Here is the best way for you to get to know me.

1. My family and friends are the most important people to me. They are people who have always stuck by me, and for that, I will always be loyal to them.

2. I have two nephews and they are light of my life. I would do anything to make them happy, and I try to spend as much time with them as possible.

3. I have found that the worst kind of hurt in a relationship is being cheated on, but I have also found that to be successful in future relationships, you can't dwell on the past.

4. Winning my trust is easy, because I always expect the best in people. Once you break that trust, it is very hard to get it back, and odds are, you won't.

5. I am an assistant girls basketball coach, a job I never thought I could do, but found that it has been one of the most rewarding jobs I have ever had. The girls I work with have taught me so many life lessons in sportsmanship, hard work, patience, and enjoyment.

6. In the span of 7 months in 2004 I lost an aunt, and both grandparents on my dad's side of the family.

7. It may sound cliché but my parents are my heros for everything they have done for me, and all the sacrifices they have made to make sure their kids got the most out of life.

8. I went to St. Mary's University in Winona for 2.5 years before I was academically dismissed. I was not ready for college, and I made a mess of it. It has also made me stride for everything I have in life, and makes me work harder every day.

9. I graduated from a two year school in 2001 with a degree in Microcomputer Support, and have never used my degree to this point.

10. There are very few people that I allow close to me, but once you are, I will be firecely loyal.

11. In October of 2008 I moved to my new job at the clinic in payroll/timekeeping, and I absolutely love it.

12. I always seem to have a ton of energy and don't know where I get it. I can get up really early in the morning, and stay up very late that same day and never get tired.

13. I hate to lose. At one point someone was confused and wondered if I liked winning, as much as I hate losing. As I get older I am starting to see the silver lining in losses, see number 5.

14. I have recently refound my faith in the Catholic church, and I have been going to church.

15. My favorite comedian is Jeff Dunham, and I find myself laughing everytime I see his act.

16. My favorite all time movie is Hoosiers, and I watch it all the time. In fact, one time in highschool, we had a game on a day where there was no school, and I watched it 3 times.

17. I hate being late. If I can't be on time I would rather not show up.

18. I am proud of my sister because she is a EMT and studying to be a nurse, two professions I could never do.

19. I tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve, and when I am excited (espicially at a basketball game) you can tell, because I usually am pumping a fist or clapping very hard.

20. I believe that my best friend is someone I have never met in person.

21. I have completely changed my outlook on life within the last few years. I believe the tough times are just as important and life changing as the good times. I feel that it sometimes takes days...months... even years to find out or realize the impact someone or something had on your life.

22. I gave up caffiene earlier this year and have never felt better.

23. It drives me insane when I hear highschool athletes use the word can't.

24. It drives me crazy to have parents or fans criticize players I am coaching, and I tend to stick up for them, even if I don't always choose the right way to do it.

25. When I really need good sound advice, I tend to ask my mother, because I trust her judgement.