| Figuring out where my place was in this great, big, beautiful world of opportunity wasn’t easy. I grew up in a small town in Colorado, and thanks to my loving parents, I grew up with the mentality that I could do anything - so that's what I did! Horseback riding, tennis, volleyball, basketball, I danced, I played the piano, I was a half way decent skier, and I was even a gymnast for five years until my legs grew so long that my teacher finally told me, “hmmm, not gonna happen my dear.” I made life long friends, and truly had the Norman Rockwell childhood, and yes, I did cultivate some good old fashioned Midwestern values along the way (maybe it is a territorial thing?) |