Hello, '99s!
The holiday season has arrived again, bringing hope for joy as the darker days of winter begin to take hold. I'm pleased to end the year with lots of news to report.
First, Danielle Buczek writes that Becky Prestel married B.J. Antoszewski in a beautiful, laughter-filled ceremony in Baltimore last December. The real highlight, she writes, was the reception: "Anybody who knows Becky and her fierce love of sports would not be surprised that the reception was held at the Camden Club, overlooking Camden Yards (home of the Baltimore Orioles)." The table names were sports-related, including one dedicated to "Dartmouth Pong." Danielle adds that she and husband Matt are also doing well. They live in Massachusetts, where she is the marketing director at an educational publishing company.
Ann Sharfstein reports that she and husband Dan Mielcarz are in the Upper Valley, where she recently took on the role as reading specialist at Lebanon High School. Ann writes: "After seven years at the Stern Center for Language and Learning I am really excited to get to work with this fabulous school district and teach teenagers--my favourite kind of students." Meanwhile, Dan is a researcher for Dartlab, which is a core facility at DHMC. Ann adds that daughter Sadie started first grade, conveniently next door to where she is teaching, and 3-year-old Helena started preschool.
Finally, Eric Spletzer also sent an update, writing that he and Kirstin Weeks '00 were married in Marin County, California, in July 2009 after a 10-year courtship. Several alums were in attendance, including Bob Hardin '03, Christian Cutul '01, Yuan Zhang '97, Alexandra Mendez-Diez '01, Sarah Hill '00, Chris Springer '00, Swati Rana '01 and Jerry Goldstein, Adv'00. Eric and Kirsten moved to the Bay Area after graduating from Dartmouth and later completed their master's degrees at UC Berkeley; Eric studied architecture and structural engineering and Kirstin studied building science. They bought a house in San Rafael, California, in October 2010 and welcomed daughter Hana Jane Grace Spletzer (class of 2032!) into the world in December. Hana came into the world on the day of the winter solstice with a full moon and a lunar eclipse in one go--what a welcome!
That's all the news for now. I wish you all a wonderful and happy holiday season and I look forward to sharing more news with you in 2012!
Tony Perry
tony.perry.99@alum.dartmouth.org