My 10 year high school reunion

Friday night I traveled back to Yakima for a night of reconnection with people I spent a great deal of time with 10 years ago. The husband did not attend with me, which was fine, and all in all, it was a good night.

High school for me was the epitome of awkward. I was a completly different person then. Hard to believe, but I was much more opinionated, and frankly, bitchy, then I am now. I was excited to "show" people the person I have become.

But the night came around, and I really didn't conversate with those people who I wanted to show up. It was like the same high school cliques 10 years later. Now, that might sound a bit harsh, but I mainly spent the night with the same group of people I was friends with 10 years ago. It was really nice to reconnect with them, and it made me miss them.

There was a part of me that didn't want to go. That part of me that remembers how I felt in high school. Intimidated, trying to fit in with people who were prettier, smarter, more athletic, more funny, and all around, just better people (or at least I thought at the time). I didn't need another night of trying to feel equal to those people. It was really funny to see how 10 years changed people though. Not so much physically, but humanly. 10 years later, we were all working adults, some with kids, some married, but adults. Those people who treated me like absolute crap in high school wanted to know how I was, what I was doing, if I was married....and some of those people I didn't even remembe their names. What does that say about me?

But at the end of the night, I had a really good time reconnecting with the friends that mattered the most - and enjoyed seeing the different paths people have taken over the past 10 years. Wonder what the next 10 will bring.

It's been a while...

My summer brought with it a new definition of crazy.

For four weeks I was enrolled in 3 classes. Sufice to say I will not be doing that again (though I will be doing another session of 2 at a time in the fall) and pile on top of that being in a wedding and taking the first real vacation with the DH in like 7 years, I have hardly had a moment to do anything real enjoyable. Like blog.

Without whining too badly I do want to say that I am tired. Tired of always feeling like I have too much to do and not enough time to get it done it. But things will be better for a few weeks while I am on a break from school.

The DH and I took a nice trip to Boston and Buffalo. While in Boston we watched my uncle retire from the Coast Guard (was a 2 star admiral) and then took in a few of the sites. From there we traveled to Buffalo to see Niagra Falls and the Hockey Hall of Fame. It was really not a "relaxing" vacation, but it was fun. And it was nice to get away from all of the craziness for a few days. Of course, the craziness just waited for us to return.

So, sadly enough - I have nothing exciting to write about. I am getting ready to participate in my first triathlon in a couple weeks. This should be an interesting experience. Of course I would love to be able to be training for it right now - but it's too hot. It's too hot to do much of anything except sit inside and blog.