I've done a lot of things in my life, and been to a lot of places, and I really haven't had too many regrets. Sure I've made mistakes [lots of them], but for the most part they have all been forgotten. Except for one thing. Ok, maybe two.
The one decision I've regretted the most, is not having gone to my 40th high school reunion four years ago. I had actually planned to go. I even made airline and hotel reservations in Pittsburgh, but at the last minute [for some unexplainable reason], I changed my mind, and instead went to Italy.
Now in retrospect, that was just plain stupid. I wasn't impressed with Italy, and besides, Italy wasn't going anywhere. I could have gone there anytime, but a 40th high school reunion, that only comes around once in life, and it can't be repeated.
That's why, regardless of how much I don't relish the idea of going to Ohio this summer, I know I can't let Edie miss her 40th high school reunion either. No sense both of us having the same regret. So we'll both be going. And who knows, it might actually be a hoot!
My second regret is never having gone to mainland Japan. It might be hard to believe [I know I have trouble believing it], that I spent a year and a half in Okinawa (a 2 hour plane ride to Tokyo), and never got there. I traveled to Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Taiwan while in Okinawa, but never made it to mainland Japan.
Fortunately Japan [like Italy] is still there, so I can rectify that situation.
Now if I can only convince someone of the need for a 45th high school reunion, I might be able to put my first regret behind me as well.
The one decision I've regretted the most, is not having gone to my 40th high school reunion four years ago. I had actually planned to go. I even made airline and hotel reservations in Pittsburgh, but at the last minute [for some unexplainable reason], I changed my mind, and instead went to Italy.
Now in retrospect, that was just plain stupid. I wasn't impressed with Italy, and besides, Italy wasn't going anywhere. I could have gone there anytime, but a 40th high school reunion, that only comes around once in life, and it can't be repeated.
That's why, regardless of how much I don't relish the idea of going to Ohio this summer, I know I can't let Edie miss her 40th high school reunion either. No sense both of us having the same regret. So we'll both be going. And who knows, it might actually be a hoot!
My second regret is never having gone to mainland Japan. It might be hard to believe [I know I have trouble believing it], that I spent a year and a half in Okinawa (a 2 hour plane ride to Tokyo), and never got there. I traveled to Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Taiwan while in Okinawa, but never made it to mainland Japan.
Fortunately Japan [like Italy] is still there, so I can rectify that situation.
Now if I can only convince someone of the need for a 45th high school reunion, I might be able to put my first regret behind me as well.
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