2 years later

The other day I was at the mall shopping with my mom and little brother-for his birthday. As we enter one store I notice one of the employees was a guy I graduated high school with. He played football and basketball and I was a cheerleader for both sports and that was pretty much the extent of our "relationship" {if you even want to call it that}. While I remembered him I wasn't sure if he remembered me {it's been a couple years after all} so I just walked right on by. While my brother was trying to find the pair of shoes his wanted my classmate came over started helping but not before giving me a nod and a "hey. what's up?". So maybe he did remember me...oops. After a few minute my brother found the shoes he wanted and we checked out. As we left the store he said "It was good seeing you again. Take Care." I wished him well and left.

I tell you this somewhat pointless story because the whole thing got me thinking. You see, in high school I wasn't a super social and stand out type person. I entered school my junior year {after two years of homeschooling} and pretty much kept to myself and a small group of friends. However, I come from a small town...I mean it...my graduating class had 214 people in it and we came from two different towns. Basically, everyone knew everyone else's business and there was no escaping it. Thinking about it now, I really like that. Here's this kid that I had almost no interaction with yet we recognized each other right away because of this small town culture.

My high school years were far from the best years of my life {I hope} and college is SO much better -but it didn't suck at all. It's pretty awesome to me that I get to have that more intimate connection with the people I graduated with. I like to think positively about my class. I like to think that though they're aren't many of us that we'll go onto the do great things. That we'll be career men and women, fathers and mother, world travelers. That we'll be lots of things. I know that most of us we'll just be small town people forever because I think that's something that is inside of you...but that's okay. If I go on to be a world traveler and career woman that's awesome! But if all I ever am is a wife and mother who raises her family in a small town I'd be totally okay with that.

{I don't know why I'm putting this on here or if you care at all...but it's my blog so I do what I want.}