Laurie Morris

Originally, born in Rochester Minnesota, I was raised in Richmond Virginia, a beautiful city and wonderful place to spend a childhood. I ran off to college, armed with as much common sense as I thought I would ever need and settled in at East Carolina University where I met my soon to be husband, Daniel. We married shortly after graduating and planted ourselves in Raleigh to begin our lives together. Daniel and I knew very early on that we were going to get married. It was meant to be. If I had gotten into my first choice school, I would never have set foot in North Carolina, let alone Greenville. If Daniel didn’t enjoy irritating his father by going to any school but NC State, he never would have found himself waiting for me outside of Econ1200 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We are avid Pirates now, sort of as a “thank you” to our alma-mater. We are active Pirate Club members, attend each and every home football game, some away games and have even made it out to the bowl games in recent years. We love ECU for bringing us together. And now we have our own little Pirate as a result! Daniel and I have been married for 7 fantastic years. In September of 2010, we were hit with the most life altering news we could imagine – we were pregnant! This was an incredibly joyous occasion for Daniel. I, however, found myself wrought with anxiety and worry for the new and unknown world I was about to enter and from which I would never return. After meeting Lily, I knew there was no way I could give her to a stranger on my way to work every day. And the decision was made. I have been home caring for Lily since I brought her home from the hospital and I am happier than I could have ever imagined. I have found that, much to my dismay, I was made to be a mother. Even the truly trying times, sleepless nights and colicky months are a drop in the bucket compared to the joy I receive daily from watching my child learn and grow and seeing her smile.

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brooke-brown-pollard

Hi everyone, I am Brooke Brown-Pollard. I am originally from Virginia Beach, but made North Carolina my home in 1992. I double majored in Sociology and Criminal Justice while in college and upon graduating I moved to Jacksonville and been in this area ever since. I got married in 2003 to my wonderful husband, whom I dated throughout college. My career has involved working with at-risk youth and assisting them in making their life better. I worked at Eckerd Youth Alternatives as a Family Worker for six years and I currently work as a Therapeutic Foster Care Consultant. After working with children for seven years, I returned to school where I earned a master's degree in counseling and psychology and I'm currently working on obtaining my LPC. While I have various educational and professional accomplishments, I feel that my biggest accomplishment is my son, Sayle. He was born March 25, 2009 and I truly feel like the luckiest mom on the planet. He is my adorable curly headed treasure and his antics constantly entertain those around him! Sayle gives me plenty to write about! I am your typical mom but I'm definitely not June Cleaver. While I have found myself accosting people to show them pictures of my son, I am a proud member of moms against getting a mom hair cut, moms against mini-vans, and you will never catch me in a pair of mom jeans, sweat pants, or Crocs (all my shoes have high heels!) My life is extremely busy and hectic as I balance my family and my career, but I have found while being a working mom is extremely stressful, it is also exceptionally rewarding.

 

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