College friends virtual reunion

Wow -- so my group of college friends whom I haven't seen in AGES is gathering a virtual reunion party online this weekend -- I'm so happy about it!

What a great idea they had!!!!!!! We all missed our 25th reunion - in fact, I haven't been to a single college reunion. lol. It's a seven hour drive, so it's no joke.

Anyways, just thought I would share this, in case it inspires others to do something similar with their friends during this awful and dark time.

We have to keep our spirits up somehow!!!

Excellent! It should be fun. How are you guys doing it online? I mean by what means? What technology? Can you see each other?

I am not sure yet! Maybe Zoom?

We did something similar for my sister's b-day the other day with my whole family. We used Zoom for free but it only lasted 40 mins - the free version. We were able to video and see each other and chat.

I'll have to see what they set up - it isn't set up yet with a link.

How cool.

Yes! It will be great to catch up with everyone and more importantly, to actually physically SEE them.

I am finding that reaching out to all my friends is truly helping me deal and cope with this pandemic. I deal with a lot of anxiety as it is, but I am reaching out, making contact, asking how everyone's doing and it really helps me to feel that much more connected. It's important to touch base with our friends, even if it's just a hello, and how are you doing with all of this? Friends appreciate it SO much. So if you're hesitant, don't be.... trust me, it counts and it makes a difference. Now is the time to reach out.

I'm not joining the reunion. I am in a sour mood, I am very stressed about finances, and it's been a very bad day all around. I am somewhat sad that I have to miss it, but the last thing I feel like doing is trying to put on a smile and be cheerful when I'm not feeling it.