Fun times!
People from my past have been coming out of the woodwork this past week.
On Sunday, the Keppels swung through on their way to a reunion in Dunkirk and introduced the lot of us college people to the newest member of that clan, Victoria Grace. A cutie, as far as babies go. :) The "lot of us" included a handful of people I haven't seen since graduation in '98, and a couple from '97, too!
Mark Ferraro, anyone? AKA "Super Cripple?" Haven't seen him since graduation-ish. I haven't seen the Gallaghers, Mike and Kim, in a while, though it's been more recent since graduation. Kep's wedding, methinks? Jenno and beau, Tom, were there too. Even though we're both local, it's like we never get together unless someone else is in town. The reunion of sorts was held at the Pickup's, Jay and Jodi, in Victor. Their boys are getting big! The older one...Gavin? I think Caleb is younger...is getting to be as tall as Jason, though that's not a huge achievement. Jason's maybe 2 inches taller than me.
The BIG surprises came in the form of Mr. Mike Skinner and Mr. Vallon Davis. I haven't seen Mike since his wedding (which I'm still surprised I was invited to, as I didn't think I was that close to either Mike or his nutty former wife to be included in such an event...). And Val lives in Trinidad, so it's no surprise I haven't seen him in forever. It was a shock to hear he was in the country, let alone on his way to Victor. Wonderful to see him, though.
But it didn't stop there! The next day, I was at the Post Office in MidTown when I ran into a former roommate's boyfriend. No idea if they're still together. I didn't feel it was right to ask, and he didn't offer the info. But yeah...last time I saw Todd? I'd think it was '99, as Christine, Keppel and I moved out of that apartment that summer.
And then! THEN! Last night, Olivia and I went grocery shopping, and I was in the mood for a warm drink. We went to Earthtone's on Bay Road in Webster. After we got our drinks, I turned to leave, and there's stood Cherie, a woman we both knew from a social website I ran for several years. Now, there are some people from my past that I just don't care to see ever again for various reasons. She is one of them. I noticed that Olivia looked like she was trying to figure out why the woman looked familiar, so I took a few quick steps toward the door and tugged her purse strap to get her moving.
Mean of me? Maybe. But everyone has people from their past that they otherwise wouldn't want to reconnect with.
But it's those moments like Sunday when you see people you shared some of the best years of your life with that make those run-ins better than pleasant.
On Sunday, the Keppels swung through on their way to a reunion in Dunkirk and introduced the lot of us college people to the newest member of that clan, Victoria Grace. A cutie, as far as babies go. :) The "lot of us" included a handful of people I haven't seen since graduation in '98, and a couple from '97, too!
Mark Ferraro, anyone? AKA "Super Cripple?" Haven't seen him since graduation-ish. I haven't seen the Gallaghers, Mike and Kim, in a while, though it's been more recent since graduation. Kep's wedding, methinks? Jenno and beau, Tom, were there too. Even though we're both local, it's like we never get together unless someone else is in town. The reunion of sorts was held at the Pickup's, Jay and Jodi, in Victor. Their boys are getting big! The older one...Gavin? I think Caleb is younger...is getting to be as tall as Jason, though that's not a huge achievement. Jason's maybe 2 inches taller than me.
The BIG surprises came in the form of Mr. Mike Skinner and Mr. Vallon Davis. I haven't seen Mike since his wedding (which I'm still surprised I was invited to, as I didn't think I was that close to either Mike or his nutty former wife to be included in such an event...). And Val lives in Trinidad, so it's no surprise I haven't seen him in forever. It was a shock to hear he was in the country, let alone on his way to Victor. Wonderful to see him, though.
But it didn't stop there! The next day, I was at the Post Office in MidTown when I ran into a former roommate's boyfriend. No idea if they're still together. I didn't feel it was right to ask, and he didn't offer the info. But yeah...last time I saw Todd? I'd think it was '99, as Christine, Keppel and I moved out of that apartment that summer.
And then! THEN! Last night, Olivia and I went grocery shopping, and I was in the mood for a warm drink. We went to Earthtone's on Bay Road in Webster. After we got our drinks, I turned to leave, and there's stood Cherie, a woman we both knew from a social website I ran for several years. Now, there are some people from my past that I just don't care to see ever again for various reasons. She is one of them. I noticed that Olivia looked like she was trying to figure out why the woman looked familiar, so I took a few quick steps toward the door and tugged her purse strap to get her moving.
Mean of me? Maybe. But everyone has people from their past that they otherwise wouldn't want to reconnect with.
But it's those moments like Sunday when you see people you shared some of the best years of your life with that make those run-ins better than pleasant.