So, I have been doing the Facebook thing and hooking up with classmates from high school a bit and it has been kind of strange but fun at the same time. I graduated in 1979….whew!, that was a long time ago!  and some of the people I am now Facebook friends with I haven’t spoken to in almost 30 years! That is a bit weird I think mostly because you do a lot of growing and changing and just living in that period of time. I know a few of my friends did stay in touch over the years.  They went to the 10 and 20 year class reunions as well as just getting together and keeping in touch.

I didn’t do much of either, I stayed in touch a little bit during my 20′s with a few of the girls I went to school with but then life just happens and you lose touch. I missed my 10 year reunion because my ex-husband just didn’t want to go and we had just had a baby that spring. When my 20 year came along I was in the middle of a divorce so the timing was just not good there either.

Well, I just received an email today, August 28, 2009….the date is set and I am nervous but willing and hopefully will be able to go….but boy, the preparations that need to be done….Oh my gosh!! I need to get in shape! I haven’t seen these people in 30 years! and I am silly enough to worry about how I look and the whole appearance thing…..I know, stupid, stupid, stupid! It shouldn’t matter as long as I am happy in my life, I really don’t have to prove anything to people I went to High School with…..right??? I happily missed out at the 10 year reunion where they would have one upped each other about who was doing what and working where and who graduated from what college etc.   I have no clue what the “deal” is at a 20 year reunion… but I am pretty sure we will all be checking out how old we must all look at this one……jeeze!!!!

At least on Facebook, those of us who have posted pictures of ourselves and our families won’t be too shocked at the reunion, I have to say for the most part a lot of my girlfriends look absolutely fabulous, they look either very much like they did in school or even better!  That in itself is a bit daunting I must say!  I never was the “most popular” in my class, a bit of a bookworm and I did sports and I was on the drill-team but all in all I guess I always felt like I didn’t fit in, always a bit on the outside of things.  As I have gotten older I realize that a lot of people felt that way in school so I guess I am not alone in that.  I was “Joe Student” in high school then sadly, goofed off in college! and then got married, got my MRS degree rather than my AA or BA or whatever!! Oh well….sigh…

The thought of being under a microscope by people I haven’t seen in years is intimidating to me….having them review and judge how I have lived my life and the choices I have made.  And isn’t there is always that “someone” in school who rubbed you the wrong way that I can imagine would be the one with the 20 questions and the raised eyebrows!!    I am also a bit of the quiet one….though if you knew me you’d be surprised by this I think….what I mean is, I don’t make small talk well, what do you say to someone you haven’t seen in such a long time?  How do you keep the ol’ conversation going…..this freaks me out!  Will I sound interesting, will anyone even want to talk to me, will they have a clue who I am……fears, fears, fears!!  Thankfully I have at least one girlfriend out there who I just can talk to and connect with instantly, like it was yesterday.  I love that and I love that she is the same, funny and happy and just a genuine nice person.

My husband is excited to go to the reunion which is nice, he is English and they just don’t do the same kinds of things over there.  They finish school and leave the building without any ceremony so some of the traditions and things we do in the States are intriguing to him I guess.  He is encouraging me to “get in shape” in a nice way, not like you better get off your fat butt or anything! HA!!  I think he just wants me to feel good about myself which is great, he is wonderful how he loves me!  He just says, just show them how lovely you are inside and out! Well, we will see!

I will keep you posted on this one!

Cheers!

Grace

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