A 20th High School Reunion (but…not mine 👀)
Happy July 1st! 183 days are left in 2025. You’re welcome.
When our daughter Kelsey asked if I wanted to travel with her to Colorado for her 20th high school reunion—make it a mother/daughter trip—I purchased my ticket in record time! And we had such a fun and memorable trip.
Of course, a highlight was seeing some of her former classmates again after 20 years…
They were a great group of kids back then, and are marvelous adults and (most of them) parents now.
Kels and I spent an afternoon driving around Greeley where we lived for over 17 years. We visited familiar places from her childhood. Some places hadn’t changed a bit, while others were almost unrecognizable.
We took a day and drove up Thompson Canyon to Estes Park where we shared one savory/one sweet crepe. So yummy! Highly recommend this place if you’re in the area.
After lunch, we did some fast shopping (mostly looking) in Estes Park. Beautiful little mountain town…
Then we headed on up to Rocky Mountain National Park, a favorite haunt for our family. Still breathtaking…
We walked around Bear Lake and recreated a picture from 33+ years ago. Sweet memories for sure.
It was a marvelous trip, and I’m so grateful Kelsey asked me along. While I loved our years in Colorado (fabulous friends, and the amazingly dry climate compared to Tennessee), I’m thrilled to be back home and to finally be writing The End this week on my next novel. More on that story soon.
Until then, I invite you to check out the following new releases…
The first from friend Katherine Reay…
When a high-profile art forgery rocks London’s art scene in the spring of 1973, the Tate Gallery’s Lily Summers finds herself embroiled in a world of glamour and secrets, tensions and lies.
Next, a 5 novel collection for just $.99—
my own Colors of Truth, a Carnton novel, is included
Have you attended any of your high school reunions through the years? If yes, which ones? 10th? 20th? 40th? It blows my mind, but 2029 will mark my 50th high school reunion. Oy. Where did all the years go?
Much love from my quite-humid-but-still-beloved corner of Nashville,
Tammy
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What a fun mother/daughter trip! And I just finished The English Masterpiece. It was so good!
I’ve got that on my nightstand, D’Ann, but haven’t started it yet. Excited to!
Loved seeing the pics from your trip! Great memories! I’ve attended at least 5 or 6 of my reunions and it was really great to see my classmates. We’ve been trying to get together for our 50th for 3 years now to no avail. I think we’re going to resort to a Zoom. Better than not getting together at all!
I love that you’ve attended that many, Deb. And yes to the Zoom. Better than not getting together is right. : )
Wonderful pictures and memories! My class never had a reunion until the 19th, which I attended. Living away, I didn’t attend the next two, but began attending every 5 years afterwards. Our last one was the 60th in 2023 – I’m from the class of 1963.
It’s been good to catch up with people, but sadly we’re at the age where we’re losing people – four during this year.
1963! Love that, Betty. And yay on your attendance. That’s wonderful. But yes, so hard to say goodbye. We’ve already lost four from our graduating class, which was relatively small. Thanks for sharing today and BIG hugs to you, friend.
Loved these photos, Tammy! It looked like you had a wonderful mother/daughter trip. 🙂
Thanks, Becky. It was a gift! 🙂
I haven’t gone to any of my high school reunions. It was a large class and I was only there for 2 years, having moved from another area. But the friends I made have remained my friends all these years later. And I’m right there with you, friend, on the number of years. You may not remember that I’m a whopping 3 days older than you! 🙂 <3
Oh I remember! Those three days are very important! LOL And aren’t we grateful for those lifetime friendships. So precious, especially as the years go by.
What fun! Love the pictures. Mom-daughter trips are the best!! I haven’t gone to any of my high school reunions. It was a large class and I was only there for 2 years, having moved from another area. But most of the friends I made have remained my friends all these years later. And I’m right there with you, friend, on the number of years. You may not remember that I’m a whopping 3 days older than you! 🙂 <3
I’ve only been to Estes Park once, years ago when I attended a writers conference there—loved the mountain setting, the town, and the low humidity. Before that trip, I’d spent seven years in the Los Angeles area. When the air cleared out there after a period of rain, i loved seeing the snow-covered mountains that were usually unseen thanks to the smog. Here in the Chicago burbs, we have no mountains. Sometimes, late in the day if there are clouds on the western horizon, I kind of pretend they are mountains. LOL Your description of Estes made me a bit “homesick” to visit there again.
What a fun trip with your daughter!! My aunt lives in Greeley!
I have attended all the reunions my graduating class has had – 10, 20, and 40😬. It’s been fun to see everyone each time we’ve met. We had to move our 40th to 41 because of COVID which means I’m right behind you.
It was fun to see Kelsey’s 20th reunion.
The classmates have certainly grown into good looking adults.
Fun to see all the photos from Northern Colorado. I guess it is still beautiful.When you are here all the time you sometimes forget.