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Off to my high school reunion

13 years ago

I got a pedicure yesterday, today I am packing and tomorrow I fly to CA to attend my 50 year high school reunion. I will take lots of pictures.

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sleeperblues
13 years ago
Have fun!
hayjud_mn
13 years ago
Wow! Linda, Do you realize you will be hanging out with a bunch of OLD people! I hope you come home feeling young.
Have fun, but remember to keep up the reputation of a "Midwestern Sofisticate."

I know, you are trying to think if you have ever met a sofisticated person since you moved to Iowa! LOL

Have lots of fun!
Looking forward to seeing the pictures.
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jannie
13 years ago
I went to my 40th Reunion last month. I had a ball! Even saw my old crush, but he's recently married and has a 6 year old.
hallngarden
13 years ago
Our 50th college reunion was in April. We had a wonderful time. Had not seen anyone in 50 years as we all had gone separate ways to different states after college. It was great catching up , all of us were retired and made plans to travel together for our next event.
lindac
13 years ago
Have fun, but remember to keep up the reputation of a "Midwestern Sofisticate."

I know, you are trying to think if you have ever met a sofisticated person since you moved to Iowa! LOL

Sophisticated people know how to spell the word. They know it's from the same root as sophomore.
Have fun Linda....and remember to set all the Californians straight as to just where Iowa is, that it's not the same as Ohio and we don't grow potatoes, That Iowa is the home of Woodrow Wilson, Johnny Carson, Meredith Wilson, Cloris Leachman and Grant Wood. That it's where the first of the presidential primaries are held, where James Van Allen taught astronomy and where Tennessee Williams studied writing.
Another Linda in Iowa
kfca37
13 years ago
Have a Great Time!

My "official" 50th HS Reunion was 5 years ago (in Michigan), and this year I got an invtation to what was called an " Unofficial Ad Hoc 55th H.S. Reunion" at which they promised "no class pictures",'no speeches", etc. etc., just lots to eat & drink. Unfortunately, living in California, i've never made it to any of the five, or maybe I should say 5 & 1/2, Reunions. It would be interesting to see how well everybody's "held up".
patti43
13 years ago
Sorry Lindac, you can't claim Johnny Carson. I'm pretty sure he was born/raised in Nebraska.

Linda, have a wonderful time and take notes so you can tell us all about it when you get back. My 50th is next year but I haven't decided whether to go or not. All the other ones I've been to have been really fun, so I just might.
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13 years ago
Have a great time. I never went to any of mine. Its just too far away.
minnie_tx
13 years ago
Have a good time I went to only one my 30th and that was many years ago. I don't think there are too many left since we were such a small graduating class. Under 200.I keep in touch with one gal (from Kindergrten on up) she hears from a couple of people. Hope you have a super time
hayjud_mn
13 years ago
LOL I knew there was SOMETHING wrong with that word! Believe me, I would be the last one to claim to be a half-way decent speller OR Sofisticated/Sophisticated (and I'm not even from Iowa.) I hate those complicated silent letters!

I should be having my 50th in two years. I haven't been to one since our 10th. I hope someone has my address.
nodakgal
13 years ago
Have fun Linda!
wildchild
13 years ago
50 years??? I've met you and find that hard to believe. You aren't one of those people that entered Stanford at the age of 12 are you?

Have a great time at your reunion Linda.
mawheel
13 years ago
I'll be attending a multi-year reunion in October, but the focus will be on my class --1950. It'll be our 60th! Hard to believe.

Have fun, Linda.
chisue
13 years ago
DH attends his. I've never gone to any of mine. (My HS class was nearly 1000; I hated HS!) At DH's reunions the draw is to see the kids he went to *grammar school* with, not so much the HS friends. They take pics of each 'feeder' school along with a HS group photo.
workoutlady
13 years ago
Oh this is all so funny to me when you all refer to having only 100 in your graduating class. We had 40 which was not considered an average size class. I had friends in the next school over and they graduated in a class with 12. Funny thing is all these schools are still open and still quite small although the school that had 12 in one graduating class now has 30. This was 25 years ago.
linda_in_iowa
Original Author
13 years ago
We had 250 in my class. Only 80 are coming to the reunion and that includes guests.
Jamie_LA
13 years ago
I graduated in 1978, and we were only 56. I only attended my 10th reunion.
kacram
13 years ago
have FUN!!!!!
joycegreen1
13 years ago
Johnny Carson was born in Corning,IOWA.
evatx
13 years ago
You'll have fun! I went to my 50th last month and had such a good time. Thank goodness we had name tags. LOL
donna_oh
13 years ago
Have fun!

Donna (^_^)
hayjud_mn
13 years ago
Linda, I think you should wear a band around your head with a feather sticking up! Most Californians think this part of the country is UNSETTLED yet! LOL LOL LOL

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