Significant & Formative Events in My Life (so far!)

• 1977 Meeting Tim, my husband-to-be, at Southwestern University


• 1979 Graduation from Southwestern University (B.M.)


• 1980 My marriage to Tim


• 1981 Moving to Rochester, NY for Tim to attend graduate school (some very difficult and unhappy years for me)


• 1985 Moving back to Texas for me to attend graduate school (TCU)


• 1987 Graduation from Texas Christian University (M.M.)


• 1988 My Dad dies at the age of 61


• 1989 Buying our first home (still there after almost 19 years!)


• 1992 Graduation from UNT (M.L.S.)


• 1993 My Mom dies at the age of 55


• 1997 Starting first school library job


• 1999 Tim is diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma


• 2004 Last vacation with Tim to San Francisco (what fun!)


• 2005 Tim dies of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma after a struggle of 5 years


• 2007 Taking an Alaskan cruise with friend, Sandy (a trip of a lifetime!)


• 2007 My sister being diagnosed with breast cancer


• 2007 Taking an interim job as a church pianist


• 2007 Becoming a pet Mommy to Domino


• 2007 Taking the interim job as pianist as a permanent position
• 2008 Joining this church as a member