One of the best parts of helping to organize this reunion is the chance to get re-aquainted — or in some cases, acquainted for the first time — with some of you via e-mail. I am finding out all sorts of things I wish I’d known in high school — like that Kristi Holtgeerts is a fisherperson!
Kristi and her husband Jim coach youth sports, volunteer in the Mukilteo School District, their church, the local YMCA and Kristi is also a campfire leader. Oh, and they’ve raised two sons, including one who is apparently a trout-bum in the making. Which, in my opinion, is quite a noble aspiration.
Kristi is blessed to have remained in the Mukilteo community, and still sees or hears from many of our classmates regularly. I’ve probably spent more time “talking” to Kristi (via e-mail) in the past week than I did in four years of high school….which goes to show that 30 years does a lot to break down old barriers, and open up new friendships.
Keep that in mind when you are deciding about whether to come to the reunion or not. You might be surprised by old friends that you’ve really just met for the first time!
SB
Sorry I missed the reunion, we had a family obligation for the weekend. Great fun reading comments and hearing about your get together. I majored in education at SPU and taught in the Snohomish and Mukilteo School District before joining my husband selling real estate in the Mukilteo Area. Our oldest son graduated from Seattle Pacific University in June and he is currently working in Alaska. Our second son attends Chapman University and has been their starting tight end the last 2 years for their football team and he played on their basketball team this year. Our youngest will be a 7th grader at Olympic View this coming year. Where has the time gone? It is great fun to see and hear how everyone is doing. Hope you all are well.