Reunions

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1991

Twenty years ago I went to my first and only high school reunion. It was wonderful and horrible at the same time. My boyfriend from high school showed up. He was a year ahead of me so I was not prepared to see him. He had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and I knew things would be different with him....but all I could see was the boy I was madly in love with. When he started flirting with my 'best' friend who was single, I went into a flurry of jealousy that I hadn't felt since, well high school. An emotional ball of yarn I began unraveling at a speed that self control couldn't keep up with. To my utter embarrassment the tears started flowing. My friend kept saying (over and over) that it was because I still loved him(could things get any worse?) then being a born again Christian she started praying over me in the middle of the reunion(yes they could). I figured I could use a good prayer right about then so I just closed my eyes and hoped it would all be gone by the time I opened them again. (it wasn't)

Having not stayed in Boise these were people that I hadn't seen since high school graduation. It was disappointing to not know them as adults and to not really have anything current to bring us together. I kept expecting to feel the same closeness...the shared secrets, the familiarity that only comes from living with someone 24/7. But that had been a life time ago.
Next summer will be my 40th high school reunion. Next summer will be different. Even though 20 more years has passed there is one thing that will make the difference... Facebook!

What a marvelous piece of technology. Have I said how much I love Facebook!


A page has been set up for the reunion and we are all connecting and becoming friends again...but this time as adults! I'm learning about new found faith, children, grandchildren, professions, husbands, (1st and 2nd), joys and sorrows. I can hardly wait until next summer....



now about those lbs. to lose.....