10 Years Later: Where are they now?

My friend Nora has inspired me to finally write about my HS reunion. So here's my tribute.

My ten year reunion came and went. I didn't go. I don't regret it. I saw the pictures and it looked pretty lame...I thought a lot about whether or not I really wanted to go. Other than a few people, there just wasn't anyone I felt like I needed or wanted to see. I wasn't all that involved in high school really...always thought I was too cool for school and wanted to steer clear of all that HS drama, especially Senior year. So, if I was always too cool for high school when I was in high school, then why would I go to the reunion, right?

Anyway, I have 3 really great girlfriends from high school that I've kept in touch with over the years. I think we made good friends because we were all smart, funny and cute. Did I mention cool, creative, hilarious, genius, ...Sorry, I know that isn't being very modest. :)


Above is a picture of us at graduation. There's Kelly, Nora, me, Asna. (also pictured: Michelle & LeeAnn) I should've named this picture, "BIG CHEESE".

Below: A picture of all of us with our dates, ready for prom. We took a limo to the Ritz Carlton on the Plaza, headed back to town for our Prom, then over to Nora's for a supervised after party/slumber party.

We caught up with each other a few years ago and have tried to keep in contact ever since. Above is a picture of us while I was pregnant with Ava. We met and had lunch downtown.

A couple of weeks ago, we had our own 10-year reunion - a dinner party at my house. It was great to see each other and reminisce about our days in high school. Each of these girls is amazing and very special to me. I hope we can continue to keep in touch and have our own frequent mini-reunions.

So, where are they now?

Kelly lives nearby, was a manager for McDonalds for a long time but is going back to school and working for an architectural firm doing drafting. She's been married to Wes, (her prom date) for 7 years.

Asna lives in CO and works as a business consultant. She has a great guy, Mike, who we got to meet recently, who has a beautiful daughter. Wedding bells?

Nora lives in Kansas City and works part time as a dentist. The other part of the time she's raising a cute little boy, Levi, and enjoying her marriage to another great guy, David.

Lori - if you're a faithful blog patron, then you know what I'm up to. But just for the record, I graduated from KU with a degree in Elementary Ed, taught for a few years and am now raising my sweet little girls, Ava & Elise. I've also been happily married for over 8 years to Chris.

Happy 10 years!