About Carolina

Welcome to Carolina Thinks where, as the title suggests, I write about what I think about.

First, it’s Care-oh-LEE-nuh NOT Care-oh-LIE-nuh. Although after nearly 30 years of people calling me Care-oh-LIE-nuh I pretty much answer to anything that starts with a “Kuh” sound.

I was born and raised in California and never imagined I’d ever leave that beautiful, sun shining state. Then I got married.

February 14, 2009 - the day we got married.

And moved to Italy. (Bet you didn’t see that one coming, huh?)

We then proceeded to spend two glorious yet totally stressful years living in beautiful Napoli while exploring (and eating) as much as we could. It was, in a word, totally-earth-shatteringly-awesome. Then we moved and I was (and am) a little crushed. But trust me, I will be going back. Now we live in Bozeman, Montana; me, the Husb, our two child-like cats and the breath-taking mountains.

I’m a daydreamer, a list maker, and forever a kid at heart. I’m domestically challenged but I’ll never give up on the dream of one day becoming more Martha-Stewart-esque. In addition to my Martha Stewart-like aspirations, I wouldn’t be upset if I became the next, “Dear Abby.”  In fact, I would be super excited about it.

I dance no matter who is watching, laugh with my entire being, and look people in the eyes. I believe in firm hand shakes, gut feelings and childhood dreams.

But in the end, I’m just a girl trying to navigate life as a well-adjusted, well-balanced, well-lived adult. Good luck to me.

So say hi and stay awhile. That’s just the sort of thing that makes my world go round.