 Andrea
Lea Smith
Born: Waco, TX (Yes, I am officially a
Texan.)
Raised: Yukon, OK—Czech Capital of
Oklahoma, suburb of OKC
Childhood Memories: Playing outside with
all the neighborhood kids, doing chores at my grandparent’s farm,
spending time with family, cleaning my room (I have always been a
neat freak)
Elementary School: I was a good student
and enjoyed school. I rarely missed a day and even received an
award for perfect attendance.
High School: I was Salutatorian of Yukon
High School Class of ’89 (Can you say geek?) My mom taught English
in the 9-10th grade building and then when I was a junior
she moved to the 11-12th grade building. It became a
family joke that I needed to let her know where I was going to
college so she could teach there next.
Mathematics: I have been helping others
with math since I was in Jr. High, but earning a living teaching it
since 1993. I started teaching at Bishop McGuiness High School in
OKC, and then taught courses as a graduate student at Oklahoma State
University, and now at Cedar Valley College since 2002.
Favorite Job: Working for a caterer
while in college. It is hard work, but a lot of fun!
Favorite Color: Purple (It started
early in life!)
Favorite Pastime: Cooking and Baking
Favorite Movies: An Affair to Remember,
Anne of Green Gables
Favorite Memory #1: Being on the Cliffs
of Moher in Ireland with a rainbow in the sky and the sun glistening
on the ocean as Tim got down on his knee and asked me to marry him!
Favorite Memory #2: Being with Tim
on Sun Island on Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and seeing a multitude of
stars. I asked Tim what we were seeing and he said, “That’s the
Milky Way!” It was simply amazing.
Anticipation: I am eager to share our
Wedding day with our family and friends. I am excited about our
Honeymoon trip to Hawaii and then seeing the Grand Canyon when we
get back to the mainland. I am blessed to be loved by Tim and am
looking forward to building a life with him!
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Tim Xeriland
Born: Cooperstown New York (yes, the Baseball Hall of
Fame's Cooperstown and yes that makes me officially a Yankee).
Earliest memory: Wrapping a Slinky around my bed until
it became a twisted piece of scrap metal (it's fun for a girl and
a boy).
Elementary School: Reading Hardy Boys and learning
to extract fingerprints from objects. Watch out evil doers!
Jr. High School: Did so poorly and missed so much had to
go to summer school. Doh!
High School: Skipped school to go to the ticker tape
parade for the Mets in NYC.
Navy: Worked with the Secret Service to protect George
Herbert Walker Bush.
College: Earned degrees in Psychology, Computer
Programming, and
Philosophy.
Grad School: Programmed a computer to learn on its own
to detect faces and estimate how old the faces were.
Favorite Job: White water raft guide on the
Colorado River in Moab, UT.
Teaching: My first time teaching a college class was in
Sociology. Within 10 minutes I said everything I had
prepared to say. Instead of letting the class go early I did
my best to keep talking for another 50 minutes!
Goal: Round the world trip.
Best Place to Visit: Dingle, Ireland.
Past Time: Listening to Sade (The singer not
the Marquis)
Beer: Fat Tire
Film: The Bicycle Thief
Book: David Copperfield
Artist: Van Gogh
Quote: Life is easier to take than you think; all that
is necessary is to accept the impossible, do without the
indispensable, and bear the intolerable.
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