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The youngest of eight children, Christine ‘_’ Hall (or
Chrissy as they called her back then) was born to Norman and Mary Hall in the
1960s just after the invention of color, but sadly, just before the invention
of the middle name.(The rest of her
family is still trapped in the black and white era.) She spent the better part of her childhood
traveling through the US in the way back of a station wagon. It seemed to her as a small girl that the
family vacations lasted forever, a sentiment with which her parents
agreed. Often she shared the car with
the family’s belongings as they (and later she) moved from state to state (Massachusetts,
Indiana, California, Indiana, Oregon, Washington, and Iowa [not necessarily
in that order]). She denies that they
were running from the law. Chris
later went on to graduate from Kindergarten, The Brownies, and
then from Optometry School at Indiana University. In the year 2000 she married Chuck Richter. Since meeting Chuck, Chris has added changing diapers to her repertoire.
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Miscellaneous Fun Facts
- While preparing herself for college life she worked at
Mrs. Field’s Cookies in Los Gatos, CA where she learned how to make the perfect
chocolate chip dessert. This dessert
treats are colloquially known as "Chris Bars" and are now quite popular among
her friends, especially with an unnamed Frenchman presently residing in
Kirkland, WA.
- Her upper lip curls over when she smiles, reminding her
husband of Julia Roberts.
- Chris’ hobbies include hiking, picture framing, scuba
diving, eating cheese, dancing, and tennis. During some of her more spunky moments she engages in these activities
simultaneously.(Who put this cheese covered
tennis ball in my scuba tank?)
- Chris is sensitive and caring, and is a great wife and mother.
- Chris enjoys the finer things in life, like good
coffee. Once while she was in small
town Minnesota, her relatives were surprised that she only ordered hot water
for breakfast.When the waitress left
the table she pulled a funnel, a filter, a coffee grinder, freshly roasted
coffee beans, her own coffee mug, and Juan Valdez out of her backpack. She claims that all would have been perfect
had the entire pot of hot water not spilled all over the place.(She blames it all on Juan Valdez.) Her
brother-in-law, Mike, had to change his name and move to the desert where he
stayed for years to avoid the townspeople’s scorn.
- She will very often make the coffee at home and bring her husband a cup.
- Chris likes getting a good deal.
- Chris enjoys travelling to exotic destinations. However, she maintains that Sioux Falls, SD is not as exotic as Chuck thinks.
- Chris selflessly puts her children first.
- Chris makes friends easily and is fun to be around.
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