CLASS REUNION - OH MYSummer of '09 = Class Reunion. Has it really been 5 years since the last reunion? I can't believe I have been out of high school this long. A vision of gray hair and wrinkles float through my mind.
Do I really want to go? What do I have in common with any of my classmates anymore? I haven't seen many of them since the last reunion.
Graduations were all around us this weekend. We have more to go to within the next couple of weeks. Thinking back to my own graduation I remember having the feeling of the world in my hands. The possibilities were endless, at least that was what everyone was telling me. I couldn't wait to work as a lifeguard during the summer and then go off to school. I had dreams to achieve. I had the feeling of freedom running through my veins.
Reality sets in - who knew at that point how hard real life could be. I was only 17. I still had the cockiness that nothing was going to stop me. My first apartment wasn't quite what I had envisioned. It also wasn't in a neighborhood that I would let my own kids live in, ever. But reality was, I had graduated from travel school and found my first professional job. I could make it at that young age. I was happy and satisified. I knew I could accomplish whatever obstacles that life threw my way.
No matter how set you are in your life, life always seems to throw you some curve balls. There is only one way to take them on. Grab a bat and hit a homerun. I am proud of who I turned out to be. I may still walk to the beat of my own drum, but I am me. As I look back on my years since I left high school I am very satisified with the woman I became. My life doesn't quite fit the dream I once I had but I am happy. I am proud of myself. I am satisified with how it is turning out.
Now comes the pressure of a class reunion. Comparing yourself with each and every classmate. Some have accomplished great things on personal and professional levels - doctors, lawyers, teachers, single parents...You name it. Some have lost their lives to their own personal battles with cancer. You never know who you are going to connect with. Life experiences change people. Sometimes for the good and sometimes for the not so good.
I will attend with my head held high. I know, some classmates will still have that personality that they are better than everyone else. I know, some classmates have really come back down to earth since leaving high school. I, myself, am very proud of who I am and what I have accomplished so far. Plus I am not done yet.
I am busy trying to lose a few pounds before the end of July. Watching all the catalogs for that perfect outfit. No matter how I try to change my appearance it isn't going to change the woman that I have become.
So to all hot mamas out there that have a class reunion this summer. Be proud of yourself and don't let anyone make you feel less of the woman that you have become. Don't be afraid of some of those classmates that you never really got a long with in high school. Chances are you probably won't get along with them now, so why stress about it. I know their lives aren't as perfect as they may think or pretend to show it is. Be proud of yourself. Walk in with confidence and why shouldn't you - You are One Hot Mama.
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Do I really want to go? What do I have in common with any of my classmates anymore? I haven't seen many of them since the last reunion.
Graduations were all around us this weekend. We have more to go to within the next couple of weeks. Thinking back to my own graduation I remember having the feeling of the world in my hands. The possibilities were endless, at least that was what everyone was telling me. I couldn't wait to work as a lifeguard during the summer and then go off to school. I had dreams to achieve. I had the feeling of freedom running through my veins.
Reality sets in - who knew at that point how hard real life could be. I was only 17. I still had the cockiness that nothing was going to stop me. My first apartment wasn't quite what I had envisioned. It also wasn't in a neighborhood that I would let my own kids live in, ever. But reality was, I had graduated from travel school and found my first professional job. I could make it at that young age. I was happy and satisified. I knew I could accomplish whatever obstacles that life threw my way.
No matter how set you are in your life, life always seems to throw you some curve balls. There is only one way to take them on. Grab a bat and hit a homerun. I am proud of who I turned out to be. I may still walk to the beat of my own drum, but I am me. As I look back on my years since I left high school I am very satisified with the woman I became. My life doesn't quite fit the dream I once I had but I am happy. I am proud of myself. I am satisified with how it is turning out.
Now comes the pressure of a class reunion. Comparing yourself with each and every classmate. Some have accomplished great things on personal and professional levels - doctors, lawyers, teachers, single parents...You name it. Some have lost their lives to their own personal battles with cancer. You never know who you are going to connect with. Life experiences change people. Sometimes for the good and sometimes for the not so good.
I will attend with my head held high. I know, some classmates will still have that personality that they are better than everyone else. I know, some classmates have really come back down to earth since leaving high school. I, myself, am very proud of who I am and what I have accomplished so far. Plus I am not done yet.
I am busy trying to lose a few pounds before the end of July. Watching all the catalogs for that perfect outfit. No matter how I try to change my appearance it isn't going to change the woman that I have become.
So to all hot mamas out there that have a class reunion this summer. Be proud of yourself and don't let anyone make you feel less of the woman that you have become. Don't be afraid of some of those classmates that you never really got a long with in high school. Chances are you probably won't get along with them now, so why stress about it. I know their lives aren't as perfect as they may think or pretend to show it is. Be proud of yourself. Walk in with confidence and why shouldn't you - You are One Hot Mama.
Email her at julie@makemeahotmama.com
Topics: Advice, Julie Fraser, Q and A with Julie, Spring/Summer 09, Talkative-Tuesday
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