Comments on: Redemption.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:41:11 +0000

well, i did get an invitation to mine, and i did enjoy high school. but i totally struggled with all of the thoughts that you had…wondering what fabulous dress to wear, and what everyone else would be wearing, being excited to show off my hubby and pictures of my daughter, being worried about how i was pregnant and would i look fat, and the list of insecurities goes on. then, i came to my senses and realized that i didn’t want to revert the the place where i was dependent on “their” acceptance to determine my worth. but how could i go, and not have all of that go on at the same time? in the end, i couldn’t go because of other more major family events. but it is so silly all the junk that something as trivial as a high school reunion can bring up in us. i love the “redemption” that you have found, and i know that it is more beautiful on you than anything you could wear.

By: trey

trey — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:18:06 +0000

I almost didn’t go to mine.. but then I changed my mind and went. I had a good time. I got to see some friends.. and there were the akward conversation moments.. but thats to be expected with people you haven’t seen in years. I think you have a tendency to over think situations. I say screw it.. and go.

By: trey

trey — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:16:11 +0000

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:25:14 +0000

it all comes back to bjork!

i did not get an invitation to my reunion either. I would not have gone…in case you were wondering.

By: _steve

_steve — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:08:36 +0000

I read this entry while listening to “Chinese Translation” by M. Ward, courtesy of Mike’s Facebook…and I think it was the perfect background music.

And while I was writing this just now, “Earth Intruders” by Bjork came on and…wow is THAT the wrong music to read your blog to. I mean…WOW.

By: brandi

brandi — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:38:45 +0000

Aaron just got back from his high school reunion last week. He went into it with a bit of dread (if he hadn’t already been in town for work I don’t think he would have gone), but he had a blast and was completely shocked by it. These things are so tricky… I always look forward to seeing friends from high school, and I always end up disappointed.

By: bryan

bryan — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:27:03 +0000

kari, i skipped out on my reunion as well. just didnt work out logistically. but if i examine the reasons that i wanted to go, they are mostly to try and show off my wife, degree, big muscles, superior intellect, and all that. not really about connecting with people that i miss. so yeah, i guess i shouldnt feel bad about not going…not that i really do, but yeah…

By: Adriene

Adriene — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:34:29 +0000

Yeah, I’m not planning on going to mine this year, either. I haven’t received an invite for it, so I’m not even entirely sure that there’s one in the works. I wasn’t MISERABLE in high school (that’s what middle school is for. Haha!), but at the same time, I don’t look back on it with a lot of nostalgia. I had a much better time in college (mostly because I guess I felt like I could be more “myself” then, and not have to deal with people who always felt the need to be “cool,” etc. Most people seemed to be over it by then).

So yeah – save your money and do something fun with Mike or other friends that night.

By: Adriene

Adriene — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:29:29 +0000

Yeah, my tenth is supposed to be this year… I haven’t head anything about it, and even if I did get an invite, I probably wouldn’t go. I dunno – I had many more fond memories of college than I did high school (mostly because in college, it seemed most people were over that urge to try to be as “cool” as possible and were more comfortable with themselves, I guess).

But yeah, I don’t think mine will be worth the travel and money involved to go. I’ll have a much better time at home with Jeff, I think.

By: Jeff H

Jeff H — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:14:40 +0000

I didn’t go to my reunion either, they scheduled it on the day of the UGA-Tech football game (whaaaa? half of our high school went to either UGA or Tech), but the people who did go told me you would be surprised how little some people have changed in ten years. Go out that night with your husband or some of your close friends, you will probably have a better time.