A trip down amnesia lane....

What an interesting day.  I have taken a trip down amnesia lane, and delved into the depths of the hideous time known as high school.  For all that I can speculate, I can't come up with the reason for why the short three or four years spent in a concrete edifice would shape ones life to such an extent.  I don't remember some of the names and faces of those who were friends and  I don't remember some of the moments that supposedly shaped my life.  On the other hand, while joining Facebook has helped me reconnect with some of those that I have truly missed, there are others that I really don't mind if I connect with again.

I found out today that my high school Newspaper advisor passed away a couple of years ago.  I just haven't kept in touch with anyone from those days, so I never found out the sad news.  It really made me feel like there are some parts of those days that I treasure and kick myself for not keeping in touch with those people who meant a lot to me.  

My good friend Shelly told me that I have to go to my 20 year high school reunion so that we can see how so many of these people have turned out.  At least if I go with her, I will have someone to talk to.  Her husband and I graduated the same time, and she graduated a year after.  It was only after moving into the same ward after having kids, that we became friends.

I just don't see the attraction, but it is like a train wreck.  I can't stop looking and reliving some of the things that were part of my life at that time.  But, there are things that happened that shaped me into who I am today.  I often attribute many of my life altering moments to my time spent in Uruguay and not to high school.  I suppose in a way I'll have to do a bit of rethinking.  I still don't know if one could get me to go to my high school reunion, but perhaps I'll get reacquainted with some of my friends and just see....