WGHS Class of 2000 Reunion Weekend

Yep, that's me in the gold rectangle. Hard to believe that 10 years ago I was an eager high school graduate! Life has changed so much since then (as it tends to), but being a part of this class shaped so much of life, I knew I wouldn't miss the opportunity to reunite with old friends. By most standards, we were small, even in our area, with about 180 students in our graduating class. However, this made us a pretty tight-knit group, especially when you consider that most us had been together since kindergarten. Oh sure, our middle and high school years were fraught with typical school-age drama, but through it all, we cheered each other on and supported one another even through our differences... dorky or cool, artsy or athlete. If I could put my finger on what I think what made our class special, it was that just about everyone felt like they belonged.

So to begin a whirlwind weekend, on Friday we hopped on a plane and arrived just in time to enjoy a quick barbeque dinner at Stamey's, before making a "bee-line" over to the homecoming football game. We tried our best to cheer on the Fighting Hornets, but unfortunately the team is having a pretty rough season.

But, just being in the stadium brought back so many memories! Shannon and I were reminiscing about our respective flag team and pom-squad rountines. Ha... those were the days!

And it was so much fun to see the first-wave of classmates, and even some little ones it tow! It certainly felt surreal, but any anxiety we'd had quickly melted away and we spent the rest of the crisp, chilly evening catching up and sharing memories.

Kate joined us at the game, and afterwards the three of us just couldn't resist a tasty post-game treat! Apparently I was pretty wound up, because I downed 3, yes 3!!!! original glazed doughnuts. I don't know what came over me. *blush*

Saturday afternoon we met up with our classmates and families at a local park for a picnic lunch. It was so much fun to see everyone's little ones and even more classmates! Will thoroughly enjoyed himself, too. I was so busy chatting and chasing him, though, that I did a horrible job taking pictures. Thankfully, more camera-conscious folks posted some pics on Facebook.

The Saturday evening event took place on the rooftop of downtown Greensboro club. It was so much fun to get dressed up and live-it-up with old friends. The organizers did a great job of making the entire weekend fun, and the final event was no exception.

Aaron and I both had a great time, especially since we both knew people! And we had a blast on the dance floor with everyone, too. Here I am with Kelli and Shannon and Aaron's with their husbands, Jason and John.

And I especially loved hanging out with my lifelong girlfriends Anna, Elena, and Amanda. I'm so glad they all came!

We're so happy we made the trip, as did others from D.C., NYC, L.A. and even Japan! And we definitely hope to see everyone back in 2020!