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

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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    • Name: Carrie Pazdziora
    • Country: United States
    • State: Illinois
    • Birthday: 10/21/1985
    • Gender: Female
    • Member Since: 6/14/2004