Shine Like One In A Million: About me...

I realize today that there may be folks following me that don't know me so I thought I would take a minute to introduce myself :-)

My name is Nicole, I'm 32 and I live near Houston, TX. I'm a devoted God follower, sister, daughter, aunt, and friend. I work part time and I'm going to school to become a pediatric ER nurse. I love, love, love kiddos! (Especially my amazingly adorable and oh so precious niece and nephew!) I love to sing. I sing all the time. Literally.... all the time. LOL! Ask anyone, I sing in the shower, the car, my office, walking around the mall, the grocery store, just about anywhere! This is me singing at a friends wedding a few years ago:

I also love to fish. Yes, I bait my own hook (even with live bait), catch my own fish, clean my own fish, and cook my own fish. If you ask my friends they'll tell you it's the "redneck" in me. The first pic below is of me and my Paw-Paw. He's the one who taught me how to fish and how to clean a fish when I was six. By a landslide, he was my favorite person to fish with. Those have to be some of my favorite childhood memories. The second pic is me fishing a few years ago with some friends for my birthday.

I also LOVE baseball. I'm an Astros fan. Go ahead and insert all of your jokes here ______. Don't worry, you can make fun and talk trash but it's my team. They'll get back on track... don't you worry! I love everything about baseball. I love going to the games, listening to them on the radio, watching them on TV (sometimes while napping), and even a little trash talking here and there.

Another thing that I think is interesting about me... I laugh really loud :-) I love to laugh! Laughing has to be one of the best feelings in the world and hands down the best emotion ever! I love to be around people who can make me laugh on good days and bad days. This is typically what you'll see when you catch me laughing really hard:

It's ok... you don't have to feel bad for laughing at this pic. It's funny! My family always laughs at these pics because without fail, every time our family gets together, there is a picture of me doing this "LOL" pose! HA!

One last thing you should know about me..... I have a tendency to show my "other side". I tend to cut up in front of the camera. I'm not sure that much needs to be said about this since there are examples below...