Karin Van Dalen:  

Life After school I went to beauty school and got my license in hairdressing. I did that for about 6 years and then decided I'd rather work in an office. In July 2001, I met a guy named Rich and on May 20, 2006 he and I were married in a small chapel up in Ringwood Manor. He and I lived together for a year in York, PA and we loved it out there but due to much lower pay scales we decided to pick up stakes and move back to NJ. We have a cocker spaniel named Kelly and a cat named Harley. We also have a gorgeous son named Matthew who was born on August 31, 2007. He is just the love of my life. We had the grand opportunity to have Matthew on television. He was the newborn son of Elliot & Kathy Stabler on Law & Order SVU. The show originally aired on November 27, 2007. Matthew was only 3 weeks old when they taped the show. It was a fabulous opportunity and something I'll never forget. The cast of the show was so nice and the people behind the scenes were very nice and accomodating. I'd love the chance to do it again. On November 1, 2004 I underwent gastric bypass surgery and to date have lost 141 lbs. I'm very proud of my accomplishm...Expand for more