I was raised in Pittsburgh, PA and I reside in a DC suburb for the past 7 years. I am married and have one daughter Kendall who will be 4 on 1/6/10. I also have one cat Edwin he is a Siberian and he is the only breed my allergies can tolerate. I was a licensed funeral director for over 6 years and finally ended up in outside sales. I worked in medical equipment sales and finally a mortgage wholesale rep. I am currently taking some courses for a degree in sonography. Carbs & sweets are my fav. I could live on bread and pasta. I also love to bake cookies & cakes. I would love to learn more about decorating. Italian food, homemade sauces, pasta etc. My inlaws are from Northern Italy they moved to the US when they were teenagers. I am a Heniz 57; German, British, Welsh & Slovac. So I also live pierogies, helushki, baklava. Homemade Manicotti (with help from my mother in law) it is hard since she never measures anything so getting recipes is a challenge. The first time I attempted to make gnocchi they turned out a gross raw dough blob. But the worst thing that happened to me was my first xmas with my inlaws. I baked for 6 weeks and made dozens and dozens of cookies since my husbands family is huge. Well I live 3 1/2 hours away and half way to their house I realized I left all of the cookies at home.