Ginger Choice:  

February 2018 Hello and thanks for visiting my profile. I have been adding to it from time to time so below you will see posts from previous years. I can't believe I haven't updated since 2014! Where have the years gone? Can't believe I'm 60 years old. The only consolation is that everyone else in the Class of 1975 is 60, too! Life has been an exciting roller coaster ride and I thank God every day for my blessings. Georgia is still home base for me. I live in Marietta and work for a fantastic law firm in midtown Atlanta. Career has always been important but it became a driving force after my husband passed away in December 2012. I celebrate my 30th anniversary at the firm with a job promotion. Compliance is a new department at the firm and making it happen is full of challenges. I told my boss that I would give him five good years and then train two people to replace me! The downside of being career driven is that it leaves very little time for a personal life. In 2018, I resolve to change things up. My passion is making places and events beautiful and festive. I am in charge of four events each year at the law firm and I get to work with a theme and really flex my creative muscles. It is so much fun for me! Right now, I'm helping one of my sisters do some decorating for a new office space. I love being on a mission to find the perfect piece of furniture or artwork. I'm like a dog with a bone . . . I just can't give it up! I am frequently the very last shopper in the store. But then there's the internet where I can continue the search. My wreath business took a backseat this past year but I am itching to start creating some beautiful things for the spring. And it does look like Spring is coming quickly! It was 75 degrees yesterday on February 21st! I only have one son but he's a peach! Trip is an animator currently working on a Netflix project, but he has a lot of other interests. He has been renovating a house for the past year and has done almost all of the work himself. It's going on the market soon and I know it's going to sell fast. After that, I hope his next project will be to give me a grandchild! We have a wonderful relationship and he makes me laugh every day. He told me, "Stay healthy, Mom. It's going to be a while." I think I may buy a dog this year. There are lots of special people in my life who make me happy - all family and friends - but no special man. I joined a dating site but keep forgetting to sign on. Something else to resolve in 2018! Hope you are all well and happy. Let me hear from you! September 2014 Hey, everyone! I'm enjoying the almost-Fall weather and looking forward to the multi-year SHS reunion on October 18th. I have been looking at old annuals from SHS and listening to some of the great music from the mid-seventies. They are still awesome! I am still working hard at the law firm and most of my spare time is spent making wreaths for the holidays and other occasions. I started making them about a year after my husband died - a sort of therapy, I guess. They were mostly for me but I gave a few as gifts toward the end of 2013. As it turns out, I'm pretty good at it and people like my designs! I started selling in February of this year and have been pretty busy with custom orders. I'm really excited about my first show at the Sprayberry High School Craft Fair on the weekend before Thanksgiving (November 22nd and 23rd). If Sprayberry sounds familiar, it might be because we played them in the 1974 and 1975 seasons at SHS. The school is enormous this will be the 30th year of their Craft Fair - one of the largest and most popular shows in Georgia. If you like that sort of thing and are in town that weekend, drive to Marietta and be sure to stop by my booth (SouthernChoice Wreath Designs) and say hello. I had dinner with my dear friend, Sharon Bellamy Holland (Class of 75) a couple of months ago. I had to laugh when she said, "Ginger, forgive me, but I just can't believe that you are crafty . . . " She looked wonderful and it was so good to see her. It will be good to see you, too, at the Reunion on October 18th! June 2014 Hey, all. Are you enjoying this beautiful spring? Hard to believe it but the first day of Summer is in two weeks! I have been catching up with several classmates over the past few months and it's been great. One, in particular, has taken me for quite a ride down memory lane and reminded me of just how happy my high school days were at SHS. The multi-year reunion (years 1966-1982) will be held on October 18th at the Atlanta Airport Marriott. There is also a discounted room rate if you are coming from out-of-town. More info is below. Hope to see you there! What: Multi-Year Class Reunion (Classes 1966-1982) - Business Casual Attire Food, DJ, Photographer, Door Prizes and More! When: Saturday, October 18, 2014 - 7:00pm until Midnight Where: Marriott Atlanta Airport Hotel - 4711 Best Rd. College Park, GA 30337 Cost: $70 per person if you pay before September 1, 2014 $80 per person if you pay before October 11, 2014 $80 per person in CASH at the door MAKE CHECK OR MONEY ORDER PAYABLE TO: SHS ALUMNI Mail to: Bonnie Lecroy, 17 Seabolt Road, Locust Grove, GA 30248 Teachers and their spouses are free! 2014 Hello everyone! It's time for the next SHS Multi-Year Reunion! The last one in 2009 was really a lot of fun and it was great to see so many familiar faces. The food was good, the tables were grouped by year, the DJ did a fantastic job and there was a lot of dancing! All the info you need is below. Keith Craddock and the Reunion Committee work so hard . . . they are amazing and I know this year's reunion will the best yet. As for me, it seems the only time I'm on Classmates is at Reunion-time. I haven't been on the site in several years and missed a lot of emails from people that I really wanted to hear from. I have now responded to everyone and am waiting to see if they will forgive me :) I promise to visit Classmates faithfully - at least until after the reunion :) My 2009 post is still below and pretty much everything is still the same. I still work for Alston & Bird and live in East Cobb. My 30-year old son is a succe...Expand for more