Like many people high school for me was essential, but something I didn't mind leaving behind and moving on and out ASAP. In fact, after moving to BYU, it wasn't long that I lost track of almost everybody I was "friends" with in high school. I kept up a little bit via my mom and dad. It's pretty easy to do since there were less than 50 students in my graduating class, and I knew most of them since elementary school, and most of their parents still live in that area.
Anyway, maybe it's because this year is my ten year reunion (and they're actually planning one) that I'm suddenly thinking about all the people I knew in high school. I'm finally forgiving myself and others for the way we acted as teenagers. It is harder for me to forgive some people and remember that they have changed as well. Unfortunately, the scars of high school linger long after the injury. I've had to do a lot of changing about the way I feel and think about myself and about how others view me.
In spite of my feelings about high school, I've been surprised about how excited I've been to catch up with people and reconnect with them via the internet. Maybe it's the feeling of being "home" again. I admit that the class reunion has been a source of inner turmoil for me, but I have enjoyed reconnecting with some friends. I've even been considering attending the reunion in May. My biggest drawback, it's on Memorial Day, and I usually reserve that day for Clarissa. Actually, I'm probably just using the holiday as an excuse not to go because there are ways take care of that issue, too. I still have a month or two to make my decision.
Oh, and I'm finally brave enough to post a couple of my senior pictures. A local photographer took them for me. One is in my front yard (the one with flowers if you couldn't figure it out), and the other is taken at a local state park in the area.
