Create Your OwnI flew into Panama City Beach airport via San Francisco to visit my parents. I have missed them since they’ve been staying here all winter! I am looking forward to going fishing and walks on the beach with my mom 
thanks to my friends and family for being there to support me! you all rock!
1. I was a tomboy at heart. I’d go fishing and hunting with my dad pretty much on a daily basis, and I’d chase kids around the block with dead carcasses of deer and rabbits.
2. I wore camo pants. I loved these pants though, this picture was taken in Baltimore with my internet friend “Georgiana” whom I met online playing Quake. Which takes us to #3….
3. I played an online game called Quake competitively and traveled all over the country playing in tournaments. I was also on a all girls team called Clan-PMS, of which I believe we were all viewed as lesbians at one point or another heh
4. I wear hats. Alot.
5. I played softball. Do I need to go any farther? Oh, and I was also a catcher…9 years, ASA Fastpitch Traveling Team…blah blah blah…you know the rest.
6. I drove a truck. This isn’t my exact truck, but I had a red & white Toyota Tacoma just like this one! I miss it 
oh and I also drove a truck in high school too…a silver Chevy S-10.
7. I went to school dances with my guy friends. Yeah…so, 3 of them are now gay. The one pictured here is NOT gay thank you very much. This is Andy, he was a manly man, and a great friend!
8. My first kiss was when I was 18, and it was with one of my best friends, Mike. I believe all of my friends were over and we were drunk, and someone dared us to do it? My first real “boyfriend” kiss was with Franco when I was 19, he basically taught me how
9. I rocked a serious mullet in grade school.
10. Most of my best friends all through high school were guys. This is Paul, I’ve grown up with him since I was 2 years old, and he’s just like my brother.
Last night we went out after we left a wedding reception, and Matt was there. The fights from a block away had just got done, and people were starting to come over to the bar across the street. I tried to find some promo stuff online for the fights in Moline, IL (sponsored by EKim’s Kickboxing & Miletich Fighting Systems) but there is absolutely nothing. Since I missed the fights, I’ve been looking for the fight card info. If anyone has information on this, please let me know.
me and amber showed up fashionably lateat Tidley, so the place was full when we got there. we met up with mike and steph and his doctor friends, kim and wendy. i started drinking before we left so i was half shitfaced by the time we got there. mike rocked the house with his many renditions, kim sang “i will survive”…nicely done girl. amber sang a nice britney ditty…as always brought down the house. me and amber sang “goodbye earl” by the dixie chicks, a nice little tribute. i got so drunk tonight, we drank pitchers of miller lite all night long. not sure how, somehow i made it out of there without spending any of my own money hahah 
Last night we went to King of the Cage “Redemption on the River” at The Mark of the Quad Cities. The event started at 9pm, and we didn’t leave the arena until after the last fight at 2am! There were 16 fights total, and most of the ended with a tapout. This event will be on PPV March 10, 2006.
It was kind of cool getting to see Andrei Arlovski there too. He was promoting his fight with Tim Sylvia coming up in Vegas. My friend Jessi and I went outside for a smoke, and we saw Matt Hughes signing autographs, so we grabbed my camera and my wallet, and headed towards him. We found Tim Sylvia, Matt Hughes, Sam Hoger, and Robbie Lawler hanging out together, so they took some time out to say hi, sign our shirts, and get some pictures! They were ALL really cool, and talked with us for a little while.
The picture of me and Matt was taken after I asked him if I could put on his UFC Championship belt, so he’s like..”sure go ahead!” so I attempt to pick it up..omg, that thing is heavy as hell. He started laughing and came over and put it around me so we took a picture.
Here was the Fight Card:
Robert Young vs. Mike Stumpf
Dan Loman vs. Adam Mohr
Billy Ayash vs. Dennis Reed
Josh Taibl vs. Sean Salmon
Justin Robbins vs. Matt Jaggers
Wayne Weems vs. Bart Palaszewski
Jerry Spiegel vs. Neal Rowe
Jason Reinhardt vs. Mike Lindquist
Clay Guida vs. Tristen Yunker
John Stawn vs. Joe Jordan
Joey Clark vs. Brian Gassaway
Victor Moreno vs. LaVerne Clark
Brendan Seguin vs. Terry Martin
Charles Bennett vs. Jeff Curran
Shonie Carter vs. Jason Black “Main Event”
alright, so i’ve heard alot about this stuff and never tried it before. its called poutine, an authentic canadian dish. it consists of french fries, cheese, and gravy. yes, sounds very gross, but its actually fantastic! i definently think you need to go with the beef gravy for this, not chicken. the food fair in the mall served it with mozzarella cheese curds, which was really good too. i’ll definently be eating this at home!
today was gareth’s birthday! when he woke up and left for work he totally forgot it was his day, so i said…”hey guess what? its your birthday!!!” and he said…”hey, it is!” so hopefully that put a smile on his face as he goes to work. the rest of the day i planned on surprising him with something nice. in the afternoon i made him a big cookie and put 27 candles on it. i involved his friends colin and barry in my scheme. we went to walmart and i got gareth some more gifts to open (since i let him open my original presents already because i didn’t think i was going to be here) so i got him a set of martini glasses, and barry suggested getting him some Legos. so i ended up getting him 2 of these really cool lego sets that are like knights with swords and shields, they looked sweet. i also made a sign out of posterboard and pasta that said happy birthday, and we blew up about 50 balloons and scattered them everywhere. barry and colin bought him a children’s size bat and ball that talks when you swing. i felt bad when i asked gareth if they did anything for him at work..he said they forgot, and the phone didn’t ring either wishing him happy birthday from his family after he got home. his grandmother did send him a card, and his aunt gave him a gift card at the wedding along with his other grandparents. i’m glad i did something for him, it makes me sad to think if i wasn’t here he’d be alone for his birthday thanks to colin and barry, we pulled off something really fun. i hope gareth liked his day
well, starting to actually be able to swallow now, the barfing is under control, and i’m feeling *much* better today! we went to the grocery store this morning and spent a buttl oad of money, but we were stocking up on groceries for my extra week here. today we’ve been loafing around, watching constantine, and i’ve made bacon roll-ups, garlic mozzarella bites, and banana muffins. we’re gonna have the guys over again tonight to hang out. we have a lot of fun, and we all get along great, so its fun to have other nerdy gamers like myself to hang out with.