About Me
Since you have made it this far, I’m hoping you want to get to know me a little better. If you do not, you might want to back out of this page.
I am a 28 year old graduated from Grand Valley State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations and Spanish. I am married to a wonderful man and have a very curious son. We’ve been moving quite a bit over the last couple of years, but we’re finally getting ready to buy our own home. I know Ian is going to love having a yard, Jesse can’t wait to get his own space again, and I will finally have a place to put all of my books. I am an avid reader and I love writing up reviews for all the books I read. I’ve started a book review blog where I am able to post my reviews as well as any news I find on my authors. Also, when I get the time, I also like to scrapbook, although I am a couple of years behind. My next project is going to be doing Ian’s baby book and I’m contemplating doing it digitally. While we were living in Washington, D.C., I took a job as a paralegal and found out that I loved working in the legal field. I was constantly busy and it was rare for me get bored. I hate being bored at work; I feel like if someone is paying me to do something, then I shouldn’t have to look for something to do. Since moving back to Michigan, I’ve been staying at home with Ian.
My husband, Jesse
During my sophomore year at GVSU, I met an individual who I have not been able to shake since then. My husband, Jesse, and I met when my roommates and I decided to put together a pot luck dinner. We invited all of our friends from our freshman year as well as our neighbors and new friends. Jesse just happened to be one of our neighbors. The following week was an interesting one. I did not realized it at the time, but he was trying to set me up with one of his friends. Let’s just say, after a week of trying to hook his friend up with me, he took the bait and we have been dating ever since.
After living in separate apartments our sophomore, junior and senior years, we decided to move in with each other for our fifth and final year at Grand Valley. Nine months later, he proposed to me. I knew it was coming, I picked out the ring after all, but it still affected me. We planned an October 11th wedding (it was the closest date I could get to our actual anniversary). The wedding has finally come and gone thankfully and I am still living with Jesse. If you want to see some pictures, let me know (I don’t have them transferred to Flickr yet).
I am not going to go into much information on Jesse. He can be strange at times, but so can I. But I think the best way for you to get to know him more is to go to his website: Morgajel.net.
Our first child, Ian Hawthorn
Ian is a very curious, and impatient, little boy. So it’s no surprise that he made his intentions known on a snowy and stormy night…two weeks early. I wasn’t feeling very comfortable all day Sunday, but that night, Ian came with a vengeance with a lot of back labor. During the 45 minutes it took to get the epidural in, I went from 1 centimeter to 9-10 centimeters dilated and at 5:02am, he made his appearance. Every since then, he’s been quick to develop - he started crawling at 6 months, eating table foods at 8 months, and walking at 10 months. We just celebrated his first birthday and now we’re just waiting for him to say his first word.
Toby
Some people may not consider her to be a part of the family, but Toby (8/1995), my shy calico, has always been with me. Before the wedding, Toby was living with my parents since I was not allowed to have cats in my old apartment, but she finally was able to move in with Jesse and I once we moved to our “married” apartment. She had her own domain to control for a few months, but Jesse and I begun to get worried when she starting acting funny. When she first came to live with us, she was a little shy (she is one of the most unsocial cats ever). Jesse tried to get her out of her shell and, a few months later, he succeeded where I didn’t think he could. There was awhile there that Toby retreated a little, but she’s adapting well with Ian around and she’s coming out more. She’s being patient with Ian, but she’s not crazy about the “let’s pull the tail” game.
