Jann Thayer:  

Life After graduation I worked for Pacific NW Bell as a drafting clerk. I met my soon to be husband, Dennis, walking on Broadway in Portland and it was love at first sight. (Really!) We married in Nov of 1970 at my house on Cornell Rd. We traveled to Texas to finish off his service time just home from Viet Nam. We have had a great and happy life with the assorted bumps in our paths, and managed to raise a wonderful son, Aaron. He is 19 in April and loves college life at U of O, taking journalism and history. He has adapted so well that it is hard to get him to come home! Next year comes the shared off campus house with friends......ugh!? We live in the beautiful country outside of Portland and love it. Dennis is in high tech sales and relocation and I have a small business thru my home for commercial space planning and architectural/interior design. I worked for Neil Kelly before Aaron was born. I also make custom quilts and do mosaics on table tops. Usually on weekends, Dennis and I love to garden. We have raised beds and lots of flowers and trees. March 2008 This is the final year for my son at U of O. He graduates in June with honors and has maintained his high GPA. He's not sure where he will land but hopefully it's close to home. Writing for magazines will allow him do most of his work from his home base, so he can work on the next great American novel...he and his girlfriend will have to decide what they will do this summer since she has one year to finish. So, it's either home for awhile or stay in Eugene and find work. Hubby and I are spending a lot of time in south Seaside having bought a house in 2006. We spend what weekends we can down there so we can paint and do work on the deck and interior. Not much had to be done except to change colors and r...Expand for more