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children: none; have three very spoiled cats
area I live in: Meridian, ID, 10 miles west of Boise, ID
work: I'm a hydrogeologist, work for Idaho Rural Water Association in the capacity of a Wellhead/Ground Water Protection Specialist. Husband is an Environmental Geologist, works for a company that installed fuel depots and gas stations throughout the southwest region of Idaho; he heads the Environmental Division.
hobbies: We both love to fish, camp and backpack; we also love to go 4-wheeling, and snowmobileing. We have a large veg garden that we are constantly working in, and I can't wait for the first frost, so I can get some rest.
travel: We both love to travel, and have managed to take some great trips since being married; we have gone to Alaska, Mexico (during Spring break, what a freak show that was), and spent 3 weeks in China.
pets: Have 3 cats: Shadow (13yrs), diabetic, is a challenge keeping her well; Banzi (2yrs), grey tiger with 7 toes on her front paws, 6 on her back; she is quite a hunter and brings mice to me often; Buster (6mos), orange Manx, love to give the girls hell.
Moved to Boise for a while after that, then moved down to San Diego area, where I met my second husband, Ray Willing. We met in a coffee bar on the beach. He was getting ready to retire from the USN after 20 years of service. After months of seeing each other, he proposed, I accepted, and we got married on the beach at the coffee shop where we met. We sold our belongings, bought a sailboat, and lived in a marina in San Francisco. Less than a year later, he became very ill. It was diagnosed as lung cancer; he lived for 4 more months. We left the boat in the city, moved up to Boise so I could be close to my family for the support, and when he died, I just decided never to go back. Sold the boat, paid off the debts, and settled here.
Went back to school, got a BS in Geology, emphasis in Hydrogeology. Met my current husband, Dana (#3), in a field geology class. When I first saw him, I wouldn't have touched him with a 10 foot pole! He just wasn't GQ enough for me, but he was persistent, I'll grant you that!! Dated 3 years, got married, have been happy ever since. He's a wonderful man, very thoughtful, is wise with our finances, and is fun to be around. It's gotta be love when two geologists decide it's time to combine their rock collection!