I can come up with three reason, none any more important in my mind than the other. So in no particular order, here they are.
1. For $80 and a cash bar Tyson and I get to go on a fancy date, which includes dinner, gift bag, door prizes, a DJ, and a photographer. The number of times Tyson and I have been on a fancy get dressed up dates in the 15 years we have been together? Zero. We are casual people, I had to purchase us both something appropriate to wear. Our non-kid dates which are rare usually include steamed oysters or prime rib for me and whatever he can find on the menu he likes. No dressing up necessary beyond my good flip flops and his tennis shoes.
2. Suck it bitches I work in my pajamas all day and I live at the beach. I wasn't the most popular girl in high school, I wasn't into cheerleading, sports, 4H or church beyond the forced Sunday attendance until I was 18. I was into skipping school, getting into fights, and being a problem. Most of the girls looked at me down their noses at me and there wasn't a boy in school who wanted to take a girl dressed in a leather jacket with chains on it home. I know they asked themselves then how I didn't end up a teen pregnancy statistic based on what they thought of me. I want them to ask themselves now how I didn't end up checking out groceries at Walmart in Damnville based on what they thought of me and my not so bright future.
3. Even though I said I wouldn't go because I would always stay in touch with people I actually did like that didn't happen. Yes some of them are Facebook friends but that's not the same thing as spending time with someone engaged in face to face conversation. It will be nice to spend some time having fun with people who knew me back when.
So here's to pretending I'm 18 again for a night! Do you plan on going to your reunion? What are your reasons for going or not?
Kelli
I love that you're going and I love your reasoning and attitude behind it. I'm not going because it's not worth it for me to spend $240 for two tickets so Scott and I can travel to Long Island and spend the evening in a room full of people who probably don't remember me anyway.
ReplyDeleteAlso, 20 years? What the hell? I swear, I just graduated last year.
I am glad you are going. I didn't get to go to my 10th because I was travelling for work at the time but I would go to my 20th even just to catch up and say hello.
ReplyDeleteWow 20! Eeek! I like reason #2 :) My 10th was a few years ago... crap when did I graduate high school? 2003. So 2013. I did not go. I will not be attending 20, or any other number. It's not that I disliked school - I honestly didn't, I had it pretty good. But I came away from school really liking I 2 people from my graduating class (out of 120) and I still see them, in person, all the time. The rest, I have no desire to see and play nice with. And small talk, god just kill me. I can't even feign interest when John tells me about his job I don't understand. Feign interest in people I don't particularly care about? Impossible.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're going. Our 20th is in October and we're going for no other reason than why not.
ReplyDeletei went to my 20th reunion and quickly realized why i was skeptical...i didn't know anyone except the 2 people i went with because i forgot that i always skipped class and always hung out at other schools!
ReplyDeleteGO ON WITH YOUR BAD SELF! What a fun night out!!! We haven't really had any reunions yet (although I'm past what would've been my 10th). I'm the same as you... I feel like I wouldn't want to go. But when the time actually comes, ya never know!
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