Who Am I?

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Who Am I?

It’s that time of year when I reflect on my blessings and offer up my Gratitude Top Ten List on the anniversary of the birth of my website. I can hardly believe it’s been three years! So much has happened and I have found this journey to be so very enlightening and joyful, as well as a bit daunting and scary. But, overall, it has been abundantly blessed.

I have been blessed with the gift of achieving my dreams . . . some I didn’t even know I had . . . some I still hold close to my heart. Lots of growth, personally and professionally. Tons of laughter. Some tears. And I’ve gained some of the best friends a girl could ask for. But, perhaps the greatest blessing of all has been the gift of self-awareness. Becoming more comfortable in my own skin. Loving me. Now, I’ve not perfected this, mind you, but I’m getting there. Maybe you know what I mean.

So, who am I? Glad you asked . . .

I’m just a girl.

A girl who loves Devil’s food chocolate cupcakes. A lot. I also love Yoga and hate Pilates. I feel guilty if I have dessert first and my favorite breakfast food is French toast. With hash browns.

I always thought I was a dog person, but I’ve discovered I love cats. I love to read and I’m not ashamed to say I love romance (of course) and I enjoy the gamut from erotica to comedy, just no dark urban fantasy or historicals, please. Remington Tate from “Real” is my book boyfriend, and that is the only book I’ve read twice other than my all-time fave, “A Knight in Shining Armor” by Jude Deveraux. I love reality dance shows and I’m a Sons of Anarchy whore.

I have travelled the world a bit and I spoke Spanish before I spoke English. (Sorry, not anymore.) My favorite place in the world is my parents’ back porch, followed closely by the beach. Any beach.

I have cellulite and scars and stretch marks and tattoos and I don’t have a flat stomach. But I’ve given birth to three children without epidurals—I’m really proud of that one. And, those three kids are awesome teenagers, who I dread losing when they grow up and leave home, because I raised them right.

I have a cool husband who spoils me, and who I’ve loved since I was fourteen. We have a proud Christian home full of love and music, and I’m just as apt to raise my hands in worship at church as I am at a rock concert.

I have a huge crush on Gerard Butler (no big secret to anyone, right?) I also love a guy who can rock a tattoo, long hair, or just me in general. i.e. Alex O’Laughlin, Tom Hardy, Travis Fimmel, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, just about anyone from the Spartacus cast, the two guys from Supernatural . . . and, if I’m in the mood for clean-cut, I also adore Tim Tebow. Hey, don’t judge.

I am an introvert who is not the greatest blogger, but I write pretty good books.

I am a kaleidoscope. A blending of more than one thing. I’m just . . . me.

Well, I think that’s about it. No more hiding. I hope you like what you see. Why don’t you join me and we can be thankfully “us” together?

~Shauna

P.S. I didn’t forget my Top Ten Things! Here they are:

I am thankful for . . .

1. My God.

2. My family.

3. My mother’s remission from cancer. (MD Anderson rocks!)

4. Cool teenagers. (Yes, they do exist. It’s not a myth.)

5. The Texas Hill Country.

6. Music to soothe my soul.