"Where the STREETS Have No Names" No...They Have Quite a Few!
Well, unlike U2's 1987 hit song, "Where the Streets Have No Name" these "Streets" have quite a few names in their family. That is Doug and Susan (Susan Ramke) Streets. Doug and Susan are just one of a few of NHS Class of 87's marrying sweethearts. Susan found the blog via the Classmate's website.
Susan writes:
At the last reunion our son, Reed was about a year old. Now we have 3 boys: Reed is 9 (about to be 10), Derrick is 7 (about to be 8) and Nicholas is 5 (won’t be 6 until February). Doug’s career, he’s a mechanical engineer, took us out of Louisiana for a bit. We were in Ottawa, IL for about 1 ½ years. Nicholas was born there - he’s my Yankee baby. Couldn’t take the long, cold winters - told Doug to take me home or I’d make his life hell. So we’re back in Slidell. Doug works for ConocoPhillips at their Alliance Refinery in Belle Chasse. It’s a bit of a commute but he likes the job and enjoys those days when he gets to take his motorcycle. Reed will be going to Little Oak in the fall. It’s amazing but they’ve still have teachers teaching there that I had at Boyet. Hopefully, they won’t hold that against him. He’s into sports. Mostly baseball but soccer’s up near the top of his list too. He just made First Recommended Black Belt in Tae Kwan Do. He’ll be a full First Degree Black Belt after his next testing. Derrick is on to Honey Island in the fall. Soccer’s his favorite these days. He is also taking Tae Kwan Do - he is a senior green belt - about half way to his black. Nick starts kindergarten at Cypress Cove this year and I am sooooo ready for that. He’ll be trying soccer this fall for the first time. Nick is a green gator in Tae wan Do. He’s in the younger kids program and has a bit to go yet. After many years working in the legal field, I have been a stay-at-home mom for the past 7 years. Most days I love it - but I am looking forward to more time to ride my motorcycle, play guitar and actually finish some of the projects I’ve started.
Like most people in the area, we did have some damage from Hurricane Katrina. We had about 20 trees down in the yard. One landed on the roof above the kitchen. We also had about a foot of water in the house. We are finally back in the house but we’ve still got a bit to do. We had started remodeling the house just before the storm and, now, Doug still wants to do most of the work himself. So it’s taking a bit of time.
I’ll admit, I have been lurking around your blog for a few weeks now. It was your “Calling ALL...Heads, Jocks, Geeks, Punks, Skinnies and Fatties” entry that convinced me to write. You’re right. Here we are almost 40 - time to get over high school. I am still in touch with a few people that we graduated with, Rob Moore and Jean Hoover. I have passed on the info to them. Hopefully, they’ll both respond. I think I may be able to track down a few others. I am really looking forward to seeing everyone - and who knows, maybe even make a few new friends that I’ve known forever.
Susan writes:
At the last reunion our son, Reed was about a year old. Now we have 3 boys: Reed is 9 (about to be 10), Derrick is 7 (about to be 8) and Nicholas is 5 (won’t be 6 until February). Doug’s career, he’s a mechanical engineer, took us out of Louisiana for a bit. We were in Ottawa, IL for about 1 ½ years. Nicholas was born there - he’s my Yankee baby. Couldn’t take the long, cold winters - told Doug to take me home or I’d make his life hell. So we’re back in Slidell. Doug works for ConocoPhillips at their Alliance Refinery in Belle Chasse. It’s a bit of a commute but he likes the job and enjoys those days when he gets to take his motorcycle. Reed will be going to Little Oak in the fall. It’s amazing but they’ve still have teachers teaching there that I had at Boyet. Hopefully, they won’t hold that against him. He’s into sports. Mostly baseball but soccer’s up near the top of his list too. He just made First Recommended Black Belt in Tae Kwan Do. He’ll be a full First Degree Black Belt after his next testing. Derrick is on to Honey Island in the fall. Soccer’s his favorite these days. He is also taking Tae Kwan Do - he is a senior green belt - about half way to his black. Nick starts kindergarten at Cypress Cove this year and I am sooooo ready for that. He’ll be trying soccer this fall for the first time. Nick is a green gator in Tae wan Do. He’s in the younger kids program and has a bit to go yet. After many years working in the legal field, I have been a stay-at-home mom for the past 7 years. Most days I love it - but I am looking forward to more time to ride my motorcycle, play guitar and actually finish some of the projects I’ve started.
Like most people in the area, we did have some damage from Hurricane Katrina. We had about 20 trees down in the yard. One landed on the roof above the kitchen. We also had about a foot of water in the house. We are finally back in the house but we’ve still got a bit to do. We had started remodeling the house just before the storm and, now, Doug still wants to do most of the work himself. So it’s taking a bit of time.
I’ll admit, I have been lurking around your blog for a few weeks now. It was your “Calling ALL...Heads, Jocks, Geeks, Punks, Skinnies and Fatties” entry that convinced me to write. You’re right. Here we are almost 40 - time to get over high school. I am still in touch with a few people that we graduated with, Rob Moore and Jean Hoover. I have passed on the info to them. Hopefully, they’ll both respond. I think I may be able to track down a few others. I am really looking forward to seeing everyone - and who knows, maybe even make a few new friends that I’ve known forever.
If you have been reading, you know how thrilled I was to receive this update.
Thank you, Susan! You made my day, my week and maybe even my month. I will be looking for you at the Open Houses for the boys' schools if I don't see you before then. I hope you and/or Doug can make the reunion planning meeting we are planning on having in the near future. I'll send you details when they are finalized.
Remember...send your information to nhsclassof87reunion@yahoo.com
posted by Rami at 4:44 PM
1 Comments:
Sorry Susan. I thought I had included your maiden name...for those of you who did not know it, Susan is Susan Ramke!
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