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- 2. I go to yoga class weekly with my 8 year old daughter and it helps with stress.
- 3. I like fly fishing in my spare time.
- 7. I’m a registered Native American, even though I’m freckly and burn easy. 3/16 Ponca.
- 9. I cannot donate blood since I’ve been to England in the last 10 years. I’m allergic to oatmeal. It’s not deadly but just unpleasant.
- 12. My 5 and 6 year olds occupy most of my time outside of work. I spend my free daylight hours doing landscaping around my house. If I was a doctor and my plants were patients, no malpractice provider would touch me. Free non-daylight hours are spent watching shows on Netflix that the rest of the world saw a decade ago when they were new. Nobody tell me how Prison Break ends.
- 13. I reside in the Dallas metropolis but originally from Lake Charles, LA. I am the proud mommy to a beautiful determined daughter named Korbyn and a spoiled mixed terrier by the name of Co Co. Both keep me busy, entertained, and on my toes (literally)!
- 14. I have been married for 28 years, I have 3 children and one grand daughter. I have been with Citi for 18 years. I love the outdoors and on my bucket list is to one day go hang gliding or parachuting.
- 15. I am an avid reader and it is one of my favorite hobbies. Some of my favorite business books are Good to Great, QBQ, and The 5 Habits of Highly Effective People.
- 17. Something most people do not know is that I have studied Computer Forensics and I am actively studying additional topics related to Information Security. I have attended Ethical Hacking seminars and take courses periodically to stay current in trends related to this industry.
- 19. I was born in West Germany, yes West because of the Berlin Wall (1949-1990); outside of work I have skydived and learned to skateboard.
- 24. I was born in West Virginia, but grew up in Virginia where I lived in over 20 different locations before starting primary school.
- 26. I am a “stage manager” for the small dance company my daughter runs. I consider this my hobby since I do not get paid. I enjoy organizing things, making props, choosing costumes and making sure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes. I have also performed in several of these productions.
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- 1. I am a “do-it-yourselfer”. I can definitely attribute this to my Dad and how we were raised . The good thing now is that basically EVERYTHING is on YouTube and I leverage this resource heavily when tackling home improvements, automobile care, health, Dental (just kidding), and all other things we take for granted nowadays. Most recently I installed laminate flooring in a couple rooms in our house. I have never done it and, thanks to YouTube, I was able to complete this task in a couple days.
- 3. I’ve had my private pilot certificate for almost 8 years. I used to teach high school Spanish.
- 4. I have recently picked up a new hobby playing competition level paintball ball. We play in a tournament at least once a month in Rock Hill, SC.
- 5. In college I worked for a moving company, once accidentally dropped a piano through a 2nd story window.
- 6. I am a certified Scuba Diver.
- 8. To combat dry heat i water ski and wake-board.
- 10. I have a Fraternal twin brother. In our high school/college years people thought we were lying because we did not look anything like each other.
- 11. I build high quality furniture from rough cut lumber with absolutely no plans or drawings. I do this in my small basement shop and have produced 200+ pieces.
- 16. I have been fortunate in that I have traveled to some of the places many of us have on our “Bucket List.” I have been to the Sistine Chapel and Roman Colosseum in Italy and the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. I’ve been inside two of the Pyramids during two separate trips to Egypt and road in a camel-drawn wooden cart while visiting the Taj Mahal in India. I’ve been snow skiing in the French Alps, snow-mobile riding on the Great Continental Divide and ridden four-wheelers on the beaches of the Sea of Cortez while visiting Cabo. I’ve water-skied in Greece, road horseback in the Carmel Mountains of Israel and been took by a five-year kid selling keffiyehs (a traditional Middle Eastern Headdress) in Egypt. I remember reading “Around the World in 80 Days” when I was a kid and was fascinated by it. I never knew I would circumvent the globe in 17 days, 20,000 total miles, later in life.
- 17. I've been to the Taj Mahal
- 18. I won a public speaking award in college that my professor nominated me for, but was terrified every time I gave a speech! I have no idea how the professor didn’t hear my voice shaking with every word.
- 20. I recently acquired 3 chicks and a duck. The duck is Soda Quacker. Audrey, Lucy, and AJ are the chickens. Two are named for movie stars, and one is named for the kind gentleman who paid $3.50 for the chick at the Southern States cash register when my daughter ran out of money. That would be AJ.
- 21. I have a collection of over 100 basketball cards that are specific to Michael Jordan, including a card that contains of piece of his game worn jersey.
- 22. I play guitar in the band Highway 31, we have releases on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, etc…, and Music Videos on YouTube.
- 23. I have only ever lived in 2 states. As of this year, I have lived in Arizona for the same amount of years as I have lived in Iowa (my birth state).
- 25. I love football. Huge fan of Kansas City Chiefs . Interesting fact about me: I’ve played Rugger (Rugby football) in high school.