Peachy the Magazine March 2014 | Page 44

On the Go… with Cindy Trestman For this issue of Peachy, we talked with Cindy Trestman, wife of Marc Trestman, head coach of the Chicago Bears. She was fun, lively and passionate as she shared with us, among others, her favorite places to shop with her daughters; her dedication to raising awareness and funding to benefit Alzheimer’s research; and her thoughts on life as a coach’s wife. “I was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and I have a brother and sister who still live there, as well as many close friends. Cleveland will always be home to me. I actually met Marc in Cleveland! He was working with the Cleveland Browns at the time and I was working at a clothing store called Hemisphere. His father noticed me first. He said: ‘Hey, check her out!’ “The Chicago Bears is a wonderful organization. I am so grateful and appreciative of being the head coach’s wife. At the same time, I’m independent. I have to be because I spend a lot of time without my husband. I always said I could never be married to a man with a 9-to-5 job!” The best part of being a coach’s wife? “Going to the games.” The worst? “Losing a game and waking up the next morning.” As for a bit of time-out from hectic days… “I am passionate about painting, especially for family and friends. And I love just hanging with them!” 42 PEACHY