Today, I have had the old Kenny Rogers song running through my mind, something to the effect that you gotta know when to hold 'em, gotta know when to fold 'em, and know when to walk away.
What a great two, almost three years it has been. I have accomplished the two goals I had so long ago (it seems) in that I have learned how to blog and with the help of a lot of other people we have reconnected with many of our classmates from Childress High School. This was a real blessing and a rewarding time with the excitement of first hunting for as many of our classmates as possible and actually making contact with friends of the past. It was never the original intent to actually have a reunion, however, the small 45th reunion in Childress was an added bonus!
Now it is time for me and others to move on to new challenges and new adventures without the responsibility of the blog. We have opened the door for getting reacquainted with old friends and it is my wish that that door won't close. Thankfully the All School Reunions in Childress are continuing and hopefully that will be a future venue for reuniting in person with one another.
Facebook has become a meeting place for not only our former classmates who are interested, but for our families, and friends from all walks of our lives. I hope to see more and more of you there if only to look at the photos of your sweet grandchildren and to read the small bits and pieces that you choose to share in your own "voices".
One last word regarding blogs--I truly believe that our original "Reflections" blog is a true testament and history to each person in the Childress High School Class of 1963. For those of you who missed reading the posts in that first blog, I hope you will take time to visit some of these as I think you will be surprised and pleased to have the opportunity to once again have the chance to relive times and memories with people with whom you shared a special time in your life--that you will have the opportunity to remember some of the good times and good friends.
Today I walk away from the blogs, but I will hold the memories of each of you in my heart as will Jim, and I hope with time we will bump into one another on the paths that we have chosen to walk.
Nicki Sooter Wilcoxson
