Meet Kimberly!
What's your favorite ice cream flavor?
Cookies 'n Cream
What's your most embarrassing childhood memory?
Probably an awful haircut I got right before 6th grade, and then the perm I got in 6th grade...maybe just 6th grade in general. (It's ironic that is what I teach now--I am reliving my most embarrassing year over and over!)
What is the scariest thing you've ever done?
White-water rafting down three class 5 rapids on the Nile River! Oh, and giving birth to my second son without an epidural!
If you could visit any place in the world, where would it be?
Oh, this is hard. I am a travel bug and used to do a lot of traveling before I had kids! I really want to go to Hawaii, because it's one of the states I've never visited. I'd love to go back to Italy and spend some time relaxing in the Tuscan countryside, and I'd like to visit New Zealand because it just looks so darn beautiful there!
What's your favorite book?
This is so hard, too! I am a Language Arts teacher, so books are part of my life! Other than the Bible, it's hard to name one favorite...and they frequently change! Some of my favorite YA books are Gary Schmidt's The Wednesday Wars, a novel I used to teach to my 5th graders. I also love any books by Jerry Spinelli. And Pax, by Sara Pennypacker, is a novel I currently use with my students that is beautifully written. I also enjoy Christian author Francine Rivers (Redeeming Love) and all books written by Pat Conroy, because I grew up in Beaufort, SC, the setting of many of his stories. I do like a good 'ol murder mystery, and my most recent read is Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens!
What are your 3 favorite movies?
Three movies I could watch over and over and over again are The Sound of Music, Thirteen Going on 30, and The Holiday! But movies are like books for me...there are so many good ones, it's hard to pick! And does Stranger Things count as a movie? Because I’m obsessed!
Who would play you in a movie about your life?
I'd love for Jennifer Garner to play me (she's adorable), but I am not sure I am quite as adorable as she is! I'd have to go with someone a little more awkward, like Zooey Deschanel or Emma Stone.
What do you do for fun?
Photography, travel, watch movies, read, dream of going back to Disney World...;-)
When you are having a bad day, what do you do to pick yourself up?
Eat a piece of chocolate, preferably Reese's peanut butter cups!
What's your favorite food?
Cheese and chocolate!
What's your biggest pet peeve?
When people don't read (directions, signs, etc.)
If you could shop for free at one store, which would you choose?
Target! They have EVERYTHING a girl like me needs!
Who would you like to live like for a day?
I am going to think about this one... probably someone who has instant access to an airplane and a massage therapist. ;-)
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A teacher! And then an architect for about 2 weeks, before I realized how much math was involved.
What's the one talent you wish you had?
I wish I could fly! Oh wait, a real talent? I wish I could draw people better. I guess that's why I like portraits--I don't have to draw them!
What's the most beautiful place you've ever been?
Austria, probably when I went on the Sound of Music Tour there in the Summer of 2007.
What accomplishment are you most proud of?
My proudest accomplishments are my two children. I look at them every day and can't believe that God gave me the ability to help make them!
Using one word, how would you describe your family?
Crazy
Who is the kindest person you know?
One of the teachers I used to teach with, Amy Rossett. <3
What inspires you?
Watching my students and children figure things out and learn how to do something for the first time.
What made you become a photographer?
I have been taking photos since I got my first camera, a little Kodak 110 film camera. I used to pose my Cabbage Patch kids! I've also always been a big memory-keeper and scrapbooker, so photos are a precious part of my life. Once digital photography was born and I didn't have to worry about the expense of film, I could get more creative! I bought my first DSLR (a Nikon d50) to make sure I had a nice camera to take photos at my brother's wedding, and then I just kept photographing more and more...my travel experiences, summer camp adventures, friends, and family. Several people kept telling me that I had a "good eye" and should pursue photography myself, so after an amazing experience with my own wedding photographer, Carol McDaniel, I decided to pursue it as a second career!
What do you love most about your job?