Extra Credit: Personal Obituary

Hot and cold was her life. Having divorced parents usually does this to children. One weekend would be spent with her dad in the hot hills of Carnegie dirt bike riding, and the other would be on the icy slopes, snowboarding with her mom. She spent a lot of time on extreme sports, always looking for a new thrill. Skydiving fulfilled a small part of that desire, but was an expensive one-time-only adventure.

Cooking was another field that interested her. She always tried new things to make for dinner, usually with somewhat success. Her secret wish was to own her own bakery after attending culinary school.

Since the cost of culinary school is so high, she attended San Jose State University full time instead. She majored in advertising because she took a few classes in high school and loved it. Finally in college, she discovered that the advertising classes were not quite what she had been hoping for. There was a lot more business than she was expecting, and not nearly enough of the creative aspect that she was expecting.

Kindergarten was when she first got in to art. She loved all the art projects they got to do, and coloring was always her first choice during free time. Her parents and family praised her crayon pictures and encouraged her drawing to blossom.

She worked for many years, but only held a few jobs. Her first job was at an ice cream shop, where she eventually became manager. Since her favorite food was always ice cream, this was probably the best job she could hope for. When she grew out of that job, she became a nanny. This helped prepare her for what having kids would be like, and made her decide that she should wait a little longer to do so. When the family moved to another state, she got a job at a restaurant as a server. When she proved her good work ethics, a bartending position was offered by her managers, which she greatly accepted.

She led a full, exciting life, always trying to find the positive side of all situations.