Showing posts with label reunion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reunion. Show all posts

Thursday, July 10, 2014

keeping it in the past

this weekend
my husband and i
will be attending his high school class reunion

i do not normally live
in the past---
in fact,
i am not one of those that brings
up their glory days---
and
i did have a pretty decent,
and popular existence in high school.

i am not one that has any
 traumatic memories
like some people, i know.

i have nice memories
of school and friends!
i am also
one that always,
and i mean always...
looks at that glass half full.
so i may only remember the 'good days'?! ha.

so, getting back to the hubs'.

he and i went to the same high school.
he was a senior when i was a freshman.
we did not date.
we did not start dating until the summer
of my senior year
when he came home for a visit
from college. ;)

but, since we both attended
the same school,
a lot of his friends
married friends of mine 
or at least girls i knew from school. :)

so when i go to his reunion,
in some ways it feels like mine as well. 

this year
we are keeping it simple
with a potluck and bonfire.
i have downloaded
nothing but good 
and i mean 
GOOD
70's music!!
i will be in charge of keeping the music playing during the event.
so as i sit here,
right now---
listening to 
my selections of music,
it is funny
how some music 
can conjure up memories.
i can listen to a song
and be transported right back
to the 70's
and remember
listening out on my parents
deck,
to music
while laying in the sun,
trying to boost my tan
before going out that night 
on a date.
:)

i still have NO idea
what i will be wearing!
i am trying not to 
make too much of a big deal
out of it
and let go!? 

as my husband
visits with his buddies
and they reminisce about the 
good old days
and their 'jock' status'

i will be visiting and catching up with
some friends too!!

have a lovely week
and shine your light my friends!
we never know
who we might touch this week
with our smile!

blessings,

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Monday, August 6, 2012

reflections

after a busy and very full weekend
i am sitting here reflecting
on the past.

the person who went to her
class reunion this weekend
is not really the same person
who left there so many years
earlier.

a girl who walked the halls
years ago, pretended she had
all the answers but, really
was very insecure in many ways.

she might have looked like
she had it all together to others;
participated in all the 'right' sports,
hung out with all the 'right' people,
a girl who really, truly was just
trying her best to fit in just like
the rest of her classmates-

that girl
arrived at the reunion
and with no worry other
than the fact that she
wanted to reach out

to make sure that every
single classmate was acknowledged
and given a smile or a hug-
shining her light and reaching out
with friendship!

it was wonderful to
witness so many classmates
also mingling & reaching out to
each other-

no longer cliques and 'groups'
but all of us classmates who
have all grown older
and hopefully a little wiser!
taken at the friday social get together ( no spouses.) :)
thank you to a sweet friend for taking this!


hubbie and i 
before walking
next door to the class reunion


one of the BEST highlights for me
that night was when a childhood
friend since 5th grade walked
in the door...
she was in my wedding and i
have not seen her in years!

talk about warming my heart!!


i am already thinking about
when i get to see all
these awesome friends again!


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Friday, August 3, 2012

reunion time

for over a year now
we have planned,
gotten together and laughed,
reconnected & organized
our high school class reunion.

it will be a two day event
tonight is only our
classmates at a cocktail party
and tomorrow will be our
catered dinner and huge get
together!

i am very excited to see everyone
and reconnect!

it also couldn't have come
at a better time than this
weekend!

other than the fact that
 tomorrow is the hubs' birthday,
so we plan to celebrate
on sunday afternoon for him. ;)

off to make my appetizer~

whoo-hoo!

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