Tonight is my 30th High School Class Reunion.
As far as I can tell, most of the connections have come via Facebook.
Like most my age I first connected to Facebook to watch my kid's pages. Now I am overwhelmed by following and watching my friends.
I am not the best at updating Facebook as I primarily use twiter @davetravis to just update my Facebook while my Facebook pro friends do all the photos and messages.
But I am looking forward to tonight. Those I have connected with on Facebook seem great. Lots have some beautiful grandchildren, photos of weddings and vacations.
I have very fond memories of my teenage years and rarely see any classmates. There are a few that live near my sister that I see on occasion. While we live just an hour away from where I grew up, and my parents still reside in the community, it just never happens that I see anyone.
For some folks High School was the best part of their life. While I certainly enjoyed it, each decade since has brought new enjoyments, potential and satisfaction.
I know that there are a few now gone on that I will miss. (Angie, Bill just to name a few)I know many that I will see I went to kindergarten, elementary school, middle school and high school and then never saw them again. I hope I can remember their names. Name tags please!
In the facebook photos I certainly recognize them and luckily their names are right there.
To be fair - I have aged, my hair has grayed, my weight finally went over 125, and I am just as bad a dresser as I always have been.
At my grandmother's birthday party last week I ran into my Senior Class homeroom and physics teacher who still lives in the area. I didn't get to speak with her but I understand that through her church she sees several of the school mates from that era.
I see photos this morning on Facebook from my classmates from a prereunion party last night that I couldn't make. And they look like they are having a good time.
I also hear from an old friend in Wyoming via FB (Hey Mary Catherine!) and several others that I certainly would not have found except through this technology.
So, thank you facebook. Thanks Tricia, Michael, Dana, Ruby, Jeff and Joe for organizing the festivities tonight.
"May your glory never lessen, and your courage never fail."
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