Angela Stephens - Grattan:  

CLASS OF 1981
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Reed High SchoolClass of 1981
Sparks, NV
Merced High SchoolClass of 1981
Merced, CA
Atwater High SchoolClass of 1981
Atwater, CA

Angela's Story

In high school I was a math and science geek, and tended to be on the more quiet and shy side. I did enjoy the few friendships that I had and made the attempt to stay in touch with those friends from Merced and Atwater when my family moved to Reno, NV. I won't take you through all the ins and outs of 25 plus years of life. Other than to say I have a plethora of experiences, good and bad and all of that may turn up as reference material for the books I hope to pen some day, this is not the time nor the place though. Recently, I was able to reconnect on a more tangible level with Mike Grattan who has been very dear to me since we were 15. We had been keeping a respectful distance since we began exchanging emails in 2001, as we were both married and committed to those relationships. That changed this past January, with the uncanny timing of both of our marriages ending. Mike and I exchanged cell phone numbers and started talking on a regular basis. We both were tentative about how we felt and given where we were coming from it was only natural to be some what reserved. Through our conversations though we discovered that we have such great chemistry together! Just over the phone!! Mike was able to come to WA for a long weekend and it was like we had never been apart. Truth be told, we just 'clicked', the chemistry w...Expand for more
as perfect. I have never been with someone who is so in sync with me or me with them, and it's wonderful. It's as though we were meant to be together. I'm going to see Mike in CA the very near future; this is the beginning of something wonderful! Wow this needs to be updated, the first CA visit was in May, and of course was wonderful. Everything that we did was in perfect tune, from household chores to cooking together and that was so wonderful. Each monthly visit thereafter just kept showing us more and more how well we work together and our lives fit together. Mike and I were able to keep the long distance relationship going until July, it was getting to emotionally difficult for either of us to separate from the other. The logical move was for me to pack up and relocate. Mike is more established in CA than I was in WA. I moved in Mid-August and things are still as in sync as ever, even with the stress that relocating brings. I'm still getting settled in, as I work on that when I'm not busy with work. Update again 8/24/11: We got married this year!! It was a lovely ceremony attended mainly by family and close friends. We have had a busy year along with getting married Mike's daughter turned 18, graduated high school and started college, now we are empty nesters until she comes home for any of the school breaks.
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