Come and Gone!
posted on November 17th, 2008 by Kristi Sparks
Wow! I can’t believe 10 years have come and gone, and now so has our reunion! The last month was kind of a blur for all of us involved in preparing for the event because it was a little busy, but overall we agreed enthusiastically that the weekend was a big success. The weather could not have been more perfect, the food was great, and I think some fun memories were made.
It was wonderful for many friends to see each other after months and years of distance. I think one of the funny aspects of a ten-year reunion is that for the most part the aging process hasn’t hit yet; people look the same, but there are people with their children running around in circles. That is always funny to see. I guess at our next reunion we might be flipping the other side of the coin and laughing about how the aging process has started on all of us!
Dorman obviously isn’t the same to many of us who have been away for a while. My husband laughed at me Friday night when I asked him if he minded me going over to the Booster’s to get a “Dorman University” t-shirt. (I didn’t know they really made those!) We miss the old school in some ways, but it reminds me that it’s more than the buildings that make Dorman the special place it is. It’s the students, the faculty, the true blue spirit that runs through thousands of people who hold it dear to their hearts. I get sentimental and teary-eyed thinking about it, and then all of a sudden my mind’s eye darts towards the image of Super Wal-mart and Home Depot. Oh, well. At least I took some pictures my senior year!
Speaking of pictures, we have so many floating around Facebook and people’s blogs. Please leave a comment if you have posted your reunion photos online so that everyone can view them.
My photos are at Flickr, and you are free to download, print, etc. to your heart’s content.
If you didn’t make it to the reunion, please contact us anyway so we can have updated personal information for future reference. Keep visiting this site as weeks and months go by, and we will continue to try to keep our class connected here. Have a happy Fall and Christmas season!!! See you in 10 (or sooner)!