About Me
- About Me: Missions hearted worshipper, child development specialist and busy beaming mom of one cutie Gracie girl
Travel
- Places I love: Home, Venice, Amberg, Garda See, Cinque Terre, Plan See, Trieste, San Juan Islands, Pacific Northwest, beaches everywhere, Lakeshore Drive-Chicago
- Places I've been: Italy, Germany, Austria, Poland, France, Spain, Netherlands, Turkey, China, Bulgaria, Hungary, Scotland, England, Ireland, Senegal, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Guatemala, Mexico, Canada, Switzerland, Monaco, Czech Repulbic, Slovenia, Vatican City
- Places to see before I die: Greece, St Croix, St Thomas, Austrailia, Amalfi Coast & other obscure islands of Italy
- Dream Vacation: Cruise through the Greek Islands with generous exploration time in Santorini
Movies
- Favorite Movies: Hunt for Red October, What About Bob, Return to Me, You've Got Mail, Shawshank Redemption, Shining Through
- Favorite Actors: Sean Connery, Denzel Washington, Drew Barrymore, Tom Hanks, Robert Redford, Meg Ryan, Joan Cusak, Kate Hudson, Clint Eastwood, Merly Streep, Anthony Hopkins, Kate Winslet, Helen Hunt.
- Movies I can watch over and over: Hunt for Red October, You've Got Mail
Television
- Favorite Shows: Amazing Race, Survivor, CSI
- Favorite Reruns: Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond
- Most Addictive Show: Amazing Race
- Favorite Late Night Talk Show: David Letterman, but there's no one like Jonny Carson
- Favorite Episode: Amazing Race episode where they visited 2 places I had actually been myself in Senegal.
- Show I Secretly Watch: America's Next Top Model
Food
- Favorite Cuisine: Italian
- Favorite Dishes: spinach & mushroom pasta, Grilled kabobs with meat/veggies in this wonderful olive oil/garlic/herb marinade - all natural (Thanks Toufik - the wild Italian), Matt Morris' salad - you'll never buy salad dressing again!
- Favorite Desserts: Gelato, ice cream & chocolate cake from Maggianos
- Favorite Drinks: Water w/lemon, Starbucks - Chai latte, cherry limeade from Sonic
- Favorite Junk Foods: cheese, chocolate
- Best meal ever: Berlin - some parmesan mushroom pasta actually stirred in the center of a HUGE block of parmesan cheese. The most amazing thing ever...
- My Original Recipes: Pumpkin Roll, Rotel/Cream cheese dip, caramel pie - none of these are my original recipes but I've made them so long - folks think they are mine.
- Favorite Restaurants: Maggianos, Ulis - Regensburg Germany, Hickory Log - Dexter MO, Lamberts, Firenza Eis Cafe - Amberg
- Foods I hate: onions, lima beans, steamed dumlings in China - thank God they just slid down w/out effort. We eat & say "Thank You"
College
- School Name: Loyola University Chicago
- Status: Alumni
- Degree type: Masters
- Major(s): Child Development/Early Childhood Education
- Minor(s): Infant Studies/Early Intervention
More About Me
- Nicknames: Carmelita, Carms
- Nationality: USA
- Religion: Christian
- Heroes: mom, sister & my pastors
- Interests: Grace, family, worship, missions, singing, travel, dreaming of travel, cooking, scrapbook newbie, Germany
- Expertise: Receiving God's grace (I borrowed that from someone else)
- Occupation: Child Development Specialist, Developmental Therapist
- Industry: Early Intervention - 0-3 yrs
- Website: http://gracefulldays.blogspot.com/
Music
- Favorite Artists: Nicole Nordeman, George Rowe, Chris Willis, Joy Williams, Lighthous, Mercy Me
- Favorite Lyrics: Anything by Nicole Nordeman
- Band I wish I was in: Avalon
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