About Me

Hi - I'm so glad you stopped by! My name is Rachel Elizabeth. I am married to Brian Charles. Want to know more?

I was born on a rainy day in Redondo Beach, CA.

My parents decided to name me Rachel after my mom saw Witness with Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis.

That's right, I'm named after a fictional Amish woman.

Like my faux hawk?

I was nearly bald until I was 3. I didn't get my first haircut until I was 6 years old.

He came out of the womb tan. We called him Malibu Baby. Jealous.

I have one little brother. We are 3 years and 6 days apart.

Growing up I played softball, soccer, and karate. I eventually played softball for my high school team.

I was firmly convinced I was a boy until about age 12.

Me and Great-Grandma. This is obviously before I had a say in what pink monstrosity my mother dressed me in.

I have 6 boy cousins. I am the only granddaughter, and I was the only great-granddaughter until age 15.

Needless to say, I was a bit of a tomboy.

My worst year of schooling was 7th grade, when a girl falsely accused me of being anorexic. I spent the entire year ostracized, and had to make all new friends.

It made me stronger.

Senior Portrait. I was lucky enough to get my braces off two weeks before!

Because of my fall birthday, I started school at age 4, and graduated at 17.

I entered my senior year of Cal State University Long Beach at 20, and graduated at 21. I majored in English, specializing in Creative Writing.

I met my future husband on catholicmatch.com after I decided to create a profile 2 months after my 18th birthday.

The first picture of us.

The rest is Our Story.

After being raised almost entirely secular and spending the majority of my life alternating between agnostic and atheist, I converted to Catholicism on Easter Vigil March 22, 2008. Brian was my sponsor.

In June of 2011, I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, a form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

I enjoy reading science fiction and fantasy, crafting when I feel like it, going to the zoo, computer and console gaming, and eating out when I can convince my husband.

We are expecting our first baby on January 7, 2013!