Seems like only yesterday I was sitting around on campus shmoozing with my friends. Oh wait, it was yesterday! The reunion was great. The weather was horrible—it was supposed to be 80° and wet; instead it was raw and freezing. We all ended up buying ridiculous $50 sweatshirts we'll never wear again. But, but, but . . . I had such a very warm and pleasant time chatting with people I'd been friendly with way back when (some of whom I'd lost touch with) as well as people I hadn't even known in college. I ended up regretting acutely that I didn't expand my horizons a bit more in college. There were so many people I didn't give the time of day to back then—not that I was necessarily rude or excluding, but I just never entertained the idea of being friends with so many different kinds of people. And that's saying a lot, because Wesleyan has always been famous for its extremely diverse student body. What an amazing experience it was—and I guess I realized how much more amazing it could have been, although I am aware that we all do the best we can at age 18, right? I even turned into a boring grown-up at the banquet when I started lecturing my wait-person (class of '05) on how she should take advantage of every opportunity Wesleyan has to offer, because she'll never have that kind of luxury again. Sigh.
Oh, and what was I so frenzied about? I forgot, you can wear anything you want at Wesleyan. Anything at all, and you'll always fit in.
I had seen your previous notes about the plans for the reunion but did not realize it was at Wesleyan. My grandfather got his degree from Wesleyan in 1921. http://www.scsv.nevada.edu/~susanb/leon.html
Posted by: susan | May 24, 2004 at 10:56 AM