Recently I attended my (gulp) 30th
reunion. And I have to say, thanks to Facebook, the reunion was probably a lot
different for me than my parents. After all, I had connected with others, they
knew of my life, I knew of theirs. Social media added an interesting twist.
Still… I wanted to give a glimpse
of my view of getting back in touch with classmates … 30 years later. Including
what I will call my awards ceremony.
There were many who attended that
I hoped to see. There was only one person I didn’t want to see and thankfully, she didn't come. The last time I saw this woman, she nuzzled at the bar with a
man half her age (Not her husband) looking worse for wear and being very
supportive of him as they both hustled frozen meat out of the back of his car
to the patrons of the bar.
Even holding her bargain frozen
patties, she still managed to snub me, stare and snicker at me in some sort of
intimidating manner. Really? Seriously? I guess she failed to see that she lost
all bully credibility the second she start being the meat huckster.
Everyone really looked great. It
was funny to see the difference between attire of the twenty reunion and
thirty. Many women tossed out the choice for sequence and opted for comfort.
Hand raised. I hate anything tight against my body, that comes with age, I
guess.
It was evident the room was divided
between those who embraced the year of the Sears Senior discount and those who
were fighting it tooth and nail.
Despite the fighting it …. Fact remains
it was thirty years later. We did get old. We all aged well. I like to think.
Bottom line remains, we all had a
blast. I was super impressed by the
longevity of marriages in our class. Man, if I add all my marriages together it
still doesn't add up to some of the marriages there.
Although, it was evident some
should have left their spouses at home. Really? Totally reiterating why I don’t
get married … again. It was a reunion. Your spouse is going to socialize. You
can’t expect them to sit with you and you certainly can’t get visually and publicly pissed when they be bop around. Which happened.
Now for my Jackie 30 year reunion
awards. (I’m leaving out last names but am providing a visual)
Least changed all the way around:
Kelly
Personality wise, hair, face,
this woman is still as endearing today as she was 30 years ago. I’m almost
convinced she found Dick Clark’s Dorian Gray Mirror.
.
Most changed/aged for the better:
Ted
Seriously, take a look.
Most likely to still look the
same at our fortieth reunion: Karen
Take a look at her grad pic and
now. I may even say she’ll still look the same at the fiftieth.
Best quote of the night: Maryann,
when she said, (In reference to a body part) “No man paid for these, I bought
these myself in Florida.”
Most likely to be married more
times than me: Steve
While we are both tied at 3 times
down, I foresee him having at least two more spouses. He also was the most
photographed the night of the reunion, appearing somewhere in almost every
picture. It could start a new game. “Where’s Steve.”
Most like to be (Or should be)
the mayor of a community: Bob
You should hear this man talk. Boy
he’d give Governor Christy a run for his money.
And finally, my big award the, “I’m
not convinced this wasn't a case of borrowed identity award”. It goes to Craig.
I was thinking at first it was a case of Wedding crashers, but instead reunion
crashers. Because there is no way, he is the same guy we graduated with. Or it was a
possible brilliant political infiltration to subconsciously sway votes. Cause he
looks suspiciously like a presidential candidate. Am I the only one who thinks
it?
I was showing my mom pictures of
the reunion. Her first question wasn’t, ‘did I have a good time,’ it was, “Were
there any prospects.” I laughed and told her I was one of the few not married.
She pointed to a picture and said, “What about this nice looking young man?” (Craig)
Snicker. Snort. Young. We’re
pushing fifty. Of course she’s decades beyond us.
I shrugged and said I wasn’t sure
then I pointed to Steve and informed her he was the only one I knew that wasn’t
married.. To which she said. “Oh. Hmm. Check on the Mitt Romney looking guy.”
And yes, it’s only fair …
God willing, I’ll be writing a
blog about the fortieth.
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