Dan: What can I say about my hubby other than he is the most loving, wonderful, caring, and amazing guy in the whole world!

Dan and I met at work. I was assigned to produce The Dan & Scott Show and we became good friends. As the months rolled by, we decided to date. Dan proposed to me on Ocean Parkway in the summer of 2001.

For those of you who don't know what Dan does, he is a "longtime radio show host turned weight loss surgery advocate/marketing guru." Currently, he owns and operates his own marketing business and has written books about marketing and weight loss surgery.

Dan's birthday is February 22.

Olive: our furkid. Click here to visit her very own webpage.

Mom & Dad: They met back in the 1960s at a dance club in Germany. Despite cultural and lingual differences, they eventually married and moved to the US, where I was born. We moved back to Germany, where--five years later--my sister arrived. Because my Dad was in the Air Force, we lived in Germany and the US. This allowed my sister and I to embrace both our German and American culture and heritage we are part of.

After serving over 20 years in the Air Force, my Dad moved us back to Washington state to run the family business. My parents put my sister and I through college--their greatest gift to us. Now, semi-retired, they spend half their time in Palm Desert, California--enjoying their much deserved "good life."

Mom and Dad have two dogs--Charlie and Tiny. They're both very cute and are ga-ga for toys, playing, and chasing things!

Jim Schulz: My father-in-law. Really good guy. 'Nuff said.

Jen, Ben, & Butch: My sister, her hubby, and Butch are all amazing. She works at the University of Washington and does Hula (check out her company, The Hula Gals). Meanwhile, Ben owns and operates Seattle Green Painting.

The Rest Of My Family: Relatives from my Mom's side: Klaus, Marlies, Christopher, Steffen; Tante Mia & Onkel Arthur, Arno and family, Gunther; Anni; Inge & Christian and family. Relatives from my Dad's side: cousins Holly, Debbie, and Heather and their families; Ann, Ronann, & Paul; Uncle Howard & his family. See my ancestry page for more details and information.

In Memoriam: Oma, Opa, Grandma, Grandpa, Tante Martha, Onkel Ludwig, Gerda, Tante Burga, Uncle Ed, Aunt June; Nancy Schulz; Pets Rusty, Jack, Lulu, Libby, Beanut, Winnie, Chippy, Walter, Shatzi, Hansi, Teddy Bear, Ram, Brownie, Spot, Clairefish, and Mouseume.