It's hard to imagine that 10 years ago, I was going through my final year of high school, along with all its attendant fights, ball, exams and general whatnot. But it has been ten years.
I had a phone call today. From someone I never really spoke to much in high school. She and another girl, who I had even less to do with, are trying to organise our 10 year high school reunion. Apparently the response isn't overwhelming yet. But who knows, it might improve over the next few months. The intention is for it to be held in September.
1997 was also the year that Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion came out. My best friend (at the time) and I always said that we wanted to be like these two airheads, to the point that we'd argue over which of us was Romy, and which was Michelle (sad, I know). Well, that definitely won't be happening, as we managed to have a huge fight by about August of that year, and barely spoke two words to each other since.
It's odd, I never kept in touch with anyone from high school, and yet, I'm still curious to see everyone again.
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8 comments:
I went to a school reunion several years ago. My experience was, that once you lose touch, it won't reconnect. I don't think I will attend another reunion.
I have one person from my highschool years I am still in touch with. She is the "Jacky" from my blog. I am glad I have her, she is one of the persons providing me much appreciated support these dark days, spending last Tuesday evening with me for example.
My forbidden friend is one of my high school classmates... although from a different graduating class.
I also hang out with someone else from high school. A guy I used to (and still do) fish with.
I graduated from high school in 1982 btw...
I was exactly the same Smerk! The only people I ever saw from high school were the people I wanted to see and I really wasn't interested in playing 'catch-up' with random fellow graduates I bumped into down the shop. But for some reason I really wanted to go to my reunion.
The actual day was fairly disappointing. Granted, quite a few people showed up (I think there were about 70 or 80 people there) but I spent most of the day sitting with Christian, Barb, Mike and their brood and one or two other friends and trying to not gawp too obviously at anyone.
In fact when I did talk to people most of them just wanted to know why my sister was there (for one, I didn't even think anyone would know Barb was my sister and then I had to launch into the overly long story of how one of my best friends married my sister and is now my brother in law). Amy, one girl I saw actually thought that I had married Mike and I had to point out that I'm good friends with her brother, who works with Christian and really, I would have thought she'd have put two and two together when Brooksey says 'I went out with Annette and Christian the other day'.
Go figure.
But I'm glad I went. It satisfied my curiosity.
I enjoyed both reunions I went to (11 and 16 years - there's a whole story behind that too long for this one comment - ask me on the forum or in IM sometime).
I'm glad I went though I can't say I had an overwhelmingly great time. It was interesting to see people and how they had changed, trying to remember who the heck that guy was and to reconnect with old friends I used to be close with.
I don't know many of them that well still, but two previously close friends I keep at least a casual email correspondence with since the last reunion.
I have no desire to reunite with anyone I knew at school...
I didn't want anything to do with them when I was there either.
1997. . .what was I doing then. . .eh, I'm not even sure. Getting into trouble, no doubt.
I've never had a reunion with people years after I left them. Whenever I parted ways with people, it was always a forever sort of thing. I doubt I would recognise anybody I met from my late teens if I saw them today. Nor would I really have much to say to them.
I sincerely doubt I'll go to my ten-year reunion (if there is one).
I didn't like many people at my school.
I really enjoyed my 10 year reunion this year, hey we must be the same age! I missed everyone and it was good to see them finally. Especially my good friend Brad. It was just great.
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