Catching up

I had a crush on this guy from 7th grade until about 10th grade. I was madly, deeply, painfully in love but the love wasn't returned. We talked on the phone all the time and hung out in the same group of people but we never "went together".

He was gorgeous. Sandy blond curly hair, green hazel eyes and he got so tan in the summer. I loved him.

On Facebook, I saw his last name connected with a female first name, checked it out and it's a picture of the whole family. Three little girls that look just like him, his wife and HIM! He's a little chubby and has a receding hair line but it looks like him.

Of course I didn't expect him to look the way he did the day we graduated from high school. It's been almost 20 years. People change, as they should. Lord knows I've gained damn near 70 lbs since graduation. But I was surprised anyway.

It's fun to see people from my past. The Internet has allowed me to reconnect with a lot of people, even if it's just through the web. Much of my curiosity has been satisfied and in some cases I'm intrigued with the lives of people from my past.

I often wonder what happened to some people. Not specifically of one person or another but people in general. When you go to school with someone or work with someone, you see these people and spend more time with them than any of your family members. They are so much a part of your past, your memories, maybe even a part of who you are. Then one day, they're gone.

Anyway, it's been fun catching up with my past.