20 Year High School Reunion: Friday Alumni-Only Event
After many months of preparation, my 20-year high school reunion events
are finally here. Tonight in the
Skyline
High
School
courtyard,
we (e.g. the reunion committee) held our alumni-only casual mixer
event. It was a tremendous success (despite the high 90° heat)
and I had a great time.
I was able to see many of my old friends from the neighborhood I grew
up in - Mark Erekson, Mark Shepard, Tony Coombs (and fellow reunion
committee members Gretchen and Dave). I saw Tony at the 10-year
reunion, but had not seen Mark and Mark since high school. The six
of us spent some time together standing in a circle in the courtyard
remembering some of the old times and catching each other up on our
current lives. It was great to be there with them. They are all
doing well. I was so glad to speak with each of them.
The event began at
6:30 pm and ended 3½ hours later. The time elapsed far too
quickly as I was very much engaged in conversation for much of the
evening. After we had to leave the school courtyard,
just about everyone that attended lingered outside the doors instead
of returning home. A few dozen of us then meandered over to a local
bar (Kevin's choice), then drove to
The Pie for late-night
pizza.
As the self-designated photographer at the event, I snapped quite a few
pictures -
that was my excuse to get around to as many alumni as I could
and speak with them (even if it was only briefly). Most of what I
snapped did not include me, but I was able to find one that I took
and two that others snapped that included me... see below (click to
enlarge):
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My good friend Dave Barnes and myself.
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From left to right: myself and fellow committee members Sue Johnson and
Mark Fankhauser.
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From left to right: Dave, myself, Tony Coombs,
Kristi McMillin, Jeff Wright.
Taken at The Pie.
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