In 1976, De and I moved to the Los Angeles area, but neither of us enjoyed Southern California, so we decided to try and move closer to "home". De took a job in Chicago, and we spent three years there, living through the three worst winters they have ever had! In our travels, we had always enjoyed visiting Northern California, so we now decided that if you had to travel by plane to get "home", it really didn't matter where you lived. We arrived in Northern California in 1979, and will stay here, hopefully, for the rest of our lives.

Our first child, Allison, was born in 1983, and you can ask Sr. Rosemarie all about that. Allison is now at the University of Washington, where she is a varsity rower. She was a member of the 2001 Junior National Team, where she rowed in the World Championships in Duisberg, Germany. The USA team finished fifth.

Matthew was born in 1985, and he is now at San Diego State University. He thought about rowing for SDSU, but decided to stay with his first love, soccer. Matt has been a successful athlete as well, playing baseball, golf and soccer for his high school.

So, my husband and I are now "empty nesters"! Fearing the worst, I decided to go back to work. I am now the secretary for a Charter School, in Morgan Hill, California, and I am loving it.

I am truly sorry I was not able to attend the 40th reunion, but I will be thinking of all of you. I have a couple of "remember whens": of course, when Sr. Stephen Maura made one of the boys eat his homework, is at the top of the list. I also remember singing Gregorian Chant in her classroom. She had such a beautiful voice. I remember when she made me sit right in front of her desk, so I would pay attention. I also remember Sr. Joseph Anthony kicking the boys on line in the school yard, the first day of school, and thinking, "oh no!" But, if I remember correctly, she let us watch some of the World Series. Her bark was worse than her bite!