Mary Tate:  

Life April, 2008: I'm still living in Cold Spring, MN, but I am now the owner of a Day Spa & Salon! The path I traveled to get to this position is pretty convoluted, but it started out with the fact that my husband and I have been Spa junkies for years, having visited Spas all over the world and the States. Since I am the only person in the Salon that cannot even cut my OWN hair, I usually spend most of my time in the office, preparing financials, setting up events, and creating a lot of charts and graphs that show the growth of the salon, projections, etc. Yes, I am still the geek of the group. Oh well, has to be one in every group! I am leaving next week to visit my sister, Jeannie, in California, and then shortly thereafter, my brother Ben and his famiy will be here for July 4th. In August, we're heading back to Colorado to visit more family. Life is good! Stay well! MTS July, 2007: I'm still in Cold Spring, MN. I've been here for nearly 1 1/2 years since I retired from my position with Fidelity (NYSE: FIS/FNF). I like to spend my time traveling, and have just wrapped up 2 back-to-back family reunions, one in California, and one here at my house in MN. Both were a great time. I love doing volunteer work with elderly people--they are such a hoot! Cold Spring, MN, reminds me quite a bit of the Broomfield, CO that I grew up in. We do not have a McDonald's or a Walmart, but do have 1 grocery store, 1 bowling alley, 2 pizza joints, 2 liquor stores, 1 church (Catholic),1 hardware store, and a pharmacy. The population here remains under 3,000, o...Expand for more