Reunion
It sure doesn't seem like 10 years, but apparently it has been. Saturday night was me 10 year high school reunion. I haven't been back to Oak Park ( where I grew up and went to school ) since graduation. My parents moved to Colorade while I was away at college, so I didn't have a "home" there anymore. My current job/house is in the farther northwest suburbs. But I digress.
I didn't know what to expect really. My only experience with reunions prior to this was the movie Grosse Point Blank. I was hoping that nothing quite like that happened to me. :) Fortunately it didn't. So, I was a bit nervous about things, as I really had no idea what I was going into.
I got myself all dressed up, as best to show off, without really seeming to show off. ( Hey, at least I admit it, who doesn't want to make a good impression anyway ). Here's my "Chris Parker, Male Model" picture from just before I left:
As I got there, I noticed not many other people had ties on, so I ditched it in line. More comfortable that way anyway. The evening started off with a bit of a surprise. It turns out someone blabbled to the reunion comittee that I was doing triathlons and stuff, and somehow they found my webpage, with some of my race pictures and stuff posted. So, as I walked in ( fashionably late of course ) some of the people I met made comments about triathlons and stuff. I was in a bit of shock as it was a little overwhelming to walk into a room of 200 people that you haven't seen in 10 years, so it didn't really click with me.
One of the things they had, was a "Then" and "Now" slide show playing on one of the monitors. Yeah, so there I was right in the middle of it. My old dorky HS nerd picture, and a selection of shots from my various races this year. So the secret is out, I guess.
Nothing too interesting happened. Got a chance to meet some people again I'd dropped out of touch with. Now that I don't look the atypical math/science nerd, some of the "cool" people wanted to talk to me. Gave 'em the benefit of the doubt as it has been 10 years, so people have changed since then. Most everyone was pretty cool to talk to. It's funny how some people haven't changed a bit, and others are totally different. Kinda a shock to the system.
Ended up getting coffee until about 3am with a group of friends from back in the day. We were all in Boy Scouts together, so we knew each other long before HS, but dropped out of touch after. Exchanged phone numbers/email and stuff, so hopefully it won't be 10 years again before we all get together. Good time overall, if a bit of a late night.
I didn't know what to expect really. My only experience with reunions prior to this was the movie Grosse Point Blank. I was hoping that nothing quite like that happened to me. :) Fortunately it didn't. So, I was a bit nervous about things, as I really had no idea what I was going into.
I got myself all dressed up, as best to show off, without really seeming to show off. ( Hey, at least I admit it, who doesn't want to make a good impression anyway ). Here's my "Chris Parker, Male Model" picture from just before I left:
As I got there, I noticed not many other people had ties on, so I ditched it in line. More comfortable that way anyway. The evening started off with a bit of a surprise. It turns out someone blabbled to the reunion comittee that I was doing triathlons and stuff, and somehow they found my webpage, with some of my race pictures and stuff posted. So, as I walked in ( fashionably late of course ) some of the people I met made comments about triathlons and stuff. I was in a bit of shock as it was a little overwhelming to walk into a room of 200 people that you haven't seen in 10 years, so it didn't really click with me.
One of the things they had, was a "Then" and "Now" slide show playing on one of the monitors. Yeah, so there I was right in the middle of it. My old dorky HS nerd picture, and a selection of shots from my various races this year. So the secret is out, I guess.
Nothing too interesting happened. Got a chance to meet some people again I'd dropped out of touch with. Now that I don't look the atypical math/science nerd, some of the "cool" people wanted to talk to me. Gave 'em the benefit of the doubt as it has been 10 years, so people have changed since then. Most everyone was pretty cool to talk to. It's funny how some people haven't changed a bit, and others are totally different. Kinda a shock to the system.
Ended up getting coffee until about 3am with a group of friends from back in the day. We were all in Boy Scouts together, so we knew each other long before HS, but dropped out of touch after. Exchanged phone numbers/email and stuff, so hopefully it won't be 10 years again before we all get together. Good time overall, if a bit of a late night.
posted by Chris Parker at
6:19 PM
1 Comments:
Oh, boy, where to start.
First of all, Chris Parker, Male Model... nice :)
And you were a Boy Scout? Why doesn't that surprise me?
That's kind of cool that people knew about your races and even got it into the "before and after" photos. That way, it's a more subtle way to work it all into the conversation. And it is amazing how much people change from high school to adulthood. I haven't gone to any of mine, but the very few folks I've stayed in touch with have changed quite a bit. It's interesting to watch everyone become fully-formed humans.
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Krisanne, at 12:07 AM
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