About Me

I come from a large family, being the oldest of five kids. My mother was a homemaker and then later a school librarian. My father was a chemical engineer. We moved around a lot as he was always in search of that perfect job opportunity. We lived in four different states - Utah, Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming. In fact, I never lived in the same town for more than four years until I moved to Santa Clara. Tragically, my father died as a result of an accident at work when I was thirteen and my baby sister was only six months old, leaving my mother to raise five kids on her own.

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While it was not easy moving so frequently, I have a lot of great memories with a variety of experiences. I milked goats at the age of 13 to help my baby sister (it was the only milk she was not allergic to). I was a cheerleader in middle school. Yes, I still get very excited about things and jump up and down (see photo of FIFA reaction). One not so great memory was when I broke my nose as a high school freshman in gym class. I held many different jobs including a paper route. I worked at a fast food restaurant, a department store, an ice cream shop (my favorite), a grocery store and even assembled glider wings!!