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Even he came to our high school reunion a year ago because he said that our class is the one that he remembers the most. And that's a lot of teachers that I've met, even through middle school. And a lot of the teachers reference our class as something they remember. So I don't know. I always think that I have this, like, I can't tell if I'm the crazy one and that I just remember everything so well and I'm so obsessed with it, or if it truly was incredible for everybody involved. But we took Emma and Eden to walk through Vernon Hills. Emma and Eden are from Australia. They're our friends. And we showed them, like, this is our middle. Every time I'm in Vernon Hills, I do a full tour for whoever it is. And Mike, who lives there, who's my best friend, has been through this tour 10 times. And I get so passionate about it. Like to the water fountain. I go, I had my first— I had— I peed my pants here from the police. Or I had my first kiss in this gazebo. Someone wrote some nasty things about me in this, like, train.

August 15, 202538:14Natalie
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David37:53
Like 5 minutes later?
Natalie37:53
Yeah. I also feel like, like I always think like it was my teachers that were so great and pivotal. But I also think I also got lucky with the class we were in because even Mr. Killinger, who I talk about a lot on this podcast, who was one of my Hall of Fame…
David38:12
Sure.
Natalie38:14
Even he came to our high school reunion a year ago because he said that our class is the one that he remembers the most. And that's a lot of teachers that I've met, even through middle school. And a lot of the teachers reference our class as something they remember. So I don't know. I always think that I have this, like, I can't tell if I'm the crazy one and that I just remember everything so wel…
David39:07
Yeah.
Natalie39:08
Um, but yeah, I showed her, like, where we lived, and she's like, this is the perfect childhood. And I was like, are you just saying that because, like, that's what I want to hear? Or, like, you actually believe that? She's like, no, no, no. Like, if I was to…
David39:23
It's pretty idyllic. Yeah.