My HS Reunion is at a BAR!!!!!!!

[dr.mel_PT]

...and a crappy bar at that! Let me put it this way...the name of it is the Thirsty Turtle and it is nicknamed the Dirty Turtle, mainly because of the state of the place on a weekend night and the clientele that frequent there. It's mainly a place you go when you're under 21 with a fake ID and you go there cuz you know there won't be a problem getting in.

So our genuious class pres set this up and it's $60 a person for apps and drinks. The place won't be rented out entirely to our class either, so WTH? $60 for apps??? I don't think so. Plus, it's Thanksgiving weekend and there are a bunch of halls in the area that are having deals for weddings at the same price, so I'm sure we could get something decent, with a DJ and an actual meal out of it. I just think the bar idea is extremely tacky.

I posted on the Facebook wall "Not attending because it's at the Turtle." Everyone will probably hate me but I'm not the only one who feels this way, just the only one who will open her mouth about it!!!!!

UGH

 

[Cosmo Mom]

First of all, WE have a Thirsty Turtle bar around us too! Doesn't sound nasty like your place. That WAS a bad choice. As far as the price goes, yes, it's pricey. It may include the cost of getting the mailings, etc??

What will probably happen is people will show up to see the classmates without paying, so how do you prevent that? Many of my classmates won't pay big bucks to see each other, think that's the norm.

My 30th is coming up next year and I guess they are going to try to do it again. Of course, it'll depend on what they come up with!!

The best year we had was our 15th at a mediocre place for dinner/drinks/dj and we had the best time. Our 20th was at a crappy country club that was $$$$ and food was lousy and no entertainment. Very few people showed, and very few people stayed.

I know it's hard to complain when you don't get involved, but you think they'd learn their lesson. Good luck with your facebook entry!!

 

[Alana_as]

OMG! That's just horrible! It's kind of an insult I say! A BAR of all places? That's just not right. Ugh...I wouldn't go either...sorry about that hun!

 

[dixiedog6]

Mine was at a bar too! I didn't go.

 

[LaughingWater]

Mine too. I only went because my friend was going and offered to pick me up.

Hanging out in a dive wasn't very appealing. Neither was seeing some people who managed to not mature over the last 20 years. However, I did reconnect with a few cool friends, and we're getting to know each other again. That's nice.

 

[Gayle]

Melissa - I would suggest that you volunteer to help organize the next reunion. I'm not saying this to be snarky, but I'm serious because you seem to have good ideas for what would/could be a fun experience done well. Organizing a reunion is a LOT of work.

For my last (and only) class reunion (15 years), 6 classmates and I spent close to a year finding people, gathering addresses, doing mailings, sending surveys for input, lining up a hall, food, door prizes, DJ, etc for our reunion. We organized 3 days of activities (Fri night, Sat night and Sunday) including things where people could bring their kids. I spent more time on this than I did on my own wedding...seriously!

That said, we still had people who refused to get involved in any way, but were happy to complain profusely about what they didn't like.

Anyhoo, if you feel strongly about having a class reunion that's great and something you'd want to attend, I strongly suggest that you get involved. Because if you leave it up to someone else...you'll get what they want or what they could pull together with the time, resources, creativity at hand.

Just a thought.

 

[dr.mel_PT]

Gayle, I completely agree! I love event planning and I am always on the committe for planning work events so this is something I would have enjoyed contributing to (I probably could've gotten them some decent deals as well but I wasn't one of the "popular" girls in HS so my opinion probably doesn't count). What annoys me the most is this didn't seem very well planned out. She didn't even send out official invites, all she did was send an event invite out via Facebook. Also, there were about 260 of us in the graduating class so asking for input MONTHS ago as to any ideas for a location would have been proactive on her part.

So far there are only 4 attending and everyone else who responded said they aren't going. I was thinking of reaching out to people who are against it to plan a mini 10-year reunion so I can at least see the people I'd like to. Then in 5 years maybe we'll take another stab at getting the whole class together.

 

[Ly10up]

First of all, WE have a Thirsty Turtle bar around us too! Doesn't sound nasty like your place. That WAS a bad choice. As far as the price goes, yes, it's pricey. It may include the cost of getting the mailings, etc??

The best year we had was our 15th at a mediocre place for dinner/drinks/dj and we had the best time. Our 20th was at a crappy country club that was $$$$ and food was lousy and no entertainment. Very few people showed, and very few people stayed.

I know it's hard to complain when you don't get involved, but you think they'd learn their lesson. Good luck with your facebook entry!!

Cheryl...I know that Thirsty Turtle....Rte 96. take a left...or is it a right for you?

I agree. the get together at the crusty bar before the actual reunion was much more fun than the stuffy event at the posh Country Club. DJ was told to keep the noise down....hmmm. That was our 20th. My 30th is next year. I pray the DJ doesn't start the night with "Tie a Yellow Ribbon"


Melissa, I hope it turns out OK. Have that mini reunion with your friends. Let others join too if they choose. Just have fun with whatever you choose.

 

[Gayle]

I was thinking of reaching out to people who are against it to plan a mini 10-year reunion so I can at least see the people I'd like to. Then in 5 years maybe we'll take another stab at getting the whole class together.

That sounds like a good plan. Are you only 5 years out of high school? I know there wasn't a ton of interest in my class for a 5 year, but by 10 years people were really interested in making something happen. You might get something bigger than a mini-reunion.

 

[dr.mel_PT]

That sounds like a good plan. Are you only 5 years out of high school? I know there wasn't a ton of interest in my class for a 5 year, but by 10 years people were really interested in making something happen. You might get something bigger than a mini-reunion.

It's actually my 10 year. Not very many people are showing interest haha!