On the way to my Golden High School Reunion Welcome Lunch for “Balikbayans” (term used for those living overseas and coming back to our native land) , we passed by doors from around the Makati area.

Then we reached the grand gates of the gated community along Mackinley Road in Forbes Park where the Welcome Lunch for the balikbayans was being held.

I hadn’t seen these ladies since high school 50 years ago, so to be honest, I was equal parts excited and slightly terrified. What if they all still looked fresh and glowing… and I didn’t? Life can be unfair like that sometimes. Haha

And poor Jack, I took him with me but I wasn’t sure if he was fully prepared for a room full of senior girls who, once reunited, instantly revert to giggling teenagers with zero indoor voices.

But honestly, I had such a lovely time catching up with old friends — swapping stories, laughing at the same old jokes, and picking up right where we left off.

And Jack? He found himself happily deep in conversation with a friend’s husband, so it ended up being a win-win for everyone.

I wouldn’t have it any other way.

I am linking this to Xingfumama’s Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge and to Dan’s Thursday Doors Challenge