Now that the reunion is in the past, what sort of soiree should we plan for the, I don't want to type it, 25th year reunion? You all know that it is only 5 years away, but shouldn't we start thinking about if we want to go formal next time. I know what I want out of the 25th reunion, but I am interested in everyone else's thoughts of what we should do.
Let the fun begin.
Monday, October 16, 2006
In Five Years . . .
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I heard different ideas from classmates at this reunion. Some being: Clambake at the beach, long weekend to Mexico, skiing in the mountains. Most people preferred an adult-only event overall.
There's some ideas to kick around. El Presidente- your idea?
Let's keep this cost efficient....
I would prefer the next one to be in the summer since that would make it easier for out of state'rs to be able to come.
I like the plan for this time - some family activities but also an adult's only event. The price was very reasonable and the food was quite good - and free drinks are always welcome...
Kim - can we get an account from your husband about the marathon? I am dying to hear how it was for him and his experience!!!
I am game for just about anything that is affordable for everyone. While I love some of the ideas mentioned I doubt they are realistic. We definatly have to keep cost in mind if it's too high some may be unable to come. I think the same type of setting would work well again maybe just a bit longer. Now that most of us know what to expect a sit down dinner might be nice, open bar definatly worked well and Lew saved a lot by doing the music. It would help if we knew what if any class funds were available. I was actually wondering about that.....Steve can you tell us did the $25 a person cover all the expenses or did we use class funds as well......anyway do we really have to wait 5 years??? I guess that's best because I think if we did it to often it wouldn't be quite the same. The good part is we have 5 years to find the rest of our classmates.
Kim, I like the idea of a weekend thing, but realize most could not get away for an entire weekend.
Sonya, you make valid points also.
MJ - the $25 was part of the cost. We decided class funds would be used to cover the rest (about 13 per person) this time. We really wanted people to come and as you say, if it gets too expensive, people will not come.
I would like to keep in touch. I really like the idea of get togethers every so often. Maybe we should try getting together at happy hours, or a sporting event or something like that.
Let's keep this blog up and going and people should post whenever they are up for a little "happy" hour or night out.
Steve, make sure you don't plan the next one on your wife's birthday LOL !!!!
Steve, I was just at the Emmaus class reunion this past weekend and they charged $55 per person. It was a formal gathering from 6pm to 11pm in Bethlehem at the Banana Factory. They had 476 people graduate and no more than 70 people came. I know that the price was partly to blame as you, Sonya and MJ have already pointed out, price is a factor. I noticed at the Emmaus reunion that people were more reserve and didn't seem to have as much fun compared to the casual reunion we had. I know that getting dressed up can be fun, but it can also be an added expense for someone who is deciding if they can swing the price of going to the reunion or not. I personally have no problem with what kind of reunion we have or how much it costs. I just thought I add my two cents to the conversation, thanks...
I am all for the adult-only event with maybe an early family oriented event.
Of course like M.J. says, make everything affordable for all. I think go with the buffet style dinner. People can eat when they are hungry and socialize as they please. Maybe instead of formal, go with a theme(beach party) or something else. Maybe a D.J. instead of CD's. Although DJ Lew did a great job on the music scene. My wife works with Freddie Fredrick. We can still do a request list ahead of time. Definately a longer all inclusive drinkfest. Just a few ideas!
love the theme ideas....keep in mind as we get older it may be eisier for us to go bigger especially when we all don't have little ones at home.
Shuey my husband graduated from emmaus in 90 and I agree their reuinions aren't the same. Sorry I missed you at ours I didn't even see you there.
i like the casual affair...much more comfortable...
I think a theme party could be fun to have and I really like the beach theme perhaps even a Hawaiian theme, the girls can wear coconut bikinis and grass skirts. I will supply the men with grass clippers, sounds like fun to me.
MJ, my wife graduated in 86 and even if she graduated in 90 the odds are good they wouldn't even have known each other with the classes as large as they are in Emmaus. I'm sorry that I wasn't able to say hello to you at the reunion, so let me say hello now. If there is going to be a meeting of the minds to plan the next reunion and you can attend, go, I will be there, that is if it’s open to the public.
To All,
I have to ask this question about the high school dances, party’s or basically any activity during our time at catty, were they as fun as the reunion was that we just had? I had so much fun at this reunion that I am actually regretting my too cool for school attitude that I had back then. I had fun doing my own thing throughout high school with my friends but I just feel like ever since the reunion that there were so many more friends that I didn't do anything with. Or maybe the way everyone matured has something to do with it but for the record, I will be at every reunion, thanks. Mike
If I could throw my 2c in...
I'd just like to be able to go, so whatever we do, could we do it in the summertime, when I don't have to work? Please? :-)
P.S. I'd prefer casual. I think everyone is more relaxed when they're wearing comfy clothes.
Mike,
I never enjoyed school activities like I did the reunion....I believe it has alot to do with the maturity level.
I would agree with the others that feel casual is the way to go.... being dressed up could make people feel uncomfortable - I know I would be a little uptight since I never dress like that.
I already put my 2c in for summer for Vicki and others in her situation!!!!
Vicki - the next time you plan on coming home give us a head up on the website. I think we should try to have a group outing - maybe a small picnic or something???
I call Sonya is in charge of any picnics.
Vicki, do the pictures make you feel like you were there? Probably not, but it shows how much alcohol flowed that night.
I hope everyone had a great time. I'm glad people had a better time than in HS, but I sure do miss those days. When mom made my dinner every night, when mom did the wash, when all you had to do for entertainment was put 2 dollars worth of gas into the '79 Cutlass and cruise around or hang at the playground.
Does anyone else remember Lew's Duster? Great times, yeah, great times.
Sonya
Thanks for asking about Chris and the marathon. Before the marathon he had a goal of 4 hours. He finished around 4:40 but at that point, he didn't care. He was pleaed that he finished period. Probably his first and last marathon but happy he can say he did one in his life. Considering he only trained for about 2 months prior- I think he did great.
Back to reunion stuff......I like the casual event as well and I really liked the 20th because there were several events to choose from. Friday night happy hour, golf (No comment from Randy please), picnic, then the main event. People could do as much or as little as they wanted, with or without kids. I think there was something for everyone and if the 25th could be as good as this one- I'd be pretty happy. Of course, it wouldn't have been possible without all the planners and contibutors to each event. Perhaps early summer next time- before vacations begin? Middle to end of June?
Hi All, I also agree that this was so much fun. Even though I remember some really fun HS times, this was alot more fun. It was so nice to talk to everyone and catch up even if we weren't close friends in school. It just felt like a big group of great friends hanging out. I would also agree that I prefer the casual rather than a formal affair. I think we need more time though because the evening went so fast. On the way home I couldn't believe that it was over. Now I can hardly wait until the next reunion!
I should add that the British school year goes from September to July. This year the school year ends on July 20th. We only get six weeks off during the summer, so summer for me is the last 2 weeks of July and all of August. Sorry if that throws a wrench in the works. :-/
I'm sure people can plan around the reunion as long as we give them advance notice....we are all so excited about having another one that I'm sure we will have a date set a year in advance....
I wanted to comment once again on how great the reunion was ..... I spoke to people I never spoke to in high school. It's a shame that it took us years to grow up and become a group of friends.
A bit of a comment from the male perspective on why it was so successful.
In high school, we were all trying to prove something, most times to be something we really weren't. Now, we are all trying to be OURSELVES and that is more realistic.
On another note; the fact that we were a pretty familiar group (not necessarily a tight group, more like really tight little groups) and everyone felt they knew everyone else, that made it so much easier to let down those walls we built up in high school and just be us.
I thiks we have a very cohesive class (much closer than other classes) and I'm not just saying that.
Well, gotta go wash a 4 yr old's butt, will interject later. I'm glad I posted this to get some conversation started. :)
Steve, I agree with you. We're older now and don't have to prove anything to anyone, least of all ourselves. I think when you reach a certain age you become comfortable with who you are. Whoa! All philosophical this morning!
I think the fact that most of us went to school together for 13 years helped too. We were a big part of each others' lives for a long time. The reunion would have sucked big time, and no one would want to do it again if we'd gone in with a "high school" attitude. I think that's what I really missed about missing the big event - reconnecting with people I hung out with, and getting to know people I didn't hang out with. But there's always next time.
Anyway, my vote is for summer, a family event and a grown up event. I like Rock's idea of an annual picnic. Like a little mini-reunion!
Okay, off to get ready for work. I've got to teach my ninth graders sex education this morning. Yippee! We're putting condoms on vegetables and showing them pictures of chlamydia. And all before lunch. Top that Mr. President! What are you teaching today?!
I'm am teaching percent water in a hydrate and isotopes. It's not as thrilling as a condom on a cucumber, but how many girls get to do that outside of the classroom? Only the really LUCKY ones. Oh, there goes my high school, immature self. Who am I kidding, I'm Peter Pan, I'm never growing up.
Steve and Vicki, Thanks for making me laugh to start off my day.
good idea posted above maybe when it gets closer ask people if they want to be on a planning committee, that way you will get more opinions and more help.
as for HS is really is a blure to me I think I spent to much time doing anything to get out of going and way to much time partying....no regrets though, I had a ton of fun!! It really does seem like a lifetime ago. I think the reunion was so great because we all knew each other for much more than just HS. For me many of my memories/friendships go back to middle and even grade school.
Vicki good luck with the class next week I have to go view the 5th grade version of sex ed that they will be showing my son. I am not quite ready for that!!
I just added a bunch of pictures to the main event album. Vicki- since you weren't there.....can you name who's butt got photographed?
That's Lew's butt.
Vicki, how did you guess so quick? Did you spy on Lew as he swam in his pool as a pubescent teen?
Anything you'd like to share with the group?
PS - What do you do with the veggies after the lesson?
Okay, I confess. I spied on Lew's butt when we were kids.
I also used my incredible powers of deductive reasoning and recognised the his shirt in the previous picture.
P.S. We made a salad. Kidding!!
I should add that, as a Spanish teacher, I don't regularly get the chance to put condoms on vegetables or show the kids pictures of chlamydia. We had a special "alternative curriculum" day yesterday and collapsed the timetable, so I spent all day teaching sex education to ninth grade. I was team teaching with Andy from across the hall, because two heads are better than one. When we showed them pictures of crabs, one of the kids asked how do you get rid of them, and Andy says "Tie one end of a string to your pubic hair, and put the other end in a bowl of water. When the crabs crawl down the string to get a drink, you cut the string and then they can't crawl back up." Andy LOVES to mess with the kids' heads. Last year we had an AC day where we had to take them around the local village and talk about the local history. The kids lost interest pretty quick so Andy saw this as an opportunity to mess with them. We came to a road with a sign that said "Pontefract (the next village over) 9 miles" so Andy asked them how many bones they had in their ears. They all said three. He then says "Did you know that each of those bones gives your ear the ability to hear within a radius of 3 miles. Pontefact is 9 miles away, so if you put your ear to the ground, you should be able to hear the people in Pontefract." At this point, 30 kids laid down on the sidewalk with their ears to the ground. When one of them said he couldn't hear much, Andy said, "Don't forget, they speak another language in Pontefract." On that day, he also told them that all the horses in the United States came from the local farm and that the reason there's a pond in the village is because once there was a terrible fire so the people dug a hole and filled it up with someone's garden hose so the village would never burn down again. There aren't many perks in our job, so we take our fun where we can get it.
just thought i would say again how much i missed not going to the reunion....Robb, how is that mini reunion at Thanksgiving coming along....as for then big reunion, i can make it most anytime, as long as i have enough notice for Michael to get off work.....
Sonya....don't know if you saw my post under your name...if you still have my number, give me a call...
Tracy,
No, I hadn't seen your post under my name. I will try and call you this Saturday afternoon. Sorry that you never received the message, at least you still received an invite and got on the blog.
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