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shaneo69 · 10-01-2008, 08:36 PM

I just went to my 20 year reunion in August. Nothing real interesting from the reunion itself, but my friends who went to the happy hour the night before said a couple guys who used to get into fights at all the parties back in school ended up getting into a fight at the bar the night before the reunion. Too funny.

Only difference from the 10 year was that everyone wore suits to the 10 year, while 95% of the guys wore dockers and golf shirts to the 20 year. Girls still wore dresses, and the girls that were popular in HS looked like they had worked real hard to look good for the reunion. None of the popular girls who showed up had gotten fat.

I was surprised to see that guys who were all born the same year now looked so different age-wise. Some guys still looked like they were in their 20's, while others lost a lot of hair, gained weight, or just looked old. I think I look pretty young for my age, but it surprised that there were quite a few guys who still looked a lot like they did in HS.

Most of my good friends now became my friends in HS, so I sat at a table with them and talked to them most of the night. My wife knows their wives, so she talked to them while us guys were able to walk around. Didn't go out of my way to approach people that I didn't hang out with in HS, just said hi if I ran into them at the bar. And there were a lot of people I didn't recognize (we had a class of 500), so I didn't bother approaching those people. I did recognize a couple guys that I partied with occasionally in HS but haven't seen in more than 10 years, and a couple of them didn't recognize me when I said hi. That's kind of humbling.

All in all, it was a fun night. I'd do it again.

10-01-2008, 08:36 PM	#7
shaneo69 Smug Weasel Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bleachers at Busch Casino cash: $10004900	I just went to my 20 year reunion in August. Nothing real interesting from the reunion itself, but my friends who went to the happy hour the night before said a couple guys who used to get into fights at all the parties back in school ended up getting into a fight at the bar the night before the reunion. Too funny. Only difference from the 10 year was that everyone wore suits to the 10 year, while 95% of the guys wore dockers and golf shirts to the 20 year. Girls still wore dresses, and the girls that were popular in HS looked like they had worked real hard to look good for the reunion. None of the popular girls who showed up had gotten fat. I was surprised to see that guys who were all born the same year now looked so different age-wise. Some guys still looked like they were in their 20's, while others lost a lot of hair, gained weight, or just looked old. I think I look pretty young for my age, but it surprised that there were quite a few guys who still looked a lot like they did in HS. Most of my good friends now became my friends in HS, so I sat at a table with them and talked to them most of the night. My wife knows their wives, so she talked to them while us guys were able to walk around. Didn't go out of my way to approach people that I didn't hang out with in HS, just said hi if I ran into them at the bar. And there were a lot of people I didn't recognize (we had a class of 500), so I didn't bother approaching those people. I did recognize a couple guys that I partied with occasionally in HS but haven't seen in more than 10 years, and a couple of them didn't recognize me when I said hi. That's kind of humbling. All in all, it was a fun night. I'd do it again. __________________ "I like Chiefs president Carl Peterson. I respect his business savvy. I envy his management skills and his penchant never to be driven by the whims of popularity. I admire his willingness to take responsibility for decisions that don’t work out the way he would have wanted." - Rufus, from KCChiefs.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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