About Me

  • About Me: I am a wife, stay-at-home Mom of 3, avid scrapbooker, voracious reader, daughter, friend, sister and a number of other things that I don't have room to mention. I am technologically challenged, so this should be interesting.

Travel

  • Places I love: Mackinac Island, Portland, OR
  • Places I've been: England, France, Argentina
  • Places to see before I die: Rome, India, anyplace tropical
  • Dream Vacation: a whirlwind tour of Europe...must include Rome, Greece, France (again).

Music

  • Favorite Artists: Casting Crowns, Toby Mac, Mercy Me, Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel
  • Favorite Albums: Don't buy many...probably Billy Joel's Greatest Hits
  • Favorite Genre: Contemporary Christian (with an R&B flavor)
  • Favorite Songs: Praise You in the Storm, Hero,
  • Songs I hate: anything by Barney,

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, The Fellowship of the Ring Trilogy, Air Force One (cheesy I know),
  • Favorite Actors: Jennifer Garner, Vigo Mortensen, Cate Blanchett
  • Favorite Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Suspense

Television

  • Favorite Shows: Heroes, Scrubs, The Office
  • Favorite Late Night Talk Show: Can't remember the last time I stayed up late enough to watch one.
  • Favorite Theme Song: The Dukes of Hazzard (does it get any better?)
  • Show I Secretly Watch: Wife Swap (if Andy lets me!)
  • Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Alias, Alias, Alias!!

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Indian, followed closely by Thai.
  • Favorite Dishes: Pork Vindaloo, Chicken Masala, Pad Thai, Pa Neng
  • Favorite Desserts: Hot apple pie with vanilla ice cream
  • Favorite Drinks: Coffee (freshly brewed, strong) with cream and light sugar.
  • Favorite Junk Foods: Cheetos, Pringles, Ramen Noodles
  • Best meal ever: Hmm...probably the first time I ate at an Indian restaurant.
  • My Original Recipes: I'm sure I have some, but can't think of them right now. I'm a recipe girl.
  • Favorite Restaurants: Bombay Cuisine, Bankok View
  • Foods I hate: Olives

Books

  • Favorite Books: The Bible, Eragon, Velvet Elvis, The Irresistable Way: Living LIfe as an Ordinary Radical, Real Food: What to Eat and Why
  • Favorite Authors: Diana Gabaldon, Julie Garwood, Karen Kingsbury, Christopher Peloni...
  • Favorite Genres: Fantasy, Suspense, Christian Fiction
  • Favorite Characters: Eragon, Harry Potter
  • Recent Reads: The Drums of Autumn, The Memory Keepers Daughter, Velvet Elvis, Jesus in the Margins

More About Me

  • Nicknames: Cocoa Rae (obviously!)
  • Nationality: Causcasian (mostly Dutch and English)
  • Religion: Christian
  • Heroes: Jesus, My Hubby(he'd hate that!), Mother Teresa and now BONO, Rob Bell, Shane Claiborne...anyone trying to make a difference where they're planted.
  • Interests: Scrapbooking, Reading, Writing (mostly just my journal these days), Cooking, Local Food, the environment, garage sales/thrift stores, etc...I could go on and on.
  • Expertise: Cooking, maybe...I'm pretty good at scrapbooking...but my goal is to be an expert someday as a wife and mother.
  • Occupation: Stay-at-home Mom, wife, chief bottle washer.
  • Industry: The most undervalued one in the world!!