Saturday night.
Should’ve worn my glasses.
Have no idea who most of these people are,
even when they are standing in front of me.
even when they are wearing their high school yearbook photos.
I don’t look anything like my photo – praise The Lord.
***
High School Reunion in a nutshell?
Honey, I shrunk my classmates.
Apparently, I have grown much taller over this past half century.
Which I believe is a metaphor for my life’s arc.
Apparently, I have grown much taller over this past half century.
Which I believe is a metaphor for my life’s arc.
It’s not how you start out in life, but how you end up.
And how much fun you have & how much good you do in between.
And how much fun you have & how much good you do in between.
How close you came to the edge
and maybe how much crap you bounced back up from.
I am 25 pounds lighter than when these “kids” saw me last.
and maybe how much crap you bounced back up from.
I am 25 pounds lighter than when these “kids” saw me last.
More sinewy, for sure. Cheerleader called me a beanpole.
***
To be honest, I trained for this event like it was a big city marathon.
Which was a blessing ’cause we stayed up way past my bedtime.
Which was a blessing ’cause we stayed up way past my bedtime.
The Romance Package finally arrived!!!
A beautiful vase full of red-tipped yellow roses,
A beautiful vase full of red-tipped yellow roses,
eight huge chocolate-covered strawberries
and a bottle of champagne.
But if I was still in the mood at this late hour
But if I was still in the mood at this late hour
after all those beers,
somebody else wouldn’t be.
***
Sunday morning.
Slept in. She ate most of the berries,
I drank most of the champagne
and we gave the maid the roses.
On the way out the door,
I dropped my high school photo
in the trash basket.
That kid is long gone.