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Becky Elsing Capper

After graduation, I attended UW-Milwaukee for one year then transferred to UW-Madison. I enjoyed college life to the fullest and graduated with degrees in Journalism, Public Relations and Political Science which qualified me to do nothing and provided very few marketable skills. With student loan payments dominating my future horizon, I was relieved when the marketing firm I had an internship with offered me a job as a copywriter. I’ll never forget the sinking feeling I had the Monday after my college graduation when I had to get up “early” to be at the office by 8 AM and work a full eight hours. I couldn’t skip work like I could a class when it was too rainy, too cold, too warm or too boring. I thought to myself, “This is what I was excited about achieving?” I quickly realized you have to possess a passion for what you wake up in the morning to do, whatever it is.

I spent the next three years living and working in Madison. On my 25th birthday, I decided I needed a change and determined I would go to graduate school. Around the same time, I got engaged and moved to Milwaukee to be with my future husband.

I attended UW-Milwaukee and earned an MBA in Marketing. I also was fortunate enough to discover the amazing feeling you experience when you meet the person you are destined to spend the rest of your life with. In my case, I just wasn’t engaged to him!

Ok, I had to add a little excitement to this otherwise very boring story. But, it’s true!

About eight months before my wedding day, I was introduced to the new executive assigned by my company’s ad agency to manage our account. His name was Peter Capper and my life changed forever.

I called off the wedding and started dating Peter.

For the next three years, Peter and I dated without telling anybody we worked with to avoid the public drama associated with a workplace romance. We still believe our co-workers were clueless enough not to catch on. I’ll never forget the day I went to work and announced I was getting married to Peter. My co-workers were shocked but more relieved to hear my news…..they had grown increasingly suspicious I had some deep, dark psychotic tendencies that prevented me from dating!

Peter and I were married on May 7, 2002 on the Hawaiian island of Maui. We have been blessed with two healthy and beautiful children, our daughter Elsing Marie (Ellie) born November 25, 2003, and son Deed Johnalan born July 30, 2005. Our marriage has even survived the trials and tribulations associated with building a house.

I have worked within the same corporation for the past 12 years in a variety of marketing and sales roles across several of our business units. Our company specializes in providing marketing and technology to the travel and tourism industry, a wonderful perk being the ability to travel extensively which I love. I currently am the Director of Vendor & Partner Development for one of our travel distribution websites, www.VAXVacationAccess.com.

I struggle as everyone does between managing a professional career with my more important role as a spouse and parent. I measure my success in how many loads of laundry I can do in a weekend and if I can get my kids to sleep in their own beds through the entire night. Perhaps these appear to be small successes but to me they are cause for celebration!

Every day, I find myself becoming a little bit more like my own parents…..talking to myself, trying to remember where I put things, starting household projects that never get finished and listening to conservative AM radio talk shows. Are you finding yourselves doing the same things or is it just me?

Being a parent has certainly made me much more appreciative and respectful of my parents and all they have done for me. I just pray my kids don’t do some of the things we used to do!?!?

I am also completely amazed at how different the world is today for my kids than what I experienced growing up. Some things are good, and in other ways I wish the world was a simpler place. I feel fortunate for the great memories and experiences I had growing up in Sauk Prairie and the many friends that are still an important part of my life today.

I hope you have all experienced much happiness and are enjoying life to its fullest. I look forward to reconnecting with you soon!

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