Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Where are they now?

My 10-year high school reunion is coming up in October, although I'm not sure I'll make it back to Atlanta. It's fun to see how much people have changed or what they're doing with their lives. Here's a few people I've tracked down in this little entry I like to call "where are they now?"

We knew him in highschool to be a phenomenal trumpet player, and Suzanne took him to prom twice. He went to Brevard, Baylor and Yale. I believe he married a clarinet player from Texas, currently conducts the Greater Erie Youth Symphony in PA and perhaps will become the new conductor of the Amarillo Symphony.
Yup, it's Eduardo Espinel.
Nice tux - looks very professional. I hope he beats out the other candidates for the symphony position.


Next, another high school friend; this one played the french horn. We were roomies on a trip to Savannah where we ordered room service of chocolate shakes and buffalo wings. We spent two summers at Brevard Music camp together. The first time I was in a small plane was when her father flew us from NC to GA. She went off to college at Florida State and now is a Special Education teacher at our old high school. It's Allison.

Now going a bit further back...
She was my best friend in elementary school. She wanted to trade me her little brother for Eileen (I wasn't trying to get rid of you Nins, she just always wanted a little sister). Our teacher in the 3rd grade let you take the day off on your birthday and hang-out in "the booth". It was a little room setup in the corner separated from the classroom with cubicle partitions. You got to invite one student in the class to hang out with you in the booth. There were movies, games and snacks. She was my guest on my birthday, and we got in trouble for laughing too loud.

You guessed it; it's Kimbree.
Last time I emailed her in 2001 she had just gotten married. She has own business, The Invitation Chicks. She also had a daughter! Above is a picture of us from the 4th grade (please ignore my bangs, it was the 80's in Texas). And here is an updated picture of her with her family; she lives in Texas.