Terri Reis:  

CLASS OF 1975
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Gustine, CA

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Hi I am Theresa/Terri (Areias) Reis, I Am A Cruise Specialist with The Cruise Brothers.. I have been Married for 35 years this coming November 8, 2008.. My Hubby (Joe) has been "The Bread Winner" for 35 years(working for Morningstar 29 years and now at Longs Distribution Center going on 2 years)!.. I have been "The Mommy and HomeMaker" plus working at various jobs when needed (Jill Of all trades but Mistress of none).. We have 3 Beautiful Children, Mardain(27), Joseph (23)and Tyler (21). They are " Our Heart and Soul" , and they keep "Our Family Alive"!... We have been on 3 cruises: 7 Day Mexican Riveira (our 25th anniversary) 5 Day Baja (just a get away) and a 12 Day Alaska (Joe's 50Th BDay). We loved them all, with special memories of friends we met and good times we had, along with great food, fun, and wonderfull sites to be seen.. Joe always said , when he retired I would "Take Over the Ship" and he would be along for the Ride..HAHA...And I thought he was "NUTS", but here I am "A Cruise Agent Associate"... I believe A Cruise is a travelers Dream Come True! It offers: Transportation on the Big Beautiful Sea in a Floating Hotel, 5 Star Food, World Class Entertainment, Activities Galore and Destinations of Your Choice for an Affordable price!.... Our Dream is to take a World Cruise... "Look Forward to Your Dreams, Relish Your Moments, Live for Your Future."... "Our Love Story" November 1, 1973 I Theresa Louise Areias broke up with Joseph Leonard Reis!!!!!! :( Well he would have nothing to do with that "STATEMENT" !!!!! He threw a "FIT".... First...He broke his Framed 8x10 High School picture over his knee... :( Second...He screamed really loud... :( Third.. He threw this brand new set of clothes(tags still on them) I had just bought him, into the cow manure field... : ( I just stood and watched... :( Then finally he calmed down..... : ) He had decided in all of about 2 minutes, that it was OK and he would just move to Idaho!!! :( So now I am hearing, MY FIRST & ONLY "TRUE LOVE" say "I'll just move away,that will fix things".. HA Well, I decide in all of about 1 second, no no no you can't leave "THE STATE". I was only breaking up, it doesn't mean I never want to see you again!. PLEASE DON"T LEAVE, I will EVEN GO TO IDAHO with you, I say.. : ) He smiles and says OK... : ) But being the "GOOD LITTLE GIRL" my Mommy and Daddy raised...I say, "But first we HAVE to get married, then WE can go to Idaho... : ) He smiles and says OK... : ) WE (I being 16 & Joe being 19) tried to get married... I did tell my Mother (honest, I did) : ) The only thing she said was "The BORDER PATROL will stop you from going into Nevada"! I had never been out of the state of California, I was afraid of this "BORDER PATROL"... I seen this BORDER PATROL come round up the illegal immigrants that worked the fields around us, some would run and hide in our barns..SCAREY : ( But Joe, he was a "SHARP" young man, he had been "EVERYWHERE"... He assures me they don't do that....So off we go....... : ) WE fund this trip with $80 that I have stashed in my dresser drawer (some of the money was from my allowance(pay from chores) and some was from Joes job that he recently had quit)... We fill up with gas(30 cents a gallon)and later in no-where-land @ 52 cents ).. Now, "I" throw a "FIT", I never seen anything like this before.."HIGHWAY ROBBERY"...But we need gas if we are to get to Reno, so I pay, but I AM MAD.. :( I'm still wondering about this BORDER PATROL.. :( We chill out on this long trip listening to Steely Dan- 8 track tape- over and over and over again.. : ) We pass the sign .. "Entering Nevada".. He "IS" smart..NO BORDER PATROL.. : ) We have no idea what we are getting ourselves into.. WE are HAPPY : ) Chapels...Chapels everywhere..I never seen anything like it before... : ) How do we pick just One! My favorite color is Blue..So the Blue Chapel is it! "We Kirk of the Heather" ...Beautiful name TOOO!!! : ) They say NO/I am not old enough/I say "Mom says its OK" They say get her to sign. :( We are tired and sad.. We came all this way for nothing!!!! :( So gambling here we come.. : ) I am afraid to go in, so I tell him he can go .. : ( He went in like he "OWNED" the joint.. He made it, I could see him gambling.. : ) He was escorted out in about 10 minutes... HA We rent a room/ Sage Brush Motel- 12.95..Attack of the Giant Rabbits was playing on TV. Joe watches that movie and I t...Expand for more
ake a shower...Love that shower, we only had a tub at my house..I look out the window and say "Someday I want stay in those "FANCY HOTELS" . Joe says OK .. : ) We go buy a plastic "ONE ARMED BANDIT" to play in the room & a Genuine GOLD filled "Diamond Like" wedding set( 20 bucks)... We eat dinner at McDonalds... : WE ARE HAPPY : ) Wearing my new shiney Wedding Ring Set off we go to the Golden Arches for breakfast.. : ) Went to Woolworths, Got Reno Salt/Pepper Shakers, a Reno Spoon, and those little wax chewable soda bottles filled with liquid sugar/kool-aid (remember those?).. : ) We are almost broke, Joe remembers "Always Fill Your Tank With GAS in Reno".. : ) I remember "Always Save a Dime for a phone call", I have more than 1 ... : ) So we are good to GO.. We Are HAPPY.. : ) I try and call Mom, let her know the BORDER PATROL did not get me, NO ANSWER.. :( I call my friends, "Go Tell Mom I'm OK, of course I am Married I say".., DAD would be MAD if I was BAD.. : ( But Joe assured me I was "GOOD"... : ) HAHA One last stop on the outskirts of Reno, they have Penny Machines and they let US play. We hit a hundred a couple of times, just enough for 2 sodas! : ) WE are now BROKE, WE are NOT married, and the closest WE got to IDAHO was Reno! But WE ARE HAPPY... : ) and WE got GAS.. : ) Off we Go and down comes SNOW, my second time ever to see SNOW, we stop and play and play and play.. : ) Long ride home and Steely Dan is still playing on the 8 track...NOW I begin to THINK! OH NO MARRIED, I am TOO YOUNG TO BE MARRIED! I say>>>JOE>>> WHAT THE HELL WERE "YOU" THINKING? : () Let's just go home eat humble pie and be engaged. : ) Joe smiled and said OK... : ) I seperate the ring set, stuff the band part in the glove box, we are NOW officially engaged..WE are HAPPY.. : ) Seconds seem like minutes and Minutes seem like Hours on that ride home.. : ( Joe finally speaks " Aunt Betty is having an Anniversary Party tonight ( 25 years), let's GO". I smile and say OK... : ) NOW>>> un-be knowest to US.....The "COPS" were called to my home, NOT the BORDER PATROL.. HA : () Mom never did answer that DANG phone.. : ( Everyone heard about this "TONY"( MY DAD)...He is NOT going like his little girl getting married to the "City Boy"..They want to inform him that his daughter has ran away and indeed been MARRIED..What should they do?.. : () He was tired, he just got off work, HE said> " She Made Her Bed , Now She Can Sleep In It".. : () Back at the PARTY for Aunt Betty & Uncle Bob, we pull up and are trying to think of a bizzillion stories to tell of "WHERE WE HAVE BEEN" .... : ) And out from the roof tops comes Rudolph ( Aunt Betty) Prancer ( Mom Shirley) and Vixin( Cousin Peggy) screaming from the top of their lungs... CONGRATULATIONS and hugs and kisses flying EVERWHERE.. We want to crawl in a hole.. : ( But instead I pull out the other part of the ring from the glove box... : ) WE BOTH SMILE....WE ARE CONFUSED... But>>>>WE ARE HAPPY???... : ) Everyone at Aunt Betty & Uncle Bob's Anniversary party was so happy for us.... : ) We just sat there and sweated.... I mean smiled... : ) Back at Home in Gustine... My Dad said nothing.. Just a hard cold stare.. : ( Joe's Mom said "Its ok if you are having a "BABY".. : ) I smile and say "What Baby?"..... : ) Nobody can figure out that we are just "IN LOVE" and just a "little bit stupid"... : 0 OK OK>> " A LOT BIT STUPID" >>> : ) But... WE ARE HAPPY.. : ) We aren't married...There is no baby acoming...No jobs..No house..No money.. No nutting.. And I got a "Generic Ring".. HA But..WE ARE HAPPY... : ) So we decided to stick it out and do it right.... : ) Took My Mom (Yubie) to get a notarized signature in Hilmar... : ) Off to Reno we go again... : ) Two Trips in One Week and NO BORDER PATROL... : ) And WE ARE HAPPY... : ) We had a beautiful Wedding at "We Kirk of the Heather"... : ) The people in attendance were The (drunk) Pastor, The Secretary (my Maid of Honor), The guy they called on the phone (he was there in 5 minutes) AKA >> Joe's Best Man... : ) Gas to Reno - Anywhere from 30 cents to 52 cents a gallon Generic Wedding Ring- 20 bucks Pastor - $ 25 Stand up people - $ 5 apiece Wedding Dinner @ you guessed it >> McDonalds $4 MEMORIES-- PRICELESS On November 8 1973.... Joseph Leonard Reis did infact marry Theresa Louise Areias.... : ) And Idaho is still just a DREAM... : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : )
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