Memory Lane

I'm going to my 20 year school reunion on Saturday night and up until now I was really excited. Now I'm a combination of excited and nervous as hell! I missed out on the 10 year reunion, so I'm really looking forward to catching up with some people that I haven't seen for YEARS and playing the "oh what about when..." game.

I know of a few people who aren't going for various reasons. Some have Christmas parties to attend, some have young babies who they can't leave and some just think that school reunions are waste of time. The latter believe that the reunion will be just a room full of people checking out who's gotten skinny and who's gotten fat since high school.

I have no doubt that there will certainly be people there who are more concerned with how fat so-and-so has become rather than what career path they chose. But, I'd like to think that 20 years on, most of us are less concerned with who's fat or skinny and are more looking forward to actually having a drink and a laugh with some old 'friends'. I think it's safe to say that not many of us resemble ourselves at age 16 (good or bad). So why are some people so fixated on making a comparison?

I for one am comfortable enough in my own skin to be able to attend the reunion without being concerned about who thinks I'm fatter/older/wrinklier. Who cares! And as for those who are staying home because of what people might say or think, well, that's not much different to being in high school really. Surely there are more important things in life? I say come along... laugh till your sides hurt, listen to stories of people's chosen (or otherwise) life paths, share yours and just be involved in a great night out. Really, can it be that bad? I'll let you know...