<p>Looks like I need to catch up and get me a FB account.</p>
<p>I did " run into" high school friends on Facebook, when I was home by myself on Christmas in '09. They talked me into attending the 35th high school reunion last summer- which was the first one I had ever attended. Since some of my friends were coming long distances, I figured I could drive across the 520 bridge. 
It was actually pretty fun. I had lived in the same house my entire childhood, so I knew most of the people who were there.
Not to say I recognized them.</p>
<p>megmno, it might be a joke. Some college friends of mine, one of whom was at the time our class secretary, created a fictitious classmate with an array of over-the-top “perfect” life details. She made her first appearance at my wedding! 
What’s funny is that no one seemed to get it, despite the fact that her name was Rebecca Welles Lee.</p>
<p>I’ve never been to a HS reunion. I’ve gone to a couple of college ones, mostly because friends were organizing them.</p>
<p>“I am not sure what do you talk about with the people you have not met for 30 years for two days …”</p>
<p>Oh, medical issues, divorces, kids in trouble, jobs that didn’t work out … oh wait, did you mean POSITIVE stuff??? Sorry, no ideas. (Trust me, no one at the reunion cares that you have 15 patents, or that all of your kids had perfect SAT scores.)</p>
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<p>Unfortunately, at my HS, they would. Someone, whose Christmas list I’m still on, wrote this year that her kid was going to a thrid world country to build a town meeting hall - it was their family project. </p>
<p>Fortunately, our reunions have evolved into casual get togethers. Our 20th was an ice breaker at a bar followed by more formal sit down dinner the next night. Everyone enjoyed the ice breaker more.</p>
<p>I went to my 5 year and had fun. My 10 year was boring. I skipped my 30 year, but my friend went & had fun. You know, no one gave me the time of day in high school (aside from a few friends, the one who had fun - still my good friend today - being one of them). Why on earth would I want to catch up with them after all these years? I don’t care that some of the cutest girls are looking a bit rough, and I don’t care that those guys who had no interest in me are far less attractive than they used to be. Today, I am very happy with myself … something I never felt in high school. I don’t need to revisit my insecurities.</p>
<p>Kelsmom, I wasn’t the most popular kid in high school either. BUT I have to say…over time, I have forged friendships with high school folks that didn’t give me the time of day in high school…and I didn’t give them the time of day either. When I was in my hometown for Thanksgiving a group of about 30 gathered for an informal dinner one night. Even my husband came…it was fun. </p>
<p>What do we talk about? Our kids, our parents, our jobs, our retirements (yes, we are there), our hobbies…and how some of us missed out on some great friendships YEARS ago.</p>
<p>Dad II…our high school class has its own website that truthfully is BETTER than FB for our class. It’s ONLY our classmates…and it’s wonderful. I wonder if any colleges have done the same.</p>
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<p>Most people with 2 kids in college, even if they are not paying much towards the tuition because of their desparate financial situation, would not think for a millisecond about doing such a thing.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t bother with my high school reunion, but I would LOVE to visit my best friend. However, she currently lives in China & with 2 kids in college there is no way that is going to happen!</p>
<p>Can’t you find a way for your company to send you on a business trip there?</p>
<p>Just the thought makes me laugh uncontrollably!!</p>
<p>Oops, sorry, kelsmom-- I changed the suggestion, though swimming is a great, inexpensive exercise :)</p>
<p>Never been to a high school reunion – I don’t think my class has had one! In fact, this is my 35th, and there’s been no indication that anything is happening.</p>
<p>I’ve gone to all my college reunions. I have a blast every single time. I love visiting the campus, seeing old friends and making new ones. Where I went to college, reunion and commencement are the same weekend, and there are a lot of activities planned, so there is tons to do. </p>
<p>As for what we talk about: With some people it’s a quick 5-minute catch up conversation (job, kids). With others, we lapse into friendships that are decades old and talk about whatever friends talk about. And we reminisce about what college was like way back when.</p>
<p>My HS is planning its 40th right now. What a difference Facebook makes in the planning. You can actually reconnect with people before you meet in person again. It has been fun to check out the website and watch it all develop. I went to my 20th and it was OK. I think this one will be more fun.</p>
<p>I live within driving distance of H’s and my school (he graduated 3 years ahead of me). We tend to go to reunions that are “on the 5’s” - 10, 15, 20, 25. My 25th year reunion is coming up and it is rumored that our classmate Stephen Colbert will be attending, which is enough for me to go - plus it’ll be fun to go up to campus and bug my freshman son :-)</p>
<p>I am FB friends with a good number of people from our college days and we keep in touch that way. I am only FB friends with a handful of people from high school, and I wouldn’t go to a high school reunion for all the tea in China. No thanks. Why remember my uber-nerd days, and no one would remember me anyway?</p>
<p>Went to my 35th college RU last winter; unlike the 25th where over a hundred had showed up, this time it was only about 30. Each of us spoke for about 5 minutes recounting the highs and lows of our last 35 years. </p>
<p>It appeared every one had done better than me professionally - CEOs, department chairs, dozens of patents, you name it. Some of the stories were quite different: there was one whose brother had made off with some significant amount of money and disappeared, and the cops were pressuring him to reveal his whereabouts by suggesting his daughter will be roughed up. The show stealer was one who stood on the stage and talked about his fight with depression from '90 - '00, what it did to his career, his family, etc.</p>
<p>My college goes all out for 25th reunion - it’s a whole week of lectures, schmoozing and fun. You can request to have your rooms near friends so it’s easy to find them. I went and had a good time, even though I only really keep in touch a small number of people from college, not all of whom were in my class. </p>
<p>My high school reunions are really a lot of fun, but because of a gap year always coincide with college reunions. I haven’t been in a while, but will really try to go to the next one. I’ve always enjoyed meeting with the older women at these reunions. (Sort of startling to think, I am probably one of those interesting older women now!)</p>
<p>College reunions are a different story for me than high school reunions. I actually co-chaired my 10-year college reunion. However, instead of going to reunions, my friends & I have started meeting after work … it’s basically annual, even though we pledge to meet more often (but life gets in the way). It costs less this way, and we can all make it. I went to a small school, and my major had a very small class. I don’t think more than 60 of us, if that many, made it to graduation. We studied together, and we have keep somewhat in touch through the years. A couple of our small group have passed away recently, and we have reminisced together in those cases. I will probably go to a college reunion again in the future.</p>
<p>Two of our gang of friends couldn’t come to our last college class reunion because of work conflicts, so instead we picked a date that worked for us, and camped out at the home of the friend who lives closest to the college for a long weekend. We made a couple of forays to the campus to visit our old haunts and buy college garb in the bookstore, but mostly we hung out at the friend’s house. We are trying to get together again this year because we had so much fun!</p>
<p>Pizzagirl, what in the heck was Stephen Colbert like in high school??!!?? He has ruined my sleep schedule because I find him so hilarious and creative that I stay up for his show way too many nights.</p>
<p>Fill us in, please!</p>