I think what makes our marriage work amid all the glare is that my husband is my best friend. He inspires everything in my life and enables me to do the best that I can. I want to hang out with him more than anyone.

I constantly work at maintaining balance. For me, my family comes first. If my family is taken care of, then everything else usually falls into place.

I'm very competitive but in a very nice way

My family and my friends are most important to me. These people are my foundation.

I'm a very independent woman.

Wearing a bikini on a magazine cover is my 41st birthday present to myself.

Everybody wants you to do good things, but in a small town you pretty much graduate and get married. Mostly you marry, have children and go to their football games.