🐦 on the 24 th

 🐦 at the school
where I taught for 29 years and months and days. my pension was exactly that 29 yrs but missing 30 by a month. water under the bridge
there is Reunion Day for the students and staff since 1971

a session in the afternoon at the school itself followed by a night time get together, near by

originally, I was to attend a breakfast at 9 AM then visit the school [ running from 11 to 6 ]. And get to the nighttime event

I've pulled back. Now. Visit the school for a few hours and rest and attend the night get together

Follow up. Skipped the breakfast thing w/ friends. I got to the school at 11 AM [ official start ]. I enjoyed a 2 hr and bit stand around, meet and greet former students and staff. Very Enjoyable.
I needed a break by then and headed home. Relax etc

I arrived for the Evening Event on time. 10 or so people were already in the room. I bought a diet coke and chose a table at the back where 4 or 5 people were sitting. I thought that I would introduce myself and stay a few minutes
Of course, knew Caroline and then Cathy and turns out that I knew their brothers and sisters. In all, never left that table. People decided to come to the table and I sat.

Such kind and thoughtful people. Sadly, I discovered a former teacher had passed the week before and a couple of students had sad news too of ailing siblings

My hearing was overwhelmed and after an hour and some, I said farewell. 
There was an alternate get together down the road. I was tired and deaf.
BUT I had promised to try to attend both. I stopped and repeated the process. Kind and thoughtful former students.

Tired. Came home