Barbi Murphy:  

Hmmmmm... Where to start?! Last time I saw any of you was at our 10 year reunion... That seems ages ago. Well, I am still married to the love of my life, Steve (24 years in Sept). We have 3 sons, two of which are U.S. Marines. Kyle(22) is serving in Iraq at this time and Brendan (19) is in C school in California. Dillon (15)is a sophmore in high school, he, too, has plans to go into the Marines. My husband is working closely with the military in Afghanistan. So it is just me and Dillon at home right now. O... I guess I need to tell you about me...LOL. Well this past 3 years have been the most challenging of my life. Raising a family was very satisfying to me... watching them leave has been the hardest thing I have ever done. It is rewarding watching them do the jobs they have but I have found myself on my knees with fear of what they all might face. Being alone has not been fun, although I still have my youngest at home I do miss my VBF and that has been the MOST difficult challenge of all. When he is home we plan fun trips to other states ... just the 2 of us. That has been my job the past few weeks... getting us ready for a trip on his (our) new Harley Night Rod. My next birthday we will be taking a 10 day trip. This is NOTHING like the trip we took to Dubai last year...but I believe (as always) it will be a memory-making adventure. Other than watching time go by, I spend my time working part-time as a floral designer in our local flower shop... I love that work... but it can really get to me at times... that is why its PART-TIME. Other than that I am involved with my lo...Expand for more