Ten years came and went... and so did we.
I don't know if everyone (or anyone) is expecting this, but it is a tradition by its very nature... what other important thing do I have to do on May 8th?
I won't relay any history this year or bemoan the influence of Facebook or ask for a reunion. I'll just say, I think it's a wild thing that we've been graduated for a decade. Our lives have come and gone in the process. And while I am apt to say I probably miss any one of you, I would follow that up with a quick admission that I'm glad college is gone and the rest of life is here. Maybe somebody does want to be back there, but the thing I can say I learned these ten years is the past is meant to be admired, not desired. Sorry to be corny in an otherwise meaningful moment.
It feels like the sort of moment when you turn the lights out on a house that hasn't been home for a while, and you think you're leaving, never to return. It has a sad sound to it which I didn't intend. I realize that our lives are very diverse and remote and sometimes intangible to each other.
Maybe instead I should just give a quick story to illustrate the better point I'm failing to make.
Last Sunday morning, I was sitting in Dunn Bros on Shady Oak in Hopkins, and who walked up to the window and started smiling in at me except Kris Clemens. She walked in and gave me a good hug, we said hello and followed it up with maybe two more sentences exchanged on both sides. It was fun and good to see Kris. I'm also glad we can continue on our separate paths while enjoying the places where those paths cross.
I hope that makes sense, and wish you all a wonderful next ten years - I don't plan any more anniversary posts, and I doubt any of us will continue this blog with updates of any sort. Of course, don't let my doubts dissuade you from any action on your part - ten years just flew by... there's no telling how fast our lives will go from here.
I won't relay any history this year or bemoan the influence of Facebook or ask for a reunion. I'll just say, I think it's a wild thing that we've been graduated for a decade. Our lives have come and gone in the process. And while I am apt to say I probably miss any one of you, I would follow that up with a quick admission that I'm glad college is gone and the rest of life is here. Maybe somebody does want to be back there, but the thing I can say I learned these ten years is the past is meant to be admired, not desired. Sorry to be corny in an otherwise meaningful moment.
It feels like the sort of moment when you turn the lights out on a house that hasn't been home for a while, and you think you're leaving, never to return. It has a sad sound to it which I didn't intend. I realize that our lives are very diverse and remote and sometimes intangible to each other.
Maybe instead I should just give a quick story to illustrate the better point I'm failing to make.
Last Sunday morning, I was sitting in Dunn Bros on Shady Oak in Hopkins, and who walked up to the window and started smiling in at me except Kris Clemens. She walked in and gave me a good hug, we said hello and followed it up with maybe two more sentences exchanged on both sides. It was fun and good to see Kris. I'm also glad we can continue on our separate paths while enjoying the places where those paths cross.
I hope that makes sense, and wish you all a wonderful next ten years - I don't plan any more anniversary posts, and I doubt any of us will continue this blog with updates of any sort. Of course, don't let my doubts dissuade you from any action on your part - ten years just flew by... there's no telling how fast our lives will go from here.
