Hello there,
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(Personal photo; The after effects of
dental anesthesia, taken by my husband) |
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| (Personal photo; Good hair day!!, taken by me) |
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| (Personal photo; Fun sunglasses!!, taken by me) |
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(Personal photo; Oops! Failed attempt to get out of a very
messy truck filled with obstacles, taken by my husband) |
This is me. My name is Chrystal Brehm. I’m a pretty introverted person, so I find bonding with people difficult at times. I tend to enjoy the solitude of losing myself in a good book or movie (mostly fantasy and romance). Some of my favorite fantasy series are Harry Potter, Divergent, the Hunger games, and Twilight. I really love any kind of book or movie that I can get emotionally involved in. The more I feel I personally know the characters, the better. I love a book (or movie) that makes me hate the writer (LOL), because it feels like real life when things don’t go exactly how you’d like them to in your fantasy world. I’m also very musically grounded. I listen to a wide variety of music, but my favorite is classic rock. My all time favorite band is Blue October (check them out, here)! I've had the pleasure of meeting them on multiple occasions and they're incredibly nice and down to earth in person too!!
I also love Metallica, the Offspring, Nickleback, & a lot of others! I’m a huge animal lover and my family likes to call me Elly May sometimes. We have several pets and we also foster kittens from time to time. Plus my husband and I work with several rescue groups to help get animals adopted.
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| (Personal photo; Our dogs, taken by me) |
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| (Personal photo; 3 of our cats, taken by me) |
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| (Personal photo; Our youngest cat [foster "fail", also seen below], taken by my husband) |
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(Personal photo; Some of our previous
foster kittens, taken by me) |
I’m almost 27 years old and I’ve been married to the love of my life for over 6 years (we have been together for over 10 years)! I have an almost 11 year old step son named Hayden and I’m blessed to have a good relationship with his mom (my husband’s ex wife). We all get along really well and we often have gatherings together, such as Hayden’s birthday celebrations. My husband and I are currently in the process of buying our first house, which is pretty exciting!! I’m the youngest of 11 children and I’m a really big family person. Holidays around my family are never a bore.
I currently work full time as a 9-1-1 dispatcher for the Oklahoma City police department. People often ask what exactly that entails, so I’ll give you a brief summary. Basically, when someone calls 9-1-1 in a crisis, I’m the voice of reason that helps to calm them and guide them through giving the most important information to help me get emergency assistance to them in a timely manner. I’m also responsible for the safety of 15+ officers’ at any given time. Its part of my job to make sure they have the pertinent information to maintain their own safety, as well as the safety of any citizens involved in a given situation. There are days where my job can be rather emotional and others where it’s very frustrating (people occasionally call 9-1-1 for silly reasons or they’re sometimes extremely disrespectful when speaking to me because they’re upset about their own situation and don’t appreciate that I’m not the cause of their hardships). Still, there are other days when my job is very rewarding. Those are the days that keep me going in my job; the days where I go home at the end of my shift and I know that I’ve made a difference in someone’s life. My job is mostly thankless but when I’m able to help someone in a way that I know has significantly impacted their life in a positive way, that’s all the thanks I really need.
I’m also a full time student, working on a double major (Biological Anthropology + Forensic Science) as well as a minor (Spanish). I would like to work as a crime scene investigator (CSI) for the department I currently work for and eventually I’d like to go on to work with the FBI as part of the evidence response team (basically the same thing as CSI, but on a national scale). I’ll graduate with my first major and my minor in spring of 2018 and as long as things go as planned, with my second major in spring of 2019. The next few years have a lot of new adventures for me and I can’t wait to experience them!
I don't believe there is much else to add about me, so I'll just leave it there!
