1. What are my hobbies?  I love to run.  I have been training for my third half marathon and the challenge is invigorating.  I am obsessed with wakeboarding.  I got one that is suited for my size for Christmas and I can’t wait to try it out.

2. What is my favorite place?  Smith Mountain Lake where the sunsets are more beautiful than any I have ever seen.  Any sunny beach is a close second.

3. What is my favorite food?  Cereal.  I love cereal.  I am one of those people who keeps adding cereal to the leftover milk and vice versa until I have eaten the equivalent of three bowls at a time.  I could eat it for breakfast lunch and dinner.  I don’t buy it much because I have very little willpower and portion control when it comes to this food item. 

4. What is my favorite movie?  Not sure.  When I was in high school I loved the movie Pretty Woman.  I owned and wore out the copy I had.  Now, I don’t get into them too much.  I rarely see a film I would watch more than once.  Bucket List was good.  I like Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman.  What a combination!

5. Technology challenges?  I got an iPod shuffle for my birthday a couple of years ago.  It has taken me a while to get with the technology program.  I use my cell phone for phone calls, not listening to music or texting.  We recently got a laptop and wireless internet at home.  It’s great.  I don’t have GPS in my car but could probably benefit from it and I don’t have a Blackberry.  I don’t listen to satellite radio.  I still like some of my old CDs.   

6. What is my favorite restaurant?  I love Carlos in Roanoke.  We make a reservation there once a year around Christmas.  It is a special treat we enjoy with close friends and the food is always amazing.

7. What makes a good weekend?  I used to be a crazy planning freak and I still am sometimes but… the best weekends are those with no timeline.  I love to grill out steaks even when it is 32 degrees out (Matt gets that chore) make a fresh salad and baked potato to enjoy with a little bit of red wine. 

8. What I wish I had more of – Time.  No matter how much I plan there is always something that needs to be done.   I wish I had more free time to spend with family and friends but who doesn’t?

9. Do we have make-up artists and people who do our hair? No.  We do all of that ourselves.

10. What kind of pet?  We are the proud parents of a 13 year old one eared beagle named Luckie who came from the Roanoke Valley SPCA about 10 years ago.  He is a former pet of the week and the best dog in the world.

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