About Me

  • About Me: You expect me to be able to fit all about me in this itsy bitsy box? Wow you're optimistic aren't you? ;) But really, you'll learn way more about me on my site. ;)

Travel

  • Places I love: Shenandoah Valley, VA, Tennessee, mountians, the beach, Hagley Museum
  • Places I've been: Lancaster, PA; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Niagara Falls, NY; Tennessee; Virginia; Maryland; Delaware; California
  • Places to see before I die: All 50 states (maybe minus Alaska? ;) )
  • Dream Vacation: Hmmm...

Style

  • Where I shop: All over the place
  • Brands I love: Anything that fits and is decent looking and modest, I like GAP, Banana Republic, and Old Navy
  • I like to wear: My comfy jeans, flip flops, earrings, soft t-shirts, a rose in my hair
  • Can't live without: Earrings
  • Prized Possessions: My heart necklace, and my engagement & wedding rings :)

Books

  • Recent Reads: "Passion & Purity," by Elisabeth Elliot; "The Birkenhead Drill," by Doug Phillips; "Her Hand in Marriage," by Douglas Wilson

More About Me

  • Nicknames: I have many many many nicknames, Jo, being one of them. The rest I choose not to disclose. ;)
  • Nationality: American melting pot ;)
  • Religion: Christian, mostly reformed but I have a varying background
  • Heroes: My Daddy and my Superman ;) :)
  • Interests: Coffee, chocolate, and sometimes schoolwork. ;-)
  • Expertise: Coffee, without a doubt. Research paper editing is fun too...don't know if I'm an "expert" at it but I enjoy doing it.
  • Occupation: Student
  • Industry: Research
  • Website: http://photo.xanga.com/MyLadyPatriot

Music

  • Favorite Artists: Rascal Flatts, Jim Brickman, Keith Urban, Jack Johnson, Tim McGraw, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Five for Fighting, and more and more and more...
  • Favorite Albums: too hard...
  • Favorite Genre: Country, Pop, a mishmash of everything else...
  • Favorite Songs: Simple Things, You Had Me From Hello, Bless the Broken Road, That's Where It Is, Long Slow Beautiful Dance, Just to See You Smile, Making Memories of Us, Superman, Better Together, A Thousand Miles, You and Me, Here by Me, You Found Me, Where the Green Grass Grows, I Could Not Ask for More, Wait for Me, When You Say Nothing At All, Valentine, this is too hard...and I like too many songs...
  • Favorite Lyrics: "The simple things just are" (Simple Things), "The biggest things in the smallest places" (That's Where It Is), "There's no combination of words I could put on the back of a postcard..." (Better Together), "I could not ask for more..." (I Could Not Ask for More), "You found me when no one else was looking..." (You Found Me), "The smile on your face lets you know that you need me...you say it best when you say nothin' at all..." (When You Say Nothing At All); "You're all I need...my Valentine..." (Valentine)...
  • Songs for Roadtrips: "Break Away" - Rascal Flatts; "What About Now" - Lonestar; Alison Krauss turned up loud in the car ;)
  • Songs I repeat the most: "That's Where It Is" - Carrie Underwood; "Valentine" - Martina McBride

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Chinese
  • Favorite Dishes: Beef and Broccoli
  • Favorite Desserts: CHOCOLATE!
  • Favorite Drinks: Starbucks' Venti Cafe Soy Mocha
  • Favorite Junk Foods: I don't eat junk food...chocolate is not junk food...
  • Best meal ever: hmmmm... ?
  • My Original Recipes: Italian Cayenne Stir Fry; Sesame Chicken
  • Favorite Restaurants: Bethany Blues, any Chinese restaurant
  • Foods I hate: Baked beans

College

  • School Name: Patrick Henry College
  • Status: Undergrad

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: Pride & Prejudice, National Treasure, Spiderman (1&2), Emma, Wives & Daughters...on and on...
  • Favorite Genre: Hopelessly romanical movies ;)
  • Favorite Soundtracks: Last of the Mohicans, Pride & Prejudice, Braveheart, Riverdance
  • Movie Quotes I say all the time: "I couldn't sleep..."

Friends (21)

Memories (1)

  • DogsAreAwesome2
    Our memorable AIM chats about coffee, chocolate, procrastination...you name it ;) oh, and agonizing over lit posts...yick :D

Chatboard (7)

  • FoxeLord
    Pfffft! Lol! ;-D Nice new pic, btw. ;-)
  • MyLadyPatriot
    Yes it's all very interesting. :P Oh well, I got over it and am leading a happy successful life despite my lack of Coke and baked beans. ;)
  • FoxeLord
    Whoops, sorry, "beer." :-D Anyway, I see...
  • MyLadyPatriot
    Well I don't eat BEARS ;) but yes, I can't drink Root Beer or Coke because of the caramel color although a few brands have White Birch Beer which tastes the same minus the caramel color. ;)
  • FoxeLord
    Does that mean no Root Bear or Coca Cola, either?
  • MyLadyPatriot
    I just can. :P Besides, I'm allergic to caramel coloring. :P
  • FoxeLord
    How can you be a Southerner and not like Baked Beans? :-D