Style Magazine February 2019
For those who appreciate non-fiction fairy tales (please tell me I’m not the only one!), this month’s issue has plenty of them—eight in all. Flip to page 43 to read the touching tales of couples who live locally and, to us, define what a successful duo looks like. Let it serve as a reminder that romance has no rhyme or reason; the ways people meet, what works for each relationship, and the definition of “love” all differ. The one commonality all couples seem to share? Everyone truly “likes” their partner as a person, accepts them wholeheartedly, and finds them funny (humor always seems to help!). In other matters of the heart, because—in addition to Valentine’s Day—February is also American Heart Month, Sharon Penny shares “10 Heart-Healthy Tips” to keep your ticker in tip-top shape on page 20. And there are plenty more reasons to fall in love with this issue, too. From a six-day road trip through Northern California and Southern Oregon (page 78) that includes stops at two national parks and suggestions on where to stay and play; to nursery décor tips, courtesy of design guru Kerrie L. Kelly, that are equally adorable as they are affordable (page 73); and an inspiring Get to Know on Granite Bay resident, former NBA player, and current Sacramento Kings assistant coach Bobby Jackson (page 18), there’s an article for all.
For those who appreciate non-fiction fairy tales (please tell me I’m not the only one!), this month’s issue has plenty of them—eight in all. Flip to page 43 to read the touching tales of couples who live locally and, to us, define what a successful duo looks like. Let it serve as a reminder that romance has no rhyme or reason; the ways people meet, what works for each relationship, and the definition of “love” all differ. The one commonality all couples seem to share? Everyone truly “likes” their partner as a person, accepts them wholeheartedly, and finds them funny (humor always seems to help!).
In other matters of the heart, because—in addition to Valentine’s Day—February is also American Heart Month, Sharon Penny shares “10 Heart-Healthy Tips” to keep your ticker in tip-top shape on page 20. And there are plenty more reasons to fall in love with this issue, too. From a six-day road trip through Northern California and Southern Oregon (page 78) that includes stops at two national parks and suggestions on where to stay and play; to nursery décor tips, courtesy of design guru Kerrie L. Kelly, that are equally adorable as they are affordable (page 73); and an inspiring Get to Know on Granite Bay resident, former NBA player, and current Sacramento Kings assistant coach Bobby Jackson (page 18), there’s an article for all.
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GET TO KNOW<br />
Bobby Jackson<br />
Q&A<br />
What advice would<br />
you give to your<br />
younger self?<br />
Appreciate the game more; once<br />
it’s gone, you can’t go back.<br />
What comes to you naturally?<br />
Leading, being humble, and<br />
giving back.<br />
AUTHOR/<br />
WRITER<br />
John Grisham<br />
ESCAPE<br />
Golf<br />
GUILTY<br />
PLEASURE<br />
Banana<br />
pudding<br />
Biggest life inspirations?<br />
My children.<br />
What are you most proud of?<br />
Watching my five kids grow into<br />
adults.<br />
Favorite humanitarian causes?<br />
Finding a cure for cancer and child<br />
abuse.<br />
FAVORITES<br />
MEAL IN TOWN<br />
DMC Roll and Train<br />
Wreck Roll at<br />
Mikuni<br />
MEMORY<br />
Dinners with<br />
my mom<br />
Best words of<br />
wisdom you’ve<br />
received?<br />
Be true to yourself.<br />
What’s next?<br />
Keep growing and<br />
learning in the<br />
coaching field.<br />
MUSICIAN/<br />
BAND<br />
Tupac Shakur<br />
(2Pac) and Jodeci<br />
LOCAL<br />
NONPROFIT<br />
Bobby Jackson<br />
Foundation<br />
Granite Bay resident Bobby Jackson<br />
and his sister grew up in the projects of<br />
Salisbury, North Carolina. Raised by a<br />
hard-working single mother, Jackson’s only<br />
dream as a kid was to one day play for the<br />
NBA, so he could repay his mother for all<br />
she gave him. “I wanted to take care of her<br />
for the rest of her life,” he recalls. “It was<br />
the only thing that motivated me.” From<br />
the age of eight, he started playing pick-up<br />
games with kids in the neighborhood and<br />
would practice for hours after school, often<br />
emulating the moves of his childhood hero,<br />
Michael Jordan.<br />
It was a long, tough road, but the<br />
guidance of his mother and a few good<br />
coaches helped Jackson stay away<br />
“My mom always<br />
taught me that if you’re<br />
blessed [you should]<br />
bless other people.”<br />
from the drugs and gangs that infested<br />
his neighborhood. He went on to the<br />
University of Minnesota, where he<br />
was drafted into the NBA and played<br />
professionally for 12 years—finally<br />
realizing his dream of providing a better<br />
life for his family.<br />
These days, Jackson is the assistant<br />
player development coach for the<br />
Sacramento Kings. He’d previously played<br />
on the team for five years (known to<br />
fans as “Action Jackson”), so coaching<br />
there seemed like an ideal transition—an<br />
opportunity to guide others the way he’d<br />
once been mentored.<br />
Sadly, his mother passed away<br />
from cancer in 2004; in her honor, he<br />
formed the Bobby Jackson Foundation,<br />
a nonprofit that raises funds for<br />
cancer-awareness and research,<br />
among other charitable causes. “My<br />
mom always taught me that if you’re<br />
blessed [you should]<br />
bless other people.”<br />
—Amber Foster<br />
SAYING<br />
“Don’t get<br />
outworked.”<br />
Top photo by Dante Fontana. Bottom photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images.<br />
18 stylemg.com | FEBRUARY <strong>2019</strong> | /stylemg /stylemediagroup /stylemediagroup /stylemags
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