Thursday, September 13, 2007

Yale High School Class of 82 Reunion - and I'm not there :-(

I'm so bummed I can't make it to my 25th high school class reunion. 25 years - blows my mind! Anyhow, I thought I'd post this brief update I sent to the class to let them know I'm alive!

Name: "Robbie"
Class: Yale High School 1982 AD
Current Residence:
An apartment in a small suburb of Los Angeles - San Gabriel, CA (just 1 mile from one of the famous California Missions, and half a mile from a Chinese grocery store that sells live fish, frogs, clams and frozen beef pizzle)
Marital Status:
Married, with children - I got married to Stacey 12 years ago (first and only marriage). We have 2 children: Christopher (9) and Kelly (7).
Employment: Computer Department Manager - same employer for 21 years
Best High School Memories:
* the play we did (someone remind me of the name) and the party afterwards; band (my 9 year old now wears my black Yale Pep Band t-shirt to bed - I was small, but not THAT small - it had to have shrunk!); the small amount of homework we had compared to kids today; and, of course all the friends and fun you can only have as a teenager in high school
Fun Fact:
* I've travelled to parts of Eastern & Western Europe, Australia and the Caribbean, and have had the opportunity to give computer presentations across the United States.
Life changing events:
* When my church stopped being a cult (as some of you tried to tell me it was, but I didn't believe you!), Walk to Emmaus, wife, kids.
Biggest regret:
* Not being there tonight, of course!
Favorite Creative Outlet:
* Making up "Adventures of Super Smiley Face" stories for my kids at bedtime.
Favorite pasttime:
* I'm a slave to my computer(s).
Best way to keep in touch:
Email me - (sorry, can't risk getting spammed - but I did post them in the real message)
You can also check out my seldom updated blog for pictures and stuff: http://meadeumms.blogspot.com
Parting words:
25 years - and loving it! Truly, though, I can't believe it!
Please - every one of you - take lots of digital pictures and video, and make a list of everyone's email that you can! I'd love to either start, and/or work with another classmate, to set up a Yale Class of 82 type website that everyone can get on without needing to pay (like classmates.com makes you do). If anyone is interested, let me know, and we'll meet online!
Finally - here's a recent picture of me and my family...


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