I love me. I love my life. I've worked hard to get where I am now, and I keep working hard to stay here - because I love it. I grew up in Orlando, Florida, and was lucky enough to get a scholarship to the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma, for Athletics - Rowing. After graduating college, I married my wonderful husband (who I met the first day of college), and we moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where I was able to locate the perfect job in no time at all. I believe in following your dreams, working hard, and that the smaller details will work themselves out. I'm living proof of that. I live for myself, my family and friends, and my dreams. I have lots of them. I intend to live a full and happy life, and die with no regrets in my heart. I've gone through many stages in my life - my emotional teen stage, my party hard stage, my beach stage, my depressed stage, my happy stage. I've won awards and contests, accepted a rowing Nationals medal and met with Tulsa's Mayor. I've loved deeply and been disappointed. I've given and never received. I've lived and learned. That's my motto in life, I've been saying it for years. So far I have learned from my losses and victories, my mistakes and my perfection. They shape who I am today. I love who I am. I've been through many things, tried many things, and here I am. Me. Name: Chelsea Nicknames: Chels, Chelskins, Chella-Bella (don't ask) Birthdate: September 11 (yup) Born and Raised In: Orlando, FL Currently Live In: Omaha, Nebraska Height: 5'7.5" Hair: Shoulder-length straight dirty blonde Skin: Tan in the summer, Pale in the winter High School/College Sports: Crew (rowing) Car: '99 black Buick Regal LSE (yeaaa baby!) Pets: Mel (my Bushy-Tailed Jird), Enrique (my Beta fish). My parents' pets: 2 cats (Simba, Autumn) and an adorable Golden Retriever (Olivia, aka Libby) Hobbies: movies, shopping, hanging out with friends, writing, reading, drawing, designing logos/graphics for clients via my design business - Magruder Designs, cuddling with my husband, knitting, painting, and of course webdesigning *wink* Personality: "..laid back and mellow..kinda goes with the flow." -James Fav. Store: American Eagle, Gap, and Victoria's Secret, at the moment ;) Fav. Movies: All Disney computer-animated films (current fav: Ratatouille), The Devil Wears Prada, Borat, Superbad, Batman: The Dark Knight, When Harry Met Sally, and a zillion others. Fav. Color: I have none - I like them all! My fav color tends to change from day-to-day Fav. Books: Freckles, The Storm, A Wrinkle In Time, All books by Stephanie Meyer, and all Stephen King books. Fav. Tv. Shows: Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond, Southpark, House, The Starter Wife and Scrubs. Fav. Drink: Red wine *nods* Fav. Restaurants: Charleston's, Red Rock Canyon Grill Fav. Shoes: Reefs Sandals and high heel shoes and boots Fav. Names: Amber, John (don't ask) Crazy Foods Eaten: Escargo, Caviar, Fried Frog Legs, Gator, Crawfish, Shark, Gar Fav. Food: Grilled Salmon and sushi.. *mouth waters* Sleeps: with my hubbie!.. and with a stuffed animal *blushes* Duplex: very asian/chinese-y influenced. Parts of it also have a studio-ish style to it, too. All in all, it's very laid back and calming..i love my place. Dislikes: Fakey people, people that use other people, people that ignore other people <--- big pet peeve, teachers that don't teach, people that mistreat their animals. Fav. Song at the Moment: Jason Mraz, album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. Lyrics to Live by: Offspring, Defy You Fav. Music Group: Matchbox20 Music I Listen To: Britney Spears, Garth Brooks, Deana Carter, Dixie Chicks, Eminem, Greenday, Jason Mraz, Toby Keith, Ludacris, Nikel Creek, Offspring, Pink, Alanis Morissette, Radiohead, Sublime, U2 Fav. Actors: Jim Carrey, Denzel Washington, Mike Meyers, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson & Heath Ledger :( Fav. Actress: Julia Roberts Fav. Ice-Cream Flavor: Mint chocolate chip, usually mixed with Coffee (try it - it's delicious!) ;) Is A Sucker For: Sweets Fav. Candy: Candy Corn Hates: Onions, Celery Fav. Quote: "Marathon runners talk about 'hitting the wall' at the twenty-third mile of the race. What rowers confront isn't a wall; it's a hole--an abyss of pain, which opens up in the second minute of the race." -- John Seabrook, "Feel No Pain" v.v hehe my new puppy! isn't he adorable? [I'm from Orlando, Florida.] PC against stealing!