Mom and Dad met each other through Aunt Julie, Dad's younger sister and Mom's friend. They married and I was born three years later. I was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. We moved to Illinois, Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Ohio and Wisconsin. Sean was born four years after me in Illinois and Nick was born another three years later in Ohio.
We lived in Ohio through my elementary school years. I played in the creek, biked around the neighborhood and climbed trees. We lived 15 minutes away from a roller coaster park so I got hooked in 2nd grade. Grandpa died in October 2000 and we moved to Wisconsin in March 2001.