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Immediatley after school ended, I married Wick Goodrich. We were together until 1988 - so almost 20 years, and I guess that much time had passed by the time the divorce was granted. We have 4 fantastic kids, and I'm proud of all of them.
While married to Wick, we did the stock car racing thing and really enjoyed it. It was definitely a family affair - while Wick drove, I ran the ladies auxiliary and then tried my hand at being pit steward. Telling all those guys where to go, when to go and how long to go was one of the most enjoyable things I've done! Wick was the driver, but I did manage to win a trophy or two of my own.
Unfortunately, while we all think it's going to be happily ever after when we make a commitment, it doesn't always turn out that way, and it's never easy. After the divorce, my interests changed from race cars, the pits and Wick, to banking, Harleys and Ralph.
Ralph and I were married for 26 years. We lived in Magna until we moved to Las Vegas (leaving my family and our garage) in 2002. That really extended the amount of riding time we have, but sometimes it did just get too hot to ride. Then your options are to go to the casino, the bar, go shopping, go to a movie, sit in the house in the air conditioning, or float in the pool with the cooler.
I loved Las Vegas! If you want to get up in the middle of the night and go do something (not that I'm going to, of course), this is one place that never closes, no matter what you're interested in. When you find a venue or activity that you like, you have to take advantage of it, because things change so fast. One day it's here, the next day it's gone. I have noticed over the past few years, though, that it's a lot harder to get up and go out after you go home and relax on the couch for a few minutes!
I worked for the Las Vegas Township Justice Court in the Traffic department. If you get a citation in unincorporated Clark county, my staff were the people you would have seen about your ticket.
In May of 2015, my wonderful husband came home and told me he wanted a divorce. It took 10 days, and, when it was granted, I came back to Utah to be closer to my mother and my family.
I took care of my mom until she passed away in August of 2017. Since moving back to Salt Lake, I had reconnected with an old boyfriend of mine from before my marriage to Wick. Stan and I went to Maui in February of this year (2018), and were married.
We live in Magna, and have another house in Manila, Utah, in the valley. Pretty peaceful up there, but taking care of two places is a lot of work. It's a good thing we're both retired!
