I just arrived home from my class reunion!! Talk about feeling special.... I feel special!! The moment I arrived they told me how earlier they were discussing that once I arrived the fun would begin. I honestly never realized my classmates thought that of me and I am so very touched!! I took my BFF with me and on the ride back home she told me that several of my classmates talked to her about me and shared with her what a great person I have always been. One of them said that no matter what is going on when I arrive the atmosphere instantly changes into a fun and bubbly affair!! Another person told my BFF that I always treated everyone the same no matter who they were or where they came from.
Did they look older? I don't know because all I saw was the smiling faces of the family we formed at East Limestone School back in the 70's. Many of us went to school together from 1st grade on and others joined us along the way. No matter what the Class of 1979 is my family and I love each and everyone of them. Priscilla brought our Senior Yearbook and we flipped through it and asked about everyone that wasn't in attendance to see if anyone knew where they are in life. We laughed and joked about some of our teachers. I did an impersonation of one of our teachers (won't say which one) and they instantly knew who it was. The boys cooked hamburgers and hotdogs for us and they were delicious! Denise brought a card for us all to sign to send to another classmate who has cancer and couldn't be with us today. We talked about our beloved classmate, Mark Jackson, who died earlier this month to Pancreatic Cancer.... that was our most somber moment..
Some of us let loose and talked about the crazy things that have happened in our lives. One of our classmates admitted to changing their sexual preference (let me add that it was a very entertaining discussion). Patrick has a 3 year old which I think makes him very brave (or insane) since my 13 year old may be the death of me!! Of course, my five marriages was a big hoo haa for everyone!! We exchanged notes about children, grandchildren, spouses, ex-spouses, parents and so many other things. Oh, and I got permission from a couple of classmates to tell stories about them in my blog.... so be on the lookout!!
If we had gone to school together in New York or Washington State I don't think we would have all been together today. I think here in the South we tend to develop more of a closeness, we actually become a family of sorts. I know for a fact that you don't have to be born into a family to become family!! I feel like I just spent a wonderful day with family!
To my classmates I spent the day with..... all of you made me feel very special. It brings tears to my eyes as I am writing this because of the love you shared with me today!! I walked away from that reunion today feeling like a ROCK STAR. I love each and everyone of you and hope we all get together again very soon!!
Hey NAN, I enjoyed the day as well. It was good to see you, and we did share some stories about our days togther as a class. It brought back a lot of memories. It was good to see everyone there and some I have not seen since we graduated. Thanks to all who had a part in making today a great day.
ReplyDeleteHey girl, I know I'm from 1978, but I follow your blog. Since we were in such a small school in the South, we all were family. It didn't matter if we were from the class of 77, 78, 78 or 80 we all knew each other and crossed each others path in life on a daily basis. I'm sure your blog will be filled with wonderful stories. I can hardly wait.
ReplyDeleteAwesome post, Sugar, and it was a great time for me too!
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