Saturday, May 31, 2025

40th class reunion

Has it really been 40 years since I graduated?  This is our classmates you made it tonight. Might be missing a few that opted out of taking a group picture.  We graduated with 101 classmates.  The turn out was better than our last reunion thankfully. 
To tell the truth I wasn’t very popular in school and didn’t want to be there. In fact I really thought that once done with graduation I wouldn’t care to meet back up with our class. Except for a small group of friends, who I have kept up with thru the years. My school friends was Cinda, Brenda, Janine, Sherri. I normally worked and hung out was students older than me.  So as far as reconnecting with my classmates I was glad to see them, but couldn’t help thinking of how I had distanced my self from many of them during high school. Thru the years I have stayed in touch with several friends. Of course Brenda and I are first cousins but felt like we were raised as siblings, so that bond can’t be broken.  
Going to the reunions thru the years has gave me others perspectives on school. Many similar to my own experiences. I just didn’t see outside myself on what others was dealing with thru high school. 

I wonder where my year books went?  Am sure thru the years they got misplaced.

This group photo was taken Friday night.  I didn’t attend as I had left work early due to being ill. Am glad to have the pictures of everyone. 




Glen and Cori


Nancy


Ernie

Sharla and Dawn


Me and Cinda

Sharla’s family


Janine and Ann

Lori and Cinda

Brenda and Rhonda

Sherri 




Cathy and Mrs Barker (Todd’s wife)

Don Mr Miller, Ann Miller, Lori Delk

Cinda, Brenda, Nancy, Sherri, Steve & Janine


Rhonda

Cinda,me and Brenda
Things I have learned from this reunion.  We are all a child of God.  We all did what we could to get thru our school years. Even the ones that bullied and made fun of our social status can change their attitudes. It humbles me that there were teenagers just like me trying to survive in difficult circumstances and yet, we couldn’t share our experiences with others. 
I also realize that old narratives no longer matter.  I am making new friendships with my former classmates and learning about who they are now. Makes me glad to know that we are in control of our own destiny and how to grow into the future as old classmates. 
It felt right to attend and glad I went to celebrate 40 years of being out of school. 



 


Thursday, May 29, 2025

Gifts for 58th birthday

Flowers from Trevor and family.

Flowers and Visa card from Blake and family

Gift set from Alisha and Jonathan

Brody and Savannah and family gifts.

Gift from Shelby my dear co~worker.

Cards and tucks ins I got as well.

Elizabeth and Charles a weekender bag. 

Sam Co~worker got me this cure Lego set. 
I was totally blessed this year.  So great full for everyone who celebrated my birthday with me thru the month.  I sure feel the love from everyone.  

 

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Compilation of May food.

This was a great BBQ place called Earl’s Rib Place

The salad was very good. 


This is the iced bourbon Caramel coffee.  Royes is a new to me coffee shop.



Applebees was good.

Made Mexican chicken

Ingredients for the Mexican Chicken.

Unicorn Slush from Sonic. 

Strawberry Lemonade from Arby’s

White chocolate latte from Starbucks. 

Made the Oreo chocolate pie from Tic Tok

Luther’s potato salad

Meats for Memorial Day

Mac and cheese for boys

Getting everything ready to eat.

My over filled meal.  It was so good.
Memorial Day