Karen Humphrey:  

Although I did not officially graduate from Crestmoor, I still consider Crestmoor's Class of 1971 to be my graduating class. It is from there that I still have wonderfully vivid memories of my closest friends. Moving to Colorado just weeks after the end of our junior year was one of the hardest things I have ever done. As a testament to Crestmoor, I generally had sufficient credits to graduate in Colorado without a senior year, except that they would not allow a 17 year old to graduate. So that final school year was quite a bore of study halls and independent studies. The result was a rather rebellious senior - yes quiet little Karen turned rebel with a cause. To counteract the boredom I sought out lots of wild adventures, the pinnacle of which was skydiving! Even when I initially enrolled in college I pursued courses in physical anthropology with dreams of going to Africa to dig up bones. But alas, the more sane version of Karen returned. I dropped out of college to marry and have 2 children. My sons are now 36 and 34. Although my marriage only lasted 8 years, I am proud to say that we achieved a very successful divorce. We jointly raised the kids and we continue to have a very supportive and friendly relationship - perfect for enjoying family events and our two grand-children. When the boys started school, boredom set in once again. I resurrected my business interests going back to my junior year. I returned to college this time at the University of Colorado School of Business. I graduated cum laude in 1981 with a BS in Accounting. I followed that up with taking the CPA exam, passing it on the first sitting. Now divorced, I worked in Public Accounting for 5 years. Then I decided I was more suited to private industry. I thought I was well on my way to a successful, long-life career in the homebuilding industry. But after a great 16 year run, the bubble burst and every decent job in homebuilding disappeared. As if having ...Expand for more