ALL ABOUT ME !!

HELLO !

MY NAME IS KAREN. I AM ORIGINALLY FROM WISCONSIN, BUT I NOW RESIDE IN WESTERN WASHINGTON STATE WITH MY FIANCE, BRETT. I HAVE TWO SISTERS... BOTH OLDER THAN ME... ONE NEPHEW AND THREE NEICES. BRETT AND I ARE THE ONLY ONES LIVING OUT HERE. OUR FAMILIES ARE STILL IN OTHER STATES. MY FAMILY RESIDES IN WISCONSIN... HIS IS IN VIRGINIA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND MASSACHUSETTS.

BRETT AND I HAVE BEEN TOGETHER SINCE MARCH 2003... ENGAGED SINCE SEPT. 2003. WE MOVED FROM WISCONSIN BACK IN APRIL 2006. WE REALLY LIKE IT HERE IN WASHINGTON STATE. IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND THE MOUNTAINS (ESPECIALLY MT. RAINIER) ARE AWESOME TO LOOK AT. WE HOPE TO GET UP TO THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS ONE OF THESE DAYS. BUT WE KNOW THAT WON'T HAPPEN FOR A WHILE YET. 

I AM UNEMPLOYED, BUT AM LOOKING FOR WORK. I WAS WORKING A SEASONAL JOB OVER AT GAME STOP DURING THE HOLIDAYS OF 2009. THEY JUST RECENTLY LET ME GO, ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER SEASONAL HIRES. SO I REALLY HOPE TO GET SOMETHING SOON.

I AM PRETTY EASY TO GET ALONG WITH, ONCE YOU GET TO KNOW ME. I AM FRIENDLY TOWARD EVERYONE, BUT I DON'T TRUST PEOPLE VERY EASILY. EVERYONE AROUND ME HAS TO EARN MY TRUST... NOT JUST RECEIVE IT RIGHT OFF THE BAT !

I ATTENDED ITT-TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS OR SO. I WAS WORKING ON GETTING MY PROGRAMMING DEGREE IN SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS & PROGRAMMING. DUE TO UNFORESEEN TRANSPORTATION ISSUES... I HAD TO WITHDRAW FROM SCHOOL. I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL IN THE FUTURE. BUT THAT WON'T HAPPEN IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

I LOST MY DAD IN MAY 2007 DUE TO C.O.P.D. (CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE). BRETT AND I WENT BACK TO WISCONSIN FOR HIS FUNERAL. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SERVICE. I ANTICIPATED, THE DAY BRETT AND I LEFT WISCONSIN TO MOVE TO WASHINGTON STATE, THAT IT WOULD BE THE LAST DAY I WOULD SEE MY FATHER ALIVE. BUT EVEN THO I ANTICIPATED IT... I WAS NEVER REALLY READY TO GET THAT PHONE CALL FROM MY SISTER TELLING ME HE HAD DIED. WE TOOK THE AMTRAK TRAIN TO WISCONSIN. IT WAS A NICE RIDE. GOOD WAY TO SEE THE COUNTRY !

I GUESS THAT'S IT FOR MY STORY. I'LL ADD MORE IF I THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE.