FIVE YEARS

So, this past weekend was my five year high school reunion. For some you're like, wow she's young, but let me tell you, I'm feeling a bit old right now. My friends and I are turning 24 this year... that means we're in our mid-twenties, not our early twenties!! When did that happen? Real life is here to smack us around!

Anyways, it's amazing how people change, yet stay the same. They have different hair, different boys/girls they are dating/married/divorcing (yes some of my classmates are already getting divorces).... some are skinnier, some are fatter... but all in all, they are still clique-y just like always. It's amazing at how you put all the people from high school in a room, and groups automatically form. I mean, seriously, we aren't allowed to hang out with other groups? We have to stay with the cool crowd, or the dorky crowd, or the stoner crowd, cuz that's where we fit in when we were in high school? Luckily in high school I was a "floater," where I could float from crowd to crowd and generally get along with everyone and people didn't look at me like I was nuts for talking to them (they might've looked at me like I was nuts when I talked to other groups, but not to their group) So all in all, as a floater, I had a blast at the reunion (minus the clique-iness). I danced my ass off, and it was great. And I'm not talking trashy, ghetto-thug dancing, I'm talking down-home country-fied dancing. Sooo much fun!! I was twirled around so much I had to sit down/go outside multiple times due to all the spinning (which the alcohol might've had something to do with as well)

Fortunately, there were no bar fights (which are common in small towns), but there was plenty of gossip and drama. Those clique-y people still know how to blow things up into craziness. And it's amazing at how easily one gets sucked right back into it. I didn't feel like I had graduated college and working/living in Madison. I felt like I was at a high school gathering, and everyone was judging my (and everyone else's) every move. I am usually pretty good about not caring what other people think (especially those from home that don't even really know me anymore) but man, like I said, you just get sucked right back in. It's amazing at how I can grow up so much, but still revert back to that time... well, minus the whole drinking part... I was a "good" kid in high school and never really drank. But once college came around, I put on my Olson drinking shoes and slammed one down with the rest of them. And for the record, no I did not fall and cut open my chin.... the guys at work made sure to point out that I was better than the Green Bay trip since I didn't end up in the emergency room the next day.

Anywho, I took like one pic at the reunion, and that's of me and one of my best friends Dan. He's just as blunt and straightforward as I am... you'd think we'd hate each other, but we don't.
Ok, it's officially freezing in my apartment (just turned the heat on tonight considering it was snowing outside... hasn't quite got super warm yet) so it's time to snuggle up under the blanket and get ready for PR3 Season Finale part 1.