My 10-Year Class Reunion - What a Blast - Share a Picture!!!

Totally Judy

Totally Judy

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Yep, against my better judgment, I actually attended my high school's 10-year reunion. Well, it was many years ago, but nevertheless......

I didn't think I would go -- I didn't have a lot of fond memories of many of my high school classmates. I did do a lot of fun things in high school, but even knowing what I know now, I wouldn't want to go back. So I bought a ticket for the reunion, just in case I changed my mind at the last minute.

Well, let's just say, I went, I conquered, I stayed up all night. But I have not nor will I ever attend another one.

Share a picture of you from your 10 year reunion!

Here's mine:

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Ppl that were jerks 20 years before are still jerks now. One class mate apologized for the way he used to treat me. I was small (wrestled 127# sophomore year in HS) not athletic, wore crew cut, did not smoke or drink, did not do drugs. I have ears that stick out prominently, & were the target of many a thump. One jerk at the reunion asked another class mate if he could get away with one thump for old times sake. He was walking down the steps behind me at the time. "I don't think so" was my reply as I stopped and turned around. He saw the error of his ways quickly & mumbled a "just kidding" comment & left.

But I have not nor will I ever attend another one
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Pretty much the way I feel, exactly howI feel as a matter of fact. I have never missed a (5th multiple) reunion from The Citadel, but I'll never attend another Hanahan High (SC) reunion.
 
My 35th high school reunion was last Saturday. We also had an invitation to go to a small camp fire/cook out at a good friend's pond on the same night. My wife and I decided to do the camp fire/cook out and I am glad we did. I just don't have any interest in seeing the folks I went to high school with. Two years ago we moved back to my childhood home town and I see too many of these folks the way it is. Just like MarkCid84, I was the subject of a lot of harrasment in school and in the past 35 years my wife (of 30 years) and I have made a good life for ourselves. No need to revisit those high school days. I wish my classmates all the best, but would rather spend time with my current true friends...
 
I agree completely. The way I look at it is, if these people are so important to me, I would still be in touch with them. I think there are maybe 5 classmates I keep in touch with on and off, but I really only see 1 of them every 2-3 years.

I also have a lot of bad memories from high school and I don't care to associate in any way with the people who deliberately caused those bad memories. I did the things I wanted, i.e. drill team, cheerleader, class officer, ASB officer, softball, etc. Even during the bad times I had my activities that brought me the greatest joy during those years.

judy
 
I didn't go to my 20th HS reunion that was several years ago. I just wasn't interested.
 
Here is my Senior picture circa 1988. Our Senior pics were taken in June of our Junior year. Why I don't know. :confused: My hair was a lot longer by the time I graduated in June of 1989.

I went to my 10 year reunion and it was a big mistake. The people who I didn't care for in HS were still the same and had not changed at all. The people I never really spoke to or hung out with wound up being the cool people of the night. Evidently I was more popular than I thought from what they were telling me. I had no clue. I just did my thing in HS and never concerned myself with what people thought of me. I don't plan on going to my 20 year. It won't be worth it for me.

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T.K.C. said:
I didn't go to my 20th HS reunion that was several years ago. I just wasn't interested.
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You kids ain't never been to a 'Carolina pig-pickin ? I can suffer mingling with

a bunch'a old farts as long as the pork "Q" is mustard based. Crisp coleslaw &

hushpuppies are also required !

Last highschool year I took D.E. in order to help mom & support my '41 Ford

& didn't know or care to know my peers.

Strange things a man's stomach'll make him do ?

Uncle Alan
 
TJ,
You were a real pretty lady 10 years out of high school. I hope time has treated you with respect for that beauty.

We did my wife's and my 10th HS reunion....many,many years ago and from what I remember they were both OK but hers was better than mine.
In 2005, we did her 40th HS reunion....It was a super time....for several reasons....several of our current friends, and a few were in our wedding back in '68, were her classmates. I may be one of the heavier guys but definitely not one of the oldest looking.....Even some of the richest guys looked quite a bit older than I looked.....( heavier folks don't show wrinkles as much as some thinner folks (smile).
We got to see old friends who we hadn't seen in years...and I gotta tell ya', maybe its partly because I'm 60, but some of the gals from the class of '65 are still beautiful ladies!

At my HS, I was very happily involved in instrumental music....sax,clarinet, bass clarinet, percussion, etc.....and had some of the finest leaders a teen could hope for.....very blessed with their talent...as well as the talent of some extremely fine teachers.....just fortunate I guess ( we still live in the school district I grew up in)....
I'm chattering on.

I was hopin, Uncle Alan would post on this one....BUT, if you don't quit posting about wonderful food, I'm gonna drool all over my keyboard again and maybe short out the computer...smile..
 
Totally Judy said:
Yep, against my better judgment, I actually attended my high school's 10-year reunion. Well, it was many years ago, but nevertheless......

I didn't think I would go -- I didn't have a lot of fond memories of many of my high school classmates. I did do a lot of fun things in high school, but even knowing what I know now, I wouldn't want to go back. So I bought a ticket for the reunion, just in case I changed my mind at the last minute.

Well, let's just say, I went, I conquered, I stayed up all night. But I have not nor will I ever attend another one.

Share a picture of you from your 10 year reunion!

Here's mine:

judy10yearreunion.jpg
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Wow,you're prettiern' a crisp buncha' collards. Moe haircut 'n all, very tasty

dish ! Shore'ly like to see TKC's photo too. She's such a sweet.loving lady

she's beautiful anyway.

A photo would be nice.

Uncle [gots to know ] Alan:D :confused:
 
I just graduated high school a month ago, and I liked most of my class. A much smaller number are true friends, but I had some very good times (and very miserable times) with them, and I only disliked a small number. I plan on going to at least one of the class reunions. There are some people that I really did like and wish I got to see more that I'll just lose touch with, but it would still be cool to see them in 10 years.

It will be interesting to see the career choices normalize. People have some pretty out-there dream jobs, and I wonder if the potential archaeologists, sports team managers etc. will end up being accountants and small business owners.
 
Ken C. said:
Evidently I was more popular than I thought from what they were telling me. I had no clue. I just did my thing in HS and never concerned myself with what people thought of me.
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Ken,

I had that happen to me, also. For me, being a cheerleader meant that I sort of belonged to my classmates - all grade levels. I was pretty much a loner and did my own thing at school, but I always took time for anyone who wanted to talk to me and I befriended many. I wasn't stuck up like so many Pep Club Rah Rah people can be. I didn't think I was better than anyone.

So at my reunion, I was surprised to be approached by so many people I had shared classes with or may have spent some time with. These classmates wanted to introduce me to their spouses and talk about things we had shared in high school. I had no idea back in high school that I had impacted so many people. It sort of just blew me away that these classmates had made a special effort to seek me out during the reunion to talk to me. Most were classmates I barely knew, but they were so delighted to be able to talk to me.

It was a really strange feeling. It really made me think about how what we do and how we treat people on a daily basis impacts other people's lives and their perception of us.

I sort of felt like "Queen for a Day" even though it was night. It was sort of like Sally Field when she got her Oscar, "You like me. You REALLY like me!" Well, I didn't say that or think that while at the reunion. But reflecting back, it really moved me.

I even remember my now Hunka Hunka Burnin' Love seeking me out to introduce his then wife to me. Because he lusted for me.......:D

20 years later he sends me an email, "Hi, remember me?" Did I ever. Turns out we had a crush on each other our Junior Year when we were partners in Spanish Class. We have evidence of our mutual crushes from reading what we wrote in each other's yearbook that year. Neither of us acted on our crush, which was probably a good thing. But we acted on it now!

So, 7-1/2 years after he sent that email, we are still together and have been engaged for about 6 years. If we am lucky, we will never marry. Or marry and live apart. Or, go for the gusto and get married and live together. Oh dear. But he has to cook because I don't. My job is to "distract" him while he is cooking. I can do that. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. :D

Sometimes reunions can be good.....look hot and the guy who had a crush on you never forgets you and tracks you down 20 years later.

He is the reason I am a member of BF. I came here to find him a knife for our first Christmas 2000. Got him one, too. Liked it so well here that I stuck around. He still loves his knife and uses it all the time. It was a Benchmade something or other. He will always be my HHBL. And I will always be his "Juana."

Judy
 
John R. Fraps said:
TJ,
You were a real pretty lady 10 years out of high school. I hope time has treated you with respect for that beauty.
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John,

Thanks for the kind words. :D

Yeah, time's been pretty good to me. No one believes my age when I tell them. They say I am "well-preserved!" :eek: My dark brown hair is now silver and brown, my eyes are just as blue. I don't have many wrinkles at all.

If I applied some makeup I could fix myself up to look similar to that picture, but older, of course. Because of my "natural" beauty (cough, cough) and laziness, I don't bother with makeup any more unless it is a special occasion - then I become pretty again. :) More curves than I had then, but what the heck - most people do! Even the guys.......

Judy
 
Funny, I've never gone to one. I feel the same as most people here.

If they were important to me I would still be in touch with them. Most of the jerks I hear are still jerks so why bother.

I have no interest in going back to see what people look like 20 years later. Yeah, thanks anyway.
 
Went to the 5th and went to the 20th....Never again!

All the smart ones stayed home.
 
Went to my 50th a couple years ago. Initially I thought I was in the wrong place - bunch of old people!! - but then I started to recognize a few. Much of the conversation was about hip and knee replacements. Nevertheless it was a good time.

Out of 86 kids less 14 that had died there were 52 at the reunion, a rather remarkable turnout I thought.
 
I've never been to a h.s. reunion. Even tho I could probably walk to the thing.

I'd love to see a pic of you ladies.

I'll never miss a Blade show if I can but I wouldn't cross the street to go to a h.s. reunion.
 
Totally Judy said:
Ken,

I had that happen to me, also. For me, being a cheerleader meant that I sort of belonged to my classmates - all grade levels. I was pretty much a loner and did my own thing at school, but I always took time for anyone who wanted to talk to me and I befriended many. I wasn't stuck up like so many Pep Club Rah Rah people can be. I didn't think I was better than anyone.

So at my reunion, I was surprised to be approached by so many people I had shared classes with or may have spent some time with. These classmates wanted to introduce me to their spouses and talk about things we had shared in high school. I had no idea back in high school that I had impacted so many people. It sort of just blew me away that these classmates had made a special effort to seek me out during the reunion to talk to me. Most were classmates I barely knew, but they were so delighted to be able to talk to me.

It was a really strange feeling. It really made me think about how what we do and how we treat people on a daily basis impacts other people's lives and their perception of us.

I sort of felt like "Queen for a Day" even though it was night. It was sort of like Sally Field when she got her Oscar, "You like me. You REALLY like me!" Well, I didn't say that or think that while at the reunion. But reflecting back, it really moved me.

I even remember my now Hunka Hunka Burnin' Love seeking me out to introduce his then wife to me. Because he lusted for me.......:D

20 years later he sends me an email, "Hi, remember me?" Did I ever. Turns out we had a crush on each other our Junior Year when we were partners in Spanish Class. We have evidence of our mutual crushes from reading what we wrote in each other's yearbook that year. Neither of us acted on our crush, which was probably a good thing. But we acted on it now!

So, 7-1/2 years after he sent that email, we are still together and have been engaged for about 6 years. If we am lucky, we will never marry. Or marry and live apart. Or, go for the gusto and get married and live together. Oh dear. But he has to cook because I don't. My job is to "distract" him while he is cooking. I can do that. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. :D

Sometimes reunions can be good.....look hot and the guy who had a crush on you never forgets you and tracks you down 20 years later.

He is the reason I am a member of BF. I came here to find him a knife for our first Christmas 2000. Got him one, too. Liked it so well here that I stuck around. He still loves his knife and uses it all the time. It was a Benchmade something or other. He will always be my HHBL. And I will always be his "Juana."

Judy
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I hope he knows what a lucky man he is! :) :thumbup:
 
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