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About Me

About Me: (Where are you supposed to start for these things?) Anyways...I'm Laura! I live in Edmonton Alberta and I've finally figured out I was made to live in the country! Christ is central to my life - without Him, life is complete chaos. Sometimes I forget how awesome He is but then I stumble and he always picks me up. Pam is my bestest buddy in the whole wide world - so glad God brought us together! Well that's all I got - always remember God loves you and you're here for a reason!

Nicknames: lola, laura babes, chicky baby, lauralotsalips(not what it sounds like), baby girl
Nationality: Dutch
Religion: christian
Heroes: my parents
Interests: God, friends, singing, music, drama, skiing, boarding, skating, rock climbing, thunderstorms, ballroom dance, travel, light, sports, summer camp, mountains
Expertise: hah - that's a good one!

Favorite Cuisine: italian
Favorite Dishes: lasagna, spaghetti, mom's mashed potatoes
Favorite Desserts: cheesecake, ice cream, chocolate
Favorite Drinks: anything fruity
Favorite Junk Foods: that's a toughie...
Best meal ever: ribs at joeys - way too good!
My Original Recipes: english toffee - well it's not my original but it's my aunts which is totally close enough
Favorite Restaurants: joey's, the keg, east side marios, olive garden, beez!
Foods I hate: onions, squash, spinach, sauerkraut, mushrooms

Favorite Shows: Gilmore Girls, Alias, Get Smart, Inspector Gadget, Andy Griffith Show, I Love Lucy, Grey's Anatomy, House
Favorite Channels: don't have them
Favorite Reruns: um....
Most Addictive Show: Gilmore Girls - by far!
Favorite Late Night Talk Show: way too boring! all it is is gossip and scandal
Favorite Episode: I like the Life and Death Brigade episode on season 5
Characters you relate to: can't say I really do - their lives are too movie-ish (is that a word?)
Favorite Theme Song: don't get me started - they're all terrible!
Show I Secretly Watch: I don't actually have tv - I watch seasons on DVD
Show I wished wasn't cancelled: I have no idea....

Where I shop: jacob, garage, smart set, jean outlet, forever 21, stitches, claire's, fairweather, the shoe company
Brands I love: I don't do brands - that's too conformist
I like to wear: clothes that are comfy but still look good
Can't live without: shoes (afterthought - maybe I need some new ones...)
Prized Possessions: um - I own stuff that I like but I don't believe in idolizing material things that won't last
Guilty Pleasure: borrowing mom's diamonds, buying stuff at swarovski's

Favorite Artists: Plumb, Eisley, Sixpence None the Richer, Pillar, TFK, Mary Mary, KJ 52, LaRue, Mercy Me, katy hudson, U2, kenny chesney, lifehouse, faith hill, appleseed cast, anberlin, dashboard confessional, trisha yearwood, jennifer knapp, james blunt, josh groban, celine dion - there are more but I just can't think right now
Favorite Albums: I like songs - albums are just the containers
Favorite Genre: I like pretty much anything except for screamo and bluegrass
Favorite Songs: yikers - too many and their names are too long for this
Favorite Lyrics: "Every morning I have a chance to rise and give my all but every afternoon I find I have only wasted time In light of Your awe Isn't love amazing, I forgot how to speak knowing You are near and I am finally free Say won't You say Say that You love me with love, ever love, love everlasting?"
Songs for Roadtrips: anything by the Cranberries or a country radio station
Songs I hate: not too many that I do but if you put something on I don't like - I won't tell you, but I'm seething from the inside out :} j/k
Guilty Pleasure: what does that mean....?
Songs I repeat the most: I'm not very good at remembering song names
Band I wish I was in: um - my own family band with my sistas and brother

Places I love: Belgium, the Netherlands, BC, the Rockies
Places I've been: all over Canada and the US, Belgium, the Netherlands
Places to see before I die: Greece, Scotland, Ireland, Britain, Spain, Norway (or so I've been told)
Dream Vacation: wow - that's a toughie - guess it'll have to stay a dream

Favorite Movies: Pirates of the Caribbean, Count of Monte Cristo, SWAT, Pride and Prejudice, You've Got Mail, While You Were Sleeping, Finding Neverland, Cinderella Man, Gladiator, Remember the Titans, John Q, Finding Nemo, Miss Congeniality 1&2, Anna and the King, Parent Trap (the original), Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, X Men, Courage Under Fire
Favorite Actors: Denzel Washington, Johnny Depp, Harrison Ford, Colin Farrell. Meg Ryan, Sandra Bullock, Jodie Foster
Favorite Directors: don't know any
Favorite Genre: drama and action - a good chick flick is nice every once in a while
Favorite Soundtracks: anything by James Horner
Movie Quotes I say all the time: beauty eh? just keep swimming, just keep swimming...
Movies I can watch over and over: Finding Nemo, Pride and Prejudice, original Star Wars trilogy
Actor that would play me in a movie: Meg Ryan

Favorite Books: too many to count!
Favorite Authors: Ted Dekker, Lori Wick, Shaunti Feldhahn, John Eldredge, Janette Oke, Glenn Morris
Favorite Genres: suspense, drama, fantasy
Favorite Characters: um - Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys were a couple of my favs back in the day
Favorite Quotes: I'd have to look them up - memory's going...
Recent Reads: no time!