High School Reunion Post-Mortem
Ξ April 13th, 2008 | → | ∇ Blog |
Well, the night finally came and went. Its hard to believe twenty years have passed since I graduated from high school. It all happened so quickly. I’ve heard my parents tell me how fast time flies but now I’m seeing it first hand. My buddy Mike came in from Nantucket. We met up earlier in the day and he, Rosie and myself went bowling with his kids near my house. The bowling ally (Strike) sucks, Rosie and I vow to never go back there every time we leave, but every few months we end up going back. God the service there bites. I digress. The real purpose was for Mike and I to catch up, which we did.
The reunion itself was held at the school. When I walked in, all kinds of memories came flooding back. I really enjoyed high school, at least for the social aspects. From the TV Shows I see today, they always portray high school cliques as these nasty little groups of people that don’t allow outsiders in. Perhaps my high school experience was unique, but I don’t really remember that. Sure our school had its cliques, but the cliques at my high school always intermingled. You could always sit down with anyone for lunch. Everyone knew everyone else. I don’t ever remember feeling like an outsider. We were also known as a party school. Perhaps that had something to do with it. We all seemed to share a common pursuit.
It was nice to see my old friends and some of the girls I crushed on *blush*. Aside from a few people that haven’t changed in appearance one bit (fuckers), the rest of us mortals seem to be aging well. My vote for best gig goes to another friend Mike, who after retiring from the Police Dept, became a Private investigator. It brings to mind Jim Rockford and other PI’s from TV. Its very cloak & dagger to a guy like me who goes to work in an office. I’ve been very 9-5ish for a good part of my life and have always wondered about gigs like this. I think its because it seems so different from what I do. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoy my work but there are certainly times where I’ve wondered what it would be like to do something else. Little kids never grow up saying “man, I want to be a systems engineer”. I’ve grown up watching The Rockford Files, Magnum PI and Simon and Simon. For a guy like me that jumps on the LIRR with his coffee and spy/detective novel every morning (I’m currently engaged in “Simple Genius” by David Baldacci about two PI’s investigating a murder in Va.) .. stake outs and investigative sluthing seems a lot more exciting then “tweeking those last 50 lines of code“. If anyone happens to need his services, let me know. I grabbed his card. Runner up goes to a fellow who works as a cop in South Harlem. I’m sure there is no shortage of excitement in his job either.
There’s definitely a theme here. *sigh*.
I was surprised to see that so many of us were just starting families or were just talking about it. I figured I’d be on the bottom of that curve, but apparently not. I’m not sure what else to say about my reunion. It was incredible seeing everyone again, and I really enjoyed myself. I’m also glad to know that everyone is doing well in life. It’s a special group of people who shared an experience with me for four years. The whole evening and even today thus far has been somewhat surreal.
Special mention also goes to my wife Rosie who was a real trooper last night. She came along and also had a good time despite not knowing anyone aside from Mike beforehand. I’m glad she came because she’s such a big part of my life.
I may write a bit more about it later on. But for now, I’m going to wake up Rosie and see what she wants to do for breakfast.
4 Responses to ' High School Reunion Post-Mortem '
Leave a reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
on April 15th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
I loved this whole little piece on our reunion. I am surprised you didn’t mention me! LOL.
I loved Rosie and the stories she told me at the bar. I was sorry that I had to leave so early but my little son was home waiting for me. I felt like such an old hag when I walked out with Nancy while the rest of you guys kept on partying!
on April 15th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
My apologies! I DEFINITELY should have mentioned you.
Rosie had a great time too. We’ve got a million stories. Lets meet up for dinner one evening.
on April 17th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
I can’t believe you did not mention me. You better treat Rosie right or I’ll get some of the SJP girls to beat up on you! lol
By the way, Feliz Cumple Anos! Happy Birthday in the event you forgot the spanish we all spoke in homeroom! Enjoy your day!
on April 18th, 2008 at 4:05 am
you’re completely right. I’m going to make ammends for it. When the weekend is over, you’re going to have an entire post .. not just some blerb .. but an entire post. I’ve been kind of mulling it over.
good stuff.
Hey, thanks for thinking of me on my birthday. I’ve been mulling over my birthday post too.