{"id":2,"date":"2008-08-30T18:16:37","date_gmt":"2008-08-30T22:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erika-jared.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2011-08-28T15:17:01","modified_gmt":"2011-08-28T22:17:01","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.erika-jared.com\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"Erika"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Just a little about me…<\/p>\n

I was born in California.\u00a0 My parents moved to Washington when I was 2 and there I remained until I left for college.\u00a0 I am a true Northwesterner and after three years at BYU and a Mission on Temple Square in the heart of Salt Lake City I returned “home” to Portland, Oregon.<\/p>\n

The 13 years I was in Portland,I was involved in many things.<\/p>\n

I started my work career working as a pharmacy technician.\u00a0 After a few years I decided to return to school to finish my bachleors degree.\u00a0 I had studied Microbiology for three years at Brigham Young University but decided to finish at Portland State with a degree in Speech Communication.\u00a0 Upon completion of my degree I started with Merck.\u00a0 I worked as a pharmaceutical sales representative for Merck for 10 years. During that time I applied to medical school and was interviewed by the University of Washington Medical School. I decided that I wanted to have a family more than I wanted to go to medical school so I did not pursue my dream of being a doctor any further.<\/p>\n

I was active with the Portland LDS young singles and worked to establish an LDS mid-singles group.<\/p>\n

I love trying new things and have aquired many hobbies and skills.\u00a0 I am always happiest when I am outdoors, hiking, running, backpacking, camping, skiing or just about anything else.\u00a0 I love to travel and have had the opportunity to travel to Hungary, Czech Republic, Mexico, Canada, various Caribbean Islands, Peru, and most recently South Africa.<\/p>\n

I love to explore my creative side sewing, quilting, gardening, and “play with paper” creating greeting cards and invitations for friends. I also enjoy sewing and have been creating adorable clothing for my nieces.<\/p>\n

When we got married I quit my job to move to Utah to be with Jared. Currently we own and I am managing a children’s specialty clothing store. Once we adopt, I will be staying at home with the baby.<\/p>\n

I always have a toy in my purse just in case I need it to entertain a niece, nephew or any small child. \u00a0I bring a bag of quiet toys to church each Sunday that has been named “The Mary Poppins’ Bag” by many families in the ward. \u00a0Both Jared and I love to have the opportunity to sit with families who have small children at church. \u00a0(Jared teases me about purchasing toys until he has a little one on his lap, he then asks if I have any more toys.)<\/p>\n

I can’t wait to be a mother!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just a little about me… I was born in California.\u00a0 My parents moved to Washington when I was 2 and there I remained until I left for college.\u00a0 I am a true Northwesterner and after three years at BYU and a Mission on Temple Square in the heart of Salt Lake City I returned “home” […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.erika-jared.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.erika-jared.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.erika-jared.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.erika-jared.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.erika-jared.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.erika-jared.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39,"href":"https:\/\/www.erika-jared.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/39"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.erika-jared.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}