Wow.... to be included in with such dedicated and wonderful people as this.... I'm touched....
Thanks Andrew
Seems like you were instrumental in getting a few of us back to read what everyone had to say. *hugs* And no, it was you back with 168 during the year of "the wedge" that really showed *me* what FIRST was about
So I need to thank you.
As Jess said, and I'm sure should be included in, we've all been through a lot...both in FIRST, and outside. But for all the trials and tribulations, my time spent in FIRST is something I'd never trade. It was my friendships with all of you and the skills I aquired over the years that kept me going and made me who I am today.
As my life begins to stabilize here in Tennessee, there is a chance that I may return to FIRST. I've not paused and really thought about in what capacity, but I do miss you all. More than the robots, the huge competitions, and the crazy times at Disney (and now Houston), I miss the one of the largest and wonderful families a person could ever have.
I may have pulled up the code to make the FIRST Chatroom - but without all of you, it would have sat there empty. Without everyone of in FIRST, there would be nothing... and we may have been some of the "old school" die hard FIRST-a-holics, but as proven by this thread, you have not forgotten us.... and that made every moment, every tear, every high, worth what it took and so much more.
~ lora