Venus Welch

Can't wait to see everyone at the reunion this summer! I can hardly believe it's been so long. Living in McKinney these days and working for JC Penney, but I'm happy to say I have kept in touch with lots of friends from my Bulldog days and don't know what I would have done without them over the years.

Like so many others, I first walked through the double doors and into the halls of CHS at the tender age of 5. Krista Sinclair was my first ever BFF while we napped on our mats in kindergarten. Amy Chastain (Latham) was soon to follow and boy do we have a ton of memories. I am happy to say I had a great childhood and couldn't be happier that we were all so close through the years. I have lots of friends now who couldn't name any friends from K-4. It's a shame really. Of course Clay Caldwell beats them all...we go back to pre-school. Don Sudduth taught me all about football on his football game at his moms. Tracey Ripley and I mooned over Shawn Cassidy posters in her room in 2nd grade. Then 5th grade brought the formation of what would become my closest friendship ever. April Sanders and I still share a brain and I would be lost without her. Even if we've lived no closer than 5 hours away from each other since our sophmore year in college. I was a Band Geek and so proud of it. Through band I met some of the most wonderful people and made such great friends. I can't wait to catch up again. I'm looking forward to it very much.