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More Eye Candy: (Marine Corps Ball, Okinawa, Japan, November 1999)

Well, a little bit about what makes me who I am:

I enjoy doing a lot of things.  I live for the weekends.  

I love passion and adrenaline!

I love horseback riding (mostly Western pleasure riding).  My father has his own thoroughbred breeding farm out in Kentucky, so I guess it's in my blood.  I love the feel of the horse's power beneath me, and the trust that is involved in getting on an animal 3 times the size of a man.  It's a very relaxing and enjoyable way to spend a day.

I love to SCUBA dive.  I am currently trying to finish up my advanced certification with Charleston Scuba.  I learned to dive while vacationing in Okinawa, Japan, in November of 1999.  Since then, I have been diving off the coast of Florida, primarily in the Keys.  My next goal, after finishing this advanced class, is to dive the caverns in the many FL springs.  Eventually, I want to dive the Great Barrier Reef off Australia.

I love to travel, too!  I love to go anywhere, whether it be by plane, car, or boat.  I love seeing new places and experiencing new things.  I still haven't been to Mardi Gras - maybe 2001 is my year to go!  :)  I would like to see Stonehenge someday...

I love camping, especially on the beach.  I love hiking in the mountains.  The feelings of not having to dress up or put makeup on; of cooking on a campfire;  of hearing the sound of the waves crash and letting it put me to sleep; of being surrounded by the sounds of nature, instead of traffic and people - those things are what make camping & hiking awesome.

I love being active - swimming, taking aerobics classes, doing kickboxing, weight lifting, jogging - all that great stuff that keeps a person in shape, always makes me smile.  I always miss working out when school starts and I no longer have time to do it every night.  It is the best prescription for stress I have ever found.  (especially the kickboxing!)

I love to cook big homestyle meals.

I love to go out on a boat and enjoy the breeze coming off the water and the sun beating down on me.

I love going to clubs and dancing the night away, or going to a rave and partying the night away!  I like to dance until the club closes, sometimes later....

I love music of all kinds - whether it be r&b, techno, or country.  I love it all.

I like to snuggle, kiss, hold someone close.  

I enjoy writing, telling stories, listening to stories, reading good books, watching good movies, crying at a good chick flick.  

I like to make love.  

I love to drive with the windows down and the stereo up.  (or the T-tops off, whatever the ase may be!)  

I like to take pictures.  I like to be in pictures.  

I like to laugh, smile, chat for hours.  

I like the feel of the morning air.  

I like long walks along, or quiet time with my puppy dog.  

I like long intimate phone conversations with the one I care about.  

I love life.  I love living.  I love learning.  :)~