A little bit about me for you today... Available or married: Neither, but committed to a partner.

Book: Persuasion by Jane Austen or The Awakening by Kate Chopin -- my two favorite books of all time

Chore you hate: Cleaning the bathroom -- can I get a maid just for this?

Drink of choice: Iced tea (for my pregnant self) and a gin and tonic (for my nonpregnant bar self)

Essential start to your day: A shower!  I can't function without one.

Favorite color: Purple, purple, and more purple

Game to play or watch: Any board game works for me.  I'm way to clumsy for most physical sports.

Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN -- don't worry, most people don't know where it is

Instruments you play: None, much to the disappoint of my late grandmother

Job: Project manager at a educational tech company

Kids: 10-year old twin boys and a baby on the way

Life is incomplete without: My J and my kids

Music Group or Singer: Florence + the Machine, Imagine Dragons, The Killers, Arctic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons, The Lumineers, Kate Voegele -- I can't pick just one!

Number of siblings: 6 total (a half brother, a half sister, three step-brothers, and one step sister), but I grew up as an only child

Oranges or apples: Apples but only if they're Granny Smith (very crispy and tart)

Pet peeves: People who interrupt others while they are talking

Quote: Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough. -- Emily Dickinson

Reasons to smile: Sunny days

Season: Fall, but fall in the Midwest not in California

Tattoos: 4 total (ankh on back, pisces on ankle, celtic triple goddess on ankle, boys initials on back)

University attended: Ball State University and Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

Veggies you dislike: Beets, turnips, brussel sprouts

What makes you run late: J

X-rays you’ve had:  Chest x-rays for upper respiratory infections

Yum Food: Chocolate chip cookies

Zoo Favorite Animal: Penguins, hands down