tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post6912340776511574119..comments2023-09-18T07:16:38.615-05:00Comments on BLissed-Out Grandma: Class reunions: young and old, then and nowNancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-78871189554282483832011-09-14T20:05:23.811-05:002011-09-14T20:05:23.811-05:00So glad it was a good experience. I haven't re...So glad it was a good experience. I haven't really been to one (since the 10th, long ago). I think I'm ready now.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-49131825585592992812011-09-13T11:50:03.037-05:002011-09-13T11:50:03.037-05:00I haven't been to a reunion yet. I think I'...I haven't been to a reunion yet. I think I'd be too shy.AiringMyLaundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051140760624657630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-72565277923396908952011-09-12T20:46:24.433-05:002011-09-12T20:46:24.433-05:00I have had similar feelings about reunions to your...I have had similar feelings about reunions to yours -- some of the best conversations are with people I had "nothing in common with" during school.<br /><br />I just accompanied my mother-in-law to her 60th reunion this weekend. It was great to see everyone enjoying each others' company, although about 1/3 of the class has died (not surprisingly, the lost are mostly the men). <br /><br />They had invited their last surviving teacher, who is 87. A good time was had by all.Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-41427432906682143202011-09-12T16:16:59.690-05:002011-09-12T16:16:59.690-05:00Ooops. I forgot to mention my dad was a banker and...Ooops. I forgot to mention my dad was a banker and worked right under that great big 1st sign you saw looking out your window. :)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-47741115949166168272011-09-12T14:53:41.885-05:002011-09-12T14:53:41.885-05:00Very interest and got me thinking. Unfortunately m...Very interest and got me thinking. Unfortunately my 50th was 2 years ago and I missied it was well as all the previous ones. Why? I'm not sure. There were over 700 hundred in my graduating class in St. Paul (Harding). I was close to only a few. Now I thoroughly enjoy all the class reunions I get invited to (as a high school teacher. Sometimes several each year. There were usually less than one hundred in each graduating class. I got to know most quite well. Somehow that has always struck me as likely to be more fun.troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-19787416955029668562011-09-12T10:35:06.900-05:002011-09-12T10:35:06.900-05:00I went to my 20th..I was not impressed or entertai...I went to my 20th..I was not impressed or entertained..they didn't have a 40th. Some of my classmates are on Facebook..they are still stuck on themselves. Not my kind of people at all. <br />I am glad you went and that you had a good time. <br />7 years till my 50th maybe they will have mellowed by then:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-92080151682726592372011-09-11T18:14:34.896-05:002011-09-11T18:14:34.896-05:00I've never been to a high school reunion. Fra...I've never been to a high school reunion. Frankly, my high school days were not my happiest ever. I had a handful of good friends in high school, and I've continued to see these friends year in and year out. They all attend the reunions but I've just never felt the desire or any sense of curiosity about how people turned out. <br /><br />I'm really glad you enjoyed it. I think you sound more social than I am. But most people are!Linda Medranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440058568073764902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-76777115998950555382011-09-11T18:12:15.465-05:002011-09-11T18:12:15.465-05:00Hi Nancy! I find the idea of reunions horrifying. ...Hi Nancy! I find the idea of reunions horrifying. Dammit, there's a reason I lost touch with them all! As a male of the species, bumping into old acquaintances will inevitably result in "who's-done-best" pissing contests, and the thought of bumping into the girl I used to fancy and finding her to not be the vision of perfection I remember is also a no-no. So, if they try and track me down, I shall don a huge moustache and pretend to be Swiss. IndigoIndigo Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957870121933442627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-79238206961485007582011-09-11T15:03:29.312-05:002011-09-11T15:03:29.312-05:00I have been meaning to do this for a long time and...I have been meaning to do this for a long time and your reunion post was a kick in the butt. I got to do that ASAP.<br /><br />What I did was invite everyone who has ever gone to our country school to return on a Sunday in June, 1995 for a day long reunion. Talk about a stunning day...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-23209203480138656962011-09-11T09:24:17.639-05:002011-09-11T09:24:17.639-05:00I shared this with my high school class group on F...I shared this with my high school class group on Facebook. As one of the reunion organizers, I hope that more people who are scared to attend will realize that we're "more about the dance-off." :-)Emmahttp://emmawilhelm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-59039965926324160902011-09-11T08:41:49.201-05:002011-09-11T08:41:49.201-05:00I found this posting thought-provoking in that
wh...I found this posting thought-provoking in that <br />while some of who we are remains, much changes.<br /><br /> I was unable to go to my 50th college class reunion in 2008 because of ill health, and now I see just what I missed. I so hope to go to the 60th in 2116--we'll all be 80 then. <br /><br />This line from your posting made such sense to me:<br />"But any disappointment has been more than offset by the delightful conversations, some lengthy and others relatively brief, in which a wide variety of classmates and I have discovered the things that connect us through the years and across the miles."<br /><br />That feeling of connectedness--of having shared a foundation on which we've built our lives--will be, I hope, part of the 60th reunion.<br /><br />Thank you. Peace.Dee Readyhttp://www.cominghometomyself.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-49888771537787156972011-09-10T21:34:07.480-05:002011-09-10T21:34:07.480-05:00I was a military brat, too, but did spent all four...I was a military brat, too, but did spent all four years of high school in the same place. I attended my 20th, flying from Seattle to Jacksonville, NC. Put a lot of ghosts to rest. Since then, reunions have conflicted with other priorities. However, I'm committing myself to go to the next one, in 2015. Thanks for an excellent post!Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-21563029580199541452011-09-10T20:16:35.381-05:002011-09-10T20:16:35.381-05:00I feel cheated in some ways, because as a military...I feel cheated in some ways, because as a military dependent, I went to four different high schools and was not close to anybody at my high school. After I graduated, we moved away two weeks later. Nobody I even cared about seeing again...<br /><br />You are fortunate to have had the experience, and if I had any reason to go back, I would have.DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-28220065445167019052011-09-10T19:02:27.116-05:002011-09-10T19:02:27.116-05:00Distance and duty have made it impossible for me t...Distance and duty have made it impossible for me to attend even one. I had big plans for the 20th as I would be stateside... but then our reunion date turned out to be my "due" date for my fourth child. <br /><br />Turns out I really missed out, there was a huge fight between some of the guys and our School Super's daughter was featured in a "beaver hunt" Playboy spread.... and the plainest girl in high school showed up as a Blond Bombshell... having married a plastic surgery specialist!<br /><br />A couple years later when I did make it back, one of my friends husband did have a copy of the Playboy... she looked pretty good.@elohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974297923741455898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-39792832495951978222011-09-10T17:15:53.139-05:002011-09-10T17:15:53.139-05:00We had a 50th of the first four classes to graduat...We had a 50th of the first four classes to graduate from our high school last year. My husband, class of '61, and I, class of '63, were on the reunion committee. We spent over a year planning, and the last six months we met every week. We still meet about once a month because we got so close planning the reunion.<br /> <br />The reunion was a great success, but I think the best part was that we made it happen.Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-54746815631506150522011-09-10T16:28:29.182-05:002011-09-10T16:28:29.182-05:00I really loved this post. I have never been to a c...I really loved this post. I have never been to a class reunion, but this has made me determined to go to my (gulp) 50th which will be in 2015.<br />I sure hope they have a dance-off.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810126999695733332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-38078414648498516812011-09-10T16:04:51.373-05:002011-09-10T16:04:51.373-05:00I'm coming up to my 50th in 2 years and haven&...I'm coming up to my 50th in 2 years and haven't been to a reunion since my 30th- but that was fun. I like your emphasis on owning all parts of ourselves and keeping focused on the person you are in the here and now. You've grown wise along the way.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-13813338878479648532011-09-10T14:44:39.647-05:002011-09-10T14:44:39.647-05:00Towanda, I know, we kept wondering about that, too...Towanda, I know, we kept wondering about that, too. And I love your new name, by the way!Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-75555224434854187122011-09-10T14:19:23.450-05:002011-09-10T14:19:23.450-05:00Interesting. I've never been to one of my reun...Interesting. I've never been to one of my reunions since I lived over 1500 miles away and never felt there was anyone I wanted to see that much, who I wasn't already seeing off and on over the years. However, now that I'm close, I will definitely have to make that 50 year reunion and it was nice hearing your thoughts on what it was like for you. Funny how those years passed so quickly!Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.com