.. :|: .. A LITTLE BIT ME .. :|: .. .. :|: .. QUICK STATS .. :|: .. AGE: EARLY 30'S BIRTHDAY: JUNE 21ST BORN: SAN FRANCISCO, CA HOMETOWN: LA PLATA, MD LIVED IN: CORAL SPRINGS, FL  ADOPTED CITY: DALLAS, TX CURRENTLY RESIDE: SANDY, UT FREQUENT: NEW YORK CITY PETS: BELLE & XANDER (CATS) EDUCATION: EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (TODDLERS) ALSO MAJORING IN LITERATURE/CREATIVE WRITING. TRAINING FOR MY CERTIFICATE IN ASL INTERPRETING. (ATTENDING SLCC & THEN UofU IN THE FALL) LANGUAGES: AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND FRENCH HOBBIES: BAKING MOSTLY CUPCAKES. DANCING. KEYBOARDS. JUST LEARNING HOW TO KNIT. CHARITY: ASPCA. EGPA. FRIENDS IN DEED. 3 DAY. MAKE-A-WISH. DONORS CHOOSE. I LOCALLY VOLUNTEER AT: CAWS & UTAH AIDS FOUNDATION MAIN READING GENRE: HORROR. OTHERS: MYTHS/FANTASY. FICTION. INSPIRATIONS: Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. It by Stephen King. The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom. The Diary of Anne Frank. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. Anne of Green Gables by Lucy M. Montgomery. Little House Books by Laura I. Wilder. The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. & The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD: Alice in Wonderland/Through The Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. MY FAVORITE SERIES GROWING UP: The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin. THE SERIES THAT INSPIRED ME TO WRITE FOR CHILDREN/TWEENS: A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket.