Come Visit!

If you're passing through the area please stop by and visit us at RPC. We'd love to see you. Chances are, your visit would be the highlight of our day.

Because Babies are Just so Cute

Last night Dave, Ben, Katy, Josh, and I (Kristina) went out for dinner with the Roy family (Ian, Cathleen, and Gemma) since they were passing through town. I just had to post this picture of Gemma since. . . well. . . babies are just so cute!

Update on Athena

Hello RPCers!

After graduating from RPC I moved down to Southern California (San Bernardino area) to live near Tim while he finished up school. He graduated in the winter of 2005. I worked as a Starbucks barista, and then at an insurance company. Tim and I got married June 24, 2006. Tim has been teaching as a full time high school Geometry teacher and I am a substitute teacher for the same school district.

At church we're both active as LifeTeen core members (Tim recently resigned as Youth Minister) I volunteer at a Pregnancy counseling center as an in house counselor and teach a confirmation class once a week. (They're getting confirmed in 2 weeks. Yay!!)

As many of you know, we're expecting the arrival of our first baby Oct 20th. As of this date I'm about 17 weeks along and looking pretty pregnant already. We find out the sex of the baby June 8th. I'll be sure to keep you updated on all the exciting milestones.

We'll probably be living down here for another two years as Tim finishes up his credential. But after that we plan to migrate back to the beautiful Northwest. Hopefully that will make it easier to visit RPC more often.

My time and education at RPC is still so valuable to me. I believe I've received many graces and strengths in those four years to help me face the challenges of life outside of RPC. Thank you to the Hamels, all the staff and the students that made it such a wonderful experience. I feel that the friends I made at RPC will be friends for life. All because of our love for God and the truth.

Love,

Athena Kluge (k-loo-gee)

Free T-Shirts!

A free snazzy new RPC t-shirt will be sent to the first
five people who make a post on this blog!

We have some charming dark blue RPC golf shirts for the guys and beautiful shirts for the ladies. Come on. . . you know you want one. . . We'll even pay the postage! Now, that's a deal!

Joining the ranks of the RPC Alumni

It's hard to believe that I'm actually graduated, and a proud member of the elite RPC alumni club now. Two weeks ago, on April 28th, 2007 I walked across a stage and received my degree. Well, not actually my degree but rather a piece of paper that basically said "Thanks for being a part of the TWU community." Oh well, beggers can't be choosers. I'm sure the degree will come soon.

And so here I am, with my B.A. in Modern Languages and Christianity & Culture hanging out at RPC. They can't get me to leave. I'm doing admissions and recruitment work for the college and enjoying listening in on Dr. Stackpole's summer course lectures with my office door open. If any of you are in the area and want to stop by and say hello, visitors are always welcome!

I know that there are all sorts of exciting things going on among the ranks of RPC alumni and former RPC students. Athena is expecting a baby (yay!). Leah's running away to Spain to find herself a Catholic Spanish prince (yes, they do have a royal family in Spain and they are Catholic!) . . . oh, and to learn Spanish as well. Nicole is a happy newly wed (congratulations!). . . wow, some people have exciting lives!

The purpose of this blog is to keep us all in touch. I'd love to see it active and working. So, here's the deal, if you're a former RPC student and would like to stay in touch with this close-knit community of "dynamic Catholic leaders" send me an e-mail and I'll set you up to be able to make posts on this blog.