Representing both Clinton, Iowa and Fulton, Illinois in my tourism role, bringing both communities together for the betterment of each
Developing multiple collaborations with the Clinton Herald including Visitor Guide and weekly articles
RAGBRAI, especially after less than 7 months on the job
Efforts with Iowa Scenic Byways and the Mississippi River Parkway Commission to represent the Great River Road
Designing ads for the first time… lots and lots of ads
Developing 4 digital passports for the community and guests to use
Deep collaborations with the Showboat Theatre to advertise in new and unique ways
Being part of the Frahm art installs/selfie stations
Embrace the Winter
Ultra Mega Capture The Flag In Heritage Canyon
Creating a focused and strategic advertising plan
Helping develop the Bound For the Kingdom Christian Music Festival
Elevating existing events that deserve lots of recognition, like Christmas in the Canyon, the LBPA Art & Wine Walk, and the Riverview Bacon & Brew Fest
Making contacts with tourism professionals across two states
Getting lots of news attention from QCA stations
Helping fund both The Grove and Wildness, two of the earliest pieces of the emerging arts culture in Clinton thanks to Gabi Torres
Parachuting elves
So many more things than I can list. Thank you all. I have loved my time here and will remember it with fondness. <3
Turn the page
Take the next step
Follow the path
Make a leap of faith
Sail, don’t drift
Move into your future
Embrace the change
Get dressed for the new season
Launch
Martin Luther King Jr
Betty White
Bradley Cooper
Oprah Winfrey
Dolly Parton
Elvis Presley
Nicolas Cage
Edgar Allen Poe
Rod Stewart
Muhammed Ali
Ellen DeGeneres
Diane Keaton
Stephen Hawking
Richard Nixon
JRR Tolkein
Joan of Arc
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Drew Brees
Benjamin Franklin
Al Capone
Jim Carrey
Buzz Aldrin
Tom Selleck
Justin Timberlake
Violette A (I didn’t forget!)
Stay inside
Get in the pool
Drive around in your air conditioned car and catch Pokémon
Eat ice cream
Complain about how hot it is
Be that really annoying girl that says “I like it this way!”
Bask in the sunshine on your skin
Procrastinate on outdoor chores
Sleep with your window cracked open anyway
Take pictures of the temperature on your car since it doesn’t get this hot in the Midwest very often
Except… climate change
Discuss climate change
Plan a beach vacation to further the sunshine experience
Swimming at Grand Cayman
Mechanical Aptitude
Easy Style
Resilient
Extra Punny
Delightfully Kind
Intelligent
Terribly Creative
Half Twin
And also Beautiful but I couldn’t work a B into the acronym!
Our birthday – June 18, 1982
Tim McGraw
Jelly Roll
Mitchel Tenpenny
Cooper Alan
JoDee Messina
Jake Owen
Gabby Barrett
Chase Rice
Chase Matthew
Jackson Dean
Alexandra Kay
Warren Zeiders
Random Tanner
Wild Oatz
The Stockwells
3 on the Tree
He is deeply empathetic and genuinely cares about people
He’s a super involved father
He understands science and math and the world on a conceptual level
He isn’t afraid to speak up for someone who needs it
He accepts everyone exactly as they are
He is married to his highschool sweetheart
He always says sweet things about her when she isn’t around
He is adventerous
There isn’t a food he won’t try
While visiting somewhere new, he refuses to eat at any restaurant he could go to at home
He’s an excellent cook
He reads to his daughters
He loves his grandparents and communicates with them regularly
He’s calm under pressure
He never went through a “my parents embarrass me” phase
On a group outing at the age of 10, he saved his sack lunch to give to the homeless man we’d passed on the way there
He’s always been my video game buddy
He is super creative
His skills as a D&D DM rival those of any fiction novelist
He is musical
He has a freaky good ear for sounds and tones and can hear things nobody else can hear
For example, if he hears loose change drop on the ground, he can tell you exactly how much it is
He can fix things
His sense of humor cracks me up
He is kind
He has the ability to look beyond the surface level of any given situation
He has a broad perspective of life in general
He loves his family with everything in him
He memorizes random and ridiculous things
He is the best kid ever (except for Jesus)
Birthstone: Diamond
Average temp in Iowa: 49.3 degrees
Named for the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite
My son’s birthmonth
The sinking of the Titanic
Flower: Daisy or Sweet Pea
Earth Day
Passover
Autism Awareness Month
“Houston, we have a problem.”
Brings May Flowers
VIDEO
Unlocked
April is National Poetry Month
What is one new thing you’d like to accomplish over the next year?
Where is somewhere you’ve never been that you would like to go?
When you are feeling overwhelmed or sad, where is the place you would like to retreat to?
What is the last song that made you cry?
What is a cherished childhood memory?
What is something you have done that was out of your comfort zone but you’re glad you did it?
What is the last thing you tried and completely failed at?
How many times have you been “in love”?
What is the difference between loving someone and being in love?
What is one thing you try to do every day?
If you were to write a book about your life, what would this chapter be called?
What would your favorite chapter be called?
When was the last time you laughed so hard you couldn’t breathe, and what caused it?
When your mind wanders, who do you think of?
What is something you’ve done recently that you’re proud of?
How do you know when it is enough?
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