A Bit About Chris

Most everyone who 'knows' me, knows almost everything about me. I don't have much of a filter and I've never quite managed to keep my feelings from showing on my face. Since many of you don't have the luxury....or annoyance of seeing me in person...here's a bit about me.

*I'm originally from Rhode Island and didn't leave until I left for graduate school in the big bad city.

*I met my husband 3 days before 9/11. Our first date was on 9/13. We were both in Manhattan that day.

*I've lived overseas. Something I'm sure no one from my childhood would have predicted.

*I'm shy. Most people don't believe that but, I get butterflies for simple things that most people do daily.

*My husband is in law enforcement and it makes me terrified and proud, all at the same time.

*Forever, I've wanted to be a psychologist.

*I graduated with my degree in school psychology on the same day as my bridal shower. I didn't walk and was two states away for my graduation.

*I taught preschool with children from Turkey, Spain, Russia, and the US. I don't speak Turkish or Russian and my Spanish is barely passable. My husband was sure that there was going to be 17 children with Rhode Island accents before the year was finished. (As in, please hand me that HAHHHHD COVAHHH book.)

*I have two sons and I would like to have one more child, but I'm not sure it's in the cards for us.

*I had a separated pubic bone for my first. It sucked!

*I love reading EVERYTHING. There isn't a genre I'll pass up and that includes my comfort reads. I read romance novels, on occasion. I think of them as mac-n-cheese without the calories.

*I love seeing the world but, I hate the business of traveling. However, I've moved three times for my husband's job and will surely do so again.

*I spent a semester working in a home for juvenile delinquents, including sex offenders. I learned that you can abhor the things people do and still want to help them. I also learned that there is a reason if not an excuse for behavior.

*I have a dog named Lola. She's really like another child, even though she's put me through some of the toughest moments and most difficult decisions of my life. I love her and I can't sleep well when I can't hear her snoring.