I was born on February 11, 1981 at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute, Indiana.  A few days later I was shipping out of the hospital and into Sullivan County, where I am still currently living.  I am the middle child in my family.  I have an older sister named Jana and a twin brother (who is five minutes younger than me) named Josh.  My parents have been married ever since they attended Purdue University together many years ago.  There names are Bob and Linda.  I have an Australian Shepherd dog named Max  and I live on a cattle farm.  My family owns about one hundred and fifty head of registered Simmental cattle.

for background pics.

    Throughout high school I have participated in basketball, track, tennis, and cross country.  I have   also spent a lot of my time showing cattle (it's not as boring as it sounds), hanging out with my friends, and being a die hard Purdue fan.  Since my Freshman year of high school I have belonged to a small group known as the PLC, or Preppy Little Clique.  It includes myself, my brother Josh, David Ridge, Drew Hanks, Brittain Phillips, and Jeremy Orwig.  The six of us, as well as Gabe Dunivan, Will Cook, and Joey Harris, like to spend our time drinking our favorite beverages at the Brupruff House and trying to make contact with the opposite sex.
    As far as college is concerned, I plan on attending Purdue University (big surprise).  Physical Therapy is my major of choice up to this point, but I am only human, so my mind is subject to change at any given moment. I also collect a few things.  I have over $60 in pennies alone and a small array of shot glasses to go along with my infinite collection of Purdue memorabilia.

for pics and clipart of my interests.

   My life may not be too exciting to some of you reading this, but it has had its' share of highlights.   Heck, five minutes after I was born my twin brother came out crying, and just this year I was selected Homecoming King by our girl's basketball team.  In 1996 I had a simmental heifer (female cow) get reserve champion at the Kentucky Beef Exposition (that is like finishing as reserve national champions in college football), and at the tender age of ten I played on an AAU basketball team that finished second in the state.  When I was eight years old I made an impressive looking vehicle by wrecking my three-wheeler and getting it stuck in the front bumper of my dad's grain truck, and at post prom this year I got the opportunity to go on stage with the Beatles (or at least a group of four guys doing a good reenactment).  I hope to keep this part of my page updated as I come across and make more highlights.

for pics of my personal highlights.