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As much as I hate to say it, “I am coming of age!” Things that are happening in my life are situations I’m just not prepared for…and it is not always death.
Dot Wallace Nichols and I have been friends since we were six years old. We graduated from high school and college together…and have lived only a block away from one another almost our entire lives.
It’s strange when you really know a person…sometimes I think that comes from “growing up” with that person and/or living with that person. Those childhood days spent running the roads first on foot, then on bikes, and then in cars are something one never forgets.
Dot has made the decision to move to Brandon to be near her daughter and only grandson, Connor. Oh, I think she is doing the right thing…I just can’t believe we are at the place in our life where we make these type decisions!
I could tell “Dot tales” for pages…but somethings need to stay in the past. But what I can say is that my oldest friend is leaving me…leaving Magee…and leaving the life of always being just a block away.
I will in no way be “getting rid of Dottie”…oh no, Brandon isn’t that far away…we will just be traveling another journey in life.
I’m gonna miss Dot. She will come bursting in my house screaming and hollering…mad with somebody…and ready to take on the world. Once she has her fit she is better. I’m gonna miss not looking at her house and checking to see if her car is in the driveway almost everyday of my adult years. I’m gonna miss the “we should not have done” pranks…our poor neighbors…we were awful! I’m gonna miss life with Dot as I have known it for years. We’ve reached many a milestone together and walked through many a valley hand in hand.
She taught for many years at Magee Junior High. Following retirement at MHS, Dot began a second career at Simpson Academy. Due to health issues, Dot retired in 2014.
Good by my dear friend. I know life will never be the same…but there are no amount of miles that can keep us apart!
