Hi everyone. Melissa here. I’m just back from my college class reunion, marveling at how fast the action-packed reunion weekend went by and at how incredibly fond I am of everyone in my class.

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Although we did not bring our kids, since reunions can be so busy and ours had soccer tournaments, our friends did. We had fun catching up with them as well as their parents. Here’s the big group, out for coffee at our favorite hang out, The Black Sheep.

The saying goes that old friends can be the best of friends. I’ve found lately that I’ve grown closer not only with my old friends but also with other classmates over time, such as these two awesome guys, one of whom lives in Seattle and the other in San Francisco.

Here’s one of my best friends Annie who is so beautiful in and out and makes everyone around her feel like a star. I miss her so much! She’s one of those people that makes others’ around her feel like a priority. What a special gift.

The parties went late — here’s a tent under which you can see classmates hanging, dancing and yes, doing a lot of drinking.

Here’s Annie and I with another dear friend Ana. Our paths have crossed so many times since Ana and I attended law school together, we all lived in D.C. together at one point, and the three of us put our children into Spanish language camp for five summers. So as time has passed, we have continued to bond and get closer. I find that I can confide in these guys and trust them implicitly! Within seconds, we’re talking ’bout the deeper issues in our lives.

On our last morning, with much of the reunion peeps on their way, Ana and her husband Evan and their kids stayed on to have brunch and we had a few lazy hours catching up on everything from kids to work life balance to vacation dreams and aging parents. Although so much time has passed, it takes us no time at all to get right to the bigger issues and support each other as friends.

I’m sad that this amazing weekend is over and miss my college friends so much, but I can’t wait for the next reunion. Also I feel so lucky to have made such great friends at school that truly will last a lifetime.

Sending love!

Melissa

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