• I went skydiving the day before I turned 28 - I just wanted to see what it felt like! Curiosity gets me in trouble sometimes :)

• I went parasailing in the Gulf of Mexico with my dad….it was pretty cool...but would have been better over the Caribbean!

• I went on a hot air balloon ride in North Texas with my dad...it was a crazy landing!

• I belly-crawled through Mammoth Cave on the Wild Cave Tour. WHEW! 6 hours is more than long enough to be crawling in a cave!
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Yes, I used to suck my fingers….until I was about 10….I think I had issues.

Tobacco Caye, Belize

Oklahoma State University

GO POKES!!

Ph.D. — Family Relations and Child Development, 2003

M.S. — Child Development, 1999

B.A. — Psychology, 1997

• I grew up in Dewey, Oklahoma - it’s a really small town...good place to grow up (Go Bulldoggers!)

• I attended and worked at Oklahoma State University (GO POKES!) - I have some really great friends there….and I miss them!

• I lived in Los Angeles where I worked with infants with developmental disabilities. I LOVE LA!! I’ve got some great friends there, too. I’d love to live there again someday.

I’ve been to Belize several times, but the best time was when I traveled alone and stayed on Tobacco Caye, a 5-acre island, and went SCUBA diving for 5 days. It took 2 planes and a boat to get there. The boat ride to the island has been the most peaceful moment of my life!

I traveled to Maui in 2005. I went hiking through a bamboo forest in search of a waterfall...and found it! I also got to swim in a natural pool that was fed by a fresh-water fall, but was right at the edge of the ocean. Awesome!

I visited Rome in 2004 – my favorite memories are of walking through the catacombs, seeing St. Peter’s Basilica, eating cheese pizza, and hanging out on the Isle of Capri with one of my most favorite people (check out that GIANT lemon to the right of my friend Amy’s head!).

I’m a Cowboy, baby!

Personal Stuff

This is my mom….staring at a bunch of meat.
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I went to England in May of 2008 – my favorite part was visiting the town of Dover and walking around Dover Castle. I wish I could live there!

Have you been to the Red River Gorge in Slade, Kentucky? It’s beautiful and a great place to hike!