20 YEARS

First of all I have to say I can't believe its been 20 years since I graduated high school. I feel so much younger. Anyway Saturday I took D-boy to my high school reunion which was lunch at a park and then we did a tour of the high school. What did I learn? I didn't have very many friends in high school and I still don't. I was happy to see a friend of mine that I hadn't seen since I left but she was really the only person I talked to. It was fun to take my son to the high school his mommy and daddy graduated from. It really made me think about how my son will be in high school. For starters he is much more outgoing then I was in school, he is funny, compassionate, sweet, plays the guitar and already has 6th grade girls signing his t-shirts! I have a feeling he may be in the popular crowd. I'm not sure how I feel about that, but as long as he is happy that is all that matters to me. One of the things I liked about our reunion is that it was very casual. Most of the people were wearing shorts and t-shirts. Our 10 year reunion was at Dave and Busters. I didn't go to impress anyone and I felt that most of the people there felt the same way. At one point though I was ready to scream "I married the pilot, bitches!" A little bit of my sassiness coming out.
The truth is my life has been incredibly rewarding since high school. Back then every thing felt like the end of the world, if only I could tell my young self that life gets better. You won't always be the outcast with only a couple friends. Life is not about how many friends you have or who doesn't like you. Instead I can share this life experience and lessons with my son. However I have a feeling his high school years will be much different than mine were. The best thing that ever happened to me in high school is I found my husband. I didn't know then that I would have the best adventure ever in marrying my best friend. I almost didn't go but in the end I was happy I did.