Hey all, just to clarify, I am mostly entering the bios from people who aren't attending and didn't send in a card, so they emailed me. Those who are attending and did fill out a card to send in to Careyana will be entered after the event, since those are sitting in Rochester while I sit in VA. Thanks! --Rebecca

From Kelly Jane (Hawkins) Murphy:
"Hi all,it has been really fun reading about what you are all up to. I havebeen hesitant to write because I don't even know where to begin. I guess I can start with graduation although I can barely remember. Ahh aging. I think I went to Lincoln Land for awhile then quit to do some traveling. (Thanks Jerry) A few jobs, a couple of boyfriends and several cities later I returned to Springfield for what I thought would be forever. I started my own business which was a Tea Room andFlower Shop called Petals n' Edibles. The business was very successful. Fifteen months later I opened a second one called The Yellow Rose. One day four years later an old Southeast High School friend of mine stopped by the shop. He came totell me that he was moving to Indiana then confessed his undying love for me. We started talking more, did the long distance thing for a long time, then he asked me to marry him. I closed one of my shops and sold the other. I was living in Bloomington, Indiana by January 2001. Tim Murphy and I were then married by June 2002. Our daughter Genevieve was born two years later. Genevieve is three now. She is the greatest little kid that I have ever known. She can be all attitude sometimes, that is when people tell me that the apple doesn't fall very far from the tree. What's that suppose to mean? But seriously I havel earned a lot about myself just by knowing her. We love our little town. It is very beautiful and there is always something fun to do. Bloomington is very peaceful despite being a college town. Speaking of college. I did finally return. I have been attending Indiana University full time since the Fall 2004. I am studying Visual Art Education I will be finished this spring. I have also been working at 'G's' preschool as well developing an after schoolart and science program that I hope to have up and running by the time I graduate. I have to fullfill that need to be self employed. I still like to be the boss. That's me in a nut shell. The only other thing is to give a little shout out for my two very cute doggies named Monkey and Blue. My email is murphyk@indiana.edu for anyone who is dying to know more about my life. I am just kidding, it truly has been great learning about everyone. It would be fun to hear more. I will actually be home for the Illinois State Fair if anyone would like to get in touch! P.S. Thanks so much to everyone who has worked so hard to make this happen. Hopefully more will be availible to get together in five years!"