Hello from Jenny Winquist!

Hello everyone! Sorry it’s taken me so long to post, but we just moved and have been having internet issues. Here’s what we’ve been up to:

After Purdue I went to the University of Illinois at Chicago for social psychology and Rob went to the University of Chicago for molecular biology. After grad school I started teaching psychology and statistics at Valparaiso University. Rob did a post-doc in plant biology at the U of C for several years and in a couple of weeks he begins his first year as a professor at VU! We just moved from Chicago to Valpo and bought our first house. It’s very cute, but its best feature is that it is so close to campus that we can both walk to work. We don’t have any kids as of yet, just two cats.

We got married in 1997. We both really wanted to avoid a huge wedding that would take years to plan, but our families seemed intent on a big fiasco. Our solution was a surprise wedding. Rob told our families that he wanted to throw a surprise party for me because I had just finished my masters. So, both families planned a great party. When we showed up and they yelled surprise, we got to spring the news that we were getting married right then and there. We had a friend of the family (John Misher’s dad) become a justice of the peace for the day so that he could perform the ceremony. It was perfect.

Oddly enough, I just ran into Amy Snearly’s sister Kathy. She said that Amy is living in Chesterton with her husband Steve and their two adorable little boys. Amy is teaching grade school in Michigan City. However, I don’t have her email address or phone number. Unfortunately, I can’t remember Steve’s last name either.

I also have some info about Michelle Jobin that might help. She married David Engen and worked at Eli Lily in Indy. Last I heard from her they had two kids and David was a dentist.

Since I’m practically living in Chesterton, I’m sure I’d be able to make a Christmas reunion. It would be great to see you all again.