For as long as I can remember, I have loved to read. I owe it to my parents who read to me every night until I could do it myself. They always encouraged my siblings and me to read. Of course as kids do, in addition to reading, we still watched TV, played video games and spent a ton of time playing sports outside. But at an early age, I always felt there was something relaxing and enjoyable about reading, partly because I always saw my parents reading. I remember going on 18-hour car rides each summer, traveling from Houston to Colorado on family vacations.