Jamie Spates:  

I like to hike - mostly in National Parks. Up mountains, glaciers, down canyons, as long the scenery is good. And there is a chance I will see animals not readily seen in Houston (which is just about anything.) Out hiking I have met a bear face to face on a trail. (He ran away - I guess my sister and I scared him.) Three bison that refused to move from the trail so we had to go around them through ankle deep mud - I won't mess with a bison. A young bighorn sheep that followed us down the mountain - I think it got separated from the herd. A mama grizzly with 4 cubs - still nursing. An elk giving birth. That was just a few weeks ago - it was something I will never forget. And lots of other animal/nature type things that aren't common around here. I have mostly lived in the Houston area except when I was in elementary. Then, I lived in the beautiful parts of the country - Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Utah, etc. That is where I go every chance I get. And Alaska. If I can talk my husband into it we will retire in one of those places. My biggest passion is my husband. Love my dogs - a Dalmatian and a chi-weiner (that is a Weiner dog and a chihuahua mix.) And I love my children, mom, sisters, nieces and brother in law. AND my job. My biggest surprise is that I am married with three children. Didn't plan on doing that - and it all came at once. I had to change a lot of my plans. But I wouldn't have changed any of it. If I could improve my home, I'd remodel the whole thing and add o...Expand for more