10 fun facts about Sherry

1. I have lived in 5 states and have a home in a 6th state where we vacation.

I was born and raised in Lincoln, IL, which is in central IL. It was named in honor of Abraham Lincoln before he became President and on August 27, 1853, he christened the town with a watermelon!

2. I love singing!

My “amateur” singing career started when I was in grade school/junior high where I sang in the junior choir at church. I then joined the adult choir, sang for the chorus during high school. I currently sing in my praise band at church and love harmonizing.

3. My favorite sports team is the St. Louis Cardinals.

I love baseball and have been a Cardinals fan my whole life. I’ve been fortunate enough to go to a World Series game when the Cardinals were playing back in 2013.

4. One of my biggest accomplishments was going back to school after being out for several years to get my Masters in Physical Therapy.

I have been a PT for over 25 years and it has been a rewarding career to help so many people regain strength and mobility.

5. I rehabbed our golden retriever, Buddy, after he was hit by a garbage truck (we rescued him).

When we got Buddy, he had just had surgery to repair his right hip. He had fractures in both hips but the left hip was healing on his own. I taught him how to walk again, go up/down stairs/curbs.

6. I am a hot air balloon pilot!

Yes, you read that right, I am a commercial hot air balloon pilot. I’ve been a pilot for over 30 years. One of my more memorable flights was doing a splash n dash in the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, NM.

7. My family has always had dogs.

We had poodles when I was growing up, Snoopy and Cuddles. After college, I got my first golden retriever, Dudley. People would say he was part human because he had such a large vocabulary. We also had Buddy and currently we have an English Creme golden named Riley. He lives the life of Riley!!

8. I once owned a sailboat!

I truly enjoyed sailing, being on the open water. I took 2 trips to the BVI (British Virgin Islands), with a group of people and sailed with a flotilla for 10 days.

9. The only places I have traveled outside of the country are the Bahamas and the BVI.

I love traveling, but have never really traveled abroad. We recently took a trip out west and went to 5 national parks in CO/UT. My goal is to go to as many as possible.

10. I camped as a kid and we recently bought a travel trailer and are camping again.

Camping as a family when we were growing up was the highlight of our summers. Now that Rob and I are retired, we are planning to travel cross country and see as many of the national parks as we can.

Are you surprised at some of the facts?

Which fact do you think is the least known? I would love to learn a little more about you. Let’s have some fun with this. Share something about yourself.

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