Subject: The Post Partum Blues
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 13:04:27 -0500
From: "Byrkit, David -FWDC.CON"
To:ALL

I know I had a good time at our festivities this weekend because on Sunday I had the after party "downer". I usually don't allow myself that luxury, but in this case I was testing myself to see if this idea of getting immersed in a reunion was worthwhile. In New York in particular you will find many people who have escaped their small town (or medium, or even large town) beginnings to join in anonymous living in the big, ever so significant city. There are those who will put down the idea of reaching back to a period as painful as high school. I know it was painful (somewhere back in my mind), but fortunately I don't remember any of those details. I remember the fun, the good times, and the spirit of the age. The e-mails were key to my experience. That is where I read so many similar and familiar stories. That's where I found out how accomplished and sharp my classmates are! I sometimes felt I was in the middle of a "Twins Separated at Birth, Raised in Separate Countries" story. I'm sure that there are a lot of areas that we (as individuals) would disagree upon; however, I saw a lot of similar thinking in those e-mails. Larraine Wessels and Todd Marshall made a huge contribution to my experience. Let me not forget Larry Norton's nudging and cheerleading. Did anybody buy Dave Weissert his well deserved beer? I am very proud of our class (all of you) and was ecstatic to introduce my wife to as many of you as we could manage in the limited time frame. She was impressed. She read every word of Joe Hanlon's "memoir" and thoroughly scoured Todd's web site. I think that she knows that she got somebody special (in me) having met the people I grew up with (oops another damn preposition). I had no idea the contribution that Patty and Terry Fuchs were making until I (we) arrived at their house Friday night. Keep in mind, this was scary! If Friday night goes badly (for me) the weekend could go from bad to worse! The pressure was on. We opened the front door and the first thing I saw was Terry Fuchs smiling from ear to ear with a welcome on his face that said "you're among friends here". Within two minutes Patty welcomed us. I was in heaven and I'm afraid that for the first time in Sharon's and my 30 year (almost) marriage I didn't pay appropriate attention to her. She hasn't complained. For those of you who were at Terry and Patty's, did you notice how professionally they ran that event? The food and drink were always in order and they still managed to talk to everyone. The balloon signs, the parking markers, they didn't miss a beat. Sharon and I have enjoyed throwing parties in the past and hope to in Peoria (when the renovation settles down). We should have taken notes. Saturday night was everything it could be (at least from my view). It just didn't last long enough. There just isn't enough time. Love, Dave David C. Byrkit MCSE + I, MCT ph. (260) 451-6219/(309) 637-1283 cell (309) 453-4663 e-mail david.byrkit@itt.com ************************************ If this email is not intended for you, or you are not responsible for the delivery of this message to the addressee, please note that this message may contain ITT Privileged/Proprietary Information. In such a case, you may not copy or deliver this message to anyone. You should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply email. Information contained in this message that does not relate to the business of ITT is neither endorsed by nor attributable to ITT. ************************************