Megan was honored with being Beth's roommate and therapist for their time at Hope. She is as cool as she seems, because she not only teaches science, but she teaches middle schoolers, too. She's the funniest person you'll ever meet on a rock wall, or in the classroom. Little did she know when she became Beth's friend they would be forevermore stuck together in an indefinite contract with a high interest rate.

Bridget is a master artist and spirit of the wind. Living in walking distance from each other in High School and now only a 7 min drive away, Bridget still hasn't caught a break from Beth always being at her house. Now working in art sales and as a frame designer, she continues to endlessly inspire Beth's fashion sense and artistic appreciations. With Bridget's love for being a host with a perfect theme, and Beth's love for a dress code, they have complimented each other perfectly for 9 years.

And they were roommates! Gretel, the accounting wizard and Beth's stats savior, is Beth's first friend from college. Woe is life now that she has married and moved to... Ohio..., but we still love her. Not only does she provide endlessly good company and free fishing lessons, but the best home cooked meals for all her stray friends, i.e., Beth.

Tom is blessed with the good fortune of having known Nolan for over 15 years now. Achieving upward mobility, he is not only Nolan's Best Man, but his best friend as well. GVSU and Michigan Tech couldn't stop this power duo from playing hours of boardgames and scheming up "bits" to entertain one another (Beth does not understand the allure). Tom inspires Nolan to be a better friend, and better boardgame player.

One year older than Nolan, Andrew forced him to be a bystander while bullying Matthew (better him than me) growing up, but was still his closest cousin. Andrew and Nolan have stay connected with help from many trips to Lake Charlevoix. He currently works as the Economic Development Director for Manistee County and is also engaged to be married. Andrew and Nolan hope to take a trip to Europe together in the future.

One year younger than Nolan, Matthew built character from the lack of intervention and grew to overshadow Andrew in mass and height. Also together most often at Lake Charlevoix, Nolan and Matthew became much closest when Matthew went to Hope, just 40 minutes from Grand Rapids. Together they rock climbed, worked out, and made it to the Semi-Finals in an AI Programming Competition. Matthew has a degree in computer science and is a Tech enthusiast seeking full-time opportunities in IT/software development. https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-d-stafford