When Grace graduated from
Kindergarten this week I thought about all of the people that she will cross
paths with through the years and then I hoped that we stay at the same
school. Just the week before her graduation, I went to
my grade school reunion, sadly, it was because my school closed at the end of
the year. Now, I went to a different
school every year and we were not an army family. My Mom was a single Mom and we moved every
summer to live in a house with more affordable rent, or a better
neighborhood. I always liked moving, it
was a new house, it was like a new adventure!
The part I didn’t like was the new school part :/ I was not the most outgoing kid, I was shy
and easily embarrassed.
I remember my Mom telling me we were going to another new
school. This time it was a private
school, where I had to wear a uniform every day. I was not looking forward to it. At. All. I remember meeting my new teacher before
school even started. Her name was Mrs.
Mulrenin, she had blonde hair and she was so nice to me. That is all I really remember. That was all I really needed to remember, I
just needed one person to be nice to me.
This is the school where I ended up staying and making a “family” with
my friends. I am forever grateful for
all of the friends I made at this school, they are still just as important to
me today!
My hope
for my daughters is that they when they meet new people they will continue to
carry that person with them. I hope they
feel the same "family" feeling I still carry with me, no matter how long it’s been
since we last met.
So, to
all of you that have crossed my path for any matter of time, I thank you! Thank you for your time, your smile, your
joy, and for embracing me as your friend.
My life would not be what it is with out YOU!
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| The class of 2025! Yes, we were in the back you will know why in a few more photos down! :) |
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| They sang songs for us. |
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| We sat far back because she had a line in the program. She was really, really, really nervous! Her line was "Our teachers have taught us all about our wonderful world." Then they sang What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong, that just happens to be my favorite song in the Universe! |
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| Getting her diploma from her teacher. |
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| And her principal. |
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| Grace and Mrs. Payne. |
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| Grace and Mrs. Cox. |
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| Jenni's last day of preschool. |
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| One of her besties! Van! |
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| Singing for the last time :( |
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| This was my 8th grade classroom, lots of good vibes going on! |
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| The principals office! I swear I never had to go there! The exiting principal was also a student, he was in the year behind me, but I also drove him home from high school back in the day and his whole family is AH-MAZING!! :) |
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| Never Forget! |
I will never forget the amazing people I have crossed paths with in this school or in my life, you are all amazing and perfect to me!
