Remember the friends you had in high school you’d promise to always remember? Remember, the boyfriend that broke your heart and you swore you’d never get over; or the girlfriend you knew you would someday marry?

High school was both fun and tumultuous for me. But, from watching my son in his teen years and other young people, it’s fun and tumultuous for everyone. We all have great memories and hopefully, any bad ones are faded away by now.

A few years ago I started to reconnect with some of my old classmates and old friends that I’d thought about every once in a while. I figured that if they wanted to become friends again, cool. You can never have too many friends and these people were a huge part of my life for many years. As it turns out, I’ve reconnected with many classmates and we’ve become great friends. Some of us live in different countries, have really different lives than we’d planned and some of us still live in Alton, Illinois, my hometown.

My old photography friend, and mentor, is my new photography friend and mentor. He’s sent me photos he’s taken in North Carolina and the Outer Banks that are absolutely stunning. I can only dream to be even half as good as he is. Then, he and I have another classmate just outside Charlotte, North Carolina that is also a photography buff and he goes to the Outer Banks every year for vacation. It is such a small world! And, as you well know, who else lives in Charlotte? My son ;-)  Well, guess what? When I visit my son in a few months…guess where we’re going? Too meet up with my two old classmates (young at heart) and take some awesome photos together! It will be a blast!

If you’ve put off reconnecting with former classmates, going to your class reunion or just making that call to an old friend…don’t. None of us lives forever and some don’t live long enough for us to reconnect.

~ Diana

In light of the recent happenings in St. Louis, central Illinois and Reno, Nevada, here’s a little quiz that will help you know what to do in case of an earthquake. I took the test and with my score, trust me, you don’t want to be in a house with me if one occurs. Here’s the test.

~Diana