louis

it's been 15 years since i graduated highschool. and almost as long since i've seen most of my highschool friends. i'm not the best at keeping touch with old friends. as time has passed, the more comfortable i've gotten coming up with excuses to avoid getting together. and i do that because the longer it's been since we got together last, the more awkward it is. so really it's a vicious cycle.

anyways, a few weeks ago, i was invited to a bbq because my friend alastair was going to be in town. al is a really good guy, with a big heart and knack for telling good stories. so i really wanted to go. when i first mentioned it to be, he was somewhat dismissive, assuming that i'd find a way to get out of going. so weeks past, and i mentioned it again, and he was caught off guard like it was new news to him. i did manage to put him at ease, and he willingly came on saturday.

we had a really nice time. there were a few folks there who i didn't really know well back in my frontenac days, but my main closest friends were all there and we naturally gravitated to each other once again. once al got storytelling, we were all gripped and could have sat there listening to his adventures for ages.despite his initial reservations, b did very well with a crowd of people much older than him, almost all of whom have kids now. i was proud of b for his quick wit and personable nature.

suddenly, mingling with old friends seems less scary and i hope to see one or two of them more often. i'm glad we went. we had a nice time, and left a little early so we could go on a date to the movies (we've been going almost every week to make the most of our pre-baby time).

ladies and gentlemen of the class of '99...
wear sunscreen.