Sarahinjax's profile

Hello!  I live in Jacksonville, Florida with my husband Ed, about 7 minutes from the beach.  We have beautiful beaches here, and are in a great location; just 2 1/2 hours from Orlando, 3 hours from Savannah, 5 hours from Charleston, South Carolina (my favorite city), and just 6 hours from Miami and Atlanta.  We love the laid-back Florida lifestyle and the warm climate and balmy subtropical breezes.  I have two handsome grown stepsons, and one adorable and very sweet little granddaughter.  We love to spoil her!!  Ed will tell you we can't go shopping without me going off to the children's clothing and toy departments!!  I'm a Gemini, so I have many interests.  I  graduated from the University of Kentucky, with a Bachelor of Science degree in retail merchandising and the humanities.  I began as a theater arts major, wanting to be an actress since I was a little girl and saw "The Sound of Music."  I have acted on and off through the years, and will be appearing in the upcoming HBO film "Recount" to be released next spring.  I also wanted to be a museum curator at one time.  I love art and history; I took ancient, medieval and modern art history, and history of costume and also studied archaeology (I also wanted to be an archaeologist were it not for my terrible dusty allergies!).  After college, I studied to become a registered gemologist, and worked in a fine jewelry store for over 3 years back in Kentucky.  Shortly after moving to Florida, I became a travel agent, which I did for almost 18 years.  I loved it and was blessed to be able to travel all over the world for several years.  After 9/11, things changed and most travel was fast-paced corporate, so I quit the travel business.  I've spent the last three years writing poetry and children's stories (several of my poems have been published), and now I am recording textbooks on audiotape for blind students at the University of North Florida.   The thing I love most about life is that you never know what is just around the corner!!