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included countless (and often endless) meetings of too many committees and boards, tennis whenever I could squeeze it in, and many moments thinking about the benefits of boarding school as I adjust to life with a teenaged daughter. Thankfully, my son (11) is still in that sweet spot where he does his own homework but will still hold my hand in public. Life is grand!” I received a lovely holiday email from Nora Ghebish Smart with news about her family. She writes, “Alden and Abby are doing well. Alden is in 2nd grade and loves reading and math. Abby (3) loves pink dresses! I am now happily employed at Carl Zeiss Meditec. Jason is still loving it at Google. We enjoy hikes and running events with the kids. Alden placed third in his age group during his last 5K!” I (Marita Quint Bruni) spent October through December in a frenzy! We took the kids and my dad on a wonderful trip to Wailea to celebrate my 40th. I managed to milk the milestone for all it was worth, and tried to spend the entire month of October celebrating my birthday with reasonable success. Mason’s first birthday was in December and we really are astounded at how quickly the time flew by with the second baby. Just before Christmas we baptized Mason with family and my old roommate, Jeannie Clancy, in attendance. We are thrilled that Jeannie is Mason’s godmother! Addison (4) still loves preschool. I had the opportunity to compare notes about raising sassy little girls and the clothing business with Tiffany Breckenridge ’92 over lunch at the Ivy in Santa Monica a few months back. She comes to L.A. frequently to check in on the manufacturing of her clothing line, Yogaglyphs. We had a really wonderful time talking shop, laughing, and reminiscing!
Monica Duflock Kwait ’91 and sons Carter, Colby, and Conrad
1992 Amy Paulsen apindc@yahoo.com
Beginning with this issue, we will publish notes for each class once a year—odd-numbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the fall issue!
1993
Galen Johnson galen.a.johns@gmail.com I (Galen Johnson) hope 2014 is off to a good start for everyone! I’m enjoying my job with the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission in Olympia, WA, and will be adding some California trips to my work travel starting this year. I’m hoping this means more chances to catch up with my classmates! Congratulations to Miranda Maison LeKander, who writes, “We welcomed William Joseph in October. Big sis Catherine (2) is at a wonderful age! We love every busy minute. I continue to work as an enforcement attorney for the CA Dept. of Business Oversight and teach as an adjunct professor at the local law schools. My hubby Dan is training for the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in June. I’m hoping to complete my first triathlon this year, but only one that offers a swim course in a warm shark-less lake!” With more good news, Jennifer DohrmannAlpert shares: “January 11th marks three years since double mastectomies. I am happy to be alive and cancer free! I was contracted last March by a hospitality technology company in Silicon Valley to help them expand their services in Latin America and the Caribbean, so I have been traveling more than 50% of the time to far off and interesting places. I have not been in close enough contact with any of my Catalina colleagues and I would welcome the opportunity to catch up with any and all of you either in person or over the phone sometime this year!” Christine Griffin Young reports: “I have lived in Oslo, Norway for almost four years with my husband, Scott and two kids, Charlotte (7) and James (4). We moved
here as a temporary assignment for Scott’s work, but are thinking about making it permanent. I have resumed working fulltime, which I love, and the kids are in Norwegian schools, so things are settling nicely. We have a great place for guests and welcome anybody exploring beautiful Scandinavia.” Also reporting in from across the globe, Sarah Brown Goforth writes, “My family is wrapping up three years living overseas in Muscat, Oman. My husband left mid-year to start his next tour at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. I opted to stay in Oman with the kids; we’re settled here and it’s a much closer trip for Damon when he comes home for a visit. We spent about six weeks in the States this summer, enjoying a whirlwind visit with lots of family and friends. Our daughter Chloe is in 3rd grade, Julia in 1st grade, and our son, Liam, just celebrated his 1st birthday in September. I’ve been enjoying getting back into the classroom and have substituted almost on a daily basis at the girls’ school. And now we are gearing up for another move this summer for our next 2-year post—Washington, D.C.!”
1994 Amy Smith Ainscough amyucl@aol.com
Beginning with this issue, we will publish notes for each class once a year—odd-numbered class years in the spring and even-numbered in the fall. Look for your class notes in the fall issue!
1995
Megan Heister megan.heister@alumni.carleton.edu