~~~Christy's Life in a Nutshell~~~

Well, I guess the only way to kick this thing off is to start at the beginning. So, first there was Adam... just kidding! My parents met while my dad was attending The Citadel in South Carolina. They courted for a while and decided to marry. After graduating my dad joined the Army and while stationed at Ft. Rucker, Alabama my sister was born. Soon after they moved to Ft. Knox, KY I decided it was time for me to make my entrance. I was a little over eight pounds and my mom says I was giving the doctor a piece of my mind before he even had me out. Some things never change.

I had a very happy childhood and enjoyed being an “Army Brat”. We were stationed mostly in the south-eastern portion of the States but we did get the chance to go to Germany. I was very young and only remember a small part of our stay there. I recall being heart broken when I brought a snowglobe for “show-n-tell” and it shattered before my very eyes. That was my first traumatic experience, not including my birth, of course!

After twenty years in the service my dad was retiring. We relocated to Ft. Myers, Fl exactly one week before my thirteenth birthday. The transition to civilian life was more difficult than I had anticipated. I made friends along the way; some good, some not so good. At the ripe old age of sixteen I made a bad choice for a boyfriend. In order to escape the whole scenario my family and I agreed that I would move to Houston and live with my aunt and uncle. I was lacking a few credits to graduate high school and it takes less in Texas. So off I went!

One short year later I was graduated and convincing my divorced dad to move to San Antonio with me. He agreed. After a few months there I decided that this was not the place for me. So I packed my bags and headed back to Houston. My cousin had just had a baby and was leary about placing him in daycare. I really enjoyed caring for Brenden but I had no life to speak of and was headed nowhere fast.

I missed my mom and sister and wanted to be back in Ft. Myers. I started at the bottom of the retail ladder and worked my way up to a manager’s position. The challenge disappeared quickly and the high turn-over of personnel was getting to me but I stuck it out for a while at Claire's. My best friend, Lisa, managed another Claire's and we would match our schedules to have the same days off. She happened to know a fellow that joined the Marines some time before and when she got back in touch with him they realized they couldn't wait to see each other.

A couple problems presented themselves. He was in North Carolina. She, in Florida. He didn't have reliable transportation. (Enter Phil) She did, but didn't want to travel alone to meet two Marines. (Enter Christy. And don't think I didn't jump at the chance to meet a young, eligable Marine!) Thus, was the beginning of a beautiful relationship! You can read more about that on the love story page.

Well, I sure hope I didn’t bore you with my life story. If I did then you probably already left this page so you can’t read this but if you’re still here and bored then LEAVE!!!!!!! And if by chance anyone enjoyed this wellllll.... thanks for listening! I sincerely hope that you have a blissful day!!

“Carpe Diem!"