Vacation Part 2 - Reunion

So.... the much anticipated 10 year high school reunion was July 19th. I went - Ray did not. Despite how mad I was that he did not go with me, it turned out all right. The reunion was okay - not very many people showed up, although it was nice to chat with the few that did. Afterwards, I went out with my old group from high school and had a wonderful time, catching up, had a few drinks, danced a lot. And, if Ray had come with me, I know that I would not have gone out with my friends - so, it really did work out.



Schoolcraft High School, Class of 98 (well, a few of us anyway!)








Me and Chantelle
(I stole this one from her blog - thanks Ms. Photomommy!)








Me and Mandy K













Janelle, me, Kelly













My friends! Janelle, me, Mandy, Kelly, Kate













Good times













A night on the town













End of the night - I know that I was the only sober one, but what a wonderful night I had!

Another Post About my Upcoming Reunion

As I have mentioned already a couple of times, my 10 year high school reunion is this weekend. Although I am not sure how fun it will really be, I am excited. I am one of those people who knew even before I graduated that I would attend my reunion, eager to see how all of these people who I had spent the last 12 years of my life with would turn out. Would people be fat? Balding? Have 8 kids? Have really messed up lives?? For some reason these questions intrigue me.

Well, thanks to MySpace and Facebook, I already know what a good majority of my old friends, and several not-necessarily-my-friends have been doing. In addition to those tools, I spent a lot of time tracking down other classmates and getting brief updates when I was helping with the reunion planning. So, since my high school was very small, I already know what a good majority of my 69 fellow alum are doing.

That being said... I still want to go. I hope it will be fun. I know that several of my old girlfriends (the ones who I met up with while I was up there in May) will be there, as well as a few others. The biggest bummer right now is that my husband, who graduated with me, refuses to go. He says that the few people who he wishes to see, he already keeps up with. I get that - but I still want him to go. I am really hoping that he will change his mind - it is once every 10 years, and it is only for a few hours - do it for me - puh-leeeeeeeze???? :)

In celebration of my reunion:


Me - 1998






















Me - 2008

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It has been a stressful week and weekend for us.

First, Emmy was not feeling well. Then Pooky got sick. He had a fever and runny nose for a couple of days, then started coughing, and I actually took him to the pediatrician this morning (so thankful for weekend hours!) because the poor kiddo is just miserable - coughing and crying non-stop. He will act fine and play for a few minutes, then all of a sudden he is crying and wanting to be held. The doctor said his ears looked clear but his chest was a bit rattly, so we got some cough syrup and antibiotic. I am ready for this summer sickness to be over!

Secondly, we are getting ready to leave for another vacation. We have traveled quite a bit over the past couple of months, first to Florida, then Michigan. This time, we are heading back to Michigan for the weekend and our 10 year high school reunion (both mine and Ray's, since we graduated together). Then, we head to Ohio on Lake Erie for a week with Ray's extended family for our annual "lake" trip. We had originally not planned on going, but decided to at the last minute. Also, we will be driving this time - and with 2 small children and a 13 hour drive, we are going to do it overnight. We are planning to leave Thursday night around midnight, so that the kids will hopefully be sleeping for at least half the trip, and we would arrive mid-day Friday in Kalamazoo.

The reunion is Saturday night. I am really not expecting it to be fabulous, I am a little disappointed with where it is being held, and I know a lot of people are not going because of that. But, since I had a hand in planning - I found addresses for about 50 people - I feel obligated to go. And I know that a few good friends will be there, including Chantelle aka Photomommy. So, we will see how it goes, hopefully we will still have a good time.

There is also some other crazy stuff going on here that I would love to discuss on my blog, but I can't - just keep us in your thoughts and prayers this week as our family has some big decisions to make that could mean big changes in the near future.

More cheerful posts this week, I promise!

Randomness

Well, Emmy's face looks mostly normal again. The swelling is gone, she just has a couple of scabbed over mosquito bites and a bit of bruising. Thank you everyone for your concern and suggestions, I appreciate it! She is back to her cute little self.
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My 10 year class reunion is in 11 days. I was attempting to lose 10 pounds. I gained 1. Hmmmm, must have been one too many chocolate chip cookies.
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I am absolutely exhausted the past couple of days. Maybe my busy weekend is catching up with me. I don't even have the energy to write a real blog post.
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And finally, the quote of the day:
"Daddy, you're the biggest tooter I know!" ~ Emmy

I agree, Emmy, I agree.

Blah Monday

Feeling a bit blah today.

First off, it is cloudy and very humid. It should rain. It needs to rain, and I want it to rain so that I don't have to water my grass today. But it refuses to rain. Maybe later.

Secondly, this weekend flew by, and we didn't even do much fun. Our good friends are moving, so we spent a good chunk of the weekend helping them out. I did get to shop for a couple of hours with my mom, and I got to work in the yard for a short time. But that's it. Blah.

Third, over the past 2 months, I have only been watching Baby R 2-3 times a week, as her mom had gotten a new job with better hours. The past 2 weeks I have not had her at all. Today, I now have her full-time again - good because I need the money, but bad because it was kinda nice NOT having her here - for mostly silly reasons, like I got to sleep in for an extra half hour, it was easier to go out and run errands, etc. Not that she is a bad kid, she just isn't mine, so it is different, you know?

Fourth, my 10 year high school reunion is in 1 month. I realized that if I am going to lose that extra 10 pounds that I have been carrying all year, I had better get on my horse - so no more pizza and Coke for me. :( It is depressing, but needs to be done.

Blah.

Bumbling and Rambling

I do not enjoy talking on the phone.

Now, I don't mind talking to Ray or my family members, but that's about it. I definitely prefer email, and if there is a way to do something through the Internet versus the phone, then the Internet will always win. And Ray is the same way - we will argue over who has to call the bank or the cable company if there is a problem. We started ordering our pizza online, all catalog orders are placed online, and now even my doctor's office can schedule appointments though email - wonderful!
I am not exactly sure why I don't like the phone. Maybe it is because I don't really know what to say - lots of "ummm" and "uh, yeah, well..." type of phrases come out of my mouth. So I feel like a moron when I have to call my builder to tell him that the countertop in the bathroom is peeling off.

Anyway, my 10-year high school class reunion is this year, and a couple of months ago I somehow got roped into helping with planning. My job right now is to find everyone, and to get home and email addresses. The good thing is that I graduated from a very small high school with just 70 people in my class, and Ray and I are 2 of them.
For the most part, I was able to use the Internet to find everyone. I already had a few email addresses from people I still keep in touch with. And MySpace was wonderful - there are 20-25 people from my graduating class on there, and I was also able to find several others though siblings who happen to be on Myspace (another good thing about a small school - I know everyone's siblings). I also found a few addresses through the white pages online. And then through all of those people, I would find other people, and so on. Over 2 months I have found 58 out of 70 people, which I don't think is too bad considering the fact that I live 14 hours from my home town and have only used the Internet to find these people.
Until today - a few weeks ago I received an email from a former classmate with a list of phone numbers she had - 3 of which were people I was still looking for. I put it off for a while, then this morning I decided to make the phone calls. But I was dreading it.
I made quick note of what I would say, so that I didn't sound like such an idiot, figuring that I would get voice mails, because who actually answers their phone if they don't recognize the number on the caller ID? Surprisingly, 2 of the 3 actually answered the phone, and I got through a quick conversation to get the information I needed for the reunion without too much pain.

Where am I going with this? I have no idea... I really just wanted to complain about having to call these people who I have not seen or spoken to in 10 years. Hopefully I will not have to do much more of that. And I am happy with the fact that I can conduct most business manners though the Internet.