It was heartwarming to see Jim visit his home town of Carbondale. Being at the Burn's was like going home to family. Brianna loves Mrs Burns. She enjoyed her time with her - sleepover and talking till midnight, popcorn and Harry Potter, and girl talk (on fashion, jewelry, etc...). She tells everyone about Mrs. Burns and how she was called Barbie before Barbie was even invented (this is the doll that Brianna uses as a door stop).
Jim also attended his 30th High School Reunion which was well attended. I think they all had fun catching up with old friends. He even visited old neighbour Craig Bardo and his family, who still call him with his Chinese name Hou-Fu. The reunion made Jim happy, but the state of his old town made him feel sad. All things change with time. He found it was nice to share 30 years of life in a nutshell of a few minutes, to see how people turned out. Craig was the basketball star of Jim's high school but his days of dunking are over. He is happily married with kids and is lucky enough to see his brother and sister and parents often. Another old classmate Philip Cochrane was not so lucky: he was fighting cancer, but grateful for every reprieve medicine could give him.
We hope and pray to be at the next reunion in ten years. God bless everyone.
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