Me....well, I was the good girl. Seriously. I didn't do much, if ANYTHING wrong. I got good grades, played basketball, ran track, volunteered with clubs, and worked. I was friends with as many people as I could possibly be. I wasn't the most popular girl, by any stretch. If anything, I was the goofy girl, who was nice to everyone. I brought stickers and handed them out on holidays, I was the one who ALWAYS had gum to distribute, I was the one who brought her spaghetti in her thermos for lunch. I carried the massive Valentines' card around all day that wouldn't fit into my locker, so I wouldn't hurt a guys feelings. I was very naive. I really had no idea that "bad" things went on at my high school. In fact, at our 10 year reunion someone said they didn't want me to know the "bad" things that went on....they liked that I was clueless. :)
Who am I now? Well, pretty much the same person...I would like to think. However, TEACHING high school has changed me. I am nice...the majority of the time, but can't stand it when someone talks back to me. I have found I am not quite the pushover I once was. I can't just let things go....like I think I used to do. I am very aware that "bad" things go on and do my best to "bust them." I find myself encouraging people to talk to the ones who don't have lots of friends, or making sure I talk to them. I have also realized that some of the people I am teaching will change. Some will leave high school and become BETTER people, some will continue to be FANTASTIC, and some will probably struggle.
This weekend my brother got married...there are TONS of pics on my FB page...probably too many, but it was an AWESOME time. One of the things that was surreal to me was seeing my brother's high school friends. He had quite a few at the wedding and they have grown up to be some GREAT guys! It is so weird, seeing people from high school and how they have changed. I mean, these guys danced with my daughters out on the dance floor. It was just fun to see and made me wonder how others have changed. You see, in high school we all wanted to be certain people, and I find it fascinating to see the people we have become. I still have some great friends from high school. Some that I thought I would be close to, I'm not and some I keep up with more than I ever thought I would. I loved high school, not saying I would want to go back....but I enjoyed my years of being naive and passing out stickers. However, I am so impressed by how we turned out as adults.
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| My brother and my girls. I am so proud of the guy he is today! :) (Cheesy of me, I know!) :) |
Have a GREAT night!
It sounds like a perfect evening. YOur brother looks so happy and the girls are precious. Special occasions always create memories and also bring up old ones as well. I loved the description of yourself in high school and completely tracked with you on that one, on everything except the spaghetti in the thermos.. Still thinking about that one:)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cathy. It was great. You are right, special occasions help to us to relive great memories!
DeleteThat is so precious. I love the picture and what you wrote about your brother. I pray for C and E to be close like that someday. You're lucky.
ReplyDeleteI was that girl in high school too! I had friends tell me the same thing, I was a good girl and they didn't want me to know what went on. When a friend who always had a boyfriend and I were talking later on, I said " You always had a boyfriend and I never did. She said There was a reason for that." I never knew the things she was doing and why boys liked her.
I am the same now. Not quite the pushover that I once was!
We are so much alike! I love it! :) My brother and I had our ups and downs, but he is a great guy!! Thanks!!!
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