I Know Who You Are/Tag You're It

I Know Who You Are:

Has this ever happened to you:

Me: Hi I'm Fran what's your name?
Other Person: Fran, I know who you are we went to High School together.
Me: Oops, I'm so sorry I guess we all look older since it's been 15 years.
Other Person: You look exactly the same to me.

Question: Is that a compliment? I know the theory is that it means I look young but, does it mean I looked 30 when I was in High School? The truth is a lot of my general features are the same but I don't feel the same so maybe I feel like I look different but don't look different.

I graduated in a class of 119 so you can tell that it was a small school. In the town we now live in. Last summer we joined the pool in town. I had that conversation a lot. Even people I did recognize say that about me. People recognize me who were two years older and two years younger!!! Here's the thing, while I'm outgoing now back in High School I was very shy. I knew the people who were in like all my classes but most of my classmates I barely knew. Most were likable some were still immature but overall I liked the people in my school. I had a lot of acquaintances. Maybe that's why I can't remember some of these people.

This one girl, April, has a daughter about Zach's age, a little older. We ran into her and her husband at the pool last year and Josh knew them right away. I don't remember much about her but I do remember she was popular and nice. She still is. That's the conversation we had. I graduated in 1999. I felt and still feel so guilty for not recognizing her and everyone else I've had that conversation with. The same is true for Melissa who is a couple of years older then me. We had a bunch of Melissas in the school so my mind's a blank but she is nice. Same is true for the guys. 

Maybe I forgot these people because I was so shy and didn't even process back then that they knew me. I hope they had a good impression of me. I might never know the answer to that. In the meantime, it is sort of like being a celebrity, without the paychecks. Josh posted a link to this blog on his Facebook page and he's friends with a lot of people we went to school with. Maybe the people I've have these conversations with will read this blog. If any of you do, I'm sorry I forgot who you are and what you look like.

Tag You're It:
When Zach we born I didn't like that idea of anything around his neck so I skipped bibs (until he started pureed solids) and just used burp cloths. Many a feeding he'd fall asleep with one under his chin. Is there any surprise that he loves to such on the tags, grabs all he can, and still sleeps with them. He has a comfort object, a blue cloud fleece blanket, that isn't allowed to leave the house. But the burp cloths can leave the house. It's not uncommon to see one in the car you forgot was there. Those tags come in handy and big teething days and for new experiences.

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