10-Year Class Reunion

Even though it's already Wednesday (and August!) I'm still sitting at my desk, fondly remembering this past weekend.

One of my high school friends, Ellen, decided to organize a get-together, since we got shafted on our 10-year reunion. Conveniently, her parents had recently bought a lakehouse in Indiana so way back at Christmas we all agreed on a weekend in the summer to meet. In the past few weeks, Ellen has been busy with email updates--she even sent actual mail through the post office! That's how organized she is.

And her organization paid off. There were 19 of us total--11 ALHS grads, 6 significant others, and 2 wee offspring named Audrey. I can't remember the last time that we've all been in the same place at the same time. It was wonderful, relaxing, fun, and reinvigorating.

It was just a reminder of how lucky I was and still am--to have had this great a group of friends in high school, and to still be in touch with them over 10 years later. I also feel the need to quantify this--we're not just in touch because we all moved back to our same hometown after college. Only 4 of us are currently in the Cleveland area, and only 2 of us have made the commitment to buying a house here.

We all grew up, went in different directions for college and after, but still have enough of a friendship to drive 3-4 hours, to a lakehouse in nowhere Indiana, to spend a weekend together. It was an amazing weekend, and one I hope we get to repeat soon, and many times in the upcoming years.