Tales of a high school nothing

So the Heritage High School Class of '93 celebrated 20 years a few weeks ago.  For me, high school reunions are weird.  I mean, you know me and my Facebooking skills.  If I'm curious about anyone, I can usually draw my own conclusions based on what I can glean from Facebook.  And let's face it, my conclusions are probably way more interesting than reality, and I like it that way.  So I never really planned on attending the exorbitantly priced shindig at a downtown bar, but I did find myself thinking about what it would be like if I actually went.  My conclusion: it would have been an awkward evening of small talk.

The pictures of the evening were posted to Facebook a few days ago, and of course, I clicked through to see who actually paid the price and showed up.  The surprising thing? I barely recognized anyone.  I thought I knew everyone from high school, but guess what? I didn't know anyone.  I would see photos of people I could kind of recognize, but I couldn't remember their names or who they really were. Then the thought occurred to me-- How many of them would know who I was?

In high school everyone is pretty self-centered and I was no different.  I thought people cared about what I was wearing, how I looked, and who I hung out with more than they actually did. The reality is that I would probably be one of the people at the reunion that looked kind of familiar but no one would be able to put their finger on who I was. To my high school self it would have been devastating to realize I was a nobody.  To my adult self being a high school nobody is just fine-- it kept me out of trouble and actually means I had more of a life after high school than during.  I like it better that way.

Oh what do you do in the summertime?

It's kind of sad that I have neglected the blog for so long.  There are many reasons for this that I may or may not get into right now.  The biggest is that it is easiest to update from our PC, which no one uses anymore. 

Anyway, in order to get back into the swing of things I thought I would do a major catch-up with photos and a few captions from our summer. 

Chickie's smile

We love having Great Grammie and Bompa so close now.

Swimming with Meri

Mother's Day

Father's Day

Mini cow at the Renaissance Fair

Kitty was afraid of the cow touching her, but that didn't stop her from trying to pose

The Renaissance Fair was a waste of time and money!

Kitty came in 2nd and Sophie got 3rd

Chickie turned two but the photo refused to load, so the cake will have to suffice

John turned 10

Having fun in the morning

Chickie didn't want to miss out on the rock climbing action at Cheyenne Mtn Zoo

At the Will Rogers Memorial Sun tower



Our Garden of the Gods album cover