Sarah Scott:  

I was born in the busy little town of Las Vegas, Nevada in 1970. My family finally realized by '77, right after Elvis died, that sin city was not the place to raise a family. We ended up in the beautiful neighborhoods of Everett, Wa. where it was like a cold tropical paradise. I still go back to Vegas to visit my brother and his family and childhood friend Kimmy. Of course, I never pass up a good show or spa there, but am more at home in the northwest. Here is where I met my very best friend Gabrielle. She was the first to introduce herself in my neighborhood and thirty years later we are very much kindred spirits. I remember my first day here in third grade at Monroe Elementary, a very sweet Mayume gave me a tour of the school. I recall lots of jumping rope and kickball during recess and in fifth grade, lots of teasing. To all the boys I teased then, Jon, Jeff, sorry; after all I was only 10. Eighth grade at Eisenhower, I skipped out completely and took a tour with my parents around America. We saw just about everything historical. The ultimate road trip for a 13 year old. I was homeschooled without being stuck at home. Cascade was hard to come back to. All the cliques had changed. I had to adjust. The craziest thing in...Expand for more