There are two events that will happen this year that will make me feel extremely old. One is my daughter Abby turning 10 years old later this summer. The other occurs tomorrow, the tenth anniversary of my college graduation from Mansfield. How is this possible? How could time have gone by so quickly? It seems like just yesterday that one of the greatest weekends of my life was taking place. Friends and family started arriving on Friday, May 9th, and the prelude to the "Party of the Century" on May 10th was pretty damn good. And May 10th, 1997, ranks as one of the 5 best days of my life. I have never, before or since, been surrounded by so much positive and loving energy.
The bright side to this particular anniversary is that as much as things have changed over the last ten years, the important things have stayed the same. I am still very close to most of our core MU group, and the fact that the majority of them are in my wedding this fall is a testament to the strength of our friendships. And driving into Mansfield is still a religious experience. It is a small town with two lights and very little to do. But it's MY town, the place where I really grew up, where I learned more in 3 years than I have in the rest of my life combined. And it's still the place I can go when life is overwhelming and find a little peace. Ten years that seem like a lifetime ago, yet seem like just yesterday at the same time.
2 comments:
Are we getting old? Ick - "why, why are you doing this to us" as Joey once said.
"SIGH". Good ol' Mansfield! UMMM, the memories make me so nastalgic. Many many good times and good friends were acquired there.
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