20 yr. high school reunion

I had my 20 yr. high school reunion this weekend. First of all, how did 20 yrs. go by so incredibly fast? It really was kind of a surreal experience to remember these faces of young kids and then see them as 38 yr old adults. Some changed dramatically especially the guys. Some of them looked exactly the same and some looked the same just older, a few wrinkles and just a little aged. It think we have all mostly gone through challenges and the reality of life has hit most of us, so everyone was very nice. I was a little apprehensive going because I just had a few friends in high school, it was a large class and there were a lot of people I just never got to know at all including a lot of "popular" kids. But once I found my old friends and acquaintances it was so worth it. Pretty much everybody had insecurities and felt alone in high school to some extent. It was nice to reconnect and reflect on that time. I definitely have regrets, I was not into romance at all in high school. I did not like it when guys acted like they liked me, so I would be a little mean to them so they wouldn't like me anymore. I would feel bad later and especially now that I'm married and realize that guys are people too and have feelings. I also used my smarts to intimidate them to some extent so they wouldn't like me. When they didn't act like they liked me, I enjoyed them a lot. I liked talking to them and hearing their stories and funny sayings. One of my personal goals in high school was to be nice to boys, I really had to work on it. I'm sure some of my difficulty with it came from having four younger wild brothers. But people were really nice at the reunion. It was just nice. Some of the cool popular girls looked really good, super fit, nice clothes and hair, and I know a lot of them still hang out together. There were several couples who married other alumna and many of them still live in our hometown or close to or have plans to return. I thought that was interesting. I am glad that I always tried to be nice. I really was in my own world a lot though, and it is nice to reflect on those years with a little more insight now. I was not one of the popular kids, I didn't know anybody from kindergarten or this school or that school, my interaction with these people was just high school. I wanted to focus on the good times I had with the friends I had, I got to do that, and I am glad! I am glad to be done with high school too and reconnect with old friends. And I'm tired!