Katie Marker:  

Since I've found you on Facebook, I thought I'd fill you in on what's been happening since I got out of college. I met my husband (Neil) just after graduation; we've been married for about 10 1/2 years now (but together for about 15). I spent a lot of our early years together being sicker than a dog, in and out of the hospital - some of it diabetes related, some of it just bad genetics. I've had way too many operations - amputaion of my lower left leg, a gastric pacemaker implant, open heart surgery for a triple bypass, and a kidney transplant (I did spend two years on dialysis waiting for that to happen). The transplant is 4 1/2 years old and I'm doing pretty well. As for hobbies, I've gotten into a lot of things I never would've considered pre-graduation. I discovered I actually *like* sewing (mostly costuming), RPGing (Dungeons & Dragons, Mutants & Masterminds, Cyberpunk 2020, Feng Shui and Exalted), bowling, and arts and crafts. I've also gotten very into live theater and musicals (watching, not as an actor) - eventually I'd like to try costuming for the Portland Opera. I also dig cooking and I belong to a book club. I did the book club thing because I found that I was reading almost exclusively fantasy and historical fiction. I also belong to the Beaverton Woman's Club, and am an active part of putting on our annual fundraiser - a raffle and tea that boast about 250 women attending. I must say, I LOVE p...Expand for more