Good mid- afternoon to all of you who may be stopping by to my Ultimate Blog Party! Are you as pumped as I am? Because, I am pretty pumped today about this whole thing. I have been browsing around on some of the blogs out there, and I must say, I am very impressed at how much work everyone puts into their pages, and it is really neat.

Now, what is the appropriate first thing you do when you may be attending a party such as this one, and you may not no one single person? Well, introduce yourself, of course! Which is what I plan on doing at this very moment.

My full name is Shannon Melissa Parrish, and I have lived in the awesome state of Detroit, Michigan for the last 11 years, and ultimately consider this to be my home. I am an only child living with my amazing mother and best friend Lisa. Today marks the 11th anniversary of the day my father passed away, so this party has helped me to somewhat cheer up a little bit.

I am a part-time student at a local community college, and had to leave my job because of a knee surgery that is coming up pretty soon. It is my first surgery ever, so just a little nervous about that whole thing.

Now, on my free time, I really enjoy just hanging around the house. I am a sucker for a good romantic movie, and book, love reality shows, well, some of them, and enjoy writing in my blog as much as I possibly can. So, lets get this party started!