Dixie Reunion

Ten years ago I graduated from Highschool and drove over 1500 miles to St.George, Utah from Aurora Il. I hated my parents for pushing me to go to school so far away and I was so sad to leave my family and friends and head off to a place where I knew no one and had no family to go to.

I had to pay for my own applications to schools and since I only had 30.00 dollars to spend I had to choose one school. I didnt have very good grades, well not good enough to get into a college like BYU. My brother had gone to Dixie College and loved it and said for me to try it out and that I would probablly like a smaller college better before going to such a big university. So I sent my money in and got accepted. My brother lived at apartments called Raintree and told me he loved it there and for me to try to live there.

Little did I know that it would be the BEST decision of my life to go there. I look back and feel so blessed and guided to have gone to Dixie. The people I met there have made such an impact in my life. The girls I met there have become such a part of my life. I became apart of their families as I lived so far away. I gained so many dear best friendships and I couldnt be more thankful.

This past weekend us girls got together for a little reunion. It is hard to believe that we met each other in 1998 and were around each other for two years and those two years were bonding years that have lasted till now and will forever! I think about my friends in highschool and I have maybe one or two that I keep in contact all the time. These girls I keep in contact with all the time and like I said they are my family.





This weekend was a weekend of no husbands and no kids and just 100% time together. we had so much fun going to where we used to live and seeing our old apartments, taking pictures by the Dixie State College sign, going and seeing our hand prints in the cement from Student Govt and staying up till 4 in the morning just laughing and talking. We watched a video of our sophmore year 1999-2000 and couldnt believe how even though time has gone by each of us and our personalities are still the same!





Thanks for a wonderful trip girls!! I hope we can do it once a year and keep this a tradition. I love you and feel so blessed to have you in my life!!!!