Born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey, I pulled up my Eastern roots and replanted myself and my youngest daughter, Rebecca, on January 31, 2001 cross country in Merced, California. (my 2 other adult daughters deciding to stay back east.) (NOTE: my middle daughter, Lisa, has since moved to Merced, CA.)
After living all my life on the East coast, the sudden change to the West coast was drastic to say the least. I hardly ever traveled before, hitting only Eastern states if I traveled at all. So, when I decided to move to the West coast, everyone I knew thought I had lost my mind! And the fact that I was heading there to get married was a clincher that I had totally gone over the edge.
I have been married to Daniel since March 24, 2002. As a "blended family" there have been some ups and downs, but we are still holding tight to our commitment to each other.
I have never gone back East and I don't miss New Jersey one bit. Things have changed so much since I was a kid growing up in Jersey. I don't particularly like the changes either.
Since I have come to California, I have not only gotten married, I have gone to college and earned my Associate Arts Degree in Visual Arts. This is something I would never have thought to do in Jersey. Even though I have not yet reached the title of "Profession Artist," I feel that I have accomplished part of my goal by getting my degree.
I am basically a self-taught Artist, specializing in portraits. Yes, I did go to school for art, but I have been drawing since I could hold a pencil and by the time I did get to college I had already been constantly honing my skills on my own. The classes at college helped to smooth the rough edges of my knowledge. I do appreciate all that I learned from my art instructors.
I am a Breast Cancer Survivor. My Cancerversary is April 29, 2009.
I have three daughters: Tina ('75), Lisa (/79), and Rebecca ('87). I have 11 grandchildren: Tina's: Tristan ('11), Adriana ('13). Lisa's: Bethany ('12), Isaiah ('13), Alexis ('14), and Jaiden ('16). Rebecca's: Elijah ('04), Nehemiah ('08), Matthew ('12), Luke ('16), and Isaac ('19).
My Husband and I re-located to Las Vegas, Nevada, 8/2013.
In June of 2020 we moved to Florida to be close to my daughter, Rebecca and her family. They had moved to Florida a few years previously.
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