Angela was born in San Mateo, California on July 15th, 1972. She is the only child of Bob and Lou Thompson. When asked why they only had one kid, her dad often replied, "We found out what caused it."

Angela grew up in the small town of Cloverdale and graduated from Cloverdale High School in 1990. During her senior year, she dropped her Physics class (much to her mom's dismay) and consequently did not meet the qualifications for admittance into a four-year university. Instead, Angela chose to attend Santa Rosa Junior College with the goal of transferring to a four-year school later. In 1996, she eventually transferred to University of California, Santa Cruz. After eight years and no less than six changes of major (music was one), she finally graduated in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature.

Angela has many hobbies and interests, including music, reading, making jewelry and gardening. She has played the flute for twenty-two years and the piccolo for nineteen years. Up until about two years ago, Angela performed in many different groups, such as the University Orchestra at UCSC and Summer Repertory Theater in Santa Rosa. Angela's other great passion is reading. Currently, she is reading three books.

Angela does not have any children. However, she does have two cats: Arbuckle T. Pettibone and BW. They will not be at the wedding.