A Celebration

This weekend I am celebrating the fact that it has been 50 years since high school became something in my past.

We are having a party in Seal Beach, Ca and I believe there will be about 250 classmates and their guests. I am going with a high school chum who also lives in San Diego County, we have been friends since the 10th grade, now that's a good grief. In our all class photo taken in 1959 we are standing next to each other and had no idea where our lives would take us.

We were asked to send in a bio and the following in an excerpt from mine:

In the past 50 years, I have been able to travel and see some of our world: The mall in Washington D. C., a walk around Stonehenge, dinner at the Hancock Tower in Chicago, a ride on the Eiffel Tower with a bird’s eye view of Paris, the Grand Canyon, Big Ben in London, the skyline of Hong Kong Harbor as night falls, the Mediterranean and China Seas, a stroll thru the Kasbah, being amazed at the Mosque of Cordoba in Spain, snorkeling in Hawaii, Florida and the Caribbean, shopping for Delftware in Holland, the Space Needle in Seattle, sunsets in Mexico, the Statue of Liberty, a gondola on the Grand Canal of Venice, the San Francisco trolley and the St. Louis Arch. The culinary side of my adventures has also given me unforgettable memories. I appreciate the fact that I have able to participate and thank the forces that made it possible. I am always ready to pack my bags and do look forward to my next adventure.

I am experiencing metal mouth, sour tummy, tiredness and cold hands along with gagging when I brush my teeth and yet, I continue to do my everydays. Having quite the time with what shall I wear today and do I have something for my head that will match. Have not worn a wig yet, but am taking one with me just in case, I must have hair to complete my outfit.

I have a big day today, lunch with a dear cousin in Long Beach, after which we are having our make up done, then to the hotel followed by the big party. We are having it at a county club and they have a dress code which prohibits jeans or denim-like clothing, shorts, T-shirts, tank tops, miniskirts or dresses without shoulder straps and bare midriff tops, can't imagine that I would have chosen any of those items but was so relieved to know my parameters....hmmm.

They will be taking photos of groups representing various elementary schools and I am looking forward to seeing how many of us will stand together that went to Denker Ave School. It is a celebration and I am ever so glad that I shall be there to participate.

A moment in my time,

Kathryn Konrad