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Jarrett with newborn Harley, who is absolutely delicious. To set the scene, we were in Holland Park and Lauren breezed up in a perfectly pressed white shirt and trendy trainers with her beautiful golden Labrador and baby in tow, while I looked my usual mismatched disheveled self with a furrowed brow. Lauren loves motherhood, working and being married. She seems to be taking every new change in her stride and enjoying the bumps along the way. Heather Wasser Tabago’s son Trace just turned one. He is walking and talking up a storm. He is such a blessing and they are more amazed with him every day. Heather is still teaching seventh- and eighth-grade English and journalism, which she really enjoys. Alicia Almada is working and taking care of her kids. She is trying to plan to come to the reunion with Alejandra Jiménez Gutierrez. Courtney Lynch Pinckert is doing really well. She lives in San Luis Obispo with husband Eric, whom she met at USC and has been married to for 13 years. She has third-grader Connor (9) and second-grader Payton (7). Our 20th reunion is in March 2014.
1995 Megan Heister megan.heister@alumni.carleton.edu
1996 Jenny Noble jnoble78@hotmail.com Taking over our class notes has been a surprisingly fun venture this summer because everyone’s responses reminded me of how intelligent, funny, and nurturing our class is. They also happen to be the right group to ask for parenting advice! Lindsay Hatton McClelland and
On campus celebrating the wedding of Sonia Sparolini Johnson ’96 are Yvette Merchant Nichols ’96, Katie Brinks Lathen ’96, the bride, Marisa Adams Adair ’96, and Paige Wellington Austin ’96
husband Geordie are pleased to belatedly announce the arrival of Agnes, their second daughter, born in August 2012. “She’s hilarious and totally unstoppable and takes great delight in terrorizing her 4-year-old sister.” Rebecca ConleyBrown and husband Nick just celebrated 10 years of marriage. Their “babies” are now 6 and 8, and they are two years into a very long adoption process and an equally long remodel process. Rebecca is officially cancer-free five years as of November 2013. She keeps busy with writing screenplays, running her management company, homeschooling, baking bread, gardening, and traveling. This year marks Melisande Elliott Holohan’s five-year anniversary as a Colorado resident and her 10-year wedding anniversary with Matt. She still has her Colorado and California psychologist licenses, but until sons Eamon (5) and Cormac (2) are in school, she plans to stay home and continue flirting with baking. Since her boys and Matt have dual citizenship (Ireland and U.S.), Meli continues intermittently and unsuccessfully to lobby with Matt to get a job in the EU. Occasionally, you can see posts from her on askthepsych.com, which adds an “appreciated infusion of crazy.” Kristina Woodhall Montellese and husband Christopher are in practice together at Montellese Family Chiropractic in Monterey. Paige Finster
Greenspan reports that she had a baby girl named Palmer in October 2012: “She is absolutely adorable and is in love with her brothers. Unfortunately, I was diagnosed in May 2013 with stage 4 breast cancer that has spread to my lymph nodes and to my liver. I have begun chemotherapy and underwent an aggressive liver surgery in July 2013 to remove the cancer from my liver. I will continue with chemotherapy, a double mastectomy, and radiation. I will then continue with some targeted therapies every couple weeks for the next few years to help keep this cancer away. I will be fighting cancer for the rest of my life, but it is a fight I am determined to win. You can follow my journey at: caringbridge.org/visit/paigegreenspan. The outpouring of support from my Catalina classmates and Mr. Oder has been incredible. Countless girls have reached out to me and sent me cards, meals, and gifts. It has been amazing to still have everyone’s support so many years after we have graduated. I can’t thank you enough.”