Reunion Reflections

"50th high school reunions are usually viewed with disdain, indifference or compelling curiosity and desire to re-connect with classmates.When it was time for mine, my attitude was somewhere between disdain and indifference. After a compelling suggestion from a classmate, I attended and learned how wrong my original thoughts were."

Around the bar and dining room, relationships are already being revived. Some are instantaneous when recognition has not been clouded by a half-century of separation. Others get off to a stumbling start when memory banks are slow to engage.

Even with my name and picture hanging from my neck, will anyone recognize me?

We scan the crowded room for a familiar face or name. Admist these bustling classmates our minds keep scrolling through the possibilities ahead.

I hope this black outfit hides those extra pounds.
Will they still think I'm a nerd?
I wonder if he remembers that crazy day in chemistry?
Will she remember how we felt about each other?
I better stop for a drink first!