We waited 10 years...

We waited and eagerly anticipated 10 long years for our reunion. The excitement was in the air on the day of our first planning meeting. Errrbody was fresh with ideas. Months passed and people were still excited and the committee was committed. Fast forward to 2 months prior to the "big weekend." Committee size went from 10 to 1 maybe 2 or 3 on a good week. All events were in question due to that lack of participation. So'n'so didn't want to pay b/c so'n'so hasn't signed up yet. Errbody was name watching. I even had a no name nobody from our class roast me b/c SHE decided to diet on Slim Fast for months so she could impress whoever!

1. Who in the hell told you to do that?

2. Who are you anyway????

3. Oh yeah that's right, you aren't even in the yearbook, my bad.

4. We're grown! Get a life and get over it!



Hmph! Anywho, I digress. So needless to say after that episode I wasn't excited at all. I was even pondering not showing up at all.



Friday, Meet & Greet:

ok so it's here...still not 100% but, I'm going. I arrive downtown at Jillian's and I have to admit I was becoming anxious. As I walk past the room I notice that there aren't a lot of people, but people none the less....HALLELUJAH!!!! I was so worried that no one would show. I immediately recognize the ladies at the front table. We'll say A.M. and R.F. They looked good and the exact same. no aging. There we're a few others there also. We reunited with laughter waiting on everyone else to show. More classmates trickled on in as time passed by. It's amazing to see how some people barely change and others transform. Sometimes for good and sometimes not so good. Like this one dude, we'll say J, had everyone stumped. No one knew who he was. I'm like "go look at his name tag," finally we did. And guess what....we still didn't know him! lol I felt ashamed being class pres and not knowing him. Oh well, guilt gone. Not my fault you weren't around back in the day, right? Anywho, he had good convo so we all talked and had fun. There was however, this one guy, K., who stood out to me and the girls b/c of his apparent drunkenness. I mean dang, as soon as he walked in he looked drunk. I'm like dude!!!! Calm all that down. Speech slurred, eyes red, hell I'm thinking "who drove you here? and who's taking you home?"

10pm rolled around and the M & G is officially over. Ya'll know it couldn't end like that. The fellas suggested that we go to VIBES for an after party. The ladies were all for it b/c word on the street was "ladies free before 12." I'm game!!!

We did and partied like young old heads all night. I shut the club down and ended my night around 2am(and was walked out to the car hmmm, I'll discuss in a later post)...needless to say, the drunkard and friends...heehee...didn't end until 4am.

Tha Picnic:

It's HOT!!!! I'm thinking who's idea was this and why did I agree. It's too hot to have a picnic mane! Nevertheless, it's on. Food people are late so I'm a lil perturbed(I like that word) already. Then once again I'm rambling thru my brain trying to foresee how many peeps will show. The good and faithful few are there on time. I love it! We had a good yet basic barbecue spread, games, and yearbooks(for pure enjoyment of course). I didn't really have any activities set up b/c of the numbers, but amazingly as the people showed up, the fun took care of itself.

The Banquet:

Out of the 300 plus graduates, approx 35-40 people showed up during the reunion. Yet, we had soo much fun with each other. It was almost like we were meant to be there. We grew closer over the weekend for sure. The DJ was on point. Especially when he played Beyonce' to get the ladies up on the floor. We danced all night long. The dinner that evening was wonderful( I choose the menu..2 snaps for me..lol). Everyone that came looked amazing! Some we're dressed in high heels and bangin' dresses while others were casual. The fellas were representin strong also. The DJ let us request all our favorites and we managed to dance until the banquet was over, SOOOO much fun(plenty of embarrassing pics to prove it).
We even gave out awards which made it special. I got the least changed female. Now work w/me. I was standing there like, "Is this good or bad, I'm saying!" Everyone said...it was good. mmmk, whateva ya'll say.:-)

Church:

Come on, ya'll know errbody didn't show up for church on Sunday morning. Especially after last night. I barely got up myself( thank ya Lord for the strength!) Service was different to what I'm accustomed to, but I learned something from the scriptures that were read. I was there until the human angels came out at the end...too much for me. But here's how God is good. The one who drank a little much Friday...came to church! Praise Him!

Luncheon:

Well, well...guess who met us at the hotel? Mr. White. our high school principal. Did I mention his daughter graduated with my class? anywho, he talked to us for a minute and of course, we took pics like it was class day all over again. We were all asking him, "where's my Overton Paw?" You had to be there. The luncheon was nice b/c we actually had a chance to sit down and talk to each other about our lives. I learned that K had been to Iraq and has two children. That helped me understand his previous behavior. Most of the ladies are still successful and single...YES! I'm not alone in this waiting time. A couple of the fellas are married and some even engaged. I am soo blessed that the right people showed up. I feel closer to them now than I ever did in high school. I just pray we stay close and always have time to talk to one another. That's all most people need. A good friend.