❝you’ve gotta listen to the whispers of your HEART❞
Melanie is a thirty-two years young former newspaper reporter/photographer who grew up in a small town by the water in Washington and is now trying her luck in the city, still by the water. She’s a happily taken, blue-eyed, curly brown-haired French/Scottish/German/English American Gemini who is living life to the fullest. She’s a mother, writer, reader, photographer, entrepreneur, smoothie-aholic, music whore, hiker, camper, sailor, stargazer, dreamer, sports nut, gamer girl, chocoholic, shy social butterfly, sometimes shop-aholic, half movie junkie, wannabe traveler. She's honest, caring, patient, loyal, stubborn, easy-going, optimistic, bubbly, liberal-leaning open-minded Christian who talks a ton and is a great listener. Her journal is NOT censored. She writes about work, family, guys, sex, emotions, frustrations, lame things that make her giddy and life in general. Please be 18+ before attempting to add her.
♪♫♪ Who I am, Who I’m not and Who I wanna be ♪♫♪
…::: L I K E S :::…
Animals. Photography. Reading. Writing. Tattoos. Piercings. Traveling. Camping. Hiking. Sailing. Texting. Skype. Talking On The Phone. Journaling. Facebook. Second Life. Gaming. Shopping. Yummy Cologne. The Ocean. Honesty. Sleep. Seahawks (football). Mariners (baseball). Sounders (soccer). Bubble Baths. Care Bears. Squirt Guns. Smoothies. Guitars. Pianos. Playing Both. Nice Smiles. Eyes You Can Get Lost In. Cuddling. Smooching. My Family. My Godsons. My BBF. My Cat. My Boyfriend. My Beautiful Sons.
♪♫♪ I just haven't met you yet. ♪♫♪
…:::D I S L I K E S:::…
Liars. Racists. Homophobes. Hypocrites. Closed-minded People. Drugs. Bad Drivers. Bugs. City Traffic. Excuses. Being Alone. Darkness. Body Odor. Bad Breath. Bad Teeth. Spiders. Cheaters. Jerks.
♪♫♪ I’m not one of those who can easily hide ♪♫♪
…::: M O V I E S :::…
10 Things I Hate About You, 50 First Dates, Anastasia, Annie, Avatar, Avengers, Bad Boys I & II, Charlie Wilson's War, Charlotte's Web, Chicago, Chronicles of Narnia, Cinderella, Coyote Ugly, Dirty Dancing, Easy A, Ever After, Fever Pitch, Finding Nemo, Forrest Gump, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hairspray, Harry Potter series, Hunger Games series, Inception, Incredibles, Juno, Knocked Up, Lady and the Tramp, Last Song, Les Miserables, Lilo and Stitch, Little Mermaid, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Mama Mia, Man on Fire, Mean Girls, Miss Congeniality, Mona Lisa Smile, Moulin Rouge, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Mulan, Music and Lyrics, My Best Friends Wedding, Notebook, Notting Hill, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Phantom of the Opera, Pitch Black, Pretty Woman, Princess Bride, Riddick, Saw I-III, Shawshank Redemption, She's Just Not That Into You, Shrek 1-3, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Star Trek, Star Wars, This Means War, The Terminal, Toy Story 1-3, Wizard of Oz ... the list goes on.
♪♫♪ I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words ♪♫♪
…::: B O O K S :::…
Harry Potter 1-7, Sookie Stackhouse series, Twilight series (I'm not obsessive, but I grew up near Forks), Pride and Prejudice, A Discovery Of Witches, The Physick Book Of Deliverance Dane, Hunger Games series, Of Mice and Men, To Kill A Mockingbird, Lord of the Rings, Les Miserables, The Bible, most Shakespeare, Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Chronicles of Narnia, The Lovely Bones, The Last Song, everything Nicholas Sparks, just about anything Stephen King, the old Roald Dahl books from childhood — Judy Blume too.
♪♫♪ I’m not here for your entertainment ♪♫♪
♪♫♪…::: M U S I C :::…♪♫♪
Some, but not limited to: 3 Doors Down, Adam Lambert, Adele, All-American Rejects, Aretha Franklin, Avril Lavigne, Backstreet Boys, Beatles, Blake Lewis, Brandi Carlile, Britney Spears, Carrie Underwood, Casting Crowns, Christina Aguilera, Christina Perri, Colbie Caillat, Coldplay, Dashboard Confessional, Daughtry, Dave Matthews Band, David Cook, David Crowder, Dierks Bentley, Dixie Chicks, Eagles, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Evanescence, Faith Hill, Fall Out Boy, The Fray, Garth Brooks, Grandpa John, Gretchen Wilson, James Blunt, Jason Mraz, Jeremy Camp, Johnny Cash, JoJo, Jordin Sparks, Josh Gracin, Josh Groban, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Katharine Mcphee, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Kenny Chesney, Lifehouse, Lindsay Lohan, Lonestar, Maroon 5, Michael Buble', My Chemical Romance, Natasha Bedingfield, Nelly Furtado, Nickelback, Norah Jones, OneRepublic, Panic! at the Disco, Pink, Queen, Radiohead, Rascal Flatts, Relient K, Rihanna, Savage Garden, Scotty McCreary, Sean Kingston, Shane and Shane, Shania Twain, Shawn McDonald, Simple Plan, Snow Patrol, Stacie Orrico, Switchfoot, Taylor Swift, Third Day, Tim McGraw, Tool, Tree 63, Usher, Vanessa Carlton, Warren Barfield, Whitney Houston.
♪♫♪ You can kiss it, you can break all the rules. Everything is broken ♪♫♪
…::: O T H E R :::…
TELEVISION The Walking Dead, Big Brother, Arrow, America's Got Talent, True Blood, Lost, Vampire Diaries, Glee, Grey's Anatomy, Dexter, Heroes, Law and Order: SVU, Friends, Gilmore Girls, Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, Orange Is The New Black, So You Think You Can Dance, Full House reruns (and Fuller House too).
GAMES Apples to Apples, Candy Crush, Cards Against Humanity, Catch Phrase, Dance Dance Revolution, Euchre, Final Fantasy, Mario Party, Super Mario, Texas Hold ‘Em, Tsum Tsum, 22.
HEROES ✭ Jesus. For single-handedly saving the world. ✭ Gramma 'Nita for being the sweetest, strongest, most beautiful woman I know. ✭ Daddy for being the first man in my life and the best role model for the kind of man I should love.
QUOTES “I’m not asking to be loved. I want to love.” -Unknown
"I'm the kind of person who looks to the clouds and says to herself, 'There's a rainbow coming in a little while.'" -Unknown