Thursday night I flew to Indianapolis. My trip was two-fold. First, to visit my college roommate, Renee. Second, to go to a reunion in Bloomington. While I was at IU I did a study abroad trip to Maastricht, in the Netherlands. The professor who accompanied us wanted to get us all together for a 20-year reunion (it was actually 21, but I'd rather not count).
Unfortunately only seven of the 25 people in the program came to the reunion, but at least the other six were really fun people. Two of them even went to my high school. It was pretty unusual that out of a graduating class of around 250 students, about 7 of which went to IU, 3 were in this tiny study abroad program. It was a blast to catch up with everybody, all but one that I hadn't seen in 20 years. They were the same sweet, friendly, hilarious, obnoxious jokesters that I remember and we really did have a great evening. Even Renee seemed to have a great time and she just met them all that night.
Getting older can some times be a little difficult. Having kids that don't think you have a life of your own can be a challenge as well. But seeing old friends makes all of that much easier and truly makes you appreciate everything you have and have done over the years.
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