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in KATHERINES CORNER· LIFE Stories, Family, Friendship, Faith, Gratitude, Tid Bit Tuesday, Wordless Wednesday, Encouragement, Dear Katie

40 Years Ago

40 years ago I graduated from High School. Whoa…40 years? Okay after a reality check, yes, it’s actually been a little over 40 years. I received an email recently letting me know about an upcoming reunion.

Well, it’s not actually a “class reunion”, because it includes graduating classes ’75-’80. I must admit I was a bit disappointed to see it’s not just our class. The reunion committee worked hard to put everything in motion. There is a dinner, a golf day and a tented after-party following a concert at our local outdoor theatre. All include five graduating classes.

Since I can’t eat out, I don’t drink and heat is my nemesis ( MAV trigger), that only leaves 30-minutes after golf trophies are awarded or a cocktail hour following the dinner. For me to attend.

I was really hoping for something simple that just included our graduating class. Something like dinner in the park, catered bbq style, and just our class. Oh well. So, I have been reminiscing a bit about my high school years.

My Graduation photo

Yearbook photo of me playing Desdemona to Othello.

Another yearbook photo, this one is of me having lunch. The word lunch is implied since I used to enjoy Pepsi and Hot Tamales candy as my lunch, giggle. Oh my, those were the days. 40 years ago I was 18, 5’9″ had an amazing metabolism and weighed 114 lbs. soaking wet and I was wearing a size 5! Ahh those were the days ( wink).

I have always been proud of the fact that I didn’t belong to any particular clique in high school. I was friends with everyone from the parking lot crew to student presidency. I have fond memories of high school for the most part. It was my happy place. But, seriously, how can it be 40 years ago?

When I was in High school, “Saturday Night Fever” and ‘Grease’ were the must-see movies.
The Blues Brothers made us laugh and tap our toes.
Students kept their notes and homework in Trapper Keepers.
The song, Shadow Dancing, by Andy Gibb was top of the charts. I loved all thing, Bee Gees/Gibb, I still do.
Rod Stewart asked, “do you think I’m sexy”,
And…there were still Saturday morning cartoons.

When did you graduate? What was going on in your life 40 years ago?

On a side note- The petunia has morphed from fuschia to white, well not really…the fuschia flowers died back and the next morning there were more white ones! If you have been following my obsession fascination with our little petunia you know this is crazy, right? If you’ve missed the I think I can petunia story please click HERE or the follow up HERE I invite you to please click back and see just why I am so excited about this little petunia plant.

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  1. laura@everydayedits.co says

    July 16, 2019 at 10:22

    OMG! Those are great photos Katherine! Congratulations! laura

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  2. oldnewgreenredo says

    July 16, 2019 at 11:07

    Katherine, you should go. I went to our 10th 20th 40th and 50th. The 40th they had all 4 highschools of our city at. A huge venue with a center and off-shoot rooms for each class. UPSIDE I got to see ‘kids’ from my grade schools and junior high, which really added to the fun.

    We are the people we are today—because of our history–sometimes we need to remind ourselves of who and where we came from.

    Fun pictures, I hope all your memories are good ones.

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  3. Clearissa Coward says

    July 16, 2019 at 11:34

    Wow, look at you and all those curls. Very pretty. Yes I remember when I had a metabolism too. 5’2″ and all of 88 pounds, wearing a size 0 – 3., You’re right…those were the days. I enjoyed your stroll down memory lane.

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  4. Sharon says

    July 16, 2019 at 11:50

    The yearbook photos are awesome! I’m only two years behind you for my 40th, and have so many fond memories, too! (except for the size 5, I have repressed THAT memory! haha!!) Where did the time go? Try to explaining to a 2019 graduate, how fast life will pass them by, and they will give you that confused look as if they have all the time in the world. I must say, how fortunate I was to grow up in the “Big Hair” days, as I use my hair spray and pick skills to cover thin spots on my head, quite nicely, today:)

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  5. Pinky at Designs by Pinky says

    July 16, 2019 at 14:48

    HI! Well, I graduated in 1965 so am quite a bit older than you. I go to our reunions, as it is fun to see everyone and catch up.

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  6. Rita says

    July 16, 2019 at 15:43

    Hi Katherine, my name is Rita and I came across your website from your friend Ginger from toasty egg. I really like it since I just turned 50 this year in May so 40 years ago I was 10 but high school was a lot like high school like you I got along with everyone and liked it that way. I was not in a certain group either. I just wanted to say hi and thanks for all your writing and about the Petunias, I actually have a beautiful Orchid in my house that I love from Home Depot. Well, take care. I hope you’re enjoying your summer. ☺

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  7. Jan says

    July 17, 2019 at 06:18

    64 years ago. Wonderful childhood and graduation. Still have friends that were my high school/grade school.

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  8. Pam says

    July 17, 2019 at 12:45

    Such a fun post, friend! Your photos are so cute — You were lovely then and still lovely now. I graduated in 1975, and I’m hoping for a 45th reunion, but I’m not sure there will be one. We attended my husband’s all school reunion recently, and they are having one for just his class this August. It was so fun. It was the first time I had ever seen his high school. I didn’t love high school, (but I loved elementary and junior high!) I did a lot of sports, though, in high school, which I enjoyed a lot.

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  9. Alex J. Cavanaugh (@AlexJCavanaugh) says

    July 17, 2019 at 13:33

    Your senior photo is awesome. I looked like a ten-year-old dork in mine.
    I’ll be hitting that forty-year milestone soon. Went to my thirty year reunion, but it wasn’t much fun.

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    • Katherines Corner says

      July 18, 2019 at 08:36

      You are so kind, thank you. I’m still not sure if I’ll be going to this one. Thank you for visiting on your blog break it means a lot, my friend. Hugs!

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  10. Shiju Sugunan says

    July 17, 2019 at 22:07

    Beautiful pictures!

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    • Katherines Corner says

      July 18, 2019 at 08:35

      thank you, your photography is amazing Shiju! The birds and butterflies are my favorite. I invite you to share your blog posts at the TFT blog party. Welcome to Katherines Corner, Hugs!

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  11. whileilinger says

    July 22, 2019 at 06:37

    Those are great memories! We share a lot of the same ones as I would have been a freshman when you were a senior. Times were different and so were we but different doesn’t mean better, right? I graduated overseas on a military base with 20 other students. There have been attempts to hold a reunion for combined classes. While there are some in the lower classes I would love to see the expense to spend a weekend with people I don’t know and may have never met is just not appealing to me. I have had the blessing of being able to see a couple of them individually as they travelled close to me or I to them. With the advent of social media it has given us a way to reconnect and work those things out a bit. Maybe something like that could work for you, too. Things for the stroll down memory lane!

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