Tonight when I went to my parents’ house to pick up my photos from Italy to put in my new picture frames, I happened upon a box of my old high school photos. I can’t tell you how excited I was to see this box, because I had no idea where it had gone. I’ve moved a lot over the years, and I was afraid that I might have somehow gotten rid of my old high school yearbooks and photos. Why I would throw away memories like that, I have no idea, but sometimes when I’m in the mood to purge “old stuff,” you never know what might get thrown out. I’m the opposite of a pack rat.
I can’t wait to spend some time tomorrow going through all of these old photos. So many memories! This is just in time, too, because my 20th high school reunion is coming up this October, so I may even find some great pictures to share with my classmates. How fun!
One thing I’m also looking forward to is seeing my thinner self. Now, I have never in my life been thin, but in high school my heaviest weight was 176, which I thought was enormous at the time. What I wouldn’t give to weigh 176 now!! I think seeing myself at that weight will be good motivation, and who knows, I may even find a picture to hang up on the fridge!
The other fun thing about finding these photos is that lots of my old high school friends are now on Facebook, and I can’t wait to share these pictures with them there. I’m sure there will be plenty of “blackmail” pictures to go around – this was the 80’s after all.
Finding this box of high school memories is like opening a huge treasure trove. I can’t wait to dig in and see what I uncover.
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