A few night ago, I decided to check out My Space. I'm sure most of you have heard of it. Have you sign up for it? I set up an account months ago, but just haven't had the chance to really spend much time on it. If I get the chance to go online, I usually try to blog. Anyway, I had several messages from high school friends with questions like, "Is this the same Hannah from high school? I know you're married and the name is different, so I wasn't sure" and "You had a baby? Oh my gosh! I can't believe it!" Like many people, I had hoped to catch up with some old friends, but now that I have, it's made me depressed. When I saw friends who have gotten married, had kids, finished grad school, etc, it just made high school seem sooooo long ago, which left me feeling old. Old and sad. I'm closer to 30 than I am to 20. James's 10 year reunion is approaching, leaving me wondering where the hell time did time go?
I found one of my nest friends from middle school. We later had a falling out in high school because she decided she wanted to drink and smoke and be a slut, and I didn't buy into all that. I also found another close friend from high school who now lives in Israel and from what I gathered, he's becoming a rabbi! Whoa! It's so strange to see what these people are doing. I remember passing notes to them, and screaming at football games with them.
I know it's funny that I am so surprised by all the changes, because I think I surprised them even more. I'm one of the only ones who is married and has a baby!
I think, if I get the chance, I'm going to go dig up some old photo albums from high school . . .
Posted by Hannah at September 13, 2006 09:08 PMI know the feeling exactly.
Posted by: Laura at September 14, 2006 12:10 AMI know just what you are saying. People are amazed when they hear i have 4 children, married, etc. It really surprises them. And I'm 28, I feel REALLY old! haha.
Posted by: Emmakirsten at September 14, 2006 06:35 AMI think it's because school is such an important part of who we are. We tend to still see ourselves as that girl. It takes are schoolfriends to make us see that we have grown-up
Posted by: Melany at September 14, 2006 08:32 AMI have had a blast on my myspace :) I have contacted long lost friends from my high school class, and I get to see what they have been up to...
here's mine if you want we can be friends :)
www.myspace.com/bored_in_kansas