1. Where were you born? (Town and state). Beech Grove, Indiana
2. How many people are in your family? Where do you fit in? My father was killed in a race car when I was 11 months old, my mom was preg with my brother, she didn’t remarry until I was a Sr in High school….so there was always three people in my family….I was the oldest child and only girl.
3. What is it about your hometown, family and roots, or upbringing that brings you the most joy, pride, or satisfaction? That my father was an INDY race car driver and that we still have those associations today. As a matter of fact, I met my husband because of the Indy 500, and we are going back this May 2009, for the 30th anniversary of when we met.
4. What would you say has been your greatest achievement or accomplishment during your lifetime? Birthing the last two of my six children at home.
5. What would you say has been or will be your greatest weakness or challenge you have overcome or will have to overcome during your lifetime? Once I overcome, overeating, that WILL be the greatest achievement of my lifetime. If food were alcohol, I would be a drunk. I use food to cope with my negative life challenges. I am in the process of working hard to change that.
6. What are some of your favorite hobbies, interests, and talents? Watching my kids or husband do their thing, anthropology, aquariums (I have two), birthing, breastfeeding, writing.
7. What is your favorite soft drink, food, and dessert?
A. Soft drink - pepsi other drink -grape Kool-Aid
B. Food – BBQ pork ribs, baked potato, really good salad
C. Dessert – chocolate cake batter ice cream at Cold Stone
A. Soft drink - pepsi other drink -grape Kool-Aid
B. Food – BBQ pork ribs, baked potato, really good salad
C. Dessert – chocolate cake batter ice cream at Cold Stone
8. What is your all-time favorite movie? Why? – Probably Dances with Wolves, I am not sure why as I hate the way the Indians are treated, I hate the way that it doesn’t work out, I really don’t fund it a happy movie at all, but I LOVE the grandeur, the music and sweeping panoramas, the up close look at the Indian people.
9. What is your school major, specific career choice, and what would be your ideal job?
A. School major – integrated studies – business/communication with a leadership distinction
B. Career choice – athletic director at a small NCAA d-3 or d-2 school
C. Ideal job – to be doing what I was doing, general manager for a college or pro hockey team
10. Up to this point of your life, what job has given you the most enjoyment or satisfaction? Why? If you are really talking about job, then hands down, UVSC Hockey GM, omgosh, the thrill of working hard, traveling all over, meeting players and then this time of year, helping them get settled, seeing them arrive, watching the first practices, seeing what the pieces are going to look like, seeing what they look like on the ice and watching all of that equate into success that I and the Head Coach worked so hard at…that is a remarkable feeling. -- If you are talking about volunteer jobs, then being a momma and gg, there is nothing cooler, more fun, really awesome.....
11. Out of all the people in the world who have lived or are presently living, what person do you admire more than anyone else? Why? My great grandmother, because she never stopped believing in me or loving me, even when it appeared that I deserved neither.
12. What one "word, animal, or object" would your friends and family use to describe you? Why? – Bobcat, cause I have been a fighter since the day I was born, good thing too, as I usually had/have cause to fight.
