About Me
- About Me: 5'5"... and loving it.
College
- School Name: Moody Bible Institute
- Status: Undergrad
- Class of: 2010
- Degree type: Bachelors
- Major(s): Women's Ministry
- Minor(s): Would be music if Moody approved.
- Sports: Cleaning the house.
- Organizations: No, I'm not very organized, thank you.
Style
- Where I shop: Thrift
- Brands I love: Nothing particular
- I like to wear: Clothing
- Can't live without: Burt's Bees
- Prized Possessions: Does my husband count as a "Possession"?.
- Guilty Pleasure: Coffee... It's not exactly a vocalist's best friend, but I simply can't deny its powerful grip on me.
Food
- Favorite Cuisine: Italian
- Favorite Dishes: Chicken Fettucine Alfredo
- Favorite Desserts: Cheesecake, Devil's Food Cake
- Favorite Drinks: Orange Peach Mango Juice, Dr. Pepper, Rose
- Favorite Junk Foods: Chocolate Ice Cream covered in milk
- Favorite Restaurants: Olive Garden, Cracker Barrel, Steak N Shake
- Foods I hate: Raw fish... ick.
Movies
- Favorite Movies: You've Got Mail, Finding Neverland, Sleepless in Seattle, Pride & Prejudice, Return to Me, Ever After, Pirates of the Caribbian, Mary Poppins, The Day After Tomorrow, The Sound of Music, Emma, Enchanted, Ratatouille...
- Favorite Actors: Julie Andrews, Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, Johnny Depp
- Favorite Directors: Nora Ephron
- Favorite Genre: Romantic Comedy
- Favorite Soundtracks: Pride & Prejudice
- Movie Quotes I say all the time: "Perhaps it is our imperfections which make us perfect for one another." (Emma)
- Movies I can watch over and over: All of the listed above.
- Actor that would play me in a movie: Julie Andrews, but I would be dreaming if my life were worthy of her acting and singing!
Television
- Favorite Shows: Frasier, Everybody Loves Raymond, SNL
- Favorite Reruns: The Cosby Show, Golden Girls
- Most Addictive Show: Smallville.
- Favorite Late Night Talk Show: Jay Leno. Miss him...
- Characters you relate to: Honestly, what attracts me to my favorite characters is that they're nothing like me. So... I don't think I watch any shows that have characters who relate to me.
- Favorite Theme Song: "C'mon, leave the TV on and let's do it anyway! It's OK... Tomorrow's just your future yesterday!" (The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson)
Books
- Favorite Books: Too many to list.
- Favorite Authors: Jane Austen, C.S. Lewis, George MacDonald, Lemony Snicket
- Favorite Genres: Anything that sounds beautiful or fun when read out loud. That's not really a genre, but these are the kind of books I like to read.
- Favorite Quotes: "She was in dancing, singing, exclaiming spirits; and till she had moved about, and talked to herself, and, laughed and reflected, she could be fit for nothing rational" (Austen, concerning Emma)
- Recent Reads: A Series of Unfortunate Events
More About Me
- Nicknames: Technically, "Carrie" is my nickname, short for my middle name, Caroline.
- Nationality: Irish + Native American + German + English + French = Me
- Religion: Mere Christianity.
- Heroes: Ella Fitzgerald and Julie Andrews
- Interests: I love Jesus. Following Him, my dear husband Eric is tops on my Interest list. ;) Sometimes I get camera-happy. I'm always music-happy. I'm also fond of: Literature. France. Ireland. Europe, in general, I suppose. Ball-room dancing. Hope. The Carolinas. Composers with names that are difficult to pronounce. Daisies. Writing. Sister(s). Christmas lights. Coffee. Piano. Vanilla-flavored Candles. Antiques. The sweet songs of the crickets on warm summer evenings. Red roses. Grace. People. Art museums. Beauty. Babies. Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens.
- Expertise: I'm really good at reading out-loud... but not at making my bed in the morning.
- Occupation: Singer-Songwriter
- Industry: Life
- Website: www.carriepaz.com
Music
- Favorite Artists: Ella Fitzgerald. Louis Armstrong. Norah Jones. Keely Smith. Duke Ellington. Weird Al Yankovic. Keith and Kristyn Getty. Frank Sinatra. Fernando Ortega. Agustin Barrios. Eric Pazdziora, my hubby. Frederic Chopin.
- Favorite Albums: Eric's Piano Improvisations: "Like a River Glorious"
- Favorite Genre: Jazz. Celtic. Classical. Bluegrass. (For the moment.)
- Songs for Roadtrips: Dragostea Din Tea
- Songs I hate: Friends are Friends Forever. That may be true, but this song is not my friend.
- Guilty Pleasure: Emo.
Travel
- Places I love: North Carolina.
- Places I've been: As far as international travel, I've been to Turkey and France (and Holland, if you include layovers).
- Places to see before I die: The rest of world.
- Dream Vacation: A tour of Europe, NOT involving ginormous backpacks or grody hostels.
High School
- School Name: Perquimans County High School
- Status: Alumni
- Class of: 2004
- Attended: 2000 - 2004
- Sports: Volleyball, Basketball, Softball
- Organizations: Beta Club, SAC ("Students & Athletes for Christ"), SADD ("Students Against Drinking & Driving, maybe...? I don't quite remember), SOATBWASWPADFL ("Some Other Acronym That Begins With An 'S' Which Promoted A Drug-Free Lifestyle")


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