Janessa
| Gender | Female |
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| Location | Alpine, UT |
| Introduction | I grew up believing that Boise, Idaho was a haven of green. Afterall, it took it's name from the French word for trees. Every fourth grader in Boise knows that: the story of how those early French trappers stumbled into the Boise Valley and shouted 'les bois' when they saw the verdant green. When I left Boise to spend my college years and early married life in Massachusetts I finally realized that those Frech trappers weren't excited because there were so many trees - in Massachusetts there are TREES - they were just glad to see a tree or two. Now I am living in Utah Valley, at the foot of a breathtaking mountain range. There are not many trees to speak of. Just the four little ones my husband and I have planted. We keep them growing on grilled cheese sandwiches, blueberry smoothies, morning snuggles, and evening bike rides through Lambert Park. |
| Interests | Reading, Writing, Quilting, Mountain Biking, Travel -- Is there time for more? |
| Favorite movies | This is a pretty random selection, but: Good Will Hunting, Much Ado about Nothing by Kenneth Branaugh, The Pirates of Penzance with Kevin Kline and Linda Rondstant (I can't find it anywhere!), Oh Brother Where Art Thou, Life is Beautiful, Silverado, Music Man with Matthew Broderick, BBC's Pride and Prejudice, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Anne of Green Gables, and Raising Arizona |
| Favorite music | Vocal Jazz: Ella Fitzgerald, Tierney Sutton, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Shirley Horn; Classical: Puccini, Bach, Beethoven, Mascagni; Folk Rock; and anything with good lyrics and a good beat that I can dance to while I do the dishes |
| Favorite books | In no particular order: Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner, Emma by Jane Austen, Bleak House by Charles Dickens, The House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III, Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, Ida B. by Katherine Hannigan, anything by Kate DiCamillo, and A Room with a View by E.M. Forster |