Let me introduce myself...

I like to consider myself a regular when it comes to blogging. Blogger, LiveJournal, Teen Open Diary (yeah, way old school…seriously if you remember it mad props to you), you name it, I’ve had one. I’ve grown up and always had a passion for writing, why I never thought about making it some type of career, I have no idea. My most recent excursion into the blogging world didn’t necessarily fail, but I got tired of getting so much flack from people about what I wrote (typically personal things) that I just ended up blocking it from everyone. I still keep up my personal blog for myself – you know, diary style – but I am the only person who will ever see it. That being said, I have missed writing for an audience to see, read, and relate to my emotions and opinions, so I’m venturing back into the public world of blogging with Southern Belle With A Jersey Girl Attitude, in hopes that it will satisfy my love of writing for an audience.


Now, what better way to start off the beginning of a new blog with a proper introduction…

I’m not your typical 22 year old, I have had many ups and downs in my life that not many people have had to experience, and I am happy to say that I am finally finding the path that I am meant to be traveling in this life. Born just outside of Atlantic City, NJ, and moved to Fort Lauderdale, FL when I was 4 years old, I currently reside in Orlando, FL for college but hope to be moving back up north within the next 3 years.

I simply love the fact that I am from New Jersey, I’ve loved ‘the Jersey Shore’ long before there was ever a Guido filled MTV show about it. I have spent many a vacations down at the shore with family, walking the boardwalk with my sisters as my parents and grandparents played in the casinos, laying out on the beaches, but never going into the water because it was way too cold for us Florida gals. I know I can’t consider myself a true Jersey girl, because the minute I moved down south I was listening to country music and talking with a slight southern twang like the best of them, but I do believe that the Jersey in me definitely comes off in my attitude. I ain’t no quite, demure southern belle, I’ll be the first to call people on their bullshit, especially in the workplace, yeah, ask anyone I work with on that one.

There are a few things that I am very passionate about, God, my family, my friends, traveling, art, and the ocean. Specifically, in that order. The first three are pretty self explanatory; I am very loyal to my faith, family, and friends. I am currently an Art History major and looking to graduate with my Bachelor’s degree in December of 2012. On completion of my Bachelor’s I plan on studying Architecture for my Master’s degree. If there is one thing I could pick to do for the rest of my life it would be studying and restoring historic architecture and art (leaning mostly towards architecture) all around the world. Now, the ocean, random I know. I have grown up always being by the water. My dad loves boats, and naturally that has rubbed off on me – after all, when I was born I was brought home from the hospital to a sailboat – it’s only fitting that I love anything involving the ocean.