September 24, 2017 Sunday

11:07 AM Phil
Good time?

11:11 AM Sassy
It was fine.

Talked to [3 people – names he’d know redacted] and about 40 others

11:16 AM Phil
Oh good, I’m glad. I like to go and chit chat.
Got to see people who are no longer here and I’m grateful for that

11:17 AM Sassy
They treated me like a celebrity or an interesting alien
[Woman’s name redacted] hugged me.  She was such a bitch in school!

11:18 AM Phil
I like her, always did. She rides a bike.

11:18 AM Sassy
It was just “meet in the hotel bar”

No speeches, no food, just standing around

[Name redacted] came from way out west with his wife, just retired after 30 yrs in the military

11:21 AM Phil
Nothing wrong with a bar thing, we did it a touch more formal but I’d actually prefer to mingle over drinks. When you do dinner, you just spend time with those folks. I liked the pre-dinner mingle best and several people came for that and skipped dinner. I was just happy to see everyone

11:22 AM Sassy
I made plans to see see people who live near me in MA

11:28 AM Phil
I remember all of those people. Interesting to see how life turned out for people and how they turned out. Many were the same as High School, same people, same smiles. The older I get, the more I care about family, a few close friends, old friends who impacted what I became, helping others and I find I just don’t give a rat’s ass about superficial people or famous people who don’t have a clue

11:29 AM Sassy
I talked with [name he’d know redacted]. He said your church chorus is mostly done since the leader died last year.

I was a good girl, went up to person after person, hugged, chatted even though it was tough to find any common ground.

11:33 AM Phil
That’s too bad. The leader I worked with is doing other things. That group included people of incredible faith, kids who enjoyed the music, kids hooking up, socially awkward kids who found a place, but it worked. It was a family and a highlight of my lifetime

Good girl

11:35 AM Sassy
My brain is so odd… knew so many people and others I swear I never heard of them.

Interesting to be around all people my age

11:40 AM Phil
Yeah it is.
I work with mostly young people and it is interesting to hear of their experiences

11:42 AM Sassy
Breakfast at the Gateway Diner in Albany