tonight...but i am taking it anyway, just incase.
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Women...are NOT men!
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Mean Ole Butch!!! ruins all our fun doesn't he!!!! : )
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