WEEK ONE - "Class of '87 Dodgeball Match!"

~Boys vs. Girls~

Official Dodgeballs...

TEAM SPIRIT!!

WEEK ONE - Day Three: "20th Reunion-Part 2"

PAT O'BRIENS - Evening Dinner/Dance

Thankfully - Dara agreed to come to this evening's event!

I don't know if Russ would've had as much fun if she weren't there!!! He's found a fun connection with her...and she is sooo hilarious - she kept us all laughing!!~ She is a 'stitch!'
We started the evening with drinks and appitizers in a little bar area. Then they let us in to the dining area to select our tables....Russ, Dara and I got our table kind of in the back....then Drewann and her sweet husband, Julio came and sat with us. Then Michelle Keller and her boyfriend...as well as a couple I didn't know. Eventually my sweet friend Laurie (Burkett) and her husband Shane arrived and sat with us! It was fun seeing everyone from the night before....wow, everyone cleans up sooo nicely! The amazing things...is some of our ol' friends look soooo different - and some just exactly the same! Karen (Mattingly) is more beautiful than ever....and Missy (Mudd) is just a beautiful as she ever was. I don't think I'd recognize Karen if we met on the street...but Missy couldn't fool me a bit!

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Here are some fun friends that I have fond memories of....

Everyone looked soooo GREAT!!!

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(You can double click any photo for a larger view....)

Picture #1 - Jennifer (Baskin) w/ her husband Rob.

Picture #2 - Carol (Lyle) with husband, Jeff.

Picture #3 - Deanna (Holland) & Becky (Christopherson)

Picture #4 - Lisa (Martinez) & Karen (Lencoski)

Picture #5 - Vince (Flickenger) & Tony (Grogh)

Picture #6 - Pam (Peters) & Her husband

WEEK ONE - Day Three: "20th Reunion-Part 2.5"

Picture #7 - Laurie, Pam, Kim, & Deborah

Picture #8 - Deb, Jennifer, Missie, & Traci
Picture #9 - Cory & Dara

Picture #10 - Stacie (Spradling)!!!

Picture #11 - Laurie, and her husband Shane.

Picture #12 - Trey (McFeaters) & His wife, Diana.

WEEK ONE - Day Three: "20th Reunion-Part 2.6"

Picture #13 - Stephanie & Deborah

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DANCING!!!!

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GO....JERRY....GO, Jerry!!!!

GORGEOUS GIRLS!!!!

Picture #16 & 17 - Jennifer & Missie

Picture #18 - LOVE these Girls....it was soooo fun catching up and having some fun!! These girls are "DANCIN QUEENS"...


Picture #19 - GORGEOUS BABE!!!


Picture #20 - Natalie & Randy...can't wait for y'all to come to NYC!


Picture #21 - LOVE this sweet Pam!!!


Picture #22 - Pam, Laurie & Sally

Picture #23 - Deborah & Natalie

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FUNNY STORY!!!!

Oh My, it must've been after 1am there was a little 'cat fight' that broke out between the girl here with my friend Missie - (Christa Pace - Class of '88) anyway...

The fight -

Some 'girl' got a bee in her bonnet with Christa for whatever reason and grabbed the back of her 'fake hair' and was trying to fight! Thankfully Jen Tiller observed the whole thing and grabbed the girl and pulled her off. Christa was ushered into where the white tables were...and was sitting by one bawling! Diane McFeaters and myself were trying to comfort her...and she was doing this combination 'bawling/barfing' thing! UGH!! - DISGUSTING....

Just as I was leaning over to Diana to tell her I couldn't deal with that - she says to me, "Deborah, I DON'T DO VOMIT!!" I was about to protest...and it was like she knew what I was gonna say and said, "I'm not a MOM - I don't DO vomit!!"

WEEK ONE - Day Four: "Lunch with the GIRLS & Families!"

ALAMO CAFE - 3.5hr. Lunch!!

Junior High School Buddies:

Deb...Traci...Missie...Drewann

One of the super fun things about our reunion was the 5 months we had together 'before' on our JMHS87 website!

In January, Christy Hall's wonderful husband designed a wonderful web - board...where we all could post thread's to one another and "RE" get to know each other as adults. During this 5 months...it has been fun to get to rekindle old friendships...but also get to know some for the first time!!! This has been a true JOY!! And then....to see each other at the reunion! What FUN!

My sweet friend, Missie (Courney)and I planned to meet with our husbands and families for lunch....and then as we were all talking last night we invited Drewann & Traci to join us! What fun....we talked and talked....I think Russ thought we'd never leave! We went to Alamo Cafe and sat at my baby brother's (who's now nearly 21- not-so-baby-anymore!) table....even after we stood up from our table it took another HOUR to leave! We were having toooooo much fun!!

(It was sooo fun catching up with the girls!!)

WEEK ONE - Day Three: "20th Reunion-Part 1"

La Hacienda de los Barios ~ REUNION Mixer

Night One of my 20th reunion....was such fun! Before leaving Mom & Dad's house I felt a bit of "nervous excitement"...but the moment I walked up I saw my great friend Kim Loeffler...and was immediately calm! And the fun began....hugging...picture taking...seeing new friends that I made thru our JMHS '87 website...as well as seeing old friends! We closed the place down....Ahhhh....what fun!

Me & Kim...

We have actually stayed in touch thru the last 20yrs...mostly thru email...but we did go to one another's weddings. She was nearly 8mos. pregnant with her son, Baron at mine.

My Friend Natalia...

We had english together. We were reminising about our sweet friend Marlo Cassonova and having English with her. (Marlo passed away a few yrs. ago from cancer.) During our conversation we both realized that we had fond memories of when Marlo represented a prostitute in a possitive way in our Debate! We were both moved at how she admittedly didn't agree with the profession but could passionately see the draw to the career choice. Neither of us remember the outcome of the debate itself...but kind of discovered we both must've been on the SAME debate team.

Karen Mattingly & Pam Peters....

Trey & Dianna McFeaters....

LOVE THEM!! Trey and I bonded over a burrito on the website! He owns a Moe's Southwestern Grill in Austin, Texas! He began tempting us with pictures on the website...and the "dieters" were tempted. Love this big huggable bear...and his sweetest cub - Miss Diana! What fun we had... btw - thanks for the MOE's shirt Trey!

Dara & Russ...

I love it that my husband loves my sweet friend!! Dara and I were best friend in Jr.High...thru High School....I have had some of the most FUN.... extravagant.... rebellious moments with her!! Athough, she would say it was ALL Me...and back then, I probably said it was her....I think we played off of one another nicely in our rebellion. We really weren't THAT bad!! Thankfully for Dara, her Mom had more tolerance for our 'quanderies'.....than with my Mother. I was ALWAYS & CONTINUOUSLY on "restriction!" Thankfully...Dara conceded to come to "Night 1" of our reunion...and then I convinced her to come to "Night 2" as well!!

Becky Charo, Dara & Ray Martinez....


Ooooh....my Sweet friend Jenn Tiller!!

If you can't tell....I adore this girlfriend! We were 'flute friends' in the Ram Band....but in our senior year and years after that we became closer and closer. Although we lost touch for some years between that and our 10 yr. reunion...it was like no time went by when we reconnected at the 10 yr Reunion. Then - unfortunately - we lost touch only to reconnect a couple of years later just before I married Russ. We got to see each other about three years ago...and now keep in touch thru email!! LOVE THIS GIRL...and refuse to lose touch this time!!!

Here are some random pictures.... of the "GIRLS!"