Community Weblog - [ Where Are They Now ]

Hey.  Wow has time gotten away from me.  I now have 3 kids!  It is a joy but sure makes life crazy.  Kaylee joined brother Ramsey 4 and sister Alexandrea 20months, Dec 28.  We have a website that will show off pics of the family: rdgarner79.spaces.live.com feel free to check it out and leave comments!  I love reading how others are doing even though I don't get on often.  We are living in Streator, IL going on two years now.  I have the joy of staying at home and my husband, Ryan, is a pastor.  Life is full and passing quickly. I hope all is going well.

Andrea (Benedict) Garner

Hi all, sounds like you all had a great time at the reunion, sorry I couldn't make it but I wasn't able to make it due to prior plans.  In August I moved to Indiana and currently living in Indianapolis, hoping to move farther south in Indiana next year. I almost moved to North Carolina but things didn't work out and I ended up here. I can't really say I miss Michigan much, we have yet to have snow here! (woo hoo!)  Kids are doing great Gabrielle is now in the 4th grade and doing great and my son Donavon was upset because here in Indiana you have to be 5 by Sept 1st and he turned 5 on Sept 11th. So he is having to wait another year before he gets to start school as he sees it. I think he just wants to ride the big yellow bus!! I still work in the medical field and love it! I do hope to go back to school and finish my degree for sign language interpertor, but that is going to have to wait another yr.  I can be reached via e-mail at candymclellan@yahoo.com.  Congrats to all of those who just had their babies, being a parent is the hardest but most rewarding job anyone could have.   Take care and hope everyone is doing great.

Candy

My husband Ken and I want to let everyone know that we had a beautiful baby boy, Landon Kenneth Galea, on September 26th.  He was 7 pounds 14 ounces and 21 inches long.  Both mom and baby are happy and healthy!  Motherhood is very cool.

Feel free to email me... nbelprez@hotmail.com

Nicole

I am SO HAPPY to hear that you all had a great time at the reunion. I saw some of the pictures...it was so nice to see my old classmates again :)

Nicki mentioned that everyone was already talking about the 15 year...with the way that time flies it will be here before we know it! I plan on keeping this website up so please check back and post often.

Most importantly, Eric and I want to thank everyone for the savings bond you put together for our baby Stefan! Brandy (White) Wambold sent it in a beautiful thank you card. I am very humbled by your generosity. I will make sure that Stefan knows what a cool thing you did for him! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

I was all set to attend the reunion. Friday morning I saw my doctor and he saw no sign of the baby coming anytime soon. In fact, we were scheduled to induce labor on Thursday, June 22nd. Friday evening we stopped at Dairy Queen in Fenton for a quick burger and while I was sitting at the outdoor table (thankfully) my water broke. One of the first things out of my mouth was "guess I'm not going to make it to the reunion!".

After 13 1/2 hours of labor, Stefan was born at 8:35 am. By 4:00 Saturday, we were moved into our overnight room. At 6:00 I thought of all of you and hoped the reunion was off to a good start. We brought Stefan home Sunday afternoon...it was quite a special Father's Day for Eric!

Now we're at home and finally starting to get a routine established. We haven't had much sleep and no time for much else that feedings and diaper changes, but it has been a complete joy!

Hi everybody!  After I graduated from Michigan Tech in 2000, I moved to Fort Collins, CO.  I am a chemical engineer for Kodak, and our division manufactures x-ray film and color photo paper.  With everything going digital, I will eventually be looking for a job, but for now things are ok.  I have also been going to Colorado State University part-time to get my master's degree and hope to graduate by next spring.  Since living in Colorado, I have taken up mountaineering, rock climbing, biking, and stuff like that in addition to skiing.  I finished climbing all 55 of Colorado's highest 14,000+ ft. peaks last fall.  I think the biggest news that I have is that I am getting married in July!  My fiance, Abbey, is originally from Denver and is a resource/moderate needs special ed teacher at an elementary school in Loveland.  I proposed to Abbey last summer at a concert at Red Rocks.  Abbey likes music and the outdoors too.  Some of our fun trips have included hiking the Grand Canyon, backpacking in the redwoods of Northern California, and whale watching in Boston.  It's cool seeing what everyone's been up to over the past ten years.  Thanks again Andrea for putting the website together and organizing everything! 

Hi everyone!! Hope some of you still remmember me.  My last name used to be Bernyk.  I didn't end up graduating with all of you, but am glad to hear things going so well for everyone.  I live in Davison with my husband of almost eight years, Mike, and our children, Austin is 5 and Alexia is almost 3.  We also have a dog named Pippin.  My husband just graduated this past winter with a degree in Criminal Justice, so now I am going to go back to school (have no clue what for yet).  Well, if anyone wants to contact me, my e-mail is mommyhotty@hotmail.com.  Everyone take care!!

It is a few miles down the road from my house. I typed a long nice detailed weblog of what has been going on with my life. But I click the page close and will not be retyping it again tonight. Maybe someother day. I'm out

Hey all,

Hope everyone is doing great. Things here have been crazy, I just moved back to Lapeer back in Feb. after moving all over MI it seems like.  I have two kids Gabrielle who's 9 and Donavon who's 4 1/2. I work down in Waterford for a Family Physician as a Medical Assistant. I enjoy it, can definatly say that I don't get board there is always something new.

I won't be able to make it to the class reunion I already have plans for that evening.  Hope everyone is doing great and I wish the best to all of you.

Candy McLellan

I wanted to let everyone know that my husband Ken and I are pregnant with our first child.  My due date is September 25th and my "big" ultrasound is scheduled for May 2nd.  We definately hope to find out if it's a BOY or a GIRL...I'll keep everyone updated!

 I'm finishing up my degree for Physical Therapy Assistant to add to my Massage Therapist Certificate and then after I settle into that job I plan on going back to get a nursing or Occupational Therapy Degree. I am also raising my two babies Elise (6) and Ryan (2) with my big baby and their father Jason. We have moved all over the state and out of state with his job but we are currently settled in the north in a little tiny city called TAWAS. I hope to move back to Midland when I am finished with my PTA degree because that is home to me we lived there for nearly 3 years before moving here and I got spoiled there and would like to move back (hoping Jason is reading this..haha). I don't frequent Lapeer as much as I used to only on holiday's to visit family but that won't last long because they are migrating this way. I don't really talk to anyone from HS anymore I used to be attached at the hip with Marian but since I started school we lost touch and my best friends Gabe and Justin moved to AZ. after I had my daughter. So if anyone sees those VARGOS tell them they need to email me ASAP!!

Everyone is invited to come see my daughter and I in the local theater production of the Wizard of Oz the first two weekends in MAY. Tawas has one thing going for it and that is there are a lot of talented people here! This is my third play with the group and I love it!

I found some classmates on myspace.com and I sent them the info to get to this site. Hopefully, they log on. Rich Penny, Kelli Keeter, Dale Smith

I am not sure if I am posting this correctly but oh, well.  I can't even believe that it has been 10 years, I really don't have much to share except that I have 2 daughters one is 8 and the other is 2.  I am currently Married to their father, but we are in process of separation(better off friends) but, I just can't believe it all went by so fast, I just started Davenport University in January 2005 do to the loss of my job, the company lost its major customer to Mexico, so we were given the option to go to school.  I am an Accounting Major, and love it.  I am currently seeking work,  not too much out there right now for me.  I am so happy to see how well everyone is doing, and that they have stayed very busy these past 10 years.  My brother just recently married to a class-mate of ours, her name is Kristi Boucher, now McCorry, she is great and I love her to death, I couldn't ask for a better sister in law, I sure hope that maybe someone can be sure she receives an invite, she is not on the list and she graduated through alternative.  Whoever may be in charge of the organizing or the invitations, please contact me esloan@centurytel.net

Thanks

Elisabeth Sloan

Hey everyone!  I can't believe it's been 10 years.

I graduated from Davenport Univ. in 2000 with an assoiciates degree in medical office management. I married my wonderful husband, Jamie, in 2002.  We also moved to Tullahoma, Tennessee about 6 months after we were married.  It is a small town, where everyone knows everyone.  My husband is a mason.  I manage the front office for an ENT/Cosmetic doctor.  We don't have any children yet, but two dogs that are spoiled rotten.

Can't wait to see you in June.

Hey Everyone,

I have some exciting news...Eric and I are expecting! Here's the crazy part: the baby is due on June 11th...6 days before the reunion! Keep your fingers crossed that he/she is on-time...I sure would hate to miss the party. I'm really looking forward to it!

If anyone has any special announcements that you would like to include in future newsletters, simply post your news in the "post to your weblog" section and be sure to check the box to "release" your article as a candidate for the newsletter.

Take Care All,
Andrea

Well, where to begin...

I'm currently back living in Lapeer, after a botched engagement that had me out in Flint.  It wasn't all bad though.  I have an adorable son named Andrew (age 2), who, unfortunately, I only get to see every other weekend.  I am married now and have two wonderful step-daughters (although I consider them full-fledged daughters) , Samantha (age 13)and Tabitha (age 11) and a caring wife named JoAnn.  Andrew gets along with them all, and we're quite the happy family.

It's nice being back in my hometown.  Some things have changed; some things have not changed.  I work at Bank One as a teller, which is a decent job, but some days it's rough.

Um... can't think of anything else right now... I've always been better at answering questions than just telling a tale.

Hope to hear from you!

Chris