Colorado native by default, Miranda lived in Iowa for the first 12 years of her life. She graduated from Bel Rea in the fall of 2006 with an AAS in Veterinary Technology.  She lives in the Capital Hill area with her husband, Brett, son, Nicholas, two dogs, Austin, a greyhound, and Bambi, a Chihuahua, two cats, B-Kitty and Neko, a bearded dragon, Godzilla and a hamster, J.J. In her free time, Miranda is a professional photographer, singer, enjoys hiking, camping, and spending time with her friends and family.