  Yesterday was a grand day. We decided not to go to church (not that that was so grand . . . ) so I spent most of the morning picking out hymns on the piano. Then, around noon, Amanda and Mom and I went to Green Mountain (which is in Lakewood) and drove around and looked at our old houses and our old neighborhood. Wow, it's amazing how much can change in just a few years. There's a Taco Bell right across the street from the high school!
What kind! Why couldn't that have happened five years ago when I was in school?? Anyway, then we hiked around in Hayden Park, looked at wild flowers, saw some deer, a nice old lady, and many many drunk people with many large antennae (on their vehicles, not on their heads .
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what were you thinking??). It was a nice hike, and we reminisced about how much we miss the old neighborhood. Ah, memories. Anyway, we came home, Mom and I took a nap, and Amanda kindly brought my ringing phone to me while I was zonked out on the couch.
It was my friend Steve from Union, and we talked for a while, despite the fact that AT&T is prejudiced against my neighborhood and I can't get any good cell reception here. Then, I got ready to go out with my friends from high school, and only three of us showed up .
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but that's okay. We saw Shrek 2 (which is hilarious), then we went to this place called the Yard House.
Good food and apparently good beer, but I didn't have any. :) But, supposedly, we are going to get together sometime later this week and catch up with all the old buddies from high school (supposedly being the key word here). It's strange seeing people I haven't seen in four years, and even stranger how much we've all changed. It reminds me of that John Lennon song "In My Life": "There are places I remember All my life, though some have changed Some forever and not for better Some are gone and some remain All these places have their moments With people and friends I still can recall Some are dead and some are living But in my life, I loved them all .
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" If you get a chance, Selah did an arrangement of this song and "If We Never Meet Again" on their Press On CD. Wow, I didn't expect to get all sentimental, but if any of my friends are reading this, there aren't words to express my gratitude for all you've added to my life. On that note, I shall sign off. God bless you all! 
