- I’m within 6 months of being married to my best friend for 25 years.
- I have 2 wonderfully different children; Johnathan and Nicholas
- My favorite color is Teal- aqua marine
- My favorite animal as a child was a turtle
- My favorite number is 7
- When I was little I wanted to be a teacher
- When I was a toddler, my mom created my Halloween costumes for me. One year I was a TV set. Another year I was a pear. Yet another year I was a knight in shining armor.
- I love playing scrabble
- I really enjoy many different hobbies.
- I love to paint and decorate houses for my husbands train display.
- I have made several of the wall hangings in my bathroom and in my hallway.
- I love using power tools; especially when they make my husband nervous! 😀
- I enjoy hiking and finding waterfalls
- I love wood working
- I like to crochet
- I like to cross stitch
- One of my desks is actually in the closet in the tv room (long closet with no door) so while my husband is watching tv I can simultaneously spend time with my him while playing with one of my assorted hobbies.
- When my husband eats trail mix… he leaves some of the peanuts, and all of the chocolate and peanut butter morsels… but eats all the mms and raisins.
- I love to write
- I love to read
- I have to have a quiet time without white or other noise in the mornings when I first get up and I need it as my day begins to close but before my husband comes home and turns the tv on to decompress from his day
- I love hazelnut coffee
- When I get my nails done, I like a French manicure with a color instead of the white for the tips. I also like to have a splash of silver or gold or sparkles to add a bit of excitement to the nails.
- One of my favorite comedic authors is Barbara Johnson who wrote “stick a geranium in your hat and be happy” and ” joy in the cesspools of life”
- I grew up listening to Amy Grant, Sandy Patti, Joni Erickson Tada, Petra, and Stryper (music)
- I remember being excited when I was able to earn my very first instant Polaroid camera after selling enough items for school
- I loved my first record players for hours on end
- I was a teenager (first year of high school) when they came out with Walkmans, and I was so excited when I got my first one for Christmas
- I never graduated from high school
- I received my GED from Wake Community College
- I received 3 associate degrees in 2 years from Edgecombe Community College
- I was Phi Theta Capps during my 2 year degrees
- I was on the SGA as Treasureer my last year at Edgecombe Community College
- I received my bachelors degree from North Carolina Wesleyan College
- I have completed the coursework for 2 Master Degrees and 1 certification at Liberty University
- My undergrad was in Accounting and Business while my master degrees were in professional counseling and marriage and family therapy with a certificate in trauma therapy
- I love to play 🏐 volleyball
- I was bit by a dog in the face when I was 8 years old. It took many reconstructive surgeries to try to make the scars as small as possible
- When I was young, I had a nightmare that I refused to talk about or go outside during the summer if my entire family was home and outside by the vehicles because I was scared it would come true
- I love “Home Improvement” and now “Last Man Standing”
- I met my husband in Maple Shade New Jersey
- I have lived in New Jersey and North Carolina
- Although I spent quite a bit of time in labor with my first child (went to hospital 3am and TJ arrived at 11:07am, my 2 other children had quick arrivals. Both Johnathan and Nick came maybe a half hour after I arrived at the hospitals.
- My favorite foods are shrimp and lasagna
- I love the snow
- I love the mountains
- Im not a big fan of the beach
- Im not a big fan of heat or humidity
- I love the fall
- i love counting my blessings… I have many to count! 😀