AND BEHOLD, THAT WHICH WE THOUGHT WE KNEW IS BUT A MIRAGE

So, intrepid blog readers... my last entry was about my reunion experience. This entry follows the same general path as the last one.

You see dear readers, I was able to spend some time with another fellow classmate of mine. Some of you may remember her as Allie Kemp, some of you now know her as Allie Sullivan (Star Forward of the San Diego Spirit WUSA professional Soccer Team).

Let me just get it out there... Allie was one of THOSE girls in high school for me. One of THOSE girls that sat high upon a pedestal. Her beauty was intimidating, her kindness and gentle nature very appealing... and well... she was just one of those girls that I wasn't ever able to carry more than a sentence long conversation with before needing to run away and hide whilst screaming, "I'm not worthy! I'm not worthy!"

So needless to say, she was someone I really admired and wished I gotten to know better. Not necessarily in a dating sort of way, but just in a more personal manner than the casual, "Hi how are you?" in the hallways of the school.

So due to some incredible circumstances, I was able to spend most of an afternoon "catching" up with Allie at the Surf Cup, where she was signing autographs for some very happy little girls.

You want to know what is really interesting about our conversation? Allie shares many of my memories of high school. She felt seperated from everyone, she felt like others didn't like her very much... and she wasn't invited to the parties either.

Just like yours truly.

All this time, I thought she was so great, so wonderful and so popular... but she ultimately felt the same shit I did while in school. Isn't that interesting?

Anyway, she's all grown up and a superstar athlete. She's also married to Jeff, a really nice guy who seems to just adore everything about her. Isn't that how it should be?

I hope that in the next few years I get to know Allie even more. She's quite a nice person and I'm really feeling like its a shame I waited so long to sit and talk to her.

I wonder how many other people I've missed out on over the years because of my insecurities and self doubts?

Hmm....

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