10 yr HS reunions

[Welsh Wench]

Mine was really a case of 'do I go to the CHHS reunion or do I go to Paris?'
Let me think on that one.....

Bonjour!

[Anna Iram]

If you truely have absolutly no interest in spending time with any of these folks then I'd say skip it. The fun of going to a reunion is to remember the good times and replay the memories. If you didn't have any to share with any of the group then what's the point? Now if you *do* have even a few folks that you are wondering about, then I think you should go. Reunions are a great way to reconnect. Yes we do have Facebook and such, but my opinion is that face to face is more real and more truely social than Facebook.  Certainly I think you would bring alot to the party ( the beach party in particular sounds like fun) and I think you'll find that 10 years can make a big difference in how people interact. If you do get there and are bored out of your mind you can always make excuses.

I'm looking at a similar party..though way past the 10 year mark for me. I;ve not attended others for various reasons, but this years..I think I will. Why not? I think it will be interesting.

[Muffin]

Hmmmm.. 10 years in my opinion is really not worth the effort.. I skipped both the 5 and 10 year reunions.. At this point people are still full of crap and full of themselves.. All I imagined for the 10 year was a room full of people lying about how well they were doing, and still treating people "beneath" them the same way they did back at good ol' RAHS..

I am currently debating going to my 15 year reunion that is coming up in 2010... I had several friends in high school, none of which I maintained contact with (due to a controlling ex-boyfriend.. but that's a story for another time).. I have reconnected with some through facebook, but haven't had much to say, after all this time, what is there to say? I wasn't unpopular in High School, but I sure wasn't one of the cool kids either.. I was a Cheerleader all the way up through my Senior year so most knew who I was, but I can't say the same for knowing who everyone else was.. I had a huge graduating class.. I was shy, so I was labeled stuck up by most..  Girls can be cruel, and I just can't decide if I give a rats butt about seeing any of those A$$hats again for as long as I live... Some people don't change, and getting together with a group of jackholes is not exactly my idea of a good time.. Then again it would be really fun to see some of the biggest meanies now that they have failed at life...

[Butch]

I was class of '80.  I went to my 10 yr, and was disappointed that so many people were still gathered in the cliques that existed in high school.  Heck, I joined the Marines 3 days after graduation, so I was well past that clique crap.  I did not enjoy my 10 year.

I skipped my 20, but will go to my 30 (if there is one) next year.

If you're still on the fence, then just pick one big event to attend; such as the dinner or possibly the meet and greet.  As others have said previously, you'll probably see how some of your classmates have changed (gained weight, gone bald, sex change, etc).  Who knows, maybe you'll re-connect with those two you facebooked recently.

Cheers!

[Lady Renee Buchanan]

I missed my 10th because I had just had a baby and was living in the Virgin Islands.  I went to the 20th, because I had missed the 10th.  I had fun, but it certainly wasn't worth it.  I agree with Butch, I found the cliques still to be evident, and the "popular kids" from back in the day still didn't talk to anyone who wasn't their friend during high school.

I had a nice time, but never made it to any others (which then were every 5 years) and most of them ended up being cancelled.  Of course, our school held it in a hotel and it was $125 a person, because they had an open bar.  Since I would have had to fly back to NJ, I figured the money I would have spent on one night would cover costs for my husband and me to go to faire several times - and buy new garb.

[Lady Rebecca]

Granted, I only graduated a few years ago, but I can't imagine wanting to go to a HS reunion. It would be nice to reconnect with some of my friends (since I have only seen three since graduation, and haven't talked regularly with any of them), but there was so much more of my class that I didn't know.

However, I am already looking forward to college reunions. And I don't even graduate until Friday! But I feel like my (small) campus has so much more of a community feel than my HS had.

[KeeperoftheBar]

I had a very nice time at my 10th.  I visited with a few very close friends and watched the interaction among everyone else.  It was hilarious.  My 20th was less fun but still not too bad with the same close friends.  I didn't go to our 30th as I kind of forgot about it. 
Even if there is only one person you would like to see, it is worth going to.  You could always leave early.

[Noble Dreg]

I missed my 10th because I had just had a baby and was living in the Virgin Islands....

[Auryn]

Thank you all for sharing your perspective, its why I love this place so much .

Its pretty much settled that I am not going to either event.
I emailed on facebook the couple of people that I was interested in seeing at the reunion (emailed them last week), they have all been online and none of them have replied to me.

I have better things to do anyway- the reunion at the restaurant is tomorrow and the 26th (day of the bbq) I am going to the Tandy Christmas sale and then we are having Christmas with my boyfriend's mom.

*edited to fix dates I wrote down wrong*

[Butch]

Auryn, did you go to Tandy this morning?  In KC, we had a snowstorm over the last couple of days.  My son and I dug out the driveway last night, and were able to get there right after 7 am this morning.  We bought a few nice items; some of the split suede that was on sale for .99 sq ft, and some rabbit skins, as well as a few other odds and ends.  Pretty cool sale!

[Auryn]

Butch,
I did not get to go as we had agreed to have christmas lunch with my boyfriend's mother on the 26th. We ended up not eating till about 3:30 but oh well.
Guess I wasn't meant to go.
Glad you got some good stuff.
I might pop in this afternoon to use my 50% off coupon- would have been nice to get the 40% off the entire bill coupon though.
Oh well

[Butch]

That 40% was only off the non-discounted stuff.  They had to ring it separately.  Still a pretty good sale!  You'll be doing alright with a 50% coupon.  Good luck!

[Auryn]

blehh well thats false advertising.
Ok I don't feel so bad then.
Ive been pouring over the catalog to see what to use my 50% on- think ill go for a new blade for my tooling knife

[Rapier Half-Wit]

Speaking from personal experience, the little bit of enjoyment that you may get from going will most likely be limited to seeing who didn't make it life, despite all their bravado back when. If you didn't like them back then, barring the slimest of chances that one of them had a life shattering experience which changed their world view (and therefore their personality), you aren't likely to suddenly like them now.

Save your money. Go to your favorite liquor store, by a couple of bottles, throw a party with all of the people that are most important to you now. Spend that time with those that matter the most to you. Life is too short as it is. Don't throw away even a few hours. Time and people are the two things that cannot be replaced in this life.