Nancy Ruiz-Stupi:  

Life Yes, Virginia, there IS life after High School! My whole pre-adult school experience is not something that I like to think too much about. It really was excruciating for me. Although I did have a few people with whom I was close, I was bored whitless (is that even a word?) with the academic aspect of it and the social scene was one where I didn't really feel as if I fit in anywhere...not a brainiac, not a jock, just a kid who played in the band and sang in the choir. Fortunately, after graduating early in the summer of 72, I worked very hard (2 jobs, both Dental Assisting) and went to night school at UMD and then transferred to a small college in WVA. I met my husband in June of 78 and we married in June of 87...been together ever since meeting (over 30 years now). We have 3 sons (2 from his first marriage) (the Universe knew what it was doing when it gave me boys! I'm so NOT a frilly froo-froo kind of gal), and 5 grands, 2 boys and 3 girls. Our youngest son graduated from UMD 2007, moved out to California and was married that June (on our anniversary and Father's day). I retired from my job at Montgomery College Rockville (Procurement...VERY appropriate for me) back in 1999. Contracted some whacky virus that damaged my vestibular nerve (the one that governs balance and hearing) on the left side, so now I stay in a perpetual stat...Expand for more