Who I Am!

Hello dear readers! My name is Mary Longstreet, and I am the somewhat crazy author of this blog (as you will see in future posts). This is my first attempt at doing something like this, so please be kind. Also, I am *not* computer savvy. But you could probably see that for yourself! LOL! Anyway, this first post is to tell you a little about me.

I am a Yank, meaning that I live in the United States. But some of my favourite kinds of people are Brits and Aussies, and since I know that they refer to us as Yanks...there you are.

However, I am *not* a Yank in other respects. This means that I would have been a Southern sympathiser in the War Between the States (1861-1865). The War Between the States, or the Civil War, as some call it, is a very big part of my life. I am, in fact, one of those crazy people who run around in summertime wearing layers of old-fashioned clothing (i.e., a re-enactor). We re-enactors are a select group of psychos who actually *enjoy* pretending that we have traveled back in time (and living as if that were true!). I'm not one of the people who fire guns, by the way -- I'm one of the corseted, bonneted, hoopskirted ladies you'll see at these events.

When I'm not re-enacting the War, I love to read, write, sing, draw, play my instruments, daydream, watch movies, and work on my cabin in the backyard, among other things.

I am 21 years old, and I am short (5'3") and slightly plump (for lack of a better word). I have dark brown hair (almost black, some people tell me) and eyes the colour of chocolate. Mmmm...chocolate. *Dark* chocolate. OK, I'm done drooling now. No, really.

I have a wonderful mum whom I love very much, a dad, two sisters, two brothers-in-law, a grandma, and eight nieces and nephews (wonderful little scamps!). I also have several good friends, and I'd like to take this opportunity to acknowledge them. There is Maria Spirova, who inspired me to try this blogging thing; she is a lovely, mesmerising, black-haired Bulgarian lady, also 21, whom I cherish dearly. We met last year, on an Internet message board! I got to see her in person for the first time this past Christmas, and am so very thankful that God allowed us to get to know each other. Also, there is my wonderful friend Jessica Newman; she is 19 years old and has thick red hair and a contagious laugh. She's simply a love and I adore her. She re-enacts the War along with me and my mum. I'm so blessed to have them both in my life. :-)

OK, it's time for me to end my first post! It's getting late on my end and I still have lots of studying to do. Oh yeah, that's another thing about me -- I'm a junior in college, majoring in English. My dream is to edit fiction one day. I'll add more about me, and about my mates, when I get the chance, in the next posts. Thanks for reading!!