John had a terrific attitude and even picked out a shirt for me to wear (I of course will never trust his opinion again, since in all of the pics I look prego with #6-which I am certainly NOT!). He found a sweet new shirt at some weird shop in Page-so ya, Happy Father's Day on that shirt babe-love ya! :) We were all dressed and ready to go, but I have to say, I was feeling a little bit nervous...which surprised and bugged me. I feel like I have gotten over all that teen angst stuff, but I was still apprehensive. OK, honestly, my giant fake eyelashes don't help. I mean really, they are so huge. Sorry to digress back to this topic, but really, what in the h*#% am I supposed to do about these things. I was afraid to remove them for fear that I would be without eyelashes all together for my reunion. So I kept them. Long and Fake. Ugg. Oh well. It was too late now. I just tried to go with the flow and enjoy hanging at the Gunsmoke Saloon.

Overall, it ended up being a good night. It was great to see some old friends and catch up a little. In High School, I never won anything like Homecoming Queen or Class President. Starting with 6th grade, I was always just the 'new girl' at school (we moved a lot). Sidenote: I did win 'Craziest' my Senior year-go figure? Anyhow. I just have to say though, as I sat there in the Gunsmoke with my hubby hanging and chattin' up my old classmates, I felt like the Queen of you-name-it. I realized just how blessed I am. I have a patient, loving husband and 5 kids that I really, really adore. We have our hang-ups and challenges just like everyone else, but really, I know the Lord has kept us in his care. It was a really good feeling! :) OK, I just want to emphasize the fact that I was not comparing what I had to anyone else-I think it may have sounded like that, I was just thinking of all the ways my life could have gone. I have had innumerable paths I could have taken over the last 20 years-I am just really grateful for the way it has all ended up so far.
The Gunsmoke wasn't the end. On Saturday there was also the Picnic in the Park for families of graduates. it was fun to see how we are multiplying.
2 comments:
I just thought that I'd tell you, your fake eyelashes do not look that bad at all!!! :D
-Katie Koford
It looks like a fabulous weekend. I bet you knocked them out with your bette davis eyes. Glad you're back!
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