REUNIONS-TIME TO SHARE LIFE

Luckily there are different groups of friends and acquaitances in my life. Each Spring the Langstaff Ladies- some of my High School mates- get together for lunch at a hotel near the Airport.It is a middle spot as we all come from different directions.  Some years it is a small group and other times more can attend. Yesterday it was 8 women- all my age. Refreshing as there is no need to explain oneself or be treated as if I needed botox! Being with others who are going through life and enjoying the moments! Sharing a picture or two but now with Facebook easy to keep up differently! A good gab and a goodbye- see you next year or maybe sooner, who knows! There is a history. We know the highlights! There is no competition! Who cares who makes more money and has a nicer car! Just a chance to remember the old times, live in the present and hope the future brings more joy. Some are retired and others still working like I am. Reunions are a needed part of life. I always feel good coming back from this one. I can tell my hubbie how it went because he knows the ladies too- it was his High School!

REUNIONS- A TIME TO RECONNECT AND REFLECT

One annual event I attend is a small lunch get together with some high school friends. Chatting and catching up on our lives is a nice way to keep some lines and friendships going strong. Sometimes through Facebook or email other information gets shared. This year is a special year as our High School- Langstaff Secondary School in Thornhill celebrates 50 years. We are all going but there will be others there not seen for many years or well since the last school reunion. The best thing is the fact we are all alive and still going strong. Enjoying life, some retired, some semi-retired, some still working or taking up a new career. Grandchildren and parental deaths are heavy topics! Dealing with health problems although the group that meets for lunch have good health. However, one previous regular participant does not attend due to health issues now. There is no need to try to impress anyone. We know each other- warts and all. Spent our youth together for 5 long years then moved on to university and marriages and children. Why is it good to have a reunion? We lose so may friends and family members along the way in life. It seems the friends and acquaintances we still have become more valued. Although meeting new people is a life long occurrence and often a necessary one, having some roots so to speak with people from other times just helps to keep us grounded. As long as people from early years do not have you stuck in some adolescent behaviour that is no longer part of you. Allowing you to be mature and experienced. When someone tells me, Barb you are still the same! I wonder, the same what! I know I have grown and changed and experienced. That girl of 15 is long behind me! So our little lunch group does not try to keep each other in a time warp. Our knowledge and growth is recognized and validated. Listening to accomplishments large and small is rather fun. Having a good meal at a hotel- The Marriott by the Airport which is convenient for all of us to find as we live in different parts of the GTA! One wonders how long it will continue! I guess as long as we want it. Maybe one day we will be taking the Mobility bus or a cab- who knows! For now, it works. I'll let you know how the big reunion goes. Adolph will be going too as it is his High School! One of my friends asked if it would be alright to give him a hug! Sure, I said, you can take him if you want! He knows where he lives and will come home. He was a good looking guy in High School so I am sure there are other ladies waiting to see him. It will be fun for him to touch base with all those people! Oh reunions! Down memory lane and now back to reality! Have you been to a reunion lately? Was it fun?  Do you even like reunions?

REUNIONS BRING A CIRCLE TO LIFE

Reunions are fun. A time to get together and chat with old friends and acquaintances. Promising to make it an annual event. Like my lunch on Saturday, meeting up with High School friends and catching up with our lives. Reconnecting with different parts of our lives allows the past to give meaning to the present. Rather fun. It doesn't matter that we are all older because we are older at the same time. I liked it. Sometimes being with too many young people spins my head. All the concern about wrinkles and how young they want to look-"do I do collagen or get a face lift or big lips"-well you get the picture. My High School group feel just comfortable in their own skin, thank you very much! So we look a little older-well we are older! Then there will be Easter with some family members sharing food with us at the table that have not been with us for the longest time-reunion! I like meeting all the people I can in my life-warts and all. Accepted with my flaws and accepting others with their flaws! Are you planning a reunion soon? If so, just sit back and make it simple. Be thankful there are people in your life that want to be with you and you with them! Like life's circle! Nice to go to the other side of it sometimes!
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REUNIONS-TIME TO RECONNECT

From time to time we all attend a reunion of some kind.There's the school reunion where we venture to see how everyone else is doing and come away just glad to see people are still around. A funeral is a sad reunion-gathered together because of one common denominator.Weddings are happy occasions that often bring family and friends from all over the country and sometimes the world. A retirement party is a reunion- some retirees come and the current colleagues say good-bye. Family reunions can be one named based like genealogical reunions or a mult-generational gathering of the clan in your own family. I attended a reunion of sorts today- a group of us from High School have done a lunch once or twice a year for several years. It has been two years since the last one. We chat and update- who has a new grandchild, who is retiring, whose child was married and just how is everyone doing- nice to see each other, took a couple of pictures and promised to do it again. Have you had a recent reunion with someone or a group of people? Do you like reunions or do you avoid them like a plague? Are you happy like I am knowing people are going strong? Are there people from the Spring of your Life?