I’m Alicia. I’m married to Warren and we have two boys, Greyson & Ethan, and a golden retriever, Faye, who seems to think she’s a cat. I’m a stay at home mom in Salt Lake City and it is not a position at which I’m any good.
I spent the first 5 years of my life in a very small town, where I competed to be Little Miss Sweet Corn, and the next 14 or so in Evansville, Indiana, home of the neverending construction barrels and my hideously awkward teenage years. I had wonderful, caring parents and yet still turned out to be a classic underachiever who dabbled in delinquency, including one memorable event involving shoplifting plastic jewelry at Kmart and getting busted. My mom was present and I will never forget that utter humiliation. Of course, my master plan was that none of it, not my poor grades or my lack of social graces, would matter when that talent scout finally came along and saw my potential.
A decade later, I have nearly shed all of my delusions of grandeur and settled in to appreciate a more simple kind of life. I still sing (when I think no one is around) and dance (when I am absolutely certain no one is around) and dabble in various artistic endeavors – particularly photography, which I would love to eventually turn into a career – but the largest part of my life is now taking care of home and hearth and ensuring my children have the same solid support my own parents provided for me.
On January 3rd, 2005, my mother passed away from advanced-stage breast cancer after defying the odds for 8 years.
The loss has impacted my life dramatically and I wholeheartedly encourage you to spread awareness to your loved ones. Make sure you get timely mammograms and do monthly self-exams. If you can’t afford a doctor, call your local American Cancer Society or Susan G. Komen chapter and ask what you can do – there ARE options, and early detection is the best thing you can do for yourself.
