Then and Now...

This past weekend I did a little walk down memory lane when I attended my high school homecoming football game. It's been 25 years(eek!) since our senior year when we won District. Go Buffs! Like a Rock!

So...in honor of the quickly passing sands of time, I give you "The Pride of Haltom High" , your Award Winning, Haltom High Steppers!

So many good, good memories of those wig wearing, jump splitting, dancing 3 hours a day years. I was lucky enough to be a lieutenant to this incredible group of girls:

It was so much fun to meet up with my fellow officers at the game:

See? We even sat in the same order as the composite picture above!

Seriously though, it really did feel like very little time had passed since we were all together. It's hard to believe that I haven't been to any reunions or functions since graduation, even though I've lived just minutes away all these years. Well, actually, I can believe it....I think I kept waiting to be able to show up and be just like everyone else...you know, with kids. I've recently come to realize that I have allowed infertility(yep, I'm finally using the word) rob me of a lot of experiences. When you meet people for the first time or see past acquaintances, the questions about children always pop up. I have become really good at avoiding those situations. But you know what? I'm kind of sick of it. Just because I don't have kids doesn't mean I don't have a life worth sharing. I still haven't figured out how to answer the dreaded " Do you have kids?" Or the even worse " Why not?" Or the cherry on top "Why didn't you just adopt?"... but I'm working on it. :) And I KNOW no one is trying to pry or cause me discomfort. These are normal questions...well, maybe not the last two. But they all come from a good place. It's my job in figuring out what acceptance really is, to answer gracefully, and move on. Again, I'm working on it! :)

The question didn't even come up at the game. In fact, one of the sweet girls in the picture above must have read my Facebook profile, put two and two together, and asked me about my furry four legged children!

It was so wonderful to reconnect with all the people that meant so much to me then. What a great night! I sense a reunion coming on...

One more picture, for old time's sake:

Go Buffs! :)