20 years ago

20 years ago, I would have shrieked with delight if Ty Detmer passed me on the trail to the Y. Yesterday, I just pointed excitedly after he walked past....with his teenage daughter. OK. After he was gone, I shrieked a little.

And 20 years ago, I wouldn't have been afraid to go to a class reunion. Mine is tonight and I find myself terrified to go. I have built up so many negative emotions about my high school years that I don't want to subject myself to it again. But, as Sam reminds me, I can do hard things. And so, I am forcing myself to go and be brave and smile and pretend that I am not still extremely insecure!

I hope that I have improved in other more noticeable ways over the past 20 years -- aside from a slightly greater level of maturity in regards to BYU football icon sightings. Maybe my head of grey hair will give me some credibility.

Comments

  1. ShannonJuly 29, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    Hope you have fun tonight. I bet it's more fun than you imagine. I can't speak from experience, though, as I've never been to a class reunion of my own. Ever. I went to my grandparents 50th class reunion once when I was visiting them for the summer. It involved lots of people thinking I was cute and sweet and fishing for crawdads in Lake Tahoe with chicken legs. That was great fun for a 10-year-old! Sam's right, you can do hard things (ask to borrow her camp shirt!) and sometimes they're not as hard as we think. Enjoy!

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  2. SallyJuly 31, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    I agree with Shannon. I think you're awesome! I haven't been to any of my reunions either, and there have been a lot of them!

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  3. ElenaAugust 2, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    I bet you rocked that reunion. You are fabulous. If they didn't see it then, I bet they saw it at the reunion.

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  4. jevansAugust 2, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    So how was it? Mine was on July 30 and I survived just fine. I still felt a little out of place, but that's probably due to the fact that I went alone (not by choice). It was nice to see many classmates and remember.

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  5. BrentAugust 15, 2011 at 8:47 PM

    Lisa, it was so awesome to see you and Lee (and Sam) at the reunion. I was glad you came to the Friday night shin-dig, it made it worth it for Mali and me to show up.

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