The simple days of llamas and stroking

I was inspired by a friend to look through high school yearbooks.  (Eek.)  In most ways, it's a pleasant trip down memory lane.

I really hit my stride in Junior year so I bypassed the awkward years and started at that yearbook.  Some of the stuff I don't remember .... but you have to hand it to my friends, they did a lot better than have a nice summer, see you next year and good luck in the future.  Oh no, when my children read this in the future they'll wonder about their mom.

Let me take you through what they'll learn:
1. There was a competition of who could write the most. Kerry won. Lindsey came in second.  The tandem of Jenny and Kriston came in third and Josey observed the long winded nature of all of them.
    1a. Kerry also wrote in the shiny purple pen and told me that when I was bored I should erase the silver so it would be purple.  I never did that ... although the word angel is erased.  I think Kerry did that herself, but she's still not fooling anyone.
2. Mr. Buchanan is mentioned almost more than I am.  We all obviously enjoyed, hated and obsessed about comps and physics.  The crowds rejoiced when we were done.
3. A lot of people were really happy I was Editor-in-Chief next year.
4. Lindsey started a rumor about me and Amish boys.  (Seriously Lindsey, wtf was up with that?)
5. Even though Jennifer and I didn't see each other much we had a lot of fun in history.  She claims she won.  Which I remember is not true, I won ... I'm not sure what, but I know it involves biology (from sophomore year, I believe) somehow there were legos and blue diploid freaks.
6. Jenny & Kerry value my friendship.
7. Kerry can't guarantee one of her alter egos won't murder me.
8. Jenny thinks I'm a wonderful person, even if I'm a little sarcastic.
9. Shannon confirms I have the best shoes.
10.  Sarah's not so sure I won't blackmail her.

Our senior year I got a much wider scope of people as the big going away sign fest took place.  A handful of people I used to hang out with pointed that out (Sorry about that, I was probably too weird for you anyways) and the core group didn't hog as much of the pages.

1. There are a lot of animals in here.  Ducks, llamas, monkeys, kitties, squirrels, fleas, cats, deer, donkeys, tigers and turtles.  (And I thought we didn't get into bestiality until junior year of college!)
2. There's also underwear gnomes and naked cowboys.
3. Jenny stole my picture of Johnny and hid it under my starry night picture.  Not cool Jenny. Not cool.
4. Llamas are mentioned on nearly every page.
5. To read the entries, I literally have to turn the book around and around.  Looks like I'm not the only one who can't write in a straight line.
6. To my surprise, the word lesbian comes up less than five times.  (Glad to see I rose above that)
7. I am, however, known for stroking things and dropping Charity's agenda.
8. Jennifer still thinks she won.  Though, we all know, she is wrong.
9. Eight teachers signed my yearbook.
10. Kerry and Lindsey did not.  I remember Kerry and I did an exchange, but its not with my yearbook.  Probably put it in my agenda.  Oh the STORIES that Agenda COULD TELL!!
11. Most of people did not sign their last name.    Seriously, more than half of them.

How is it that licking is not even mentioned once?!

As much as I have mixed emotions about that time (and the year to follow), it makes me nostalgic.

Ahh the simple days of llamas and stroking.