This last weekend I celebrated 6 years married and ten years out of college. I don't want to think about how long I've been out of high school!!!
I didn't return to wellesley for my 5 year reunion for many reasons but a main one was that it didn't seem like people I knew were going to make it. Why spend so much money for something I wouldn't know anyone at. Same thing seem to be happening this time with two differences- my mother LOVES reunions and convinced me that it's fun meeting people you didn't even know in college. And second, it was my sisters 5 year reunion and our classes had Friday night dinners together.
So Friday night Liz and I bravely headed to wellesley- a place that has shaped me probably more than I realize or care to admit. Feeling a bit nervous we checked in Liz first and then went to my class checkin. After much indecision, we decided to just go for it and go into my class social hour. We ended up having a great time! I ran into a woman I had been an RA with and the rest is history!
We caught up about where we are these days, where we had been, and most enjoyably all the things we remembered about college together. My favorite moment was a story about Facebook- ask me sometime!
After dinner Liz and I walked all over campus- stopping at the library where she used to work, heading to the roof of freeman where her installation artwork still exists, checked out the characters of Alice in wonderland in claflin, played pool in the student center, couldn't find the naked man statue (found out later he had been vandalized and taken down), ate a smore and then danced the night away! I had so much fun! It was really great.
Saturday morning I headed to campus with Nate and the kids. We had a good but much different time... We started at a story time in the library, headed to a craft room and the walked in the greenhouses which I had no idea about when I was a student! Then we killed time till my class lunch where I had hoped to run into more people but the kids didn't last long at... And then headed home to my parents for the afternoon. Nate and I attended my sister in law Hannah's home coming concert where Nate actUally surprised me by singing the song he wrote for me 6 years ago. Was very fun to be out without the kids!
Sunday morning we all headed back to campus, my parents included cause it was also my grandmothers 60th reunion!!! Tradition is an alumnae parade Sunday morning which ended up being really fun. And I got to actually talk to a Few more people in my class. And got some great photos with my sis and grandma.
I am so glad I went and in five years I hope to recruit more friends. It is expensive but worth it:)
And Sunday night I got to grab ice cream with Brita not only a friend from first year but also kindergarden! I feel blessed by all the fun I had!!!
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