So Friday night Bobby (my nephew) and I went to see Scary Movie 3 in Johnson Creek.. I hadn't been there in ages. The place was packed with middle schoolers and high schoolers waiting for their parents' to pick them up and I couldn't help but remember the old times. Like that time when Laura, Sarah L, Damon, Joe, Betsy, and me (I think that was everybody) went to see American Pie and my dad said we were all his kids ('cept Joe because he was old enough to get in) so we could get in. It was great. I felt like such a rebel getting into that movie. I never understood the big deal about being 17 to see that. Its not like it made me want to hump a pie. Anyway, another time Joe, Damon, and I went and saw Mafia and There's Something About Mary back to back the day after Tomorrow's Hope. When did I stop having money to do things like that?

James and I were talking Saturday night about what we used to do in high school. I turned to him and said, "What did we do on Saturday nights back then?" And he laughed, "Back then we had money and we went and spent it and went to the movies, had fun." I miss those days. But at the same time, back then we had curfews, lived with our parents, and were so naive. If only I knew what I knew back then. Well, I still wouldn't have done anything different ;)

The thing I miss the most though.. my friends. I miss seeing them everyday, I miss our Friday night movie rituals, I miss the plays, I miss forensics, I miss drama club. I miss it all. But at least I can look back at high school and not have resentment, but have good memories. I mean, sure I had some bad days, months even.. but the good moments outlasted those bad times.