ABOUT ME

A few random things about me...

I have a home-based photography studio in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

I've been in business for more than twenty years.

I love pizza, cookies, and coffee.

I don't especially like exercising, but when I do, I run and do kettlebells.

My first car was a Ford Escort, which I bought before I turned 16 (I did a lot of babysitting!)

I have three kids, all in their 20's.

We have two dogs, a black Lab, and an Old English Bulldog.

I don't mind cooking lately, but I hate cutting up raw chicken and doing the dishes.

When I was a kid, I used to be able to touch my tongue to the tip of my nose.

I've been diagnosed with Raynauds Syndrome. Basically, I don't get enough blood flow to hands and feet when I'm the tinniest bit cold.

I love water skiing but once wiped out so bad that I ended up in the E.R.

My husband and I grew up in Illinois and met in college.

I earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.

Before life as a photographer, I worked as a Mental Health Specialist at a hospital in the psychiatric unit with teens, pre-teens, and young children. Before that, I worked at group homes with troubled adolescents.

Our family tent-camped at Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. I didn't get much sleep that week thanks to my fear of bears.

We also portaged, canoed, and camped in the Boundary Waters, Minnesota. Again, very little sleep for me.

I love the beach.

I once ran a half marathon (without stopping!). After that, I trained for a full marathon, but injured my IT band half way through the training.

Some other things I love are...the color yellow, tulips, watching football, photographing my kid's sports, going out to eat, sleeping in, Chinese food, and reading.