Peggy Van Aller:  

Life Would never had believed I'd ever leave Seattle and now I have lived out of state since June of '91. I married a Coastie in '90 and we've lived in Eureka, California, for four years, in Corpus Christi, Texas for four years, one year in San Pedro, CA., and we've now been in the Houston, TX, area since July of '00. Miss my friends and family, but not the cold weather. We love it here so much that we bought a home in 2004 and will be here awhile. Life has certainly had its ups and downs, but the Good Lord has carried us through it all. The major downside has been that my beloved husband lost his battle with cancer in May 2007. Life has not been the same since. It has left a huge hole in my heart. Workplace I worked for the KingDome for eight years and enjoyed it for the most part. Lots of fun memories from working there. Kind of exhausting years for me as I also worked full-time at Todd Pacific Shipyards....ugh....those early morning get up's having to be at work by 7:00am! I'm so not a morning person and what's funny now is that I am now only because I have to get the kids up and off to school. When I see students at school that are tardy, they will most likely hear me say, "Good Afternoon!" in my every so lovely Jim Darst voice! He was my boss in Production Planning...Expand for more