Forrest Gumping...

So as I explained to someone last night, I have kinda "forrest-gumped" my way through life. I realized that with the last post, I never really explained much about myself.... So I am giving it the short, bulleted, version for those of you like myself that struggle with adult ADD and all things shiny.

• I went to school to become an animator. Something I had known that I wanted to do since I was 6 years old.
• College came along, the real world hit... and I listened to some bozo that said animators didn't make any money
• So I decided... if I can't do, then I'd teach... plus it is a steady paycheck.
• After 5 years of telling kids to follow their dreams and feeling like such a hypocrit for not doing it myself, I quit and cashed in my teacher retirement and went back to school to become an animator
• I worked for a great place in Irving called DNA Productions. The claim to fame? Jimmy Neutron.
• After working on The Ant Bully the studio experienced a down-turn and had to layoff the majority of the studio... since I like to fit in... I was one of the many let go
• Then I found out I was expecting my second child.... had to get another job before I started to show.
• Found another job in Dallas as an animator... 7 months into the pregnancy, the funding got pulled from the job and *FLUSH* there went another job.
• So... all feedup and nowhere to go... I decided to team up with my mom and start elle&mel.
• Elle is short for Elizabeth and Mel is short for Melissa. we have over 40 years experience between the two of us. If you'd like to see what we are up to... Please check out our site.
• www.elleandmel.com
• Well that's the short and long of it. As you can see I ate the box of chocolates.

Love, Life and tons of chocolate!!!

E