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I was born at 11:05 am on August 1, 1988 at Providence Hospital in Mobile, AL. My grandmother, who was head nurse of Labor and Delivery at Providence at the time, helped deliver me.
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Shepard State ParkMy mom worked as the Park Manager for Shepard State Park in Gautier from before I was born until I was 11 years old.
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Eleven short months later, I become a big sister. My younger brother, Blake, was born a few weeks before my first birthday.
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Gautier Elementary School WebsiteBarely 5 years old, I start Kindergarten at Gautier Elementary School in Gautier, MS.
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I tested into the Gifted Program at my school. There was one program at 3 local elementary schools. I got to meet some pretty cool people. The most important of which was Jane Pickett, who is one person who had influence on my decision to become a teacher.
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In 1998, my family left Gautier and moved back to the Mobile area to be closer to my mom's aging mother.
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Saraland Middle SchoolSaraland has recently broken off from the MCPSS and formed their own school district, so Adams is now known as Saraland Middle School.
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Satsuma High SchoolI start my freshman year at Satsuma High School.
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Mrs. Cowan was my mentor all through high school. I still keep in touch with her today.
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Clear the roadways! :-)
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In the Fall of 2004, I met my now-husband. At the time, I had no idea. We didn't really even talk at this meeting, but a mutual friend introduced us.
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On Valentine's Day of 2005 I was at a Scholars' Bowl meet at Faulkner State Community College with my high school team, when I found out I had been awarded the honor of being an Azalea Trail Maid. My dress was lavendar.
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My parents divorce after 17 years of marriage.
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Graduation was at the USA Mitchell Center
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In August of 2006, I started classes at the University of South Alabama. I was a Recreational Therapy major at the time. I attended class for a few semesters but decided I wasn't ready for college and didn't really know what I wanted to do with my life. So, I took some time off to experiment with jobs in different fields.
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The cute guy I met during high school slyly puts his number in my phone while we are hanging at a friend's house. :-) This is one of our first pictures together as a couple.
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He pops the question at midnight on New Year's Eve 2008-2009. This is our first picture taken after we were engaged.
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A photo taken during our wedding at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Mobile, AL. Our reception was at Camp Grace. We were married on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe!
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Sadie came to live with us from a pet adoption agency based out of Hattiesburg, MS called Pampered Pets Pet Rescue. We found her on Petfinder.com because I wanted a Basset Hound and my hubby wanted a dachshund. She happens to be a mix of both!
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Felicity Joy is also our Godchild
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When we adopted Sadie, we knew she had a brother named Scooter. At that time, we were living in a one bedroom apartment and were concerned that two dogs and two people would be too much. BUT it didn't take long before I talked hubby into letting Scooter come live with us to! :-) This picture is the day we reunited Sadie and Scooter when we picked him up.
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After a few years, I finally figured out what my passion was - CHILDREN! I decided to finish my degree in Elementary Education so I can love what I do everyday.
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EveMarie Lucille followed her sister a mere 10 months and 10 days later! She was a few weeks early.
