I am a wife, mom, stepmom, sister, daughter, auntie, bestie, and dental hygienist. I love nature and enjoy hiking in the mountains near my home. One of my most recent quests is learning to identify all of the local wildflowers. I also love to travel. Some of my favorite adventures have been a surprise proposal in Normandy, France, swimming with sharks with my family in Hawaii, sweating on a open air basketball court in the Dominican Republic providing dental care, and feeling the instant bond of army family in Seoul Korea. My life did not go as my teenage self imagined it would, but I am so thankful for the chaos, adventure, amazing people, and the lesson that there is joy and purpose in the mess.