One thing that we laughed about after looking at the photo above is that there are 3 sets of best friends from high school that are still best friends today, me included. Beak (2nd from the left) & I (2nd from the right) have been BFAs (best friends always - we had to be different from the BFFs - best friends forever) since we were 7 years old! And now, we finally have men in our lives that really, truly like each other (and she & I like each other's man) so we can FINALLY go out on double-dates and vacations together!
Our class graduated 82 students. We were bummed that we didn't have two more to make us "84 in 84", but oh well. We were one of the smallest graduating classes in many years and I think the closeness many of us still share is due in part to the small class size. Of course, I'm sure the fact that we were a small "country" school also plays into that. It amazes people who are new to our group when they find out that many of us have been together since we were in kindergarten. These friendships are some of the most valuable relationships in our lives.
We were hoping more people could make it to the reunion, but family, finances, & illness kept many from making the trip home. We're already talking about plans for our 30th.....
As well as being our 25th High School Reunion (ugh), it is the 25th anniversary of the release of the movie Footloose. We used Footloose as a theme for our senior prom that wonderful year of 1984, so we thought it'd be appropriate to do the same for the 25th reunion! Especially since a remake of the movie is due out next year (hello people, would have been better to have it released this year if you must make one!) Anyway, I'm sure it won't hold a candle to the original, sorry Zac Efron. But seriously, can you say KEVIN BACON?? I am still crushing on the ORIGINAL Ren McCormack after 25 years.
