Class of 1998 Reunion

-Future Bend High Lava Bears!-

6.28.08
To be honest, I have been looking forward to my high school reunion for many years, and I couldn't believe the time had already come.
It was a family BBQ held at the school's football field. Abbey had been at the school all day helping our friend Sarah Mattox set up. We brought Trey's scooter so he wouldn't be completely bored while his mom socialized.

We got there and immediately were greeted by Abbey, Ryan and Delaney. Abbey and Ryan are high school sweethearts, so I was a bit nervous about what Justin would do. Normally, he probably would have hung out with Ryan, but because Ryan too knew everyone, I was feeling bad for Justin. Justin was the biggest sport ever. He was basically the Reunions Babysitter. He was just about the only adult and parent watching all of the kids in the long jump sand pit, and the only adult regulating the activities on the track. (Trey's scooter came in quite handy. I made sure Abbey and Ryan brought a ride along toy for Delaney so they could cruise around.)

-Abbey and Ryan Davis with me and Justin-


Abbey arranged "Country Catering" for the dinner and it was delicious.
Sarah arranged two pinatas which Trey loved. Considering the weekend before he had his first pinata experience, he knew exactly what to do. (Cute pinatas by the way. One was a "9" the other was an "8.")




While waiting for the pinata, the kids found the old golf cart. Seeing all of the kids on the golf cart reminded me of great memories. During the summer, whether I was at volleyball practice or cheerleading practice, there wouldn't be a day where you couldn't spot that golf cart cruising around the football field, delivering water to the football players or hauling a hurt player off the field. I just had to get a picture of Trey on the famous golf cart.


It had been many years since I had seen a lot of my high school classmates. Some of which was I was so happy to get reaquainted with were:
-April Mortensen. April lives in Corvalis, Oregon. We chatted about her schooling, horses, and our old days of toilet-papering and sleepovers. We once toilet-papered a classmates home and it ended up not being his home. April reminded me that we poured a box of cornflakes on their lawn. We were so mean-our classmate had ended up moving and an older couple moved into the home WE had toilet-papered.

-Kimber York. She is pregnant with her 3rd baby, she is having a girl. I have felt as if we have kept in touch, she has a cute myspace account I sometimes check. She drove all the way from North Carolina with her 2 kids and 2 sisters. Crazy woman!

-Mike Nye and his wife. Mike is a Computer Teacher in Redmond, and his wife is a teacher as well. His wife told us Mike's students have nick named him "Mike Nye, the computer guy." CUTE! They just had a little baby boy they named Adam. His wife is so sweet and easy to talk to. Mike was the nicest guy ever, all the girls loved to hang out with him because he was so sweet. Someone even pointed out, "Mike, you are sill the ladies man!" So true. Sweet Mike.

-Gregg Rouse. Gregg has two children, a beautiful wife and lives in California. His wife had to go back to work in California earlier in the week, and Gregg left his kids home with his mom and came to the reunion by himself. Gregg's father died in a snowmobiling "accident." (Gregg's brother and dad went snowmobiling one afternoon 2 winters ago and got lost for many days. Gregg's brother was able to get out of the wilderness, with some help from the search and rescue team, but his father ended up passing away before they could save him.) The week of the reunion was ALSO the week of a golf tournament SunRiver has in Gregg's father's name. I saw Gregg's mother Kaye over Thanksgiving and she seemed to be doing very well. So, Gregg and I talked about his family, my family, etc.





It was a very pleasant evening. We graduated with over 200 students, only about 15 came. I really missed not seeing more of our friends, so Abbey has taken it upon herself to arrange a 11 year class reunion for next year, possibly around Labor Day.