To all you BHS Classmates!
Thanks Jill for the pictures! And thanks Teri, Eric, and Tim for the updates. I wanted to come to the reunion, had it all arranged to come, and then had an unexpected conflict come up. But here’s a quick update on what I have been doing.
My husband Daniel Broadbent and I have been married for 27 years as of the 25th of September. We have 5 kids – three boys, and two girls. The oldest Daniel Jr. is married and presented us with our first grandchild (wow that makes me feel old) in July of this year… a very cute little boy – Ethan. Our second child Jennifer married 6 months after Daniel back in 2005. Our third child, Jared is serving a 2 year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Billings , Montana mission. He will be home in January. Our fourth child, Jana, just graduated from Provo High School this last spring and is only thinking about college at this point. And our fifth child, Jeff is a freshman in high school.
I met my husband in San Jose , California in 1981 where I was attending San Jose State . After marrying and staying in San Jose until 1989, we moved back here to Provo , Utah where Dan is from. We have been here ever since.
I enjoyed a great career as a technical writer for about 15 years and phased out of doing that and into the financial world. I worked as a mortgage loan officer for a couple of years, and then obtained broker status and opened my own mortgage company in 1998. In 2004 I let my license lapse since I had returned to college in 2003 to finish my degree. I graduated from what is now Utah Valley University with a degree to teach history in grades 7-12 in the spring of 2006. Then I found out the hard way that high schools do not want history teachers. They want coaches who can teach history. Since I do not coach anything I was never able to obtain work in this field.
But… sometimes things work out for the best. Our youngest son Jeff had a birth defect where one leg grows more slowly than the other. This has necessitated 4 surgeries since September of 2006, and it was good to just be the mom. To be honest, I thought I deserved the 8th grade graduation certificate. I’m glad that I could be here for Jeff, though.
In 1992, we bought our first income property and since that time we have owned a multiple number of residential and commercial properties that I have managed. My parents bought 5 commercial buildings back here in Utah in 1998, so in addition to everything above I have managed and taken care of their properties too.
In January of this year, I started working in my husband’s business doing the bookwork. He is a custom jeweler and owns a store called The Jeweler’s Bench in downtown Provo . This is a fun business because Dan sells and makes stuff for happy occasions and you get to hear how all the guys are going to propose. So, I am content to be the mom, work a little down at the store, and manage the rental properties. As for the rest of the time, I like to write (I have written several books) and remodel houses. Right now we live in a 6000 square foot house with vintage 70s stuff. The wallpaper and cottage cheese ceilings have got to go! I’m still working on it though. The point is… I stay busy.
It was good to see all of you – if only through Jill’s pictures. Thanks again Jill. Wish I could have been there. Would love to hear from you!
Thanks Jill for the pictures! And thanks Teri, Eric, and Tim for the updates. I wanted to come to the reunion, had it all arranged to come, and then had an unexpected conflict come up. But here’s a quick update on what I have been doing.
My husband Daniel Broadbent and I have been married for 27 years as of the 25th of September. We have 5 kids – three boys, and two girls. The oldest Daniel Jr. is married and presented us with our first grandchild (wow that makes me feel old) in July of this year… a very cute little boy – Ethan. Our second child Jennifer married 6 months after Daniel back in 2005. Our third child, Jared is serving a 2 year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Billings , Montana mission. He will be home in January. Our fourth child, Jana, just graduated from Provo High School this last spring and is only thinking about college at this point. And our fifth child, Jeff is a freshman in high school.
I met my husband in San Jose , California in 1981 where I was attending San Jose State . After marrying and staying in San Jose until 1989, we moved back here to Provo , Utah where Dan is from. We have been here ever since.
I enjoyed a great career as a technical writer for about 15 years and phased out of doing that and into the financial world. I worked as a mortgage loan officer for a couple of years, and then obtained broker status and opened my own mortgage company in 1998. In 2004 I let my license lapse since I had returned to college in 2003 to finish my degree. I graduated from what is now Utah Valley University with a degree to teach history in grades 7-12 in the spring of 2006. Then I found out the hard way that high schools do not want history teachers. They want coaches who can teach history. Since I do not coach anything I was never able to obtain work in this field.
But… sometimes things work out for the best. Our youngest son Jeff had a birth defect where one leg grows more slowly than the other. This has necessitated 4 surgeries since September of 2006, and it was good to just be the mom. To be honest, I thought I deserved the 8th grade graduation certificate. I’m glad that I could be here for Jeff, though.
In 1992, we bought our first income property and since that time we have owned a multiple number of residential and commercial properties that I have managed. My parents bought 5 commercial buildings back here in Utah in 1998, so in addition to everything above I have managed and taken care of their properties too.
In January of this year, I started working in my husband’s business doing the bookwork. He is a custom jeweler and owns a store called The Jeweler’s Bench in downtown Provo . This is a fun business because Dan sells and makes stuff for happy occasions and you get to hear how all the guys are going to propose. So, I am content to be the mom, work a little down at the store, and manage the rental properties. As for the rest of the time, I like to write (I have written several books) and remodel houses. Right now we live in a 6000 square foot house with vintage 70s stuff. The wallpaper and cottage cheese ceilings have got to go! I’m still working on it though. The point is… I stay busy.
It was good to see all of you – if only through Jill’s pictures. Thanks again Jill. Wish I could have been there. Would love to hear from you!
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Miss you Marilyn! Think of you, your family and parents. Your Dad was a very inspirations 6th grade teacher, and was glad he and my Dad had so much in common.
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