NAME: Cara Gruenewald.
BIRTHPLACE: Springfield, MO.
YEARS IN Clinton: Almost 2 years living in Clinton, but almost 3 years working here.
FAMILY: I have a husband, Bobby, and 2 teenage Boys, Austin and Bryson. I also have two dogs Ava and Apollo.
THE BEST THING ABOUT LIVING IN CLINTON IS: It is a close knit community. Everyone seems to look out for each other.
OCCUPATION: I am a Registered Nurse in the Operating Room at Golden Valley.
WHAT I WANTED TO BE WHEN I GREW UP: Ever since I can remember I always wanted to be a Math Teacher.
FIRST JOB: My first job was working at McDonalds at 16.
FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY: Playing softball in the summers with my sister and my dad coaching. It was never ending family time.
THE BEST TIME OF MY LIFE WAS WHEN: When I had my son.
MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: Probably when I peed the bed at summer camp in the 5th grade. LOL
WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN YOUR FRIENDS: Honesty. I will 100% appreciate being told the truth over being told a lie to try and make me feel better.
YOUR GREATEST FEAR IS: I used to say failure but since becoming a mom and in the world we live in I would have to say losing one of my kids.
I HOPE I NEVER HAVE TO: This goes along with my biggest fear, I hope I never have to bury a child.
I’VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO: Whistle. Lol
IF I WON THE LOTTERY, I WOULD: Pay off all my debt and probably my parents and in-laws debt and then invest. That way my kids would never have to worry about anything.
MY DREAM TRIP WOULD BE TO: I recently took a cruise and have really fallen in love with doing a 30 day transatlantic cruise that stops in 20 countries along the way. What a cool way to see the world.
HOBBIES: I like to do puzzles and read, but if I am honest, I spend most of my time carting my son around so he can play baseball and in the band as much as humanly possible, and I love it.
FAVORITE BAND OR MUSICIAN: Kane Brown is by far my favorite artist.
FAVORITE MOVIE: Pay It Forward.
FAVORITE DRINK: Tea. Specifically Sonic Tea.
FAVORITE SNACK: I like to eat the Hickory BBQ potato chips with the garden vegetable cream cheese. Delish.
FAVORITE CANDY: Right now it’s a tie between peanut M&Ms and green apple sweet tart ropes.
FUTURE GOAL: I want to travel as a nurse, eventually saving up enough money for my husband and I to build our dream home.
WHICH PERSON DO YOU ADMIRE MOST: My oldest sister.
ADVICE YOU WOULD GIVE YOUR YOUNGER SELF: Listen to your heart. It will get you where you need to be.
WORDS TO LIVE BY: Life is short, eat the cake.
