Hello!
Happy MLK Day!
So this year I've decided that I want to blog more... I have a private blog but wanted a public one where I can put out thoughts and views and maybe a little inspiration too!
So for now I'll share a little about me and we'll see how this thing evolves shall we? LOL
So for starters I'm 30 years old... which every time i say it still blows my mind! I was born on October 31st, which yes makes me a Halloween baby! Lots of fun growing up with that birthday, now though? it's kinda eh.
I'm a first generation American, both my parents came from the Azores islands in Portugal. I speak fluent Portuguese, can even read and write a bit of it too!
I work in the Industrial Engineering dept of a Fortune 500 company. I'll leave it at that for now because I'm not looking for any issues! I will say that for the most part I enjoy my job, it's interesting, I get to travel a little within the Southern California area for it and I meet a lot of people.
I LOVE to travel! I've been to 3 countries outside of the United States and I've been to at least 11 states (not counting CA) that I can think of off the top of my head. A partial by-product of this is that I also love to take pictures! And I think overall I tend to have a good eye, but that's all in the eye of the beholder right? lol I also like to read, mainly mindless fluff, but also like to educate myself... I hope someday to have a personal library in my home.
I'm Catholic and involved. From the age of about 16 or so I've always been involved doing something specifically geared with youth ministry. (teens) I've taught Confirmation off and on for many years at 2 different parishes, been part of multiple youth ministries at the same 2 parishes, lectored and sang in the choir... sigh... just thinking of all that makes me tired! LOL but I've LOVED every minute of it, even through the times of conflict, I've loved it. I've always felt very blessed and honored that God has called me to work with our teens. I remember being in my Confirmation class and passing notes to my friends instead of being interested in what was being shared with us... when asked to help, all i could think of was that I wanted it to be different for the young adults that came after me. I wanted to share with them the beauty of our faith and remind them how much God loves them! And every time I step into a classroom or lead in a retreat that is my goal. Have I been successful? I'd like to think that maybe a little I have... but in everything I do I'm just His instrument, and I hope and pray that in what I do, leads people to God.... I'm human, I'll fail and fall but God's love, mercy and forgiveness helps me strive to be a better person.
Let's see what else?
Oh! I'm kind of a tomboy. I like cars and some sports - specifically NASCAR and soccer. I can watch football but still get a little lost when watching it, baseball is ok if you're going to a game, but please don't ask me to watch it on tv, I will fall asleep! Just please don't ask me to play a sport because I am very accident prone and will likely hurt myself! lol And I like watching WWE (a guilty pleasure lol). I'm kind of a techie, I love gadgets and gizmos! I've never gotten to the point where I build my own computer or anything but I do like to see what's out there!
I tend to like to wear jeans and tennis shoes but can and do dress up as the occasion calls for.
I love quotes, I'm always looking for quotes that fit my mood or something going on in my life or something that touches me in some way. I post them all day long on Facebook, some people appreciate it, others don't ... oh well.
I'm a big softie - I can come off as hard and bitchy but it's only as I need to be or if I feel I need to protect myself. I'm stubborn, but I've also learned to pick my battles... not everything is worth fighting about or for.
I'm an only child so there are a few family members and friends that I consider to be like siblings to me.
I live at home with my dad, my mom passed away from breast cancer 17 months ago (august 22, 2010)... it's been a hard adjustment for us, her loss is greatly felt... it surprises me sometimes how much I still miss her... I'll go a while where I think things are going well and then it just hits me...
The irony of my life is that as much as I'm considered a "career woman" my biggest dream/desire in life is to be a wife and mother and own my own home some day... God willing, some day all that will happen. For now I'm just a single girl who works and has fun with her family and friends.
Well I figure that's enough for now lol I hope this gives you a little insight into who I am... I'm excited to see where this goes!
Hope you are having a blessed day!
XOXO
Nancy
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