Lucky 13

My Holy Savior Menard Central High School Class of 1998 had a "Lucky 13" reunion this year since we didn't have one in 2008 for 10 years. I was actually kind of excited to go because Nannie and Poppa had agreed to keep the girls and I was proud of the life I had made for myself.

Brian and I got dressed and headed over to Tunk's. Well, the night did not start out great at all. Walking into the room at Tunk's, I miscalculated the number of steps (there were three and I only took two) and "fell into" the room. Nice. Luckily there was only two or three people there at the time. Because we were some of the first ones there, I got to see everyone as they walked into the room. Boy, did I ever feel out of place. As more and more people I had graduated with plus their spouses walked in, I was ready to leave. I don't know what prompted me to even want to go. I felt so uncomfortable and out of place.

For some reason, thirteen years later, our class was still full of cliques. Most were still the same from high school; the rednecks, the popular ones, the ones who had stuck together and gone down to LSU, the "other ones," etc. Where did I fit in? I never really fit in during high school and I still didn't fit in. I tried to talk to all different people, but I just didn't really know what to talk about with them. I did have a nice conversation with one girl who was always popular, but really only because we ended up sitting across from each other. She has a little girl and is pregnant with another one, so we had a lot to talk about with us both having baby girls. But, even the girls I played softball with for so many years had nothing to say to me. Anyways, I felt very out of place.

I do have to say that I was one of two who predicted where I would be in 10 or so years and was actually right. I was just a year or two off from the "having children" part, but I predicted I would be a pharmacist and be married! Brian says that shows that I know what I want and go for it.

Needless to say, I do NOT think I'll be attending anymore class reunions.