Air Academy High School Reunion 2010

My weekend in Colorado Springs in August was EPIC. Seriously … I had the BEST time that weekend and I am so happy it turned out so well! On Friday morning I flew to Denver and met up with Jesse Berry now Tevanga. Miss Jessie is a mother of 3 kids and looks absolutely amazing! We’ve been catching up over facebook the last few years but being able to hang out with her for a weekend was just so much fun. Allie was picking up Jessie so I hitched a ride to Colorado Springs as well. My plan was originally to stay with Ashley Potter throughout the weekend but since I went without Ryan my plans changed. We bought Ryan a plane ticket but two days before decided to cancel it. He had the chance to go hunting with his buddies and not many friends were bringing their significant others to the reunion so I decided he would be much happier if he stayed behind. I think he agreed. After arriving to the springs at our friend Katie’s house, Jessie and I went and did a little grocery shopping by ourselves. This allowed us to do some good girl talk. After that we headed back to the house to get ready for the first event of the evening at Old Chicago’s Pizzeria and Bar.

Friends! Jenna, Erin, me, Katie, Erin, and Allie at Old Chicago's.

John, Jessie, Trisha, Ashley, Dan and me.

Dan - "cleaning" the bar being "creepy". I love this guy!

When I showed up I didn’t really know that people that were there but soon enough my good buddies showed up – Dan Walsh and John Rembold. Love those guys and hung out with a lot over the weekend. Dan now lives in Boston. We see each other prob once a year since he lived in Vegas and traveled to Hawaii back when I lived there six years ago. Old Chicago’s turned into a lot of fun. It was actually “cool” to show up for the reunion venues unlike the reunion in Seattle. This one just flowed so great and so many people came which made it a total blast. I even had a slice or two or some delicious pizza that evening. One of my best friends Ashley Anderson showed up around 11:30 that night and I was so happy to see her! Ashley and I have stayed fairly close over the years and I consider her a close friend till this day. I ended up staying with her 2 of the 3 nights due to location and my late night party habits. We were out pretty late on Friday and enjoying every minute of catching up with old friends. Some great laughs and reminiscing about old times was just so wonderful.

On Saturday morning Ashley and I woke up and Dan and John came over. We just chilled on the back patio in the morning sun and again laughed about old times. Then Jessie picked me up and we headed for Garden of The Gods. Jessie and I decided to do a run/hike through the park and it was so much fun. It was a great workout, beautiful and again so much fun to catch up on each other’s lives.

Garden of the Gods with Jessie - Before our "run, walk, hike". It was beautiful.

After our workout we drove over to Manito Springs which I LOVE to meet Dan and John for lunch and my other friend Scott showed up as well. We decided to go to another place and eat called Jake and Telly’s. Dan suggested it and it was delicious! Super yummy Greek food and my salad was perfect! Ashley Anderson came and met up with us, Jessie peaced and we went to Ashley Potter’s parent’s house in downtown. We got to meet her cute son George but he wasn’t feeling well plus we had to get back to get ready for the evening festivities. I told Ashley Potter I would most likely stay with her that night but due to my late night party habits it went down a little different. Ashley Anderson and I got ready and her mom’s house and were off for the night and super excited about it. The actual reunion was held at a Bar downstairs in what was called the Elbo room. We had a private bar and some booths around the room dedicated to just our class until like midnight when some other weirdo’s started joining in. The venue was fairly conducive to good conversation but still a little loud. A few more classmates showed up that night and it was so fun to see the crowd of boys I used to hang out with! They were so much fun and I can’t believe it has been pretty much ten years since I’ve seen them. We all had such a good time that we’ve talked about planning a ski getaway here in Utah this winter. We even danced towards the end of the night and it was sooo fun! The best time I’ve had dancing in a LONG time! I would have kept dancing except it was 900 degrees since there was no air conditioning. Most people hadn’t changed a whole lot but a few scandalous events were going down. My friend Austin ended up letting my drive his FJ back to where I was staying on Saturday night because I was out until 4 am! I stayed that night at my friend Katie’s and could not fall asleep until after 6 am. I have no idea what was wrong with me but I felt HORRIBLE on Sunday morning. I even threw up. What the heck? I don’t even drink so I am not sure what was wrong with me. Sunday was the sad day since we all had to head back to the airport. We did get one last hu raw in when we met at the park for little food and goodbyes. Overall the weekend was a huge hit. I wasn’t expecting much after the Seattle reunion itself was a letdown minus so much fun time with Jessica and Alex. Again, Colorado was an absolute blast and I think it for sure set the precedence for reunions to come in the future. It was well worth the time and the money. And thank goodness it was so much freaking fun because I came home Sunday night and was laid off Monday morning. Not cool. Kadets … thanks for a great weekend! LOVED all of it and looking forward to seeing you next time!

Erin, me, Dan and Ashley AKA - Professor Potts. Thanks to Ashley I made some good friends and Air Academy.

Ashley Anderson - my other partner in crime throughout high school and John Rembold.

Austin, Pat, me, Chris and Hunter. It made my night to see these boys. It has been way too long!

Dan - AKA the psychologist, Chris and Pat. I can finally tell them apart again!

Spent a lot of time with these 3 in high school and over the weekend. It wouldn't had been the same without them!

This picture is more of an inside joke. But Dan ... this captures our high school joke perfectly!

The group who planned this weekend did an AMAZING job! I am so glad I went and can’t believe how well the weekend went. One of my favorite times in 2010 for sure! Give em’ the Beak!