After spending almost twenty years of her life in Louisiana, Daci decided she wanted to experience her eyelashes freezing.
Four years later, she and her husband feel right at home in South Minneapolis. In February of 2015, they welcomed a baby girl who makes all of their Twin Cities adventures—from walks around the lake to rooftop drag brunches—that much sweeter.
Daci is a communications manager at a non-profit and, in her spare time, runs into yoga classes three minutes late, convinces her friends to attend obscure concerts, recites The Very Hungry Caterpillar in her sleep, and thinks about writing in her blog at dacijaye.com.
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