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20th High School Reunion

Guess what came in the mail last week? An announcement that my 20th (Dear God) High School Reunion will take place August 2nd in dear old Vandalia (claim to fame: 1st crossroads in America), Ohio.

Do I go? Not go? I haven't a clue. Upon receiving the invitation, I raced to my computer to e-mail the 3 people from HS I actually keep in touch with, only to find 3 messages waiting for me reading, "R U going???"

In times of stress, I fall back on list-making. So allow me a moment to clear my head.

Reasons to Attend:

* There are 3-4 people I wouldn't mind catching up with.

  • I'm thinner and in better shape right now then I ever have been. (Probably the BEST reason to attend. Work it.)
  • High school still seems just like yesterday to me. It might be fun to visit that world and see what has changed.

Reasons Not to Attend:

  • What if nothing has changed?
  • Not sure I'm up for the self-inflicted frenzy of perfect hair/dress/nails/perfume/life chaos that will ensue.
  • Time and money. It's an 8 hour drive, $50 for a bad chicken dinner I can't even eat, and Blair will probably be bored out of his mind.

The due date to RSVP is July 15th. I suspect I'll be up late the night of the 14th, debating yes/no. Any thoughts on this? I remember being young and my mom talking about attending her 20th reunion and how old I thought she must be, to be out of high school twenty years.

That karma will come back to bite you. =)

Posted on Monday, June 23, 2008 at 07:11AM by Registered CommenterDena Harris in | Comments4 Comments

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Go......I decided to go to mine at the last minute and had a blast. It was lots of fun to see how everyone had changed .....and I was, like you, in better shape than I was when I graduated. Boy was I proud of myself!
June 23, 2008 at 09:39AM | Unregistered CommenterKay
Another vote for 'Go.' I attended my 20th, even though there were only three people in my HS I even liked, and also had a blast. It was so amazing to see how the old cliques fell away. Everyone had become an adult, and I found myself having long, fascinating chats with people who wouldn't have been caught dead talking to me in HS. Four guys confessed they had serious crushes back then but were too intimidated to speak up. What an ego booster!Best of all, I reconnected with the few real friends I actually had, and realized that yes, they are still as cool as they were then. The four of us now get together at least once a year. So go.
June 24, 2008 at 08:28AM | Unregistered CommenterBernie
Dena, you must go. No question. I won't ramble on here, but WILL share a link to my report of my own fine time last year. Notice all the comments of complete agreement that were added by my HS friends, afterward, too...
http://tinyurl.com/5czark

Write the check, send it in, make the decision, and be done with it. And we want to see pictures afterward!
June 24, 2008 at 01:51PM | Unregistered CommenterMelody Watson
Another reason: All your cousins, aunts, uncles still live there and would LOVE to see you both. I am sure you can get free room and board also!
June 25, 2008 at 02:21PM | Unregistered CommenterMom

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