Last Friday, October 21, was Founder's day at SMA. Alumna from classes of 1966, 1956, 1946, and even two graduates from the class of 1936 visited our school for an all-scchool mass and luncheon. As an ambassador, I helped in the Library to greet the women and served them coffee as they arrived in the morning. After the first few women arrived it was evident to me that they were St. Mary's women because each of them had a certain spirit and energy that I see at school every day. Hugging and greeting each other, the classes mingled and introduced themselves, and even though each class had graduated ten years apart, they immediately began making connections. Standing next to my fellow ambassador and friend who was with me in the Library, it suddenly occured to me that this would be me in fifty years. I would return to my school and get to see all the women that graduated with me in addition to those before and after me. Maybe I'd still be coming to founders day in 80 years, making me 98 years old.
While I stood there serving coffee to a group of smart, educated, empowered, and incredibly friendly women, I realized that the connections I'm making at St. Mary's now, will truly last a lifetime. Not many people get to say they look forward to seeing everyone from high school eighty years after graduating, but I do because I go to St. Mary's, and the women that surround me now are women I never want to forget.
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