Hi, ’04s! With spring on the horizon, I hope life is starting to warm up a little in your part of the world. As we all know, a change of seasons often brings about new transitions and our classmates certainly have experienced these during the last few months.

Abiel Acosta shared that his wife, Cristina, gave birth to their daughter, Magdalena Isabel (Maggie Belle), this past November. Abiel noted that Cristina and Maggie Belle are doing well and that he is enjoying his new life as a father. Cheers to the entire Acosta family and here’s hoping you all are getting a little sleep these days!

I am also happy to report that Jessica Lawson is a contestant on America’s Test Kitchen: The Next Generation, which started airing this past December. Jessica has always loved to cook and, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, started a food page on Instagram because everyone was reaching out to ask for recipes and kitchen fixes. Initially, Jessica was only posting pictures of what she was eating, but she then created a website (bigdeliciouslife.com) to share recipes. This led to sponsorships and opened the door for Jessica to do a few local morning show cooking demonstration segments. All of this resulted in Jessica auditioning for some reality cooking competitions. Bravo, Jessica, on all your success, and your Dartmouth classmates are certainly rooting for you!

With that, I wish you all a joyous spring and hope that you are able to spend a little time outside to stop and smell the roses so to speak. And please remember to continue to share your life moments with the class.

Until the next time!

—Johanna Thomas, 14 Logan Circle, NW, Washington, DC 20005; johannarthomas@gmail.com