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Gardunos...nope, not the one I was looking for...

It will eventually come to me...

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I went to 3 different high schools in 2 years in 3 different states. I met a few people I would consider friends and many I would prefer not to meet again. I don't know if I'm bitter about it, but reunions don't seem to mean anything to me. I would rather spend some construction time right here.

I usually only go back to Albuquerque once a year for Spring Break to visit my kids. dmn23, I known what you're talking about with the increased number of homes in the area you lived in. The area where I grew up has quadrupled in size. But, as you said it's the same old city. I sure as hell miss the food, though my wife is one hell of a cook and I always have a supply of green chile in my freezer!

Unbelievable! The men were all fat and bald and the women had gained 50 lbs!!! Who would have guessed? Tee hee. Actually, most people just looked a little softer than their pictures. Reunion was amazing! Got snubbed by an old girlfriend who had married an old boyfriend of mine (that was definitely the most fun reunion moment) and met up with lots of fun people I hadn't seen in the 13 years since I graduated. Everyone I met was having a happy and fulfilling life, which is why you would go to your reunion, I guess. I even got in trouble in my 'decade' room for not participating properly in the message board system. Ah, just like old times. Loved it!

Thanks for the advice though - it was totally surreal in a lot of respects, and I think alcohol was in fact a necessity. My mind was just whirring after talking to so many people who had stayed in my hometown and catching up on old memories. Alcohol also enabled me to do a perfect Molly Ringwald impression during the 80s dance tunes, which I guess I am proud of ? {giggles}

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Alcohol also enabled me to do a perfect Molly Ringwald impression during the 80s dance tunes

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I would have paid good money to see that, Amie. Glad to hear you enjoyed yourself!

Alcohol would have probably improved my 10 year reunion, and may have convinced me to go to my 20th 3 years ago. I didn't since I don't communicate with any of those people. I should probably join Classmates if I want to locate old friends.

So glad you enjoyed yourself. It is interesting to contrast those who stay in the same evironment in which they were raised, and those who have moved on and experienced more of the world, isn't it?

I was raised in an upper middle class suburb (Bay Village, OH. - home of the infamous Dr. Sam Sheppard murder case). Andt, while being a GREAT place to grow up, it was NOT the best preparation for life in the real world, which, in most cases, is very different from Bay Village. Those who remained in that environment (and this is a BROAD generality that does not apply to all, or even most) tend to be more insular, and less comfortable with people and things that are different from that to which they are accustomed.

I know it must sound as though I'm contemptuous of their choice. I assure you, I'm not. There are many ways in which I envy them. And the truth is, no matter what path you follow in life, there are rewards, and a price to pay for those rewards.

You must have been "Pretty in Pink." Was Robert Downey there, also?

One challenge I noticed for the people who had stayed in my hometown was that no matter what they became or achieved, there were a group of people who reminded them of the time their pants were pulled down in the cafeteria line up (or whatever). I think remaining in your own town presents its own unique challenges (like that guy is now the loan officer at the major bank . . . oops!) There was culture shock from a lot of different angles, for sure.

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there were a group of people who reminded them of the time their pants were pulled down in the cafeteria line up (or whatever).

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What kind of sick things happen up there in Canada?

Or, another thought:

What kind of wild things happen up there in Canada?