I am truly a southern girl at heart - born and raised in the south - now living in the southwest. It is so beautiful here in Arizona and I truly believe you can bloom where you're planted. I am a wife to a sweet and handsome hubby and proud mother of three precious children. My most recent tragedy was my Shrimp Creole. I wanted to taste it like I had eaten it as a child and my version tasted awful. Not one person in my family liked it. It was way too spicy and my husband usually loves almost everything I make - well, not this! It was so sad, because I hate to waste shrimp, but this meal just didn't turn out!