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[Oct. 30th, 2009|08:09 pm] |
Anything but ordinary.
That's the best way to describe Enid Marie Anthony. Born January 26, 1982 in Oak Park, IL, The eldest daughter of Frank and Alison Anthony, Enid spent a lot of time as a child hanging out with her grandfather, Frank Sr., doing homework and helping her mom take care of her twin brothers: Frank and Georgie who were born in 1986. But in her head, she was a princess: she planned elaborate tea parties, weddings for her dolls, dinner parties for her two cats- Lucy and Benny. She had sketchbooks full of pictures she tore out of magazines by the time her parent packed up the house and the boys and made the big move.
Oh the big move. Her dad got a new job, which moved the whole family (Grandpa Frank included) from the Chicago metropolitan area to outside of San Francisco was quite the move- even at 10. The change in climate alone had her all turned around for the first six months they lived there, sniffling and sneezing every time the wind changed- but that never bothered Elliott. Elliott Andrews, the boy down the street, her best friend and the other part of her heart. Since they day they moved in she and Elliott were inseparable
For the first half of high school, Enid kept to herself. She had close friends (even close friends besides Elliott), she went on a few dates, she joined clubs to get to know more people. Junior year is when she really came into her own. She was still planning those elaborate parties in her head, so she did what she felt she needed to - she joined Prom committee. And then Senior year she planned Homecoming. And Turnabout. And Prom.
It took a while, despite looking her in the face the whole time, but Enid knew that this is what she wanted to do. Planning parties, booking large events, helping pick menus- the whole nine. After doing her research Enid applied to Arizona State University, majoring with Hospitality and Tourism Management. It was while she was at ASU that she fell in love with Arizona.
Arizona is where she found herself. She was able to get comfortable in her skin. She made friends that would be the friends who supported her when things were worst, and celebrated with her when things were best. School was good. Life was good and Enid thought she had it all.
But Tourism wouldn't be her future. After ASU, she worked at a higher end resort in Scottsdale... and hated every minute of it. It wasn't even close to how she'd imagined it- so Enid did the unthinkable. She quit her job, and went to work retail. When everyone thought she was being foolish, Graham had her back.
She found a job at a small independent bookstore in Phoenix. It was a good balance for her- sharing her love for books with her head for business. While she works odd hours- and bitches about it frequently- Enid loves her job.
Life is good.
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