Connie Pauls Witmer

I plan on visiting my granddaughter, Erica, in Japan.

I couldn't believe all of the windows. The classes always seemed so far away and my locker was out of the way too.
I remember how it seemed like we didn't have enough time to eat lunch. As a result, we had to eat fast. I also started to eat fast at home. My Mother didn't particularly like that.

I really liked Ms. Babb at Jarrett. She was a really good teacher. She made algebra easy for me. She was, however, rather old-fashioned. I remember how she was unhappy with some of the clothes the girls wore. To protest, one of our classmates came to class with a blouse on that had long sleeves and even covered her neck. I don't why we remember certain things, but that stuck with me. I still liked Ms. Babb.
Many years later I took a college level algebra course. Math isn't the same today, and I didn't enjoy it as much as I did then.

I was walking from the back parking lot with Jack Smith and slipped on the ice/snow and fell. Jack kept on talking as if I was still walking along. I don't know if anyone saw me, but it was embarrassing anyway.

I loved Chances Are by Johnny Mathis.

I didn't have a car at my disposal. But I loved to go to Taylor's Drive In! Fishers was second.

I guess we all have changed. Some more than others. Hair color may be different. I'm alot more outgoing. I didn't really like to volunteer answers in class. That wouldn't be an issue now!
Moving away from Springfield has exposed me to so much and has made me a better person.

I always wanted to be a nurse. I entered the nursing program at Burge Hospital and attended Drury. Back then you couldn't be married, so I dropped out. After I got married and had my 5 children, I went back to school at Indiana University. I practiced nursing for many years as a staff nurse, open-heart surgery team leader, head nurse and many other positions. I ended up with a Masters Degree. I then changed careers and now am in financial services. Helping people in a different way.

Going to Aspen Colorado. It's beautiful there. I wondered why we were told to drink alot of water. I found out that it helps with the altitude. The oxygen level is thin. I went snowmobiling and we rested close to the Maroon Bells (a mountain peak area). The story goes that John Denver's ashes were spread in that area. I also have enjoyed going to Hilton Head, New York, Boston and Atlanta.

I like to go to the beach on the Southern tip of Lake Michigan. I live only a few miles from the lake. The sand dunes and many the many nature trails are beautiful. I also like to go to Chicago, which is only about 50 miles away. It is a beautiful city with lots of things to see and do.
I also love to come back to Springfield to visit with my Dad and family there.

My oldest grandaughter, Erica, is leaving July 25th to teach in Japan. She graduated from Purdue this past May. I want to go visit her while she is there. I also want to travel more, maybe to Australia and the UK and Europe someday.

I lived briefly in Oklahoma City, then two years in Kansas City, MO. We moved to Chicago in 1962 and after five years moved to Gary, IN. I have lived in my present home in Valparaiso, IN since 1974.

We lived on Portland, just East of Campbell when I was to start at NEW Parkview. I was excited that I could walk and then my parents bought a house in Brentwood Estates. It took a long time to adjust to living way out. Look at where that is now! I lucked out though because Jack Smith lived a block away and we rode in together. I'm sorry we lost him recently.