I admit it.  I'm a natural blonde. 

Being 5'10" tall, strawberry blonde with blue eyes and a dimple ain't all thats its cracked up to be.  Anyone who ever wanted to be tall and blonde, I'm about to disillusion you.  First of all, you know how hard it is to find decent pants that don't somehow end up only being as long as your ankle after being washed a few times?  Its not pretty.  And being told you look like a ruler at age 11 can traumatize you, as ridiculous as that sounds.  And I've heard at least two million stupid blonde jokes in my lifetime, none of which I could relate to in the least (ok, maybe one or two).

However, for some reason, being tall has some unexpected perks, should you choose to indulge.  You can see over the walls in the bathroom stalls, should someone be doing something interesting in there.  You are the one everyone looks for in a club when drunkenly stumbling back from the bathroom.  Jamaican men will constantly hit on you.  Most people will not try to start with you because they know you could step on them with your proportionally large feet and squash them like a bug.  You can ride all the rides at Disney World after age of 5.  And you get to smirk at people who say, "My, you're tall!"  Alrighty, then, brainiac.

But, best of all, you can gain 30-40 pounds and you still look just about okay, until you get into that bathing suit and your 10 year old says,"Why are your legs so jiggly?"  Precious child.

I'm a 30 year old chica, living in New England, in a very economically "challenged" area, which just so happens to be where I met Walter, officially named "The Most Fabulous Man in the Universe."  I work as a pediatric physical therapist (not a masseuse, so don't ask me to massage anything).  I spend most of my days playing and laughing, and most of my evenings too. I studied at Boston University for 5 years to get my Masters to play. Life rocks.

I go home to a sexy, smart, fabulous husband named Walter who has been my #1 since November 2000.  He has a great son named DeShaun, who I've lonce since fallen in love with as well.  He's 13, and the author of that infamous remark about my leg cellulite.

In my free time, when I'm not chasing kids around work or chasing them at home, I fill my time with as much sweat as possible.  I live, breathe, and sleep getting my body into its ultimate condition.  My favorite sweat-inducing activities are running, hiking, weight-lifting, and yoga (which can produces only tiny droplets of sweat on me).  I love learning all kinds of new sports- like martial arts, basketball, and who knows?  Maybe even roller derby!

I love music passionately, and used to play a ton of instruments, although none really now.  I LOVE to dance- and can shake it in a way that makes people stop and say, "that's a white girl?"  I'm obsessed with reality TV (especially American Idol), Law and Order, MTV and VHI, R+B, hip hop, and soul, stretch jeans, shopping, buying new fitness gadgets and books, and reading trashy romance novels by the pool or on the beach.