30th college reunion

I don’t know quite what I was expecting from my 30th college reunion yesterday. I guess I’m glad I went, but I don’t think I need to go to any future ones. It seemed very heavily focused on Greek organizations, which you will not be shocked to learn that I was not a part of.

There were a few people I would really liked to have seen that weren’t there. Several people I barely remember tried to engage me in conversation and I just wasn’t at my best yesterday for whatever reason, so conversations felt extremely awkward.

The whole thing felt odd, I guess because I am a different person now, but the person I was then is still part of me. The college itself was very different yet many things are the same… and Sherman was somehow the same as ever while being completely different at the same time (even though we couldn’t find that danged cemetery and abandoned Piggly Wiggly in the dark, Kathryn and Chris). Just an odd dissonant feeling.

I did love getting to hang out and talk with friends (many of whom I am lucky enough to live close to and see on a regular basis). But next time let’s skip the football game tailgate situation and loud bar and just hang out at our house instead.