My life has been surrounded by a lot of male influences. I grew up a tomboy with having four brothers and today I am married and raising 3 wonderful sons. But outside of that, I have also been blessed to have the impact of some very strong women to guide me in my life. From my mom, my aunt, and my Grammie “Twinkle Toes”, I learned to be the woman and mother that I am. I have had the same group of besties most of my life. I have been friends with these women for 35+ years and each and every one of them has been there for me through the good, bad, dark and ugly times from then until now. I have been reminded numerous times by many people how lucky I am to have such an incredible bond with these women for such an amazingly long time span. I was also super fortunate to acquire more sisters and lifelong friends who I would have never met if it wasn’t for my kids and their friendships they made in elementary school. I am a stronger women due to what they all teach me and that is that love, friendship and supporting each other through thick and thin, no matter what, is a gift to not take lightly. I am fortunate to have found that love, friendship and life long bond within these women who all have a part in making me the person I am today.