Melony Carey and Chrissie Wagner
My blogs
| Industry | Education |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Retired Educator |
| Location | Muskogee, OK, United States |
| Introduction | Melony Carey has bachelors and masters degrees in Latin and Classics from the University of Oklahoma; she's been married for thirty-two years to Kevin and they have two college-aged children, Madison and John; she teaches at Muskogee High School, where over 6,000 exceptional people have passed through her classroom doors during the last 35 years. Chrissie has been married to her transplanted Texan, Warren for 34 years and they have 4 children, 1 son-in law,1 daughter in law and two grandchildren. Chrissie graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in English and a minor in Theater. She worked part-time as a caterer and event coordinator while her children were small and taught at Muskogee High School for ten years. Past member: Oklahoma Arts Institute, Oklahoma Community Theatre Association and Muskogee Area Arts Council. Board member- Education Foundation of Muskogee, Muskogee Area Arts Council. Activities-Handbells at St Paul UMC, Muskogee Garden Study Club, and New Century Book Club. |
| Interests | Melony: education, Muskogee Historic Preservation Commission, Founders' Place Historical District, American Classical League, writing, cooking, architecture, design, classical antiquity and foreign languages, tennis Chrissie: gardening, antiques, (ie, junking), cooking, Community theater, travel, politics, topical debate, writing and reading. |
| Favorite movies | Disclaimer - These lists will change at random times. Melony: Ferris Beuller's Day Off, Hook, The Lost Boys, all Harry Potter, The Gods Must Be Crazy, Dead Poets Society, The Emperor's Club, The Outlaw Josie Wales, Tremors (1 only), Father of the Bride (old and new), and Like Water for Chocolate... Chrissie- Tender Mercies, Camelot, Grease, E.T.,Breakfast at Tiffany's, Funny Face, Annie Hall, The Quiet Man, Field of Dreams, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, West Side Story, Far From the Madding Crowd, Braveheart, An American in Paris, Rebel Without a Cause, The Blind Side |
| Favorite music | Melony: choose the best from every genre from classical to country and that will adequately express my views, but if you need examples - Mozart, Carmina Burana, Kanye, Black Crows, White Stripes, Van Morrison, Four Tops, early Garth, Dire Straits, Bob Marley, U2, Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Clash, Asleep at the Wheel, The Nutcracker... Chrissie..all show tunes, James Taylor, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, The Beatles, Brooks and Dunn, Josh Groban, Reba, Harry Connick Jr, Frank Sinatra, Michael W Smith, Van Morrison, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young |
| Favorite books | Melony: This would be ridiculously long, but here are a few - Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco, Einstein's Dreams, all Harry Potter, Phillip Pullman trilogy-The Amber Spyglass, etc), The House of Seven Gables, A Canticle for Leibowitz, Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris; Chrissie: To Kill a Mockingbird, Anything by Pat Conroy, Once and Future King,any historical novel, Robertson Davies- Cornish Trilogy, My Antonia, An American Childhood, Pillars of the Earth, A Prayer for Owen Meanie, Birth of Venus, Gone With the Wind, A Member of the Wedding, Confederacy of Dunces, Water For Elephants, The History of Love, Peter Pan, The Help, Cutting Stone, South of Broad, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, he Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold FryeT |