We had a blast at the reunion. It was really nice catching up with everyone; though this day and age (I'm really showing my age saying 'this day and age', aren't I!?) it's not like we didn't half way know what was going on in each others lives with social media. Still I had not seen some of these people in years! Some since ICC, others since MSU and there were a few that I had not seen since high school graduation itself. So much has happened through the years with marriage, kids, schooling, jobs, etc. Our officers did a great job putting everything together! While we were sitting around eating dinner I looked around and realized that most people freak out about their 10 year reunion and getting close to turning 30, but we were all still young. We were all in different stages in our lives, but we all are still truly just starting out on adventures.
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| One of my bbf's that I met at ICC who is now engaged to someone I graduated with! Never thought she'd be at my HS reunion...it was great! |
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| The photo booth was a big hit! |
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| One of my close high school friends! |
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| South Pontotoc High Class of 2004! (everyone who attended) |
With my reunion coming and passing and reflecting on different things that came with it made me think back to my birthday and the lists I made for it.
28 Things to do by the time I’m
29:
1. Read more
2. Become a healthier person
3. Travel more
4. Save more money
5. Complain less
6. Bite my tongue more
7. Find my own place that I love (rent or own)
8. Cook more
9. Have a morning routine…don’t just pop out of bed and rush
around
10. Get
into photography (what I originally wanted to do out of High School)
11. Have
a surprise party
12. Get
back into scrapbooking…and own it (like a boss)
13. Read
my Bible more
14. Blog
at least 2-3 times a month
15. Learn
how to be less independent and stubborn when it comes to relationships
16. Own
a really expensive, nice pair of sunglasses
17. Own
a really expensive, nice purse
18. Have
1-2 signature dishes that I’m always asked to bring to events
19. Go
white water rafting
20. Never
cancel my gym membership
21. Participate
in Relay for Life every year (big or small...every year)
22. Worry
less
23. Become
a master at planting plants and flowers
24. Spend less time on social media
25. Go fishing more
26. Learn to sew
27. Own more classy shoes...sass it up!
28. Go to more Braves games!
I have been working on several of these things: complaining less, finding a place of my own, spending less time on social media and playing with my green thumb.
There is one that has really become a probably lately.
#22 worry less
Ugh! What a task! Especially if
Don't get me wrong when I get so stressed and worried about certain things I will pray and read my bible verses meant for those moments. But eventually my worry free moments have passed, for some reason those precious moments of 'freedom' are gone because I lose sight of what gave me that peace in the first place.
I truly have to let go and let Him take full control of the situation. He will never give us more than we can handle and I have to trust with my whole heart that he will get me through it. Only then can I become less stressed and worried. I may not ever be 100% worry free, but I am determined to have a positive attitude about even the worst situations. I want to worry less 24/7 not just a week here and a week there. A girl has got to keep her sanity somehow!
So I challenge everyone to...
HAHA JJJJJJJKKKKKKKK!
Yes, that is a poke at all of you lovely peope who have flooded social media with the challenges. Lawd bless you all :)
-Casey
