Blast from the Past

well, she was popular, well, almost anyone would be more popular than I was, but I don't think she knows anyone else on the class page on Facebook, I know I don't, but we have to remember I left school and went to a private school for the first 2 years of high school, 10th and 11th grades only going back my final year (and I wouldn't have then, except I really needed classes I couldn't get at Holy Cross, even if it hadn't been closing soon.)

Maybe she doesn't have many friends now and was happy to find a name she remembered. Either that or she secretly wanted to be your friend back in high school. I can imagine how odd it would feel if you really didn't have a "history" with this gal. I reconnected with a former neighbor on Classmates awhile back. This gal was a total bit... uhh, she wasn't very nice. Totally self-centered. But, she was extremely happy to find me on Classmates. Apparently, her life didn't quite go as she expected. She was quite a party animal back then and it has taken a toll on her life. She snubbed anyone who didn't have money or didn't like to party as much as she did and she's paying for it now. She's quite lonely. Maybe this gal you knew has a similar story.

Been there, done that! I've always done that whenever I bought a new car. For months, I'd be reaching for where that button or gear shift was on the old car. It never failed, a new car meant that the gear shift was the opposite of where it was on the old car, either on the floor or on the steering column. I always feel like such an idiot when I'm reading for something that isn't there. You're so very right about old habits! I like to think of myself as a modern, hip, "now" kind of gal but those old habits put me back in my place.

Oops, reaching, not reading. I've gotta start proofreading my responses BEFORE I post them instead of after.

Aunt Barbara sure wasn't sympathetic about the dang gum.... :(

Hi Leenie, I'm glad I could take you back. It's fun to visit the old days every now and then. I had a nice trip down memory lane when my friend found me. We're still writing through email. She moved to New York and I to Virginia so there's quite some distance now but she said she wants to settle on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. My husband's family lives there so I may get a chance to see my friend again one of these days. She has some grandkids now who live with her and, since I adore kids, that should be fun. I hope you find some people from your past, at least ones you remember fondly. LOL I haven't been posting much at all lately and this is the first time in two days. I've been extremely busy getting one of my inventions ready for marketing. I should be all set by next Monday!!! I'm so excited. I've had this idea for years but never put it into motion until about a month or so ago and now it's almost ready. I'm getting prototypes ready now and looking for and getting estimates from local printers who can put it together for me and print the boxes for it. I think it should do very well because it's something that every man needs. My targets will be men who have a sense of humor, especially about themselves, and women who have a man in their lives. I'm going to be selling them through mail order catalogs (like Harriet Carter, Walter Drake, etc.) and also from a website I'm working on when I can squeeze in the time. My fibromyalgia has been flaring lately and has kept me inside for the most part so I've taken full advantage of that. With the temps being in the mid to upper 90's with high humidity, it's a perfect time to be inside. LOL I hope all is well your way! Love ya, too! Marti

What makes my story that much more exceptional is that I don't really do anything on Facebook. I created my account there because my youngest son, who was then living in another State, told me that I could always reach him on Facebook. I still don't have a clue about most of what goes on there and probably never will because I just don't have the time to get into those games or anything else. But, it is nice reconnecting with old friends. I feel pretty isolated in my life right now because of where we live and because of my disabilities so reconnecting with an old friend makes me feel a little less lonely here, even though she has moved even farther away. I'm so happy to hear that you reconnected with your friend. About who's getting married first, life has a way of changing courses when we're not looking. I'm glad you had a good chat.