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How we met: We first met August 1995 during our first year at Northern Illinois University, when Dan was a freshman and Christina was a Junior. We starting dating that following May, got married July 1, 2000 after Dan graduated from NIU in May, and moved to Pensacola September 2000. A Pre-Dating Memory by Christina: Dan was sitting in the dorm study room hunched over his books wearing a t-shirt with a large Goofy cartoon character face on it. As I was walking by, I was intrigued. When I went inside the room, there were some very long rolls of construction paper rolled up on the floor. I grabbed one of the rolls and hit him with it. I don't know why I did that, I just had the urge... It's a good ice-breaker I guess!. Then I asked him if he wanted to join me and a bunch of people hanging out in my dorm room. He said "Sure". A Pre-Dating Memory by Dan: I was visiting Christina and her best friend/roommate Amber (who I happened to meet and become friends with prior to meeting Christina) and I may have been drinking, a common past time for me during my college years. It was getting late, and they wanted to go to sleep, but I, being slightly inebriated, didn't get the hint. They decided since I wasn't going to leave that I would have to stay, so they tied me up with scarves so I couldn't leave. They bound my wrists, ankles and knees together. I managed to get to my feet, hop out the door like a rabbit and make it down the hall to the bathrooms (half the length of the building!). When I got there, someone I knew was coming out of the ladies room. I asked her to untie me - her matter-of-fact response: "You've been drinking again, haven't you?" She left me laying on the floor and went back to her room. Luckily Christina and her roommate came to get me and untied me. They were hysterical, which was bad since it was 2:00AM on a weekday and we were in mandatory quiet hours! Needless to say, some of the other residents did not find it so funny and reported us to the RA. However, the outcome of that is another story. DAN'S BIO: Born: Elgin, IL Sign: Pisces Raised: Rockford, IL College Attended/Degree Earned: Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, IL/Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering. Favorite College Subjects: Communications 100 (Senior Year Blow-off Class), Chemistry, Calculus 1 (Because he kept pointing out his instructors mistakes), Quantum Physics (Same reason as Calc) Present Job: Lead Technical Support Engineer for Mentor Graphics (Accelerated Technology Inc) in Mobile, AL Best Job: Network Systems Administrator for Berlin Industries in Carol Stream, IL Worst Job: Dumping out the trash dumpsters from his high school cafeteria. Dream Job: R&D for the National Security Agency working with cutting edge technology. Dream Job Growing Up: Astronaut, Architect Interests: Boating, scuba diving, amateur astronomy, computers, outdoor activities. Organizations: Alumni of Triangle Fraternity (Fraternity for Scientists, Engineers, and Architects), Free Masons, Secretary of the Pensacola Power Squadron Goal in Life: Sail around the world and explore exotic places. How others would describe him: Book-Smart, Dry sense of humor, Goofy, Self-confident, Motivated, Easy-going, Dependable, Boastful
EMAIL DAN: dan@schirofamily.com
CHRISTINA'S BIO: Born: Charleston, South Carolina Sign: Gemini Raised: Summerville SC, Virginia Beach VA, and Gurnee IL College Attended/Degree Earned: Freshman through Sophomore Year: College of Lake County; Junior through Senior: Northern Illinois University/Bachelors degree in Human Resource Management with a Minor in Psychology. Favorite Subjects in College: All Psychology Classes Present Job: Office Assistant for the County Attorney's Office. Best Job: I have no Best Job. Worst Job: Working in the college dorm cafeteria dish room (I wasn't even living in the dorms that year!) cleaning the slop off plates. Dream Job: To be on a permanent vacation; Volunteer at a horse stable or for a not-for-profit agency like animal shelters and humane societies; Own a boarding stable; Job where I could plan, design, be creative, be the "dreamer", but not have complete the project because I have gone on to think up new ideas. Dream Job Growing Up: Architect, Write Novels, Owner of a Horse Farm, Artist
Organizations: Member of the Pensacola Power Squadron, Member of the Hooved Animal Humane Society Goal in Life: Travel around the world How others would describe her: A true Gemini, and Fickle, but for the majority of the time: Wanderlust, Dreamer, Fun-Loving, Adaptable but restless, Common-Sense Smart, Dependable, Introverted
EMAIL CHRISTINA: christina@schirofamily.com
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