I tell you what, it's been 11 1/2 years since I graduated from high school (which is semi-alarming, by the way), and there is something incredibly encouraging about seeing childhood friends/classmates who are so stinking successful and so stinking happy.  Casey and I both attended our ISD from kindergarten to twelfth grade, and we were two of three families who all had kids in the same grades--so we saw a LOT of each other!  She's always been a good friend--intelligent and balanced, optimistic and full of grit--and now she's a teacher, pushing for the same in her students.  Love her mucho mucho--and so glad to get to meet her longtime boyfriend, R.  These two are more than a little fun!