My name is Mandy. I'll go ahead and tell you right now that I'm basically the coolest girl you'll ever meet!! I'm not kidding. I'm not as arrogant as that sounds...just very sarcastic!

I'm very shy around people I don't know. I smile and laugh ALL the time! Music and sports are my two favorite things. Any chance I get to see a game, no matter what the sport, I'll go. I'm very independent. I'm an optimist. I'm easy-going. I like to help people and volunteer. I've played sports all my life - since the age of 5. I'm a concert junkie, the only problem I have is that my friends don't always want to go with me; but that usually doesn't stop me. I've been to many concerts & taken a few roadtrips by myself...nothing stands between me & good music! I like solo roadtrips because I can crank up the music & sing at the top of lungs! I love football, especially OU & the Dallas Cowboys. My Saturday's in the fall are spent watching college football; on Sunday's it's the NFL. My 2nd favorite sport is baseball. I grew up going to Twins & Rangers games, so obviously they are my favorite teams. I love the Dave Matthews Band! I've been to 10 of their concerts and I'll continue to see them as long as they're playing. I have the BEST family, whom I've very close to. I love my friends. I love my church family. I love the Rocky movies. I jam out when I hear Eye of the Tiger! Going to Philly and running up the "Rocky" steps was one of the best times I've ever had! I love art. I went to an art show in Houston, 2003 and saw the originals of: Van Gogh's Starry Night & Monet's Water Lilies, among many others. I'm a girl of many talents! I like to sew, paint, dance, bake, cook, play softball & golf, and build web sites. I have a side business baking cakes, check it out: www.mandycakes.com. I love a vanilla diet dr. pepper from Sonic. I like to read, I like learning new things. I love math; in college I took math classes just for kicks. I'm pretty smart! I'm pretty funny! I always laugh at my own jokes. I'd love to be able to play my guitar. I've had it for about 5 years, but I can't play it very well. I love the fall season. I like the outdoors, especially 4wheelin. I don't like to mow. I don't like french fries. I don't like drama queens, whiners, or know-it-alls. I got the nickname Manders from my golf coach in high school. I like to keep in touch with my friends on myspace. Most importantly, I love God more than anything! I enjoy teaching the kids at church, and I also go on a mission trip to Nicaragua every summer.

DMB shows that I've been to:
2001-07-15 Dallas, TX (the "lovely ladies" performed)
2002-05-04 Houston, TX
2002-07-16 Camden, NJ
2003-07-15 Oklahoma City, OK
2003-07-18 Dallas, TX (solo roadtrip)
2004-08-21 Houston, TX (2nd row seats!)
2005-09-03 Dallas, TX
2006-08-19 Dallas, TX
2007-09-21 Houston, TX
2008-08-13 Oklahoma City, OK

College:
Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK. Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems, 2000. I graduated Magna Cum Laude, which is a fancy way of saying that I graduated with a 3.6 GPA (I told you I was smart!)

Church:
Crossroads Fellowship (Southern Baptist with a twist)

Favorite Scripture:
"Greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13

Favorite Quote:
"The softest pillow is a clear conscience."

A sample of my favorite musicians:
Dave Matthews Band, Blue October, Counting Crows, Coldplay, U2, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Third Eye Blind, Maroon5, The Wallflowers, Blue October, Guster, Athenaeum, David Gray, Pete Yorn, Howie Day, Damien Rice, Matchbox 20, Bon Jovi, GooGoo Dolls, Fleetwood Mac, Fuel, Jamie Cullum, The Killers, Interpol, Sigur Ros, Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, Foo Fighters, Sheryl Crow, Aerosmith, 7Mary3, Wilco, Madonna, Our Lady Peace, Def Leppard, Jack Johnson, White Stripes, Ringside, Fuel, Incubus, Keane, Pink Floyd, Steve Miller Band, The Cranberries, Tom Petty, Orphium (very good friends of mine), 3 Strange Days (also very good friends of mine), The Hero Factor (local), Rewake (local), the list goes on & on.

My 5 favorite cds:
1. Dave Matthews - Live at Luther College
2. Counting Crows - August and Everything After
3. Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind
4. Our Lady Peace - Gravity
5. this spot is about a 5-way tie, so I can't decide