Steven and Robyn Weidler

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Party like it's 1999!

Yesterday, Steve and I attended my 10-year high school reunion. It's so funny how things change but stay the same. Most of my classmates still live in the same small town where we went to school and their children will do the same. Of those who moved away, most still reside within GA. The turnout was bigger than expected and we had a good time. Not being able to attend the 5-year reunion because I was serving a mission in AZ, I was amazed at how many classmates I had not seen since graduation. Since most of us had been in the same classes since Kindergarten, we share memories of our entire school experience. It was, therefore, easy to pick up where we left off- almost like we hadn't missed a beat. Despite dramatic changes in technology (i.e. in high school, beepers were all the rage and only a handful of people had cell phones and email accounts-lol), most people have the same sense of humor and mannerisms and enjoy the same activities. A few people had changed physically, but it was interesting to note how many people looked the same. I think I look the same and apparently others did also considering I was voted "Least Changed." Haha. It must be genetics because my dad was won the same award at one of his class reunions! Unfortunately, not all of my inherited traits are quite so desirable :) I left last night with an increased sense of gratitude for both my life's path up to this point and the direction I am headed. And I am more grateful for a dedicated husband who willingly tagged along.