After graduating from ISKL in '75, I headed to Texas and college in San Marcos (I finally completed my Bachelor's degree this May after 33 years!). San Marcos was a wonderful city to live in and it was so nice to experience seasons after spending so many years in Malaysia where the temperature was the same every single day.
In the late 70's I met my husband Jerry. That's a picture of him over to the right. We married in 1980 in San Marcos. We spent a few years in the Austin area. Had a couple of kids. In the mid 80's we moved to deep South Texas, where Jerry was born and raised, to take care of his parents. We swore up and down that we would leave the Valley after Jerry's parents were gone, but it has been several years now and we are still here. We are hoping to move in a couple of years. We are ready for a change.
I managed to be the stay at home mom in between various and assorted part and full time jobs. There is never a dull moment and I can never say I am bored.
I always felt really lucky to have spent so many years in KL. People came and went and I got to spend time with all of them. When I go to the reunions or see pictures from the one I missed, every face is familiar. I know everyone.
I didn't fully realize how much of a family we are until the 1985 reunion in Tucson. I came away from that one knowing that we are more than just high school buddies. Our bond will last a lifetime. We are all there for each other. No matter how much time has passed.
I always liked the fact that we knew our teachers as well as we did. I liked the fact that we were a small school. Everyone knew everyone. I think it makes all the difference in the world in creating a good high school experience.
I know I wouldn't be who I am today if it wasn't for my ISKL days. I left there feeling like I could do anything I set my mind to.
I think it's hard to sum up my last 30 years or so in a paragraph or two. I end up thinking "there has to be more to it than that!" I can say that for me the last 33 years has gone by incredibly quickly. I find it hard to believe that my kids are now in their 20's. Hard to believe 28 years of marriage. Hard to believe that I am in my 50's. How can that be? I still pretty much feel like I did back in high school. I do feel a little wiser. I wouldn't want to be back in high school. I sometimes wish I knew what I know now, back then. I think that would be interesting!
Life stays busy, as it does with everyone these days. I have lots more to say, but am busy getting this site up and
running. Will add more stuff about what I have been up to and some of my memories about KL days very soon. Stay tuned!
Got to go and find all of my old yearbooks....
