Larceny and Old Lace

My nephew is graduating this year from the school I graduated from. That makes me old! But...last night brought back some memories I attended his play Larceny and Old Lace. It was very good. He was most excellent (not just because he belonged to me) but his part fit him perfect and he was a natural. In fact, everyone did a most excellent job. I dreaded the fact that I had to go and sit through some school play but it was very entertaining and I enjoyed it very much!
I sat there before it started and remembered things of my high school days. My friends, the pep rally's before a big game, the lunch room where we all sat to eat is the drama teams exclusively and the tables are now boarded up to the wall. The lockers that were in the hallway are still there but added down the hallway to the library. I tried to remember my locker number but couldn't. I can remember walking those hallways with my friend Jody and making plans for the weekend and what to do around Jackson. We use to think it was so boring here. Well... it still is but we found things to do. Cruising the ave. every weekend, tee peeing houses, the bonfires, house parties. It was fun to have some fond memory's come back to me. And now my nephew is enjoying his last days of school. I feel sorry for him though. For me, getting out was what I looked forward to the most and he is totally opposite. He loves school, friends, and all the activities that go with it and he dreads the day he walks the aisle for his diploma. Now that I look back on it, I wish that school could have lasted longer too. Those WERE the days of no responsibility and not a care in the world. NOW.... a husband, child, house (2 in my case), a job and financial responsibilities. Wow where has the time gone!! Its really flown by.
Someday, hopefully Alanna will be sitting in the very chairs her mommy sat in and will have her own fun times. I pray she too meets a friend like her mommy did and has the fun times we did.