So I wanted to see my old compadres when I went to Dallas. These are the people I taught with for many years. You become close to people that you" hit the ground running" running with . I was looking forward to seeing Dee, Shonta', Rhonda, and many more. Frisco, where Mama lives, is so, so far from Highland Meadows, in Dallas,that it took me an hour in a driving thunderstorm to get there. ( Of course I did get lost, and eschewed using highways whenever possible)
I was proud to see that Highland Meadows is a Recognized school! Yay Team! What I wasn't prepared for was how warmly I was greeted by people whom I didn't expect to remember me. Kathy, who works in the kitchen, beamed and said that she had been thinking about me the day before. ( She didn't say what she had been thinking)
Anyway, it was very bittersweet. Being there made me realize how much I missed everyone, and how much I missed working with children. It was a learning experience, but I'm a life long learner! Love you all!
I took a pic of a lovely Cinco D'Mayo display, and the sign out front but I couldn't film any children, as some of them are not allowed to be photographed, but I wish that I had shot my buds: Dee, Shonta' , Rhonda, and Chris.
Well,isn't that one of the themes of life itself...that it's bittersweet? Things change as time passes. Remember that quote by Thomas Wolfe about how one can never really go home again? That's why we have to treasure those moments we once knew and enjoyed forever in our hearts.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully said Patte!
ReplyDeleteAngela,I loved seeing the pics of all of you that Lisa made when she visited there. Tony has really changed to me. He's a nice looking young man-so is Chris! Kelly is very pretty. I saw the pics on Timothy's blog site of her,also. Her hair style looked great. I bet she is having lots of fun visiting her uncle in D.C.
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