What is the most rewarding part of being a mom?

Watching Shelby grow thru the various stages of life. Learning. Thriving. Letting her make her own decisions & grow from them. Seeing her excel & enjoy her love of gymnastics. Working so hard to succeed in school while balancing 20 hrs / wk of competitive gymnastics training. Introducing her to as many new experiences as possible. Volunteering with her at the SPCA weekly while helping animals, the community & having the most amazing mother / daughter bonding time. Being her biggest fan in life.

What is one memory of your kids that you will never forget?

One day Shelby was being her usual charismatic self, testing boundaries. I don’t remember exactly what she did, but I told her “Shelby, you’re something else!” She went to daddy upset saying, “Mommy thinks I’m a bird or a dog or something, she said I’m something else!” And she truly meant it. It was so adorable & amazed me how impressionable she was & how much my opinion meant to her. I knew how important it was for me to set a good example. She makes me want to be the best version of myself.

What would you do with $20,000?

Take my daughter, husband & mom to Singapore. I had the incredible opportunity to live there from 1982-87 & would love to share the experience with my family & take my mom back. My dad passed of lung cancer April 2016 & had given my family the most amazing opportunities growing up & I want to do the same. I want her to see where I went to high school & why it had such an impact on my life. If I can be half the parent that my parents were to me I will have succeeded.