family
i LOVE TEACHING SO MUCH, BUT WHEN I AM NOT TEACHING I ENJOY MY LIFE AND THE MANY AWESOME THINGS THAT GOD HAS BLESSED ME WITH. I HAVE AN AWESOME FAMILY THAT I LOVE WITH ALL OF MY HEART. I AM MARRIED TO MY WIFE KERI AND WE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER SINCE MAY OF 2001. WE GOT MARRIED IN 2005 AFTER WE BOTH GRADUATED WITH OUR BACHELORS IN CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. WHEN WE FIRST WERE MARRIED LIFE WAS BUSY WITH GETTING OUR CAREERS STARTED. IN 2010 LIFE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND WE WANTED TO START A FAMILY. WE STARTED OFF SLOW AND GOT A REALLY CUTE MORKIE PUPPY THAT WE NAMED MURPHY. HE IS SO CUTE AND MY LITTLE BUDDY. 2 WEEKS AFTER WE RECEIVE MURPHY WE FOUND OUT THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER BABY AROUND THE HOUSE AND ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 OUR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER CHLOE WAS BORN. OUR LIVES HAVE NEVER BEEN THE SAME. I NEVER KNEW THAT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE COULD BRING SO MUCH JOY TO SOMEONES LIFE. SHE IS THE LOVE OF MY LIFE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY WIFE AND I DID BEFORE WE HAD HER!
activities
WHEN I AM NOT TEACHING OR SPENDING TIME WITH MY FAMILY I LOVE KEEPING MY SELF BUSY WITH THINGS THAT I ENJOY. MY PASSION IS WRITING AND PLAYING MUSIC. I HAVE RECORDED ONE ALBUM BACK IN 2002 AND HAVE PUT MUSIC ON THE BACK BURNER SINCE SO I CAN ACCOMPLISH SCHOOL AND START MY CAREER. I STILL LOVE MUSIC AND CONTINUE TO WRITE MUSIC THAT OTHERS NOW PLAY. I HAVE ALSO FOUND A NEW PASSION IN MY LIFE AND THAT IS GOLF! I LOVE GETTING OUT THERE AND PLAYING THE LINK AND TRYING MY BEST TO BE THE NEXT TIGER WOODS! SADLY I'M NOT AS GOOD AS A WISH I WAS BUT THAT DOESN'T STOP ME FROM TRYING. I ALSO LOVE PLAYING OTHER SPORTS AND WATCHING THEM ON T.V, ESPECIALLY BASKETBALL. i LOVE WATCHING THE MIAMI HEAT AND LEBRON JAMES TEAR UP THE COMPETITION, JUST LIKE MY ALL TIME HERO MICHAEL JORDAN DID WITH THE CHICAGO BULLS.
education
I GRADUATE IN 2013 FROM MICHIGAN STATE AND I AM SO EXCITED, BUT I WANT TO BE A LIFE LONG LEARNER SO I WAS JUST ACCEPTED INTO A LEADERSHIP PROGRAM THROUGH MY DISTRICT SO I AM SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND I WILL BE STARTING THAT IN APRIL OF 2013. I LOVE SCHOOL AND FEEL THAT IF I AM NOT INVOLVED IN LEARNING NEW THINGS THEN I AM CHEATING MYSELF AND MY STUDENTS. I WILL PROBABLY BE ONE OF THOSE 80 YEAR OLD'S THAT YOU SEE ON THE NEWS GETTING A DEGREE WITH ALL THE YOUNGSTERS!