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Paige Ellis's Timeline

  • Welcome to the world baby girl!

    Welcome to the world baby girl!
    St. Margaret's HospitalElizabeth Paige Strickland born to Michael and Candace, on Friday, April 10, at St. Margaret's Hospital in Montgomery, Alabama.
  • Home sweet home!

    Home sweet home!
    Luverne, AlabamaBorn and raised in Luverne, Alabama for the first eleven years of my life.
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    Called Luverne, Alabama home.

  • Let my schooling begin!

    Let my schooling begin!
    Crenshaw Christian Academy is where I attended kindergarten thru fifth grade. Go cougars!
  • My first memorable vacation...Walt Disney World!

    My first memorable vacation...Walt Disney World!
  • My first concert attended...Charlie Rich!

    My first concert attended...Charlie Rich!
    The late Charlie Rich was a favorite artist of mine from a very young age. The Silver Fox, Charlie RichWhether it was his uncanny resemblance to my grandfather, or his diversity in music styles, I adored him!
  • A new place to call home, Livingston, Alabama.

    A new place to call home, Livingston, Alabama.
    Livingston, AlabamaAfter my parents divorced in the summer of 1981, my mother moved my older sister, younger brother, and I, to her hometown of Livingston, Alabama. Painfully sad times.
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    Called Livingston, Alabama home.

  • A new school, Sumter Academy.

    A new school, Sumter Academy.
    Sumter AcademyI attended Sumter Academy in York, Alabama, from sixth grade thru graduation in 1988. It is at Sumter that I met my future husband, Darrin Ellis.
  • Hired! My first job, working for Four Seasons Florist.

    Hired!  My first job, working for Four Seasons Florist.
    Have license, will deliver...flowers!
  • My college career begins at Livingston University, with an academic scholarship.

    My college career begins at Livingston University, with an academic scholarship.
    The University of West Alabama (the former Livingston University)Although it was not where I wanted to attend college, financially and from a conveinece standpoint, it was where I needed to be.
  • Car owner!

    Car owner!
    1984 Nissan SentraMy first car was a used Nissan Sentra. It was hideous, but affordable.
  • Here comes the bride!

    Here comes the bride!
    Williamsburg, VirginiaMarried on the hottest day of the year, Darrin and I celebrated by vacationing in Virgina for a week, before moving to our new home in Tuscaloosa.
  • Home sweet Tuscaloosa...Roll Tide Roll!

    Home sweet Tuscaloosa...Roll Tide Roll!
    Tuscaloosa, AlabamaLiving in Tuscaloosa was by far, one of the best times in my life. The college atmosphere, Taco Casa, and the freedom that came with being newly married could not be topped.
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    Called Tuscaloosa, Alabama home.

  • Back to Livingston to seize opportunities!

    Back to Livingston to seize opportunities!
    With a huge opportunity in real estate, we sold our Tuscaloosa home, and moved back down the interstate to Livingston.
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    Called Livingston, Alabama home.

  • It's a boy!

    It's a boy!
    Emmett Jackson Ellis was born! My firstborn, and the love of my life! Jack is now 13 years old!
  • Happy Birthday to me...It's another boy!

    Happy Birthday to me...It's another boy!
    Talk about the greatest birthday gift ever, my son Samuel Aubrey Ellis, II, was born on my 32nd birthday. Sam and I share a very special bond.
  • Fairhope, here we come!

    Fairhope, here we come!
    Fairhope, AlabamaAlthough hard to say goodbye to family and friends, Fairhope was exactly where we wanted to raise our children.
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    Called Fairhope, Alabama home.

  • We found our forever home in Montrose!

    We found our forever home in Montrose!
    The Eastern ShoreI am an older home lover, and we found our jewel tucked away behind overgrowth, in despaire. It will always need "something", but for us, it is perfect!
  • A student...again!

    A student...again!
    University of South AlabamaCollege career number two begins at the University of South Alabama.