**Hope that everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a happy holiday :) hugs**

I enjoy cooking (I make the best fried chicken you have EVER eaten :), hiking, camping, travel, writing. I am currently pursuing a Masters at Utica College online in their Economic Crime Management program. I have many goals and aspirations but I won't bore you with all of them now :) One of the goals is to complete this program and hopefully get into the Secret Service, CIA or FBI doing fraud investigations.

I hope to in the meantime find someone who will want to go through life’s ups and downs all the while smiling! Someone who will help me up after I fall be happy for me when I succeed, and hold me when I'm sad. You don't have to take me out to expensive dinners or buy me gifts all the time; I'm just a girl who appreciates time spent together.

I am pretty positive while making it a goal everyday to make at least one person smile. I am an active committee member of the Miami Valley March of Dimes and volunteer! I love to volunteer and do what I can to make this world a better place.

I am old fashioned, a clean freak, a hugaholic, a giggle box, witty, intelligent, sarcastic, ambitious, energetic, so funny you'll want to bring along a depend or two, kind of low maintenance, as well as cute and sexy. I have a love of football (WHODEY!), hockey (no particular team) and baseball (Reds). I try to go to a couple games of each a year. I didn't grow up in Ohio. I had the joy of growing up in the country on a farm (yes I have one of those super sexy southern accents, not the dumb redneck kind-HA!) so I am not at all afraid to get dirty, or go out and play tag football with the boys :) For Christmas I bought myself a JA Nine 9mm - yes I shoot guns, it's fun and everyone should know how to handle one.

I have two kitties that will have to like you :-) Of course they pretty much like everyone who gives them attention. Ha!

I think that family is UBER important and try to spend time with mine as much as I can and never take them for granted!

I love to travel and have a place in Puerto Vallarta I frequently go to. I'm the kind of girl that can roll down the windows and rock out to some Robert Palmer's "addicted to love". Don't really have to go anywhere, just drive - feel the sun!! I would like to travel more just need a companion - so grab that passport and let’s go!

And even though I am an independent woman and pay my own bills and take care of myself. I would still like a guy to open my door, pull out my chair, open the jar of jelly when I can't get it, and hold me while I'm sleeping. - That’s not too much to ask is it?

I think a first date should be fun and active that way you get to know someone! But how about we start off as friends and see where that leads us?

Like going to Ikea and walking around, Parks are always nice and so is rockin it out on Guitar Hero!!