Alana was born and raised on Galveston Island, which thanks to surviving hurricanes solidified her stubborn streak. After multiple dust storms, Alana transferred from Texas Tech to University of Houston. Alana promptly fell in love with and married Eric in 2012. They have two vivacious daughters – Adelaide {October 2013} and Eliza {May 2017}. Alana also writes about the intersections of grief, politics and religion on alanacholmes.com.