Kristine with a “K”

My name is Kristine and this is my website. I’m 28 years old and I live in Dallas, TX with my miniature schnauzer Izzie.

After 10 years of playing around on the Web, I wanted to turn my hobby into a career. In 2004, I earned a degree in advertising from the University of North Texas and began working for a small internet marketing firm a few months later as a graphic designer. I’ve been there ever since. Today, my role has somewhat changed in that I do both graphic design as well as some project management. Frustrations and Chinese fire drills set aside, I love my job and the people I work with.

When I’m Not At Work

I am a hobby whore. I just have way too many of them. I enjoy reading and will often read several books at a time (at least when I get a chance). I also take pictures regularly with a Nikon D40 digital SLR camera. You can find my photos here at Flickr. I’m not great at it yet, but I’m learning. In addition to that, I enjoy watching movies, TV, and listening to music. I love The Office, 30 Rock, Ghost Hunters, Paranormal State, Project Runyway anything on Food Network, BRAVO, and–yes, I will admit this–HGTV. I automatically love any movie with Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, or Owen or Luke Wilson in it. A lot of my favorite music comes from movies, TV, or just browsing iTunes. My favorite band right now is Coldplay.

I’m crafty. I love to cook and entertain (and eat!), a characteristic that I inherited from my mom. I love trying new recipes and going to new restaurants. I enjoy hand made things and appreciate sophisticated high fashion at the same time. And despite the bad rep, I still secretly love Martha Stewart and everything she does. Hand made cards are one of my many many hobbies. I love coffee even though I really shouldn’t drink it as often as I do.

I’m quiet when you first meet me. Once you get to know me, I can be funny, silly, and outspoken. I’m a city girl all the way and detest mundane life in suburbia. But I’ve become more environmentally conscious over the past couple years and have learned that this Earth is a living, breathing thing that we must respect and take care of because it’s the only one we have.

I have a dog named Izzie. She’s a white mini-schnauzer with a lot of energy and tons of character. I first met her when my sister got her as an itty bitty puppy. In December of 2006 my sister decided she could no longer take care of her kids and a dog at the same time, so she offered Izzie to me since she knew I’d been looking for a dog for a while. The day before Christmas Eve, Izzie came wrapped with a red satin bow tied around her collar and a tongue that couldn’t stop giving me kisses. She’s really sweet and playful and will try to put you in your place if she’s unfamiliar with you. You can find more photos of her here.

I have a huge family: 2 parents, 2 sisters, a brother, a sister in law, 4 nephews, a niece, and 3 canine-nephews and 1 canine-niece. I see them almost every weekend when Izzie and I visit for dinner on Saturday nights. On top of that I have a huge extended family with tons of cousins, aunts, and uncles, all of whom live nearby. They’re almost like backup siblings and parents.

That’s me in a nutshell.