It Was 20 Years Ago Today …

Recently, at my 20 year high school reunion, I had the chance to mingle and kibitz with many of my former classmates … many of whom went on to bigger and better. (The rest just got bigger. Thank God we chose an all-you-can-eat buffet!)

There were surgeons and lawyers and beauticians … oh, my! One of my classmates has won three Grammy awards which make my sole Emmy win pale in comparison. Everyone had a story and I wanted to hear all of ‘em. What struck me funny was that most people were doing absolutely nothing related to their degrees or field of study. Or they were in the midst of a full-on career change.

I always knew I wanted to be in TV. Or on TV. Or watching TV. I’m not picky. I even got my degree in Broadcasting to prove to the world I was not only educated, but well-versed in sitcoms, game shows and Oprah.

I had a ball at my reunion playing catch-up with everyone. People broke out pictures of their kids right and left. Of course, I dutifully pretended to care. And while I’m not Catholic, 99.2% of my classmates were — which would explain why they have so many kids they should live in a shoe.

The guy you thought would be a banker … went into banking. And yes, he’s still incredibly dull. The girl you thought would be a stripper … followed her dream.
And the list goes on and on. And yes – in case you were wondering — we had our fair share of Medical Coders and Medical Assistants and Pharmacy Technicians.

Few people surprised me, but those who did literally SHOCKED me. The biggest jock in our school ended up in advertising … where, go figure, he’s still big man on campus on the West Coast. All the girls voted “Most Likely To Become Successful Corporate Drones” all chose Mommy-hood instead. Funny to think while they became Becky Home-Ec-ky, I was busy being Rebecca Homewreck-a. And so it goes.

But it was good to see everyone and relive my youth for a night. Even Anne, my mortal enemy in high school, had mellowed. And it was phenomenal to hear everyone’s educational and professional success stories. Heck, several of my classmates even went on to become teachers and professors. Or so I heard. I was too busy schmoozing with my classmate who owns Denver’s hottest bar in LoDo to pay attention.