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Lots of exciting news for the class! Kicking it off, Catherine (Ware) and Patrick Kilduff welcomed a baby boy, Lane Catesby Kilduff, into the world on July 4 and then, in September, moved across the country to Davis, California. "It was a fun surprise to see Megan Jennings here, who is getting her Ph.D. at San Diego State but spending a year studying in the UC Davis ecology program. We also caught up with Frank and Megan (Slocum) Black to go camping at Big Sur. It's good to see familiar faces on the West Coast!"

Congratulations are in order for Joe LaBracio! After meeting in the laundry room of their apartment in L.A., Joe and Melanie Wilson (UC Irvine 91) were married at Lucques, a Suzanne Goin restaurant, on Melrose Ave in Los Angeles, the scene of their first date. Many Dartmouth friends joined the couple for the wedding, including John Finley, Jeremy Joseph and Abby Marsh '99, Dan and Emily (Wasco) Siegal, Thad Glowacki, Tom and Erin (Chisolm) Kanter, Evan Greenbaum, David Mulliken and Justin Mandel. Work is keeping the newlyweds busy these days, as Joe is an agent at United Talent Agency, where he is focused on the international television business, and Melanie is a screenwriter for live-action and animated movies. The couple is planning a fall trip to Italy.

Tamar Tal married Steven Yudenfreund in November in Tucson, Arizona. They met in 2001, when Tamar was at law school at Harvard. Wedding guests from Dartmouth included Leah Fourt Malhotra, Amit Malhotra '98, Heather Laura Stewart, Katie Lachter and Max Goodman. Tamar and Steve moved last year from New York City to Newport Beach, California, where Tamar is practicing law at Jones Day, and Steve is a REIT equity analyst. Since moving they've reconnected with Jen (Preston) Robles and her husband, Ted, who also moved to L.A. last year.

I heard it through the grapevine that Paige (Perry) Pennock and Andy Pennock '99 welcomed a baby boy, Gavin Corpening Pennock, into the world on October 3. Also, Liz Martin got engaged to Dan Millikan (DMS'06) after multiple years of med school dating. They both are doing their residencies in Michigan, where they will be married this coming September.

Katie Roda graduated from the Yale School of Management in May. "I spent the summer traveling through Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam before settling in to my new life in Seattle, Washington. I'm planning a trip to Mexico with Jane (Barron) Fritz in April to party with the college spring breakers. I've been at Microsoft for about six months now as a marketing manager."

Lastly, Liza Cowan spent an entire month celebrating her 30th birthday! Liza kicked off the celebration by hosting friends Mike Evans, Katy Young and Lauren (Tulp) Coyne in New Orleans, where the group built a playground in Kacey and Veej Perkins Tift's neighborhood. While there they ran into Abby Gaunt, who is teaching at Tulane Law. Katy is currently working on her Ph.D. in English at UT Austin and Mike is writing and farming in Austin. Two weeks later Liza rang in her actual 30th birthday in her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, with a 1970s Mardi Grastheme party (and one of the benefits of my living in Cincinnati is that I was able to be a part of the celebration!). It was a great party with family and old friends, including Dana Loebman, who is now living in L.A., where she works for a nonprofit that puts gardens into public schools and is loving riding around L.A. on her pimped out bike. It was a late night for the group but Liza was able to make it back to New Orleans in time to celebrate Mardi Gras with Kacey and Veej. I know more of you are turning 30 this year (I've already passed that milestone!) so please send me any fun stories from the celebrations!

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