Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Reunion

This past weekend I went to a multi-class reunion from high school, 1970-1979.  I graduated in 1974.  So 35 years or longer since I have seen some of these people.  Don't really count the ones in my class as it turns out I was the only one in the group class picture!  There were two others there with me before the picture but they scooted out to go to the casino, and after the picture two more showed up.  It was weird and the old me would have walked out the door but the new me took the bull by the horns and headed to the front of the room, the stage, and had my picture taken with a smile on my face.  I was painfully shy in school but that is way behind me now. 

Before the reunion I was at Daddy's visiting when the doorbell rang.  Daddy didn't hear it so I went to the door and there was a guy, Daryl, class of 1972.  He used to be in Daddy's Boy Scout troup and I dated him and double-dated with him many a year ago.  It was so good to see Daryl.  He stopped by when he saw my car out front and wanted to tell Daddy what an awesome person he was and scout leader and that the group of guys in the troop were wonderful, that Daddy was a great influence in his life.  AWWWWW...it was so great for Daryl to do that.  We also got to talking about dating and I had to add that I really liked boy scouts too...wink, he said, "yes", that I was such a little cutie running around.  Uh oh, still a small crush?  Oh it was nice and he is a very, very nice guy.  We started talking also about spouses and his was in the car waiting.  Come to find out his wife went to junior high with The Hubby and graduated with our friend Gail (who passed away in '06) and in fact lived across the street from her.  Absolutely a small world.  All in all the day was nice.  Maybe next time more people from my class will show up. 

7 comments:

Flea said...

I'm so glad you're no longer painfully shy! And that was awfully sweet of him to stop like that. What a great weekend! Love your graduation photo.

A Brit in Tennessee said...

No shyness now, you look like you could take on the world :)
What a lovely weekend, I 'spect there was lots of catching up, and giggling.....

Anonymous said...

Patty went back for her 50th a few years ago and we saw and got to meet many surprises. Some used to be her best friends.

Carma Sez said...

I've got a reunion coming up - a big year too; have not yet decided if I'll go. That's too bad the others didn't make it into the picture!!

Territory Mom said...

Love, love your blog. You are a brave woman to go to your high school reunion. This inspires to go to my next big one, which will be my 30th. Thanks for joining my blog. I joined yours. Talk to you soon.

Mamarazzi said...

i haven't gone to any of my class reunions. not sure why, i just never made it a priority i guess. i have several friends from high school that i keep in good touch with and that seems good enough...lol!

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

Good for you. Nice thing about facebook is reconnecting with some of my classmates. The last reunion I went to was 20 years ago.