10 Year Reunion – Missed
If you follow me on twitter (@drivenmg) you would’ve found out that I missed one my high school reunions over the weekend. I say “one” b/c I transferred my Junior year to a private school. Yet, I went to school with these individuals for a better part of my young life from elementary to 10th grade.
So, what happened? Well looking over the events I noticed the planning was pretty ‘laid back’. It’s not a dig on anyone but my expectations are usually pretty high on events like these. I noticed there was no “mailing” list just a group on FB. While I did receive a notice via FB in the shape of a ‘party flyer’ – which I get about 20 every other day. There was no distinction.
Then it hit me – this is how a lot of people / companies are doing things. They don’t stand out. They take the same business model and run with it – they don’t take the time to stand out and make a difference.
Nonetheless I tried to make contact to several people and while empty promises were made I was able to meet up with an old friend of mine since grade school. Now both married and with jobs/careers – having intelligent conversation over a few drinks. I truly wished a few others could’ve made it out bu in the end it was all good as I got all the ‘updates’ from my long time friend.
So it looks like another 10 years before I see all these people again which is amazingly funny because a large percentage live in the area – small area in reality – yet they can’t nail down a day to grab some lunch / coffee / etc.
10 years have passed and now what? Well…that’s up to you.