Mr. O!

We recently heard from a high school friend we haven't seen in over a decade, and he was coming to our area of Texas on a road trip to show his parents possible areas to buy their "act III" house! So we got to catch up over a sushi lunch and hang out at the house--even play a game haha.

    Jared was one of John's close friends throughout school. When John left for boot camp,  his friends Jared and Alonzo helped me have fun and look forward to better times with John.  Jared is now a successful husband, father and teacher at a charter high school in the Bay Area of California. He is on his way into administration and eventually to be a principal. That's pretty cool! It makes us feel old to think about all the silly stuff they did--like the food prank on John when he passed out at Jared's house one time, and realize we are all growed up and boring now jk. I can tell he and his wife are great parents and I look forward to getting all of us together in the future :)

   Here's some flashback pictures:

2003?

 He drove me to an audition for a recording company in Altadena (?) I think. I was way too nervous to do well, and it was an awkward audition at best lol. We had fun and I think he introduced me to Muse in the car.

 In the AV there isn't much to do by way of nightlife. But we did karaoke and played pool occasionally. There's another one of John's childhood friends (who lived around the corner from him) Alonzo. He played guitar with me in a talent show in our junior year haha.

Side story--so when we were taking him back to meet up with his parents at the hotel, we went to the wrong hotel. It was room 303 we were looking for. So we go to the 3rd floor and look, and I swear, there was no 303! There was a 301, 302, 304 and 305 etc. It was really freaking us out. I called downstairs and they said there is no 303..haha. No reason. Anyway, he called his parents and we drove to the right one, but how odd!

It was fun to catch up Jared! Good luck with your career and hope you get the principal position!