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player ready...After having brunch with a friend in downtown Oak Park, Ashley Brown, 31, of Warrenville, stopped to answer a few questions March 5 for the Oak Leaves.
Q: Where did you have brunch?
A: Cozy Corner Breakfast Boutique. We hadn’t been there before, so we thought we’d try something new.
Q: Last book you read?
A: “You are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life,” by Jen Sincero. It was good.
Q: Charity of choice?
A: Cycle for Survival. It’s stationary biking for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Q: Travel destination of choice?
A: Italy. And I just like anywhere there’s mountains in the U.S.
Q: Favorite spring activity?
A: I have a horse, so trail riding.
Q: Any favorite trails?
A: Out in Elburn. It’s nice out there.
Q: What’s your horse’s name?
A: Skyy, with two Y’s. He’s named after the vodka. [laughed] I’ve had him for six years. I’m a big horse person. I grew up with them.
Q: Any other pets?
A: Nope. That’s all I can afford.
Q: Words you live by?
A: Everything happens for a reason.
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Caitlin Mullen is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.