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St. Margaret's HospitalElizabeth Paige Strickland born to Michael and Candace, on Friday, April 10, at St. Margaret's Hospital in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Luverne, AlabamaBorn and raised in Luverne, Alabama for the first eleven years of my life.
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Crenshaw Christian Academy is where I attended kindergarten thru fifth grade. Go cougars!
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The late Charlie Rich was a favorite artist of mine from a very young age. The Silver Fox, Charlie RichWhether it was his uncanny resemblance to my grandfather, or his diversity in music styles, I adored him!
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Livingston, AlabamaAfter my parents divorced in the summer of 1981, my mother moved my older sister, younger brother, and I, to her hometown of Livingston, Alabama. Painfully sad times.
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Sumter AcademyI attended Sumter Academy in York, Alabama, from sixth grade thru graduation in 1988. It is at Sumter that I met my future husband, Darrin Ellis.
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Have license, will deliver...flowers!
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The University of West Alabama (the former Livingston University)Although it was not where I wanted to attend college, financially and from a conveinece standpoint, it was where I needed to be.
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1984 Nissan SentraMy first car was a used Nissan Sentra. It was hideous, but affordable.
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Williamsburg, VirginiaMarried on the hottest day of the year, Darrin and I celebrated by vacationing in Virgina for a week, before moving to our new home in Tuscaloosa.
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Tuscaloosa, AlabamaLiving in Tuscaloosa was by far, one of the best times in my life. The college atmosphere, Taco Casa, and the freedom that came with being newly married could not be topped.
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With a huge opportunity in real estate, we sold our Tuscaloosa home, and moved back down the interstate to Livingston.
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Emmett Jackson Ellis was born! My firstborn, and the love of my life! Jack is now 13 years old!
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Talk about the greatest birthday gift ever, my son Samuel Aubrey Ellis, II, was born on my 32nd birthday. Sam and I share a very special bond.
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Fairhope, AlabamaAlthough hard to say goodbye to family and friends, Fairhope was exactly where we wanted to raise our children.
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The Eastern ShoreI am an older home lover, and we found our jewel tucked away behind overgrowth, in despaire. It will always need "something", but for us, it is perfect!
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University of South AlabamaCollege career number two begins at the University of South Alabama.
