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I've begun to realize since graduating in 89, that I did not appreciate school summer vacations enough when I had them. I started working in college, took time off my Freshman year to dance in Mallorca, Spain, and then proceeded to do other performance work in-between each semester of college. I graduated from Point Park College in 1993 with a BFA in Dance, and shortly there after moved to Tampa, FL to work at Busch Gardens Theme Park.
All these years later I am still there, and I have worked my way up the corporate ladder from a dancer to a Senior Production Manager. My job has allowed me to travel and meet guests from around the world. I spend my days mostly maintaining current shows and producing future projects. In addition, I have been a dance teacher with a local dance studio since 2000. All in all, I am pretty busy trying to be entertaining, and believe it or not, it's pretty exhausting.
I am not too tired though to take on a third job, motherhood. My husband Jeff and I were blessed to have a son last year. His name is Henry. No show I've ever been a part of has been as entertaining as the last few months with Henry. What a charmer.
Jeff is a film and video producer from Florida. We met at Busch Gardens when he was a theater technician there, and got married in 1996. Jeff is also a wedding photographer. We currently live two blocks away from my Mom, who moved to Tampa from Manitowoc back in 1985. We all make it a priority to return to Manitowoc every summer to visit. My brother Erick, his wife Nichol, and my nephews Creighton and Evan live in Cato.
I miss Manitowoc dearly, and I agree with many of my classmates that I did not realize what a great place it was to grow up until I left. I hope to make it to the next reunion.
