lizzibeth226

I'm 22 and a mom to a beautiful little girl who just turned 1 and amazes me everyday. I recently moved from New York all the way to Arizona to be with my fiance and step-daughter (she's almost 2). I got to drive across the country and it was awesome! Something to check off on my bucket list :P I love to travel. Whether it be extended stay trips or weekend trips. I think traveling is amazing.

I consider myself - Artsy-fartsy… I love Art, Music, and Theater. I love to compose music whether it is writing songs or playing them on my piano and I love singing them too. I could spend ALL day in an Art Museum and I love seeing shows on Broadway or at colleges etc. I would like to get my Certificate in Interior Design at some point in the near future as I have been a fan of color, design, and organization since I can remember. I love Ceramics and impressionist and post-impressionist art. And I am a Starving Photographer.

I also love to cook... I am trying to get my own collection of recipes going so any and all recipes are GREATLY appreciated. I will say that my boyfriend is allergic to mustard and since he will be eating most of my food, if you can, I'd appreciate if you could eliminate recipes with mustard in them.

I love my family (fiance & daughter & my step-daughter/parents/sisters/nieces and nephews) and I love my friends and making new ones as well. Please feel free to check out My Blog link up top and leave me a comment and I'll return the favor as I'm always looking to connect with people on there as well.

I also make a habit out of making Amigurumi (Japanese crochet in the round). Mostly I crochet stuffed animals. But I make other things such as scarves and blankets as well.

Everything... especially:

New-age, Solo Piano, Alternative Rock, Classic Rock, Oldies, Show Tunes, 70's-80's-90's everything, some Country

Rock etc. = Five Finger Death Punch, Cavo, Since October, Sevendust, HIM, Avenged Sevenfold, Staind, Crossfade, Three Days Grace, Tool, Taproot, Shinedown, Panic Chanel, Stone Sour, She Wants Revenge, RHCP, Foo Fighters, Seether, Saliva, Papa Roach, Nine Inch Nails, Oasis, Muse, Evanescence, Death Cab for Cutie, Panic at the Disco, Cold, Blue October, 3 Doors Down, Weezer, Thrice, The Offspring, The Mars Volta, The Fray, The Beatles, Tenacious D, System of a Down, Story of the Year, Relient K, Flogging Molly, Castledoor, REM, Nirvana, The Verve, Lisa Loeb, Jann Arden, The Presidents of the United States of America, Incubus, Hootie and the Blowfish, Sage Francis, Goo Goo Dolls, Garbage, Blondie, Mos Def, Atmosphere, Cream, Billy Joel, Cake, Counting Crows, Coldplay, Cage, Blues Travelers, Backstreet Boys, Alterbridge, 12 Stones, Eva Cassidy, MCR, Serj Tankian, Plumb, Stephen Lynch, Sarah McLaughlan, Shania Twain, Garth Brooks, The Cranberries,

ShowTunes = Phantom, Light in the Piazza, Songs for a New World (anything by Jason Robert Brown), Wicked, Beauty and the Beast, etc.,

Classical = George Winston, Tim Janis, ALL solo Piano, YoYo Ma, Vivaldi, Handel, Bach, Beethoven

New Age progressive (like rock and strings mixed together) = Apocolyptica & Vitamin String Quartet

I am a HUGE fan of Rosamunde Pilcher. She writes incredible books (September, Shell Seekers, Winter Solstice) and if you have never read her books, I suggest you go check her out. I am partial to fiction based around family and relationships. I also enjoy novels along the same line. Some science fiction is Ok too (I'm a huge fan of fairies and elves and updated fairy tales)

I'm not a huge fan of Mystery/Thrillers or political books of any kind or trashy romance novels.

Beauty and the Beast has been number 1 since I was 5 and still is... followed close by Pride and Prejudice, Phantom of the Opera, P.S. I love you, Ever after, Robin Hood - Prince of Theives, Hide and Seek, and many more... As you can tell I love Romantic Comedies, Regular Comedies, Action/Adventure, some Thrillers (I don't like gory movies)

As far as Television goes, I like Comedy Central, Crime shows like CSI, Law and Order, Without a Trace, Flashpoint, The Closer, Burn Notice, etc. Extreme Home Makeover, So You Think You Can Dance, American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, Biggest Loser, Ghost Hunters (normal and International), Paranormal State, Ghost Whisperer, among others....

Like I said in my About me... I'm Artsy-Fartsy.

I love to: Crochet (I'm bad at knitting though) - my favorite thing to crochet is Amigurumi stuffed animals, Cross-stitch, Sew (anything and everything - I have made dresses, curtains, etc.) I love impressionism and post-impressionism which makes Claude Monet my favorite artist. I also like Manet, Van Gogh and many others. I find Architecture fascinating and sculpture as well. I LOVE Ceramics and I am obsessed with finding pieces with beautiful glazes. If I could have a Ceramics studio in my house I totally would - kiln, clay, glazes and all...

I like multiples of 3 – my favorite # is 333…

Colors: Jewel Tones such as – Teal (my favorite color of all), Dark Pink, Deep Purples and Nature inspired colors such as – Moss Green, Robins Egg Blue, Aquamarine, Chocolate browns, etc.

House: I have decorated with greens and yellows throughout the kitchen, living and dining room. The girls bedroom is a combo of pink, green & yellow and my bedroom is grays and blues.

Seasons: spring and autumn (I like autumn better though)

Flowers: Gerber Daisies!!!, Hyacinths, Morning Glories, Wildflowers, Roses, Lilacs, Tulips

Smells: Fresh cut grass, the smell of coffee, burning leaves, floral scents, fresh laundry,

Animals: Birds, monkeys, zebras, lizards

Drinks: Teas (Chai, fruit, herbal, green, white – Not a fan of most black teas), Hot cocoa, water bottle singles (the crystal light/generic kind such as lemonade ones, etc.). I love the smell of coffee, but cannot stand the taste of it.

Food: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE send me Recipes!!!! Most anything goes. I have no food allergies but my fiance is allergic to mustard, however. I love sweets, I love chocolate and I love peanut butter. I love to bake and cook and I do a pretty good job of it. :) I don't like black licorice though.

I LOVE Fairies & Dragonflies & Thunderstorms & the Ocean & Sea glass & Nature & Windchimes & Candles that smell like flowers/fruit/nature – nothing that smells like baked goods though.

Ratings::: PLEASE RATE ME AS I ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT I RATE THE PEOPLE I RECEIVE SWAPS FROM.... Thanks ~Liz