Tonight we took the boys to church, and again they did great! It had poured all day long...I think the effects of Hurricane Gustav. We needed the rain. Afterward, we decided to stop in at my high school reunion. At first it was supposed to be an "organized" event with a reserved room and appetizers, etc. but not enough people responded, so it ended up being a "show up if you can" at the Cove, which used to be the East of Eden Pub. I debated about whether to go or not, but Grandma said she would gladly watch the boys even though it was a later event, and her friend Connie came with her. So, we decided to go and figured if nothing else we would eat dinner together as a couple without our precious kiddos.
We were one of the first ones to arrive and sat next to Brenda, who organized the event, at the bar. The place was pretty well empty, and we ordered our food and diet sodas. Pretty soon Duane Thomas showed up. He said that he and his wife just found out they are expecting their first child. Not long thereafter, Kevin Hershey and Neal Rice entered. Kevin now lives in NY, working for...I think it was IBM? Neal just got back to Lancaster three weeks ago after serving in the military in Iraq. Soon Kirsten Backhouse and her husband came. She's working for her dad in his restaurant and bar. More folks trickled in the hour or so we were there, but no one else I really "knew." I was the only one with children so far out of the people there; most of them weren't even married yet. That sort of made sense for the venue. And, I think the weather helped make for a very small turnout, which disappointed Brenda after she put a lot of work into trying to organize it. Either way, I enjoyed time out with my husband and getting to see the folks who did show up. But, after an hour and a half, it was time to go rescue my mom (who didn't really need rescuing by sounds) and feed Caleb who was sucking fiercely on his hands when we arrived. Congrats, CV Class of '98!
We were one of the first ones to arrive and sat next to Brenda, who organized the event, at the bar. The place was pretty well empty, and we ordered our food and diet sodas. Pretty soon Duane Thomas showed up. He said that he and his wife just found out they are expecting their first child. Not long thereafter, Kevin Hershey and Neal Rice entered. Kevin now lives in NY, working for...I think it was IBM? Neal just got back to Lancaster three weeks ago after serving in the military in Iraq. Soon Kirsten Backhouse and her husband came. She's working for her dad in his restaurant and bar. More folks trickled in the hour or so we were there, but no one else I really "knew." I was the only one with children so far out of the people there; most of them weren't even married yet. That sort of made sense for the venue. And, I think the weather helped make for a very small turnout, which disappointed Brenda after she put a lot of work into trying to organize it. Either way, I enjoyed time out with my husband and getting to see the folks who did show up. But, after an hour and a half, it was time to go rescue my mom (who didn't really need rescuing by sounds) and feed Caleb who was sucking fiercely on his hands when we arrived. Congrats, CV Class of '98!
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