Valerie Beverly:  

r when he was stalking me. He had looked up my name and called me by name the first time I met him... scared the bejebbers out of me! We were good friends for about half of my freshman year, and then things started to change. I liked him and he liked me, but we each didn't know how the other felt! Eventually we figured it out and the rest is history. I really loved the Rio Grande campus and small town atmosphere (except for the gossip, which was annoying.) I loved the trees and the old buildings and even the fact that the college practically emptied on the weekends. I loved the Bob Evans Farm Festival, or Mud Festival, as we had referred to it. I loved hearing Michael sing at the talent shows. I should have gotten up there with him. He tried to get me to, but I was a chicken. We would sing in his room all night, with him playing the guitar and candles the only light. Those were the days. (We still sing, but with 4 little voices singing along, and not usually by candlelight... unless the electricity goes out.) College is where I have most of my lasting friendships from. I only have one strong friendship from high school, because I had changed school so often. Story starters- My favorite ways of relaxing are singing, writing stories, and playing on the computer. I have several heroes in my life. My mom, my stepdad, my grandma, and my husband. It would take me pages on EACH to describe how awesome they are! If I won $100 million, I'd give some of it to family, then spend the rest on charity, a house and college for our kids. I'd also travel with my husband and kids. My current age is 50. When I was 12, I thought that people my age now would be dead. I was so completely wrong. I didn't think I'd live to the turn of the century! My best friend would tell you I'm goofy, but people who don't know me very well would probably describe me as reserved. If I had one do-over, my husband and I would have been more frugal and bought land a long time ago!