Hi all,
I really got my feelings hurt today. I think it's probably the first time I've cried since I can remember. My nostalgia bone was tingling and I realized that in May would be my 15 year high school reunion. We've never had a reunion but my class was small and relatively close knit. I posted something on facebook asking if they would like a reunion and I got a lot of traction and positive responses and tons who wanted to help out with it. They just wanted someone to get the ball rolling. I guess all this happened about last week.

I was pumped. I put together a committee to help me more or less navigate the different facets of a reunion planning. I set up a fb page and had a fb cover page banner made special for the occasion. I added a lot of photos from yearbooks and some games/activities so when people visit the page they can engage, interact, reminisce and become excited for the reunion. -- I also polled to get a month to work in etc. I also am working on some decorations and stuff on the side, and I send a email to the high school i went to just to see if using the school as our venue would even be something viable. [We're looking at June most likely as a reunion date]. I'm tracking down classmates that don't use fb too.


It's clear I'm pretty gun ho about it. I know I'm excited. I know I'm probably more committed to this than anyone else, but... I don't feel I deserved some of the response I got.

I was telling my good friend about it, and all the small things I had planned to do. He legitimately asked me "Are you taking your meds?". It jarred me a bit, and hurt my feelings. For the record-- yes I am. I've not been excited or had a project in a long time and it really hurt to be criticized like that.

I was telling my mom about everything and how I was setting up the fb page and I wanted to just proofread out loud to her my draft email to the high school, and she wouldn't even let me start "You're gonna burn everyone out doing all this."

As far as the FB page go-- it's an oversight. My idea was to set it up with content and people could periodically check, but i forgot they probably had their phones blowing up with notifications of each post. Maybe I am annoying the **** out of people. Maybe I am jumping the gun trying to put all our ducks in a row for **** that wont happen for at least 7-9+ months... but honestly I just felt the more I can do now, the easier it will be crunch time. We won't have to struggle rushing things together because it'll all be in place. I saw absolutely NOTHING wrong with asking the school if they are a viable option for the summer. -- for all I know there could be a liability issue and they CAN'T be used. Its better to know now for out other options to come to fruition. ....


I get it -- I'm a horrible planner because I can't seem to wait. If I'm not doing something on a project actively, I feel like I'm wasting precious time.


It's all just left me feeling so upset. All I'm trying to do is make a good reunion for us, a painless experience for everyone and all I've seemed to do is burn every out before we started. I feel defeated.