Stolen from nancypaynter who stole it from someone else. I don’t know who that someone else is, but here are my answers.

You know how sometimes people on your friends list post about stuff going on in their lives, and all of a sudden you think, “Wait a minute? Since when are they working THERE? Since when are they dating HIM/HER? since when???” And then you wonder how you could have missed all that seemingly pretty standard information, but somehow you feel too ashamed to ask for clarification because it seems like info you should already know? It happens to all of us sometimes.

Please copy mine below, erase my answers, putting yours in their places, and then post the result in your journal. Please elaborate on the questions which would benefit from elaboration! One-word-answers seldom help anyone out.

1. Name: I’d bet you’d like to know that…j/k. It’s Krissy P.

2. Age: 28

3. Location: Southwestern Pennsylvania. My hometown is Economy Borough, PA.

4. Occupation: Operations Analyst VI or IV. I don’t remember anymore. But that will be changing as they’ve redone the global base pay structure and changed all the titles that we now have. But that doesn’t really tell you what I do. I check checks for check fraud. Its a preemptive thing and I don’t look at all the checks we get in a day, but I do look at a lot of them. I can also do EFT claims (such as you go to the ATM and it doesn’t give you any money, etc.) and wires.

5. Partner: Hmm…that would be Tom. He’s going back into truck driving (he’s at orientation now – two days down, two days to go) and hopefully will get hired. He’s going for his dream and I’m so proud of him, although I miss him terribly. We’ve been dating since mid-May and boy, has it been a wild ride. But a good one, so far.

6. Kids: Um, does Kit Kit count? He’s my twenty pound cat. Tom’s allergic to cats. I told you it was wild.

7. Brothers/Sisters: One, Debbie – pilot, bride-to-be, and all around wonderful gal. We’re not very close.

8. Pets: Hmm…I guess that’s where Kit would come in. See above.

9. List the 3-5 biggest things going on in your life:
. . . in no particular order. . .
1. I just had my gall bladder out on Monday. Its my first major surgery. Hopefully it will be my last. I hurt.

2. I’m dating again. Haven’t done that since Terry. Terry hurt me in a lot of ways and Tom’s been helping me to get through that. Just as I’ve been helping him get through things that people in his past have done to him.

3. I’m working my way out of debt. I’ve got this big plan and I should be out of debt in the next few years. The sooner, the better.

4. I don’t like my job. Its a good job, but I’m not doing an overly terrific job at it (probably because I’ve been in so much pain!). I would like to get out, but don’t see any way to do it at this point. I’d be much happier back doing data entry or call agenting – but those jobs are gone now and I guess I have to grow up.

5. I like being Christian. God has finally brought a Christian man into my life and I love it. Do relationships get any better than that?

10. What did you go to school for? English. I started out with meteorology but couldn’t get the physics and the calculus to work together. I loved being an English major. I just wish I hadn’t gotten sick before getting the degree. I’m going to go back to school, I just don’t know what for.

11. Parents: Barbara and Stephen (and Kathy): Mom and Dad have been divorced for many, many years and Dad and Kathy have been together for many years. I live with Mom right now, so I see a lot of her, but Dad and Kathy are very busy people and don’t seem to have as much time for me.

12. Who are some of your closest friends? Tom would jump to the top here. Then you have to throw in Barbi and Techie. My Mom and I are pretty good friends, too.