Geraldine Ortiz Thompson

Wow...so were do I even begin? After HS, I left to Upstate NY for school. Did that for two years, got homesick...and racked up some hefty "out of state" student loans and ended up moving back down to Daytona Beach for five. Almost two years ago, I married my long time boyfriend in an Ocean side ceremony in Palm Coast, FL. We just bought our first brand new home back where we started in the Orlando area.

I am now working at a Veterinary Specialist office as a Veterinary Technician in critical care...basically an animal nurse...and love my job. I work nights with critical patients. So while your sleeping, I may be watching over your pet "fluffy", haha! I hope to begin working with marine or exotic animals in the near future.

Well, being that I was considered a "band nerd" by most of you non band people, my fondest memories involve band or the people in it with me. If I do recall, we were the 3rd best in the country, and by far the best in all of Orlando! Too many countless memories, many of them involving my long time buds, Hector Cabrerra, Kim Lyon, Nadine Martinez and Evelyn Zevala...man those were the days. Flute section rules!...Okay I'll calm down now, I don't even play that thing anymore...LOL

For my non band people memories, summer school prior to freshman year hanging with Erika Rosa during some sports class that I can't even remember why I took except so I didn't look like an ass not knowing where I was going on the first day of school...LOL. I'll never forget NEVER getting to school on time. Can't even count how many times I ended up in detention over it. Coach Langdon...I loved that guy. Marina and I making sure we put up the bus #'s right on the board during last period so you all could get on the right bus. Stealing some of Sabian's french fries during lunch...every day! I think he kept some on the side just for me, haha. Wearing clothes that was about 10 sizes too big for me when I was a freshman, and wanted to fit in to the, what I call "ghetto fabulous" faze! Thank God I fazed out of that one.
There's not enough space to fill out the rest. Can't wait to catch up with everyone again at the reunion!