About Me
- About Me: I am married to the love of my life and my best friend. We just moved to western Colorado at the beginning of the year. I love the Army life and being an Army wife. I am an aspiring writer, an avid reader, love photography, crafts, scrapbooking, and enjoy running and working out. I love traveling, the outdoors and am passionate about my God, my family, my friends, and my country. Other hobbies include anything with horses, bicycling, hiking, camping, skiing, ice skating, taking long bubble baths, movies, music, singing, watching TV, and dancing, among other things. I am ambitious and stubborn and tend to be a little too obsessive at times. I enjoy hot tea, coffee, & good wine. I try very hard to be punctual, but more often than not am running late. I have a heart for missions and love to give. I get extremely restless if I stay in the same place for too long, which includes jobs. I love a good challenge and I love to laugh. I love life!!
More About Me
- Nicknames: Gracie, Gracie Lou, G.G., G.K., Katherine, Grasshopper, Squirt, Smurf...
- Nationality: Scottish, Irish, English, German, French, & Cherokee Indian.
- Religion: Christian - Presbyterian (PCA/Reformed)
- Heroes: My husband, my Mom & Dad, Ronald Regan, Donald Burgett, the Apostle Paul, Winston Churchill, & almost anyone wearing a military uniform.
- Interests: Anything with horses, hiking, bicycling, writing, cross stitch, reading, scrapbooking, photography, camping, taking long bubble baths, ice skating, skiing, running & working out, doing laundry, spending time with family & friends, music, movies, traveling, video games, watching TV, boats, bridges, aircraft, guns, board games, card games...
- Expertise: Writing, photography, singing, knowing "useless" trivia...
- Occupation: Legal Asst., Dist. Attny's Office
College
- School Name: King College
- Status: Alumni
- Class of: 2007
- Attended: 2004 - 2007
- Degree type: Bachelors
- Major(s): English
- Minor(s): History
- Organizations: Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)
Food
- Favorite Cuisine: Japanese, Italian, Mexican, Chinese, Greek, & all sea food
- Favorite Dishes: Pepperoni & fresh basil pizza, Fettucini Alfredo with grilled chicken & green peas, my Mom's tater tot casserole, Mai Mai with mashed potatoes & fresh veggies, my Mom's potato soup, steak the way my husband does it, peanut butter (crunchy!) & jelly or honey sandwiches, tuna salad sandwiches, club sandwiches, chicken salad sandwiches...I love food in general, which you'd never really know with my size 3 body... ;)
- Favorite Desserts: Ice cream (any kind), key lime pie, pecan pie, pumpkin pie, angel food cake, peanut butter & chocolate pie, shoofly pie, derby pie, strawberry pie, apple pie (I love pie...), homemade cookies, & almost anything chocolate...
- Favorite Drinks: Hot tea, cold mint sweat tea, lemonade, coffee, wine, beer, & almost any alcoholic beverage
- Favorite Junk Foods: Skittles, Sour Patch, Andes Mints, Sprees, Sweet Tarts, pretzels, yogart-covered raisins, Cheez-Its, Wheat Thins, almost anything chocolate, donuts, Cereal, etc.
- Best meal ever: That's a hard one...but probably one of many had at our favorite restaurant - Foothills Restaurant in Maryville, TN - 5 star dining in a wonderful atmosphere.
- My Original Recipes: Quite a few - but do you honestly think I'm actually going to share them with you? ;)
- Favorite Restaurants: Foothills Restaurant, Carrabba's, Red Lobster, Daruma, MoJo, Lubi's, Tropical Smoothie, Chile's, Applebee's, The Gunnisack, Ol' Miner's Steakhouse, The Blue Iguana, Sonic, Wendy's, Taco Bell, Checker's...
- Foods I hate: Mushrooms, green onions, green olives, anchovies, cauliflower, beets...yuck.
Books
- Favorite Books: Mere Christianity, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Lord of the Rings, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Pride & Prejudice, Harry Potter, Calvin & Hobbes, The Chronicles of Narnia, Surprised by Joy, Lilith, anything by Robert Jordan, David Farland, Frank Perretti, Ted Dekker, & numerous others...
- Favorite Authors: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, R.K. Rowling, Anne Lamott, Robert Jordan, David Farland, Dee Henderson, Jane Austen, Alexandre Dumas, Stephen King, & many, many others...
- Favorite Genres: Suspense/thriller (fiction/novels), Fantasy, &, of course, the Classics :)
Television
- Favorite Shows: The Unit, Family Guy, American Dad, Kim Possible, Inuyasha, Full-Metal Alchemist, Bleach, Cowboy Bebop, Law & Order, CSI, M*A*S*H, Lost, 24, Monk, Psyche, The Office, The King of Queens, Everybody Loves Raymond, Yes Dear, The Highlander, Stargate SG-1, Battlestar Galactica, Babylon 5, Doctor Who, Mythbusters, Dirty Jobs, Future Weapons, Horatio Hornblower, Alias, Extreme Home Makeover, American Idol....
- Favorite Channels: USA, TBS, A&E, SciFi, Discover...
- Favorite Reruns: The Unit, Family Guy, Monk, M*A*S*H, Babylon 5, CSI: Miami
- Most Addictive Show: The Unit, definitely, hands down :)
- Favorite Late Night Talk Show: Jay Leno, Red Eye
- Characters you relate to: More than I'd liked to admit, actually...
- Favorite Theme Song: The Unit, Monk, Babylon 5, The Highlander, X-Files
- Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Friends, Sex & the City
Movies
- Favorite Movies: Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Pride & Prejudice, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia, The New Guy, Secondhand Lions, Joshua, We Were Soldiers, A Few Good Men, Tears of the Sun, A Bridge Too Far, Father Goose, The Cowboys, The Mask of Zorro, The Count of Monte Cristo, Love Actually, Pirates of the Caribbean, Babylon 5, Lady in the Water, S.W.A.T., Basic, The Highlander, Definitely Maybe, 27 Dresses, P.S. I Love You, Bucket List, I Am Legend, Tin Man, Shrek, The Emperor's New Groove, Finding Nemo, Madagascar, Ice Age, National Treasure, Hitman, Shooter, I Robot, The Borne Identity, The Borne Supremacy, The Borne Ultimatum, O Brother Where Art Thou, The Italian Job, The Interpreter, Gone in 60 Seconds, Ocean's 11, 12, & 13, Backdraft, Ladder 49, Monty Python & the Holy Grail, The Princess Bride, Wild Hogs, Hook, Stardust, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Men In Black (I & II), Black Hawk Down, Midway, Patton, Flags of Our Fathers, Captain Horatio Hornblower, Twelve O'Clock High, Jarhead, The Boondock Saints, Fight Club, & quite a few others...I love movies! :)
- Favorite Actors: Angelina Jolie, Johnney Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington, Vin Diesel, Matthew McConaughey, Robin Williams, Jennifer Garner, David Caruso, Hilary Swank, & a few I can't remember their names off the top of my head...
- Favorite Directors: M. Night Shamalain
- Favorite Genre: Suspense/thriller, comedy, action, romantic comedy, etc....anything but horror.
- Favorite Soundtracks: Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, P.S. I Love You
- Movie Quotes I say all the time: Whatever happens to pop into my head - I word-associate quite frequently...It's a curse. :P
- Movies I can watch over and over: Most...I love movies. :)
- Actor that would play me in a movie: Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Garner, or Hillery Swank (depends on the movie)
Contact Info
- AIM: grace2you289
- Yahoo: gracekbradford
Style
- Where I shop: Khol's, Victoria Secret, Target, Buckle, Wilson Leather, American Eagle, Old Navy, & occasionally Wal-Mart
- Brands I love: Victoria Secret, Buckle
- I like to wear: That depends on the day & the mood & the weather...
- Can't live without: Leather boots, cute shoes in general, cute skirts & dresses, sleeveless shirts/tanks, sweaters, jeans, comfy sweats, scarves, & leather gloves
- Guilty Pleasure: almost anything leather & lingerie
Travel
- Places I love: Scotland, especially Inverness & the Highlands; my new home, in Western Colorado; Washington, D.C.; Seattle area, Washington State; the Oregon Coast; Charleston, SC; Jacksonville, FL; Jamaica; my home town in east Tennessee
- Places I've been: Over 40 states in the US, 4 countries, & counting :)
- Places to see before I die: Far, far too many to list...
- Dream Vacation: Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Greece, Alaska...
Video Games
- Games I Play: World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy, Halo, Zelda, Wii Sports, Hellgate, Warcraft, & a few others.
- Consoles: Internet, Playstaion 2, Playstation Portable, X-Box 360, Wii, & occasionally, the ol' Game Cube.
- Favorite Characters: Mine, of course. :P
- Gaming Alias: Phoenix, Nighthistle, Amaleah, Gwenevere, Teelk, Leella, Femdominia, Electrobull, Grace...I have several. :)
- Servers I Play On: Bleeding Hollow, Ravencrest, etc.
- Most Addictive: World of Warcraft
- Proudest Achievements: Beating my husband in Halo (you don't know how amazing that is)
- Favorite Soundtrack: Halo 2 Soundtrack
Music
- Favorite Artists: Breaking Benjamin, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Three Doors Down, Cutthroat Shamrock, Albanach, Three Days Grace, Staind, Randy Travis, John Anderson, Rascal Flatts, Travis Tritt, ACDC, Boston, Journey, Phil Collins, Blink-182, Simple Plan, Evenescence, Avril Lavign, Mouth Movements, The National, Boxcar Racer, Third Day, Casting Crowns, Sonic Flood, Mozart, etc.
- Favorite Albums: Too many...
- Favorite Genre: Alternative rock, punk rock, classic rock, contemporary Christian/Christian rock, Country, bluegrass, Classical, some rap/hip hop, & I hate R & B.
- Favorite Songs: Too many...
- Band I wish I was in: My own band
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- Name: Grace
- Birthday: 2/25/1984
- Gender: Female
- Member Since: 6/5/2007
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It is a little humorousthat you would say that. Just a few days ago, I was in aparking lot in Denver and there were beautiful red roses next to my parking spot. People were looking at me as I smelled them,but I didn't care one bit! As you can see by my most recently added photos, I often pause toenj -
You are one of the few people I know who really can take the time to small the flowers, admire the view, and have a childlike sense of wonder at "common" things. It's one of your most endearing qualities! And one, I'd like to believe, that we share.
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