High school Memories

Today was my high school class reunion that I did NOT go to. I am probably one of the few people who did not like high school. For me it wasn't fun. I was under so much pressure to succeed and get straight A's that there was little time for any kind of fun. I had mostly Honors and Advance classes that left little time for a social life. I did participate in a few extracurricular acctivies, but not too many. My Junior year was probably the worst. There was more pressure put on me with the ACT/SAT, being accepted into the co-op program, keeping up my grades, etc. I was so depressed and stressed out that year. I often hear people around me talk fondly about their high school days and it sort of makes me sad that I didn't have that. I had friends, but they tended to be like me who had little time to hang out or anything. The best I think was when I was a sophomore because my older brother was a senior and an afternoon co-op, which meant he had a car and had an hour lunch. My school has an open campus, which means you can leave for lunch, so a couple times my brother would take me to lunch and just drop me off before he went to work. That was fun, mostly because you got to leave school and not eat the cafeteria food.

I don't regret not going to my reunion today. Most of my classmates I didn't like because they were stuck up and snobby. Plus reunions like this is just an excuse for people to gather and brag about their lives, though probbaly half of what they say is made up or embellished. Most of the people I would have wanted to see again they weren't able to find, which was sad. And for me, I really haven't accomplished much in my life that is worth bragging about. I don't have a husband. I don't have any kids other than the furkids which don't cat. I don't have 5 master degrees or a high powered career. I have a simple life that I'm happy with. Its an uncomplicated life most of the time, which I like, but its nothing to brag about. I know I've changed quite a bit since high school. I've defintily become more adventurous. I've conquered several major fears like flying. A lot of the changes are a result from my friends who have helped me open up and try new things, even if its just something simple like a new food, but those friends I met after high school. In many ways I've changed, but I'm still the shy, modest and quiet girl I've always been. I'm content to sit home on a Saturday night curled up on my bed with a good book, listening to one of my favorite CDs. Or sitting at home posting on my blog! LOL So instead of hobnobbing with people I never liked back in high school, I'm sitting here typing this post.

Its always funny how when there is a reunion or anniversary of some kind we tend to think back and reflect. I know I wish I would have had the love of high school that so many people do, but because I was so driven and focused on my education I got a really good education. It was a lot of work, but it really paid off in college. For me, college was an easy transition and I graduated college Magna Cum Laude. So I can't have too many regrets. Sure it could have been less stressful, but all the experiences I had then helped me later in life with other situations. They say everything happens for a reason and I believe that my experiences in high school definitely happened for a reason. They were learning opportunities and I'm glad I had.

So even though it was a not so fun period of my life, I think it was necessary to make me who I am today, making it a necessary evil of sorts. So I can't have any regrets. And I don't regret not going to the reunion. I might go to my 20th, maybe by then I will have done something worth bragging about. LOL By then people's lives should be more interesting than they are now.

OK. That is all. Time to go back to reading and playing with my kitties. Or maybe some digital scrapbooking. Later!