After much debating with myself, I just sent in the $20 to attend my HS 50th reunion. I've made the 10, 20, and 40 reunions and hope that more of the classmates that I hung around with will be there. As many have mentioned, I have few fond memories of that time, it was a way station to getting on with life.
But finally decided I have little to lose but an evening and $20. Do to an elderly parent situation, I moved back to my hometown 13 years ago after being away for 35 years and have made no effort to re-connect. But life moves on and I'm now cognizant that I need to avail myself of opportunities to connect with folks as we will be empty-nesters for the first time this fall. Most of my social contacts have been through the activities of my sons and them moving on to college will create a hole that needs to be filled. Likely, nothing will come of it, but I need to be open to opportunities. I don't hang around folks my age at all, being an older dad, most of my contacts are a good 20 years younger and at a different stage in life.
But finally decided I have little to lose but an evening and $20. Do to an elderly parent situation, I moved back to my hometown 13 years ago after being away for 35 years and have made no effort to re-connect. But life moves on and I'm now cognizant that I need to avail myself of opportunities to connect with folks as we will be empty-nesters for the first time this fall. Most of my social contacts have been through the activities of my sons and them moving on to college will create a hole that needs to be filled. Likely, nothing will come of it, but I need to be open to opportunities. I don't hang around folks my age at all, being an older dad, most of my contacts are a good 20 years younger and at a different stage in life.