Last night was my 10 year high school reunion. I can't believe it has been 10 years since I graduated from high school! Obviously I did not attend, but my friends did and of course they took pictures and filled me in on the latest "scoop" :)

It's sad to think that after all these years, some people have not changed. My friends told me that some people behaved the same way they did back then...and it wasn't a good thing! I am so glad I am not the person I was 10 years ago! As the years pass, I look back and things get fuzzier and fuzzier, but I can still recall quite a bit. I wouldn't trade my high school years for anything. I've heard people say that high school was the worst time in their lives and it makes me feel bad for them. High school definitely wasn't the best years of my life, but it was pretty good. College was great too. Then moving out on my own was great. Then getting married was awesome. Then moving away and getting a real job was pretty good too. I guess that each year, as hard as it is to get older, is pretty great in it's own way :)

Beach Week

Next to the week of our wedding, Beach Week was one of the best weeks of my life! Where I grew up, the week after the seniors graduate (and the underclassmen are still in school...SUCKERS!) the campground of Holland State Park is transformed into paradise for the graduating class of Hudsonville High School. I have no idea when the tradition started, but I am thankful it did. For most of the seniors, it was the first time being parent-less; I know it was for me.

My friends and I started planning 1/2 way through senior year and we reserved camping spots right next to each other. Initially I was bummed because I wanted to be at the campground on the beach, but it was full. So we were stuck in the overflow lot. I was bummed until the second we pulled my friends motor home into the campground and found out it was way cooler than the spots on the beach. We had dirt & trees! Katie and I stayed in her parents 1970s motor home and we had a blast!!! Michelle & Melissa stayed in a tent in the lot next to us and Chelsea & Amanda stayed in a camper a few lots over. It was like we were all neighbors (something I never knew because I lived in the country).

The week of June 4-9, 2001 gave us girls memories that we will never forget. We still have beach week jokes and talk about how much fun it was. I can't smell a bon-fire without thinking of that awesome week. So today, and for the rest of the week, I will think back on that awesome week 10 years ago and smile :)