Feelings of Nostalgia

Posted by
Jenn Greenleaf
Nov 26, 2008

I know, I’m feeling a bit like a predator or an online stalker. I’ll find you!! Just wait!! Seriously, though, I guess I’ve been feeling a bit nostalgic because the need to connect with people from my past has been tugging at me for a good six months or so. It’s an odd feeling that has been met with a varied response:

I can’t for the life of me remember who you are.
Of course I remember you.
I vaguely remember you.
Where the **** have you been, girl?!
I’ve been looking for you, too!

It feels a bit like a social experiment, only with people I actually know. It’s so interesting as I continue to relive the moments these friends and I shared. I’m going to be hosting a “Pampered Chef” party with one of these friends in January, and I’m hoping the majority of the guests can be the rest of the friends I’ve been connecting with . . . sort of like a reunion.

And, of course, you may have already guessed that this has brought out my need to write and create more. I was creating a LOT when I was connected with the majority of these people, so it feels like I’ve been transported back into time. I have some of my sketchbooks from back then, but unfortunately I lost most of my work in a flood in 2002. I lost my yearbooks, too, which is another story for another day.