This past weekend I attended my 20 year reunion. I can't believe it came up so fast. The ten year seemed to take forever, and the 20 year came in a flash. At first I was excited to go, when events started to be planned. Then I wasn't sure if I wanted to go. Ben decided to go with me, and to make a fun trip out of it. The first night was a mingle at the Prime Bar. At first it was a little weird, since Ben didn't know anyone, and also for the fact that I hadn't seen these people, outside of facebook for 10 to 20 years (depending if they came to the 10 or not). Ben and I hadn't eaten dinner, we basically landed, went to the hotel, and got ready to go. So we left around 10 for dinner. The music was way too loud to talk to anyone, anyway. So we took off. After dinner, we stopped at Braums and continued my summer ice cream addiction. Mmmmm I forgot how yummy Braums was. Oh how I miss you Braums! Unfortunately, my stomach caused me to miss out on some fun. Fun I'm not sure Ben would have been up for anyway. A group of people went to Beverly's pancake house later that night, and had a blast. Oh well. I needed sleep for the following day, as we were taking a trip up to Tulsa.
Before I left Phoenix, I contacted Courtney's husband and we arranged a surprise lunch. They were in Tulsa for her sons, Reid, birthday. So they were seeing a movie and getting lunch afterward. We waited at the Abuelo's for them. When she walked in, I walked up behind her and covered her eyes. When she turned around, she seemed more stunned than excited. It was a weird delayed reaction. She kept saying later that it wasn't registering with her at first, because she saw all my posts in Oklahoma City. Luckily, her Uncle Brian, who we use to run around with all the time, happen to come out for the day, not even knowing we would be there. So it was a nice surprise to have the old gang back together. It really felt like old times, and like we hadn't missed a day....except for our age, and kids, etc.. It was so nice seeing them, and made me a bit home sick. After lunch, we went to Braums (shocker), and caught up some more, before we headed back to OKC. Of course, on the way back we made a stop at Eskimo Joes. We picked up a few shirts. Can't believe the anniversary shirt is 38 years! I remember when it was 16!
That night the reunion was a dinner and drinks at Pearl's Crabtown down in Bricktown. The food wasn't very good, but it was fun to mingle in an environment where we could sit, relax, and actually hear on another. They also had a photo booth, which was a great idea! I volunteered to work Registration that night, so that was a good excuse for me to park it for an hour, and let people come talk to me. Am I getting old or what? Ben was a good sport, sitting around listening to me talk to people he didn't know. He was clever with his name tags, being "Rachel's Sex Slave" the second night. My friends thought that was clever and funny. He only wishes. The dinner was over at 11:00. By the time we got back to the hotel, Braums was closed:( Oh well. Our flight left at 10:30 so we didn't have time for one last Braums stop in the moring. haha The flight was uneventful, which is good. I'm glad I went. I knew I would regret not going, and glad that Ben got me to go.
These past couple of days I have been very nostalgic, going through my Yearbooks, and such. I realized how much I missed those years, and I have been melancholy. So weird, right? Aubrie found this and put it on. Talk about weird...and the life circle!
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| Our Old House on 99th St. |
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| Last Day of 7th Grade at Hefner |
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| Senior Prom |
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| Aubrie in my old uniform! |
