2006.07 Luvabulls: Nicole's Personal Profile
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28 | Birthday: January 17

Kettering, OH

Project Manager

Single

University of Cincinnati; Cincinnati, OH

My family calls me “Niki” [please note: they are the only ones with the privilege to do this : )]

Although I started ballet lessons when I was two, I was quickly moved to a gymnastics class due to my high energy and aptitude for acrobatics. I went on to be a competitive gymnast and cheerleader throughout my childhood and high school years. However, in college I tried out for the University of Cincinnati Dance Team and secured a spot for each of my four years, dancing my way through football and basketballs games and competing each year at UDA Nationals in Orlando, FL.

After graduating in 2001, I stored the dance shoes and, aside from weddings and social events, did not dance. Believe it or not, the first time I dusted off the dancing shoes and put them back on was the day of the Luvabulls’ auditions. Words cannot describe how happy I was to make the team! Although it has been, and will continue to be, an immense amount of hard work to assimilate myself back into dancing/performing world, I am enjoying every minute of it!

To always be in a position that challenges me and provides opportunities to grow both personally and professionally.

To love strongly, live freely and laugh often.

Adventurous, Creative, Determined

A former mentor gave my favorite quote to me. Although the author is unknown, this writer’s words always remind me to take risks and to not fear the unknown. “When you come to the edge of all the light you know and are about to step into the darkness of the unknown – Faith is knowing that one of two things will happen: There will be solid ground to stand on or you will be taught to fly.”

I am cooking and/or baking, especially when I know guests will be coming over to enjoy the cuisine.

My uncanny ability to emulate a few of Jim Carrey’s faces.

Was being an ice cream scooper at Friendly’s Ice Cream Parlor.

I have aspirations to be an author and illustrator of children’s books

I do not have enough writing space to go into detail, but let’s just say it involved attempting to “bare foot” off a Malibu boat’s boom bar on Norris Lake in Tennessee, for which I ended up hitting a perfect “Superman” position in the air before implanting my face into the water so hard I thought my eyeballs would pop out. The video of this attempt is hilarious and always entertaining to my friends.

Family unity, food, organization, and cancer awareness/prevention

Ester Price Dark Chocolate Covered Cherries

Gladiator

“The Five People You Meet in Heaven” by Mitch Albom

Nothing. I would always rather do something more active than sitting around.

Go to Lake Tahoe and take an Adventure Tour. Then, depending on weather, would either ski, fish or go wakeboarding.

Those that are honest, committed to their family, and follow their dreams.

Running two marathons and competing in six triathlons

I will borrow George Washington Carver’s words for my advice: “How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.”

Every year of my childhood my parent’s gave my seven siblings and me an incredible gift ~ a family vacation. Not only did these vacations enable us to see a large amount of the United States, they more importantly created memories to last a lifetime.

Number one, my mother (she passed away in 2002). Number two – Will Ferrell.

Preparing for a month long backpacking journey to Europe, while working on my second novel at my new home that is in the process of being remodeled by yours truly.