Yes, that does read correct. It has been 20 years since I & a couple of hundred others left our original place of learning to enter High School & start all over again (well, that's what it felt like back then).

After a mass of planning & searching those who are scattered around the globe, the night came together with quite a few nerves & glances at name tags by those in attendance. In the months leading up to the event, a dedicated website was spawned where everyone could check out who was still missing, who had been found & the ability to leave a few details of what we had been up to. (endless thanks to Renee, Belinda & Kate!)

Walking into a room of faces you should recognise is a daunting prospect, made worse if you do recognise the face but can't for your life remember their name. The name tags were a valuable tool for that first half hour! It's amazing how foreign everyone looks after such a long time, but the little things which you remember people by flood back.

By night's end, everything was how it once was. Friends who were close decades ago tended to group up & mingle amongst themselves. Memories were recalled with details I'd long forgotten & as someone put it, "the essential questions" were asked ad verbatim. (What do you do now?, Where are you living?, Married?, Kids?, etc).

It was fantastic to catch up with those who gathered up the courage to come along (a number who did rsvp failed to show! Shame on them!) & plans are already being formulated to continue the reunion in a few weeks in someone's backyard! I did get a couple of unexpected surprises by people I never thought I'd see & that's what made it all the more special.

Of course, there is always one person who skipped the 20 year period & still has the mentality they did back then. It took a bit of alcohol & the early hours of the morning for someone to come up to me & say possibly the most stupid thing I've ever heard. I gave them the benefit of the doubt & moved on, but they had another crack as I was leaving. It was thankfully the one sour note on such a great night.

Since the events of last night, photos from various sources have been put up on the website & It's evident from these alone that a great night was had. I'm sure as hell not going to point myself out, so email if you want to have a shot at which photo's I'm in!