Recently, Bryce Donovan of the Post and Courier approached me for an interview for the High Profile section and I was a little taken aback. He wanted me to tell my story about how I got to Channel 4. Now everyone knows, there’s always a back story and sometimes it’s hard to open up and talk about personal things, especially for everyone to read in the Saturday paper. After a ton of coaxing from Bryce, I agreed and on that Saturday morning, walking out to get my paper was one of the hardest things to do. Thoughts ran through my mind, what if I told too much about myself…which often happens. I talk too much, I have had that problem since I was a child. I remember getting my report cards and being punished, not for having bad grades, my grades were good…it was my talking that deserved an “F”. My teachers would say I finished my work too quickly and then I would distract my friends around me. This went on all through elementary and middle school and eventually, my parents gave up on trying to punish me for talking…they decided to embrace it.

At Summerville High School, I joined the newspaper staff and loved the buzz of working on “The Spindrift”, it was perfect because everyone around me talked too much just like me. I was never scolded for blurting things out, I had found my niche. At College of Charleston, the distractions were everywhere and I never join the newspaper staff or college magazine but trust me, I was still talking!

So back to Bryce’s article…when I opened the paper to see what Bryce had written I must say I was pleasantly surprised. He breezed quickly over the really tough parts of my life and focused on my life now. But I must admit, those tough parts (losing Peyton and Jason) made me who I am today. Without those two deaths in my life, I may have not realized how beautiful it is to see a heron fly over you early in the morning or smell the sweet scent of Carolina Jasmine…I wouldn’t have realized that the little things like a smile or a wink can make a person’s day….and I wouldn’t have realized that even though there’s a huge hole in your heart when someone you love dies, that each and every day, that hole gets a little smaller and eventually, you can learn to love again. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about Peyton or Jason and I am so happy I had that time with them while they were here.

I can’t thank everyone for their kind words and thank Bryce Donovan for his wit, humor and ability to know that in the end, Lowcountry Live is just about fun and now, so is my life.  

To read more http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/may/02/lowcountry_live_co_host_focuses_on_fun80660/