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Celinda (Cindi) Ward (Hanna)
Deb: I've pasted that thread into this posting for your reading enjoyment. It's rather lengthy but well worth reading (and re-reading). Keep the thread going! Happy New Year to you!
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Perry Hall
01/01/10 10:32 PM
Do any of you realize that we have been out of high school for almost 40 years.
I don't think we are old yet, but maturing sure sounds about right.
At some point we may be fermented.
Happy Twenty-Ten (2010, may God richly bless each of you. Hope to see you this summer.
Perry
Lloyd Singer
01/01/10 11:24 PM
Gee, thanks for the reminder! :)
I can't believe I'm 57!!!
But some of you guys are 58!!
Na ne na ne na na :) !
HAPPY NEW YEAR you old farts!
Lloyd
Donna Bookout Henthorn
01/02/10 09:16 AM
Thanks Perry! and YES, 2010 and the decade yet to come is going to be awesome! Just think....we are ALL so much wiser and will be able to glide through it with much ease! HNY to all!
Deltah Roberts Henard
01/02/10 10:11 AM
Happy New Year to everyone! See you this summer and try to stay young? Have a great year and God bless. Deltah
Deborah Nelson Ferriter
01/02/10 10:18 AM
Trust me guys some days I feel all of my 57 years, and yes I'm one of the younger ones, not 58 YET!... I hope to see you all this summer, but my daughter is having a second baby in late May and it will be a c-section, so don't know if she is be up and around for me to be able to leave will just have to wait and see how things go. But if I don't make it down for this reunion, hopefully we will all be around for the 50th or maybe we should have a 45th just in case!! Hope 2010 brings you all much joy and good tidings.... me I hoping to win the mega millions!!
Debby
Gary Don Carlisle
01/02/10 10:20 AM
I do wish you all a Happy New Year. With Singer noting our age, I have to ask if any of you are experiencing physical hardships due to our approach to Senior Citizenship. I don't know about the rest of you but this getting old crap is beginning to show on my response to the things I want to get done. A little slower and harder to get up and get going to be precise. Or are most of you too vain to go there?
Brenda Hicks
01/02/10 12:39 PM
I wish all of you a wonderful and blessed 2010. In response to Gary Don, up until my wreck I was in my best shape ever that my daughters (who are in their 20's could not keep up with me. Since the surgons put metal in my back and hip, my body acts like I'm in my 80's. I don't know about all of ya'll, but I have been fighting old age all the way! At least I survived the wreck with all of my limbs and movement. So to be alive and able to function it is a blessing.
Sandi (Sandra) Hair Bentz
01/02/10 03:53 PM
Happy New Year everyone. Yes, my mother-in-law who is 84 keeps telling me that getting old isn't for "sissys". Also, old doesn't have to be a state of mind either. Let's choose to not be cranky, judgmental & mean. I've known way too many "old" people that needed an attitude adjustment. Let's choose to be a blessing to people -- just because we might be in some pain, doesn't mean we have to be a "pain".
Looking forward to seeing everyone in July.
Jan Minchew Sparks
01/02/10 04:19 PM
Great post, Sandi! I am working with a psychologist who specializes in "Mindfulness" training. Learning to pay attention and live in the present is not an easy task for me, but I find myself less befuddled & cranky as a result!
Peace and prosperity to you all!
Carla Schuster Bertelson
01/03/10 04:29 PM
I'm new to this site but appreciate the opportunity to (re)connect with you all. I appreciate that we aqll have made it this far and still have opportunities to learn and grow and share. The pictures are great; I thought I was the only one who was aging (is that softer than "getting old"?) Life is good! Happy New Year! (and, yes, I'm sooo ready to go back to work).
Carla Schuster Bertelson
Katrina Donnell Kimble
01/03/10 08:33 PM
Yep we have all topped the hill and are sliding down the other side(thanks for the reminder Lloyd) but I intend on making everyday count! Life is so much fun when you approach everyday with a positive outlook and expect a blessing rather than looking at life in a negative way.
Happy New Year to you all. I'm greatly looking forward to seeing everyone in July.
Katrina Donnell Kimble
Jo Carter Luther
01/04/10 04:23 AM
Glad to survive to 2010 and that my sister Sandy survived a three month hospital intensive care stay July to October just to miss her reunion I told her. I was sorry I had encouraged her to go, if she didn't want to that badly!!! She had ARDS and remembers none of those excruciating months, but scared me almost to death and wore me out and down, but sure reminded me how much every moment counts with those we care about and was sure a wake up call for my 58th BD 12/13. I'm a little nervous to plan to come to ours I'll say because of what happened to her (not how horrible I look - um-hum - we don't have to be brutally honest do we? Tell me don't Lloyd please?) I wonder if I'd known how bad my knees and fingers would hurt from basketball, etc. if that would have changed anything - nope, probably not, I loved all that too much.
I also would never every would have predicted the theme of most all of our lives to be how much we love our grandkids or our 60's/70s theme of "Peace and Love" would evolve into the 'peace' of passing raising our kids onto our kids mostly and our crazy 'love' to be for those grandkids and enjoying the heck out of them. Hope I can find some way down to Tulia to share a laugh with you all about how life turns. Applaud you all for what sounds like a million ways you've survived and thrived. Maybe we can all keep encouraging each other. I sure need it.
Celinda (Cindi) Ward Hanna
01/04/10 12:25 PM
40 years ago we were starting our last months of high school! I don't know about you but I am amazed at how quickly time seems to pass and it is picking up speed daily. When I see my age in print it's pretty scary but then I think of the alternative and I am immediately calmed. I have lived an extremely blessed existence and there are few things I would do differently. If I had the power to make changes I would grant my son, Brian, and my brother, Jack, a cancer free existence. I would give my dad the gift of longevity (we lost him at 67 years of age)and I would erase the heartache and hardships my children have faced. I suspect that at our age most of us have suffered through the loss,illness, and trials and tribulations in the lives of loved ones and have suffered our own ails as well. Little did we know what awaited us 40 years ago! I loved Sandi's line about "growing old aint for sissies". I think it was Bette Davis who first spoke those words and they are so true! I sure don't move as fast as I used to but then again I'm not in much of a hurry to get anywhere so it balances out. I like to think I'm in good shape for my age (round is a shape, right?) and I have decided I am living proof that you should be real careful what you wish for in life. I used to wish I wasn't so skinny and flat chested . . . what the heck was I thinking? I sure got my wish on that one! Too bad my wish for fame and fortune wasn't the one granted (ha). 40 years ago we wanted to be grown up and living our lives our own way. Obviously, it wasn't long before we learned that being an adult wasn't all that it was cracked up to be! With it came responsibility and accountability - what a buzz kill, huh? However, when I look back over the last 40 years I see a good life filled with a successful career and much love from family and good friends! Some of those friends have been in my life for over 40 years and I thank God for them and cherish their friendship. I wake up every day in a new world and am still amazed and awed by many things. For instance, who would have thought that our grandkids would be so much smarter than the geniuses we spawned? Jo is right about enjoying the grandkids! They are a true inspiration and have a lot to teach us and we are never too old to learn. I wish each and every one of you a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2010! I feel lucky to have been a Tulia High School graduate. In some way each and every one of you touched my life during our school days together. I am really looking forward to seeing you all in July and swapping stories about our lives in Tulia back in the "good old days"! Till then, take care and God bless.
Lloyd Singer
01/04/10 02:41 PM
Wow...... what a response!! Yeah!!
Perry look what you started!!
And... as a peace offering to all you 58yr. olds, I've posted a newer photo! 1998 to 2008 has made quite a difference!! In another 10 yrs. it'll really be scarry!!
Love you all and look forward to seeing you on 7/17/2010!!
LRS
Brenda Hicks
01/04/10 06:41 PM
After reading these postings from the 70s class, I feel intimated about going to the reunion. Everyone here has accomplished so much since school, but I haven't. I still feel like I don't fit into this crowd just like the old school days. Most peeps here were of the "popular crowd." I as a lot of the other classmates did not "fit" in because we of the other "crowd" did not have the name or money. It's sad life is that way when not everyone can "fit" in. Hopefully, since we are aging and more mature this fact does not stand true to this day.
Celinda (Cindi) Ward Hanna
01/04/10 07:31 PM
Hey Bren: The thing to remember is that there is no longer a crowd to fit into . . . high school was 40 years ago and that crowd dispersed in May of 1970. No one is "popular" now so the playing field is level. We are all 40 years older and hopefully 40 years wiser and no one cares what or who you (or anyone else) were in school. At least I sure don't. All I care about is getting to know my classmates on an adult level - at least the ones I haven't stayed in contact with. We were all kids the last time I saw most of them! Don't be so hard on yourself - I've seen pics of your beautiful daughters so you've accomplished a lot! Come to the reunion and give your classmates, as adults, a chance to get to know you. I do not consider myself to have been one of the popular kids but please accept my public apology if I ever snubbed you or was a "mean girl" in any way. I like to think I didn't behave that way (except for the times Beverley and Sandi and I were hateful to each other - one was always on the "outs"). However, I don't deny the fact that I had the potential to do mean things. Most of us unfortunately possessed that potential as female teens. I can assure you that you were not alone and I would bet that most girls in our class had a fair share of teenage angst from the actions or words of others. I have always said there is no one who can be meaner or more hateful than a teenage girl. Not all are that way but I encountered a few in my school days the same as you. But hey - it's 2010 and the slate is wiped clean and there will be no snubbing at the reunion so be there!
Connie Lee Ash
01/04/10 10:30 PM
Wow! This is one cool thread, way to go Perry! Kay came down and spent New Years Eve weekend with me, age came up, and it took her awhile to convience me that we were going to be 58 this year. I guess I'm taking a slow trip down that long river, deNile. It is so good to read everyone's comments, like hearing a familar, friendly voice from my youth, really nice. My mind and heart still feel very, very young...but alas...as some of you the body doesn't agree most of the time. I agree with Cindi, I would not have wanted to grow up anywhere other than Tulia, having really good friends to grow up with from 4th grade through 12th, in a just right size and friendly town. I remember standing in line outside the auditorium before graduation, promises were made in good faith that we would always stay in touch, never dreaming that time and distance would say differently. A lot of classmates were fighting back tears, both of joy and knowing that time and distance would make a difference. Anyway, enough of that! I have nothing but fond memories of Tulia and all my friends. Even the hurtful times, and all of us had them, have been put in their places, and I am looking so forward to seeing everyone. Happy, Blessed and Healthy 2010 to every member of THS 1970 Class!
Brenda Hicks
01/05/10 11:51 AM
Cindi you were always beautiful inside and out. I was just a little down when i posted the above. After being in that wreck and having the metal inserted in my back,i constantly ache and get upset of not being able to do the things i could do before the wreck. Someone else has to put my sock and shoe on my right foot. Yea I feel sorry for myself so many times now, wanting my old body back. I got to quit that because God gave me a second chance with life. Class please don't take advantage of the simplest things in life as they can be taken from you in a sec. Be happy your family is still in your live. Cherish every second of life because it can be taken away so fast.
May all have a blessed and wonderful 2010!!
Celinda (Cindi) Ward Hanna
01/05/10 12:03 PM
Now that's the spirit! Thanks for your kind words. We are all happy to know you are doing well & on the road to recovery!! You are so right about cherishing every second. Life can change in a heartbeat. You rock! See you in July.
Gary Don Carlisle
01/05/10 12:07 PM
Brenda - keep you chin up. Thru the grace of God we have been granted life to this point and no matter how much we have messed it up, we still have another day to do better -get over it and get past it. Cindi has it right -school is out and for the most part we are as grown up as we are going to get. If you don't have grand kids adopt someone elses for a day or a week - they bring you back to the interesting world of kids. The energy and life they show is contagious.
Brenda Hicks
01/05/10 12:19 PM
Gary-you will be surprised but I have a total of 24 g-kids. Have only seen 14 of them tho. But of the 8 in Tulia are my life. Now I know why g-parents say if they had known g-kids were so special they would have had them first. Am looking forward to seeing all of you this July. Let me know what it is going to cost and where we will be going.
Cindi you are a sweetheart.
Katrina Donnell Kimble
01/05/10 03:06 PM
Brenda--Sorry to hear about your wreck. Its always hard to let someone else take care of you when you are so independent. I will pray for your complete recovery and look forward to seeing you in July! God Bless.
Sandi (Sandra) Hair Bentz
01/05/10 03:34 PM
I LOVE seeing all these posts. Reminds me that God's not through with any of us yet. That which we were in our youth doesn't have to be who we are now. I think we also have to remember that about our kids or anyone else in our lives that we have been disappointed in, but especially our kids. We may not be around when it happens -- but they may grow up to be pretty nice people (if they aren't already). The "story" ain't over until its "over". This is really great that we can see a little into each other's lives BEFORE we hit the reunion. For those who are "blogging" it might be a little easier to say "howdy" since we've been communicating since 40 years ago, or for me 43 (ha).
Emma Chapa Hernandez
01/05/10 04:18 PM
Hey! Good to hear from all of you! Most of you all that I have seen pictures have completely change alot and a few look the same just a little older.Hope you all had a good Christmas and started a good new year. My Christmas was a sad one because my dad past away on Dec. 23rd. Dad was 89 but was going to be 90 on Dec. 31st, he missed it by 8 days.
My family is having a rough time I guess because he had been around for alot of years, I am really going to miss him.My dad and I were really close, he was always there for me. Keep me and my family in your prayers.
See ya! hopefully in our reunion, I have never been to one,but I am planning to be there this year.
Celinda (Cindi) Ward Hanna
01/05/10 04:25 PM
Hi Emma: It's great to hear from you and I am so sorry to hear the news of your dad's passing. Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers! I will see you in July.
Lloyd Singer
01/05/10 05:45 PM
Hey, Emma. So sorry about your dad. My mom's been gone just over 2 yrs now. It took about 6mos. to kinda sink in. Just know that our loved ones are always with us in our hearts and dreams. God bless you and your family.
Brenda, Sorry to hear about your wreck! Hang in there and hopefully you'll feel much better by July!!
Carla Schuster Bertelson
01/05/10 07:42 PM
Hello, all! My stepdad once told me that "to survive was to succeed!" I remember that when I have a downer moment. We are HERE. I love the sentiment that God is not through with us yet.
I now have three friends whose parents passed in the last 2 months. You are so blessed to have had them so long. My Dad passed when I was 21. My Mom just a few years ago. I am officially an orphan, HA! But I have had a few "other nother mothers" (like adoptive Moms). One in New Braunfels and the other one was Sue Foutch; Randy/Ricky's Mom. A truly beautiful person, inside and out, both of them.
Happy New Year!
Carla
Perry Hall
01/05/10 09:03 PM
How awesome all of you are. If you know of some of the other class members who have not signed on the website please encourage them to do so. Wouldn't it be great if we could get 75% of the old class there. I realize that some of us may not know/remember what to talk about, but at our age we can just make a good yarn.
If you come don't dress up or wear a disguise. Also, don't hire someone strong or a young person to come and say they are you. By the end of the get-together we might figure it out.
Just remember there are only two types of days (Good ones and Bad ones) this is one of them-you must choose.
Cindi, thank you for putting this website together.
Deltah Roberts Henard
01/05/10 09:44 PM
Yes...Cindi, thank you for doing the website. And, thank you to Perry for getting this thread started.
It has been fun reading everyone's responses.
Brenda Hicks
01/06/10 09:29 AM
Emma-so sorry to hear about your dad. I know you are very saddened. Parents can never be replaced and once they are gone, they are gone, physically. But you still have them in your heart and memory to cherish for every. My mom passed in '67 from bone cancer at the age of 53. My dad passed away in '90. I mmiss them so much because there are times I still need them even today. But at least time heals all wounds.
Cindi, I agree with Deltah. This is a great website.
Brenda Hicks
01/06/10 09:34 AM
Emma-so sorry to hear about your dad. I know you are very saddened. Parents can never be replaced and once they are gone, they are gone, physically. But you still have them in your heart and memory to cherish for every. My mom passed in '67 from bone cancer at the age of 53. My dad passed away in '90. I mmiss them so much because there are times I still need them even today. But at least time heals all wounds.
Cindi, I agree with Deltah. This is a great website.
How many people remember Betty Bryant? She has also passed away. She was a great and wonderful classy lady. Real class.
Donna Bookout Henthorn
01/06/10 10:29 AM
Emma....I join my other classmates in their condolences on the loss of your dad. I lost my dad in 1993....and I still miss him so much! The only advice I can give you is to take it one day at a time.....and let yourself grieve (ie., cry whenever you feel like it!). Don't be surprised at the strange times & places grief may overcome you.....just go with it and work through it.
Good to hear from you. Take care!
Richard Chisum
01/06/10 11:32 AM
Thank you Cindi, for looking me up and letting me know about this site! Even though I moved from Tulia in the sixth grade and didn't get to go to high school with you guys, I remember many old friends and it has brought back some great memories.
I recently joined Facebook and almost instantly got in touch with several good friends that I went to high school with, and we now stay in touch. That, along with seeing these posts where you guys are reaching out across many years and great distances to offer condolences, share good wishes, etc. has had a real uplifting effect on me. It really drives it home that the best things in life truly are free, and friendships and good memories are irreplaceable.
Now, as far as this age thing....a birthday is just the first day of another 365 day trip around the sun...enjoy the ride, the best is yet to come!
Celinda (Cindi) Ward Hanna
01/06/10 11:49 AM
Richard: You are very welcome! I'm sure that somewhere in my collection of "what nots" lies a junior detective badge (ha). The internet has certainly made it easier to track people down (whether they want it or not sometimes). This class site has been a labor of love for me and I am very happy that so many people have opted to join and be a part of my pet project. It has been so handy for reunion planning and just for checking in from to time to see what others are up to. The site has a discussion board but this "thread" has been much more active and effective for getting everyone to join in and chat! My thanks go to Perry for kicking it off. As far as the birthday thing . . . I did not celebrate my 58th in December . . . I celebrated the 40th anniversary of my 18th birthday. Thanks to all of you for keeping the site alive. My plan is to make sure that it remains active long after the reunion. Speaking of the reunion - the clock is ticking and we will be getting together in a little over 6 months. I, for one, can't wait!
Kay Lee Culwell
01/06/10 12:55 PM
Perry, thanks for starting this thread, it's a great one. I would also like to wish everyone a great 2010. It's gonna be a wonderful year! See you all in July.
Jo Carter Luther
01/06/10 01:55 PM
Agree - thanks to all. Wonder if anyone could add names to the reunion pictures? I just can't figure out who everybody is from them and sure would like to.
Randy Jordan
01/06/10 04:48 PM
I wish I had some great words of wisdom to respond to all the blogs that have been posted - I don't. After the number of years of trying to be "popular", being beat up (Jo, you do remember that night after the football game that someone I shall not name kicked my face in and you were the one to take me to the hospital), harassed, and generally considered an ass - I do not have many good memories of Tulia, or my high school years. The best years of my life have been after leaving Tulia. However - Brenda, you were were a very sweet, loving, and caring person. You still are - so remember that fact. You were much better a person than most of us. Jo - you probably kept me more on an even keel in high school than you know, simply because you were so much smarter than I in dealing with people. You were also a better musician than I. Carla - I always admired the fact that you were smarter than I ever would be (I was always jealous of your intellect). Perry - I always admired your toughness - you played football harder than anyone I ever knew (I didn't play)- and yet you still maintained a friendly attitude toward everyone - you never took the "I am better than you because I play football" position. You were also best friends with my best friend when I was little ( I am talking 6-8 years old) Larry Wells - I always regretted that that friendship ended. Connie and Kay - I always thought you two were special - just plain neat people. Jan Minchew - I really was in love with you - I was just too scared of you to understand what the hell to do. Delta and Cindi - you were just out of my league - so I never knew you.
To all of you - have a great new year in this ongoing experience we call life. It goes on whether we want it to or not. May this year be a blessing to all, and not the burden we have a tendency to believe.
Deltah Roberts Henard
01/06/10 05:14 PM
Randy, I am crushed! I knew you...funny, prankster, talented singer, always happy as I remember. Tall and skinny basketball player. Smart. A little bit of a temper. Shall I go on...but, I know we never hung out. As I get "more mature" I have learned you cannot see the world through other's eyes and you have no idea the journey they travel. Leagues are for baseball and bowling!:) I am sure most of us kept our potential in our back pockets in HS anyway. Love you all, Deltah
Randy Jordan
01/06/10 05:39 PM
I am very remiss in not mentioning that Mike Gleason has been the one true friend who has tried to keep in touch with me over the years. We have established new connections in the past two years, having ridden trail bikes, flying with me (he was not so sure about that one), and he has attended many concerts of the Arlington Master Chorale, much to my surprise. He has really been a true friend, even though we are on totally different sides of the political spectrum. You might say that Rush and Mike are as Garrison and Randy are - and yet we still are able to be best of friends. I'll never forget sitting in a cafe some months ago before I took him flying, when the waitress came up to us and asked if there was anything wrong - her co-workers said they thought we were going to get into a fight with our discussion - we said "oh no, we have known each other since 5th grade - we just agree to disagree". It was rather funny. Thanks Mike. Don't agree with you, but you still are my best friend.
Jan Minchew Sparks
01/06/10 06:05 PM
Oh my goodness Randy, you are a flatterer! And, you just made my day! Certainly, there was some soul connection...we both have made The Arts our life's work (GO PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION). And, here's to band nerds everywhere!!!
Brenda & Emma...you are in my prayers and I am sending good vibes your way.
Cindi - you are my hero!
Peace to all, Jan.
Donna Bookout Henthorn
01/06/10 06:26 PM
I am quiet surprised at how some of you 'viewed' yourself at good ole' THS! I must have had my head in the sand as I truly don't remember thinking of any of you as 'unpopular' or 'nerdy' or whatever other term comes to mind. I just remember everyone having something special to offer life as it was then and it's even more fun to see what all of you have become and are still becoming! I am excited to visit with all of you and to hear about YOU. I know I will enjoy it!
Cindi....I think I've said it already (much, much earlier)....but thanks again for setting all this up.....this is getting to be a daily 'fix' for me to read the latest news!
Blessings to all!
Donna
Celinda (Cindi) Ward Hanna
01/06/10 07:15 PM
Jo: I will make a good faith attempt to go in and attach names to the past reunion photos. I will, no doubt, need some help because my ability to recognize faces has faded with age. Don't be surprised if you get an email asking for assistance!
Randy: I'm with Deltah on the "league" thing because the only one I ever belonged to congregated at the bowling alley. I, too, am crushed because I sure thought I knew you so figured you knew me, too. I guess familiarity can be a one way street, huh? I am much happier with the person I am today so maybe you can get to know that person. There really wasn't that much to know back in our school days. I was one of those girls who was really "one of the boys" - very much a tomboy, fairly outspoken (haven't changed in that regard) and somewhat of a non conformist (when it suited me). I recall that you were also rather outspoken and never afraid to voice an opinion and were very passionate about those opinions. I think we probably clashed in dicussions more than once but that was ok then and it's ok now. Like you, I have remained friends with my bf from HS, Beverley. Unlike you and Mike, we share the same politics (which I won't mention - ha) and we've had many giggles together through the years. I have to keep her close (she knows too much about me). I've also kept in touch with your HS love interest, Jan, and certainly understand your infatuation from long ago - she is a very special and unique lady. I am fortunate to be able to see Lloyd, Mark and Susan every time I travel to Tulia and have thoroughly enjoyed those alliances. Deltah (who also knows too much about me) and I email often (it's that "league" thing - ha) and I keep in touch with Brenda and also Sandi Hair, who I got to see a couple of years ago when she visited Southern Cal. Through the years I've managed to maintain some contact (though few & far between but great nonetheless) with Roxanne, Randy Pope, J.K., and Ralph. I am loving the reconnection with many of our classmates on facebook. It is a great resource for filling in the gaps caused by the years since HS. I think it's wonderful that you followed your talent and we all know you had plenty of it! I think that puts YOU in a league . . . the league of extraordinary gentlemen!
Donna & Jan: You are very welcome! Thanks to everyone for taking the time to register and respond to these posts. It has been great to see what everyone has to say. Keep those comments coming! Hugs to everyone, Cindi.
Perry Hall
01/06/10 08:17 PM
Here is something that my bride gave to me from the Church Newsletter. It is not too long and not to short, but it sure has great subject matter.
Also, I never thought anybody was nerdy, stuckup, or wierd. We were Born to Be Wild. I took that to mean that we should all be farmers and hunters. We had a GREAT CLASS, only it sounds like some of us might have had some really confusing times that lead to great irritations that are still messing with our minds. The only problem is at our age we don't know it.
YOU WILL NEVER BE SORRY FOR:
• Thinking Before Acting
• Hearing before Judging
• Forgiving Your Enemies
• Being Candid and Frank
• Helping a Fallen Brother
• Being Honest in Business
• Thinking Before Speaking
• Being Loyal to God and the Church
• Standing by Your Principles
• Refusing to Participate in Gossip
• Holding Your Words When Tempted to Demean Another
• Not Entertaining Impure or Hateful Thoughts
• Sympathizing with the Afflicted
• Being Courteous and Kind to All
Jo Carter Luther
01/07/10 01:01 AM
Thanks Cindi, I'll help in any way I can.
Randy, of course I remember the fight (ambush), I was scared to death for you and had never seen blood come out of someone's eye, never been to an ER; was so glad your Mom was a nurse! I thought I was the luckiest girl in the world because you and I got to be together and you were the best looking guy in town and wondered why the hell you'd want to be with me. All the girls would tell me how jealous they were of me when you would sing or play your guitar and dedicate it to me. My favorite Sundays were a day away from the traditional "pot roast" lunches after church and going to El Camino with you for Mexican food on Sunday - so wild (what a dud I was) - and you helping me get to go to California with the Baptist youth choir and summer trips to Austin for contests; surely a good thing or two pops up now and then in your memory too, I hope. I remember your turquoise car, a double date or two with Mike and Connie, excitement over your new car your grandmother got you because it had an 8-track tape player and have pictures I'll show you of you looking pretty cool in a blue corvette (your sister's?) - no idea you didn't know how cool you were and how grateful I was to have you to lean on too - I remember a couple of near-death experiences with Mike in his gold Camaro. I didn't know cars went that fast. I love the pictures of you and Mike and the idea of your lasting friendship and all that you two do with dirt bikes and flying, etc. and your family photo and so many good-looking, happy people gathered together was inspiring.
Hope everyone might bring some pictures to the reunion and we could see things through different eyes then as we are beginning to now too.
Nancy Evans Nickels
01/07/10 01:12 PM
Hello everyone. Thanks to Cindi for including me in with the reunion even through I didn't Graduate until 1971. It doesn't matter what year. It was a time when friends were friends no matter what. I remember hanging on to coat tails just to be included. Football games, Band trips, church and church trips were always fun. Being a Thespian was lots of fun. I was scared to death of Joe Raymond at the time when I was inducted into the Thespian club. I think I still have the pin. It was fun being in a play even through it was just a walk on part. I remember Gary Don and Jimmy and the Confederate flag they flew at the football games. It was good times. Since then lots have happened. I share with Gary Don that Grandkids are great since His grandkids are mine also. Our daughters are doing good with Becca being a teacher, Sarah a nurse and Amy working at UMC as a Unit coordinator. Grandkids keeps us young in heart. Its good reading what everyone is talking about and hope to see you this summer.
Nancy Evans Nickels
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