Stephen Kaplan
I apologize for not getting this posted sooner, but it was a crazy week since the reunion. What an amazing night that was and to me it was the best one yet. It truly was a room filled with joy and everyone's happiness at the reunion was infectious!! A huge amount of thanks to Heidi, Celeste, Nicole and Clive for the outstanding work they did in making it all come together. Clive thank you for rounding everyone up to watch the show and of course thank you EVERYONE for your incredibly warm and happy response to the wee bit o magic you allowed me to share with you!!
I look forward to the 40th (well not too forward, no need to rush there really...) and I fully agree with previous comments that these reunions in no way hold any of the childish teenage clique system, there is no judgemental attitudes, there was merely the continous sharing of where our lives went and how our individual journeys have been.
High School was indeed a transitional time in our lives and our maturity had not yet begun to take hold (not sure if mine really has yet.. but I digress) and some people may have had a less than stellar experience.
But any negativity from the past should be let go of. That is not what shoud define us, what should is what we have become.
From our 35th reunion I can easily attest to the fact that our graduating class of 1979 is filled with genuinely kind, warm hearted, thoughtful and caring people. All of whom I am truly grateful and honored to have been able to share this milestone in life with.
Looking forward to crossing paths with all of you during the next leg of our journey towards the 40th!!!
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