About Amy

One thing you'll quickly discover about Amy, if you don't already know it, is that everything happens in a hurry. It was no surprise to her family that she went from being fairly unattached to engaged in a very short amount of time. That's Amy, and it all started before birth.

Amy Michelle entered the world in Oregon City, Oregon, on July 10, 1985 (about 16 hours later than Caleb!). She is the daughter of Mike and Cristi Fitzgerald, and the middle of three girls. She arrived nearly three weeks early and came within 20 minutes of her parents' arrival at the hospital. Amy's motto likely was (and still is), "If you're going to do something, then hurry up and get the job done!" Thankfully she also cares how the job is done, and usually does it quite well.

Clear back as a young preschooler, Cristi noticed that Amy had quite a different disposition than her more mellow older sister, Melissa. Cristi was known to remark, "This child was born with fire in her soul." Sometimes that was a good thing, and sometimes it sent her mom reaching for the phone, begging Grandma Cleo to come take over for awhile. She managed to behave like this with a rather impish grin on her face, and it was hard to discipline her at times. Once, around the age of three, Cristi was letting Amy know that she needed to make a change in choices, to which Amy vehemently replied with a stomp, "No way, Jose!" Of course Cristi didn't appreciate this kind of challenging remark, and Amy was sent to cool off, all the while Grandma Cleo was in the other room doing all she could to not bust out laughing. Feisty little thing, to be sure.

Amy grew up in West Linn, Oregon, attending Stafford and Willamette Primary Schools, Athey Creek Middle School, and West Linn High School. She dabbled in violin and piano, but by far her instrument of choice was her voice. She sang from a very early age, took years of voice lessons, and has been singing ever since. She started college at BYU in the fall of 2003 (and, much to her chagrin back then, her parents and younger sister, Aubrey, moved to Utah County at the same time) and sang in the Concert Choir for several years. She dreams of someday being a member of The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and knowing her determination, she may just get that opportunity.

Amy took Spanish for many years, eventually spending several months in Spain in 2005, and living in foreign language housing at BYU for a term. In August of 2006 she was called to serve a Spanish speaking mission in New Jersey for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After serving for 18 months, she returned to BYU in March of 2008. She is pursuing a degree in Marriage, Family, and Human Development with minors in Spanish and Music. She currently teaches Spanish part-time to brand new missionaries at the Missionary Training Center in Provo and loves it.

Amy is talented and a delight to be around. She cares deeply about the feelings of others and wants for everyone to be happy. She is committed to living her religion and sharing her testimony. She is excited to take this next step in her progression, and she's especially thankful to be doing it with the man she is head-over-heels-in-love-with, Caleb Scoville.