Comments | carrie_leigh: Twenty Year High School Reunion

carrie_leigh

Twenty Year High School Reunion

Jun 08, 2011 22:58

For me, the title of this post may as well be another phrase for "Weekend Involving Self-Torture and Mental Anguish."

Alright, maybe that's a little dramatic. It is an occupational hazard, after all ( Read more... )

i'm old, reunion

Comments 13

slitherhither June 9 2011, 06:07:56 UTC

Unfortunately, I'm the girl that enjoys standing on the fringe of the party and making snarky or quasi-inappropriate comments.

This is so what I did at my 20-yr high school reunion!! That, plus as soon as I walked in - and immediately felt exactly how I did in high school - my highschool BFF and I went straight to the bar and got two glasses of wine. Each.

Though I did end up enjoying myself, seeing a few old friends, and saying "hey!" to the really sweet guy I lost my virginity to. *g* All accompanied by many glasses of wine. Also, on the way in, crossed paths with someone who was already a grandmother. At age 38. OMG!!!

So: go, go and gawk at who's still cute/not cute anymore/much cuter than before. Wear something fabulous, bring pix of kids, drink, maybe dance. Relive a bit of your highschool angst and meet it with a maybe a teensy bit of perspective. Or not.

And, of course, tell us all about it!!!!

Here here!! ext_370433 June 9 2011, 13:35:09 UTC

Girl, it's as if you took the words right out of my brain! I've said for eons (and you can look them up on my blog) that going to another reunion was rather pointless now that we have Facebook and who wants to go back to that place ( ... )

brendanm720 June 9 2011, 15:17:23 UTC

I skipped my 10th. I just didn't feel the need to spend money I didn't have to see people I really didn't care for.

Of course, they split the high school in twain the year I graduated, so they held a joint reunion. So, if you figure 1500-odd people plus "guests"... That's 3000-odd people at the reunion. Not my idea of a good time.

Granted, It'd be nice to see my old friends again (there were like 10) but I'm friends with most of them on FB, so...

humbuggirl June 9 2011, 15:36:28 UTC

Pretend you are Martin Blank.

But don't kill anybody (unless you are handed a complimentary pen and then it's okay).

adelagia June 9 2011, 15:56:38 UTC

Hm, I hear you. I live far away enough from my old hometown that it's understandable why I wouldn't go to the upcoming reunion, and I am happy to have that excuse. I wasn't friends with most of these people then, and I honestly don't care what's going on in their lives, so why bother?

That said, I hope it turns out much more fun that you're expecting and you can replace the memory of your 10 year reunion with a much better one! :)