MEET MELISSA

Meet Melissa, better known as Missy Corsini. Our first ever personal interview of one of our very own members of The Daily Dose Group. Enjoy...

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DD: Missy, thanks for being here and taking the time to meet with us. Let's get right to it. Can you start off by giving the friends of The Dose a little bio about yourself?

MISSY: My full name is "Melissa Dawn Tozer-Corsini. My Irish Grandfather gave me the name of Missy and that is what I have used most all of my life. I was born November 17, 1964 in Searcy, Arkansas. I grew up on a farm in Ward and attended elementary school in Ward as well. I grew up with two sisters. My oldest sister is currently living in Ward and my youngest sister passed away a year ago.

I attended Cabot High School, in Cabot Arkansas, and graduated from the Class of 1983. I have fond memories of high school, my favorite being my participation in Choir and Track. My plans were to go to college and study in the medical field. I married right out of high school and attended two years at UALR when motherhood took me by surprise. I put school on the back burner so I could work full time to save some money. Two years later, I had baby number two. Needless to say, college plans were only a dream at that point.

I divorced my first husband and remarried in 1990. His name is Andrew Corsini and I met him while being employed at USBC. In 1994 we became the proud parents of twin boys. My children are Ryan, Rachel, Andrew and Gabriel.

Ryan is currently in the Navy stationed in Jacksonville, FL. He will be finishing his service this Summer and plans to attend college. Rachel is a Cosmetologist and has a one year old son, Luciano. Andrew and Gabriel are 15 and are attending Coral Shores High School in Tavernier, FL where we currently live.

Living in the Florida Keys is as close to living in paradise as it comes. The people are friendly, the pace is slower, and the sunsets are God's gift every day.

DD: I'm sure you've heard of the movie "The Bucket List" where two old gentlemen make a list of things they want to do before they kick the bucket. Give us five things you want to accomplish before your time comes?

MISSY: My bucket list is pretty simple, it would be to hike The Appalachian Trail, ride my motorcycle cross country and hit every bike event there is, take my mother to visit Ireland, run the Boston Marathon and visit Hawaii with my husband Andrew.

DD: Let's say you were about to be placed into the Witness Protection Program and you had to change your name to something other then your current one, what would it be?

MISSY: Chip that's a hard one as I love my name! My great Grandmother was a Choctaw Indian, so I think I would like to have a tribal name.

DD: Do you own an iPod?

MISSY: I do.

DD: Great.. So, if you turned on your iPod and placed it on shuffle, what would be the first three songs that would pop up and, part B, what was the last song you listened too?

MISSY: Hold on. Let's see here. Okay my iPod's first three songs on shuffle are "Johnny and June" by Heidi Newfield, "If I Never See Your Face Again" by Maroon 5 and "Citizen Soldiers" by 3 Doors Down. And the last song I listened to I believe was "Touchness" by Enigma.

Click HERE to listen to any of Missy's songs above...

DD: Have you ever ran away from home and if so, where did you go?

MISSY: Well when I was around 8 I became mad at my mother because she wanted me to clean my room and I thought it was already clean. She told me to go to my room until it was clean. I thought it was totally unfair so I grabbed my pillow, slipped out of my bedroom window and went to my favorite place in the woods behind my house. we had a tree in the shape of the number 4 which made it perfect for me to lie in. I made it until just after dark before I became too frightened and returned back to my room. Mom acted as if she never knew, but she told me later that she saw me leaving and knew where I was going and knew I would be back.

DD: Missy would you tell us three places where you have lived throughout your life?

MISSY: We've traveled some with my husbands job. He works for Homeland Security. We left Arkansas in 1998 and moved to Fort Lauderdale, FL. Stayed there for 3 years before moving to Washington DC. We were there for 3 years then we moved back to Florida to a city called Coral Springs. About three years ago we moved to the Florida Keys.

DD: In what room of the house do you spend the most time, not including your sleep time?

MISSY: The family room.

DD: Give us your three favorite movies of all times?

MISSY: well I guess they would have to be Dances With Wolves, The Patriot and Top Gun.

Click HERE to watch a clip from Top Gun.

DD: Of all the places in the world, excluding those youv'e already seen, give us three places you would love to visit?

MISSY: Well obviously, since I want to take my mom to Ireland, that would have to be one of them. I guess the other two would be Australia and Italy.

DD: If we looked in your closet, how many hats would we find of yours and which one is your favorite?

MISSY: Well, you would find five hats; two Bahama hats, a Harley Davidson hat, a running hat and a Navy mom hat. My favorite one would be one of the two Bahama Hats. (You can see Missy's favorite hat on her picture above)

DD: If you could have ANY super power, any, what would it be?

MISSY: I think I would want to have the ability to Vanish/Turn Invisible...

DD: Let's say you have a co-worker that comes by your desk and sticks her tongue out at you, what do you think you would do?

MISSY: Definitely laugh! For someone to do that, they must be a good friend that is being silly...

DD: Tell us, what is Eskimo Ice?

MISSY: Not totally sure, but I know I pack my cooler with it every weekend...

DD: What is your best quality?

MISSY: I believe I am a good parent.

DD: And your worst quality?

MISSY: Probably it is that when I get too tired, I get very cranky...

DD: Missy, If The Daily Dose came to your house today and looked in your fridge, what would we see?

MISSY: You would see lots of milk, cheese, salad things, apples and every condiment known to man... LOL.

DD: Think back to when you were 12 years old, what did you dream of being when you grew up?

MISSY: Definitely a Doctor...

DD: Okay, here is an odd one. Do you install your toilet paper so that you pull it from the top or the bottom of the roll?

MISSY: That's funny. Definitely the top! Doesn't everyone? LOL

DD: What was the last book you read?

MISSY: It was "The Gate House" by Nelson Demille.

DD: If you were stuck with only being able to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Now this has to be one item only like steak, corn, bread, chicken, etc.

MISSY: Um, I think I would have to choose eggs.

DD: Okay, if you were another person, would you be friends with yourself?

MISSY: I think I would want me as a friend. I am a good listener, happy most of the time, love to have fun and laugh and I am honest.

DD: When you meet someone else, whats the first thing you notice about that person?

MISSY: Normally it is if they give me eye contact and smile or not.

DD: Summer or Winter?

MISSY: You could probably guess it would be Summer by where I live.

DD: Missy, what's your favorite outdoor activity?

MISSY: Riding my low riding Harley with my husband.

DD: Were you named after anyone that you are aware of?

MISSY: Nope, I'm an original.

DD: Of everything out there, what is your favorite smell?

MISSY: It's puppy breath...

DD: If you could ask Elvis Presley any two questions, what do you think you would ask of the King?

MISSY: Well... I think I would ask him "What his life was like as he enjoyed his fame?" and secondly I would probably ask him "What drove him to resort to drug use?"

DD: What would be the one thing you would never leave your house without?

MISSY: This is easy, some sort of Lip Gloss.

DD: I would assume you love Saturdays, so tell us what would be your idea of a perfect Saturday?

MISSY: Well, I would get up early and enjoy my first cup of coffee while everyone else slept, go for a jog, have a light breakfast, grab the hubby and go for a long motorcycle ride, then enjoy a light lunch and eventually return home, pack the cooler with some of that Eskimo Ice, jump in the boat with the family for some tubing, wake boarding, knee boarding and eventually park the boat in the bay just in time to have dinner while watching a beautiful sunset.

DD: Hey can The Dose come next time?

MISSY: Sure...

DD: What is your favorite car and your favorite motorcycle?

MISSY: I would love to own a Jeep and of course my Harley Davidson Lowrider.

DD: If you could only like two people outside of your family, who would they be?

MISSY: It would have to be my two best friends, Stephanie Finn and Linda Griswold.

DD: What do you think came first, the chicken or the egg and why?

MISSY: Well I believe God made the animals first, so it would have to be the chicken.

DD: Do you have a funny joke you would like to tell the friends of The Dose?

MISSY: Sure. When I was a kid I was eating a Popsicle that had the jokes on the stick. I remember this one that said, "Where did George Washington keep his armies? Answer: Up his sleevies!!!" I remember laughing until I cried and I have never forgotten it..

DD: I ate the same Popsicle's. My jokes weren't normally that good. LOL. Okay, here is another one of those crazy questions. Do you think a cat has a belly button? Why or why not?

MISSY: Well a cat is a mammal and it is my understanding that all mammals have a belly button, so yes.

DD: Honestly Missy, I don't know if I know the answer to that question, but I am going to trust your answer as it makes sense. Okay only two questions left. Who do you like the most, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno or David Letterman?

MISSY: I liked Johnny the most, mainly for nostalgic reasons. He was the first at late night talk shows and it was never the same when he retired.

Click HERE to see Johnny Carson in a clip of "Carnac The Magnificent".

DD: I loved Johnny. He was and still is, an absolute genius. Okay, last question. Do you hit the sack early or are you a night owl?

MISSY: Well, I get up early Monday through Friday to open the gym so, I am early to bed. However, if there is fun to be had, I can hang with the best of them!

DD: Well Missy that concludes our interview. I want to thank you for taking time out to talk with The Dose and for putting up with some of these crazy questions. I hope you have enjoyed this experience as much as we have. I know the readers of the Dose are going to enjoy Missy Corsini and they will definitely know you better after this... Thanks again.

MISSY: You're welcome...


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Well, Missy gave us a great interview. I want to personally thank her for taking away from her personal time to interview with the Dose. Be sure and give Missy and The Dose your thoughts in the comment section below. Post a personal comment to Missy or just a general thought. And don't forget to check her page out. You can find her on the friends list of The Daily Dose.


Until next time,
Chip @ The Daily Dose