20th HS Reunion

This morning I awoke early to the sound of an empty house. Dad was out feeding the livestock & mom was still asleep. I made a pot of coffee & then made my way out to my favorite spot in the house - outside on the front deck. This was the view:

It was just me, my coffee, the horses, birds & this awesome view. So peaceful! What a great way to start one's day!

Today was the beginning of the reunion festivities starting with the picnic. I spent the rest of my morning getting ready for that & then made my way over to my friend Heather's house - who was my BFF in high school - to pick her up & head to the park. Her last name was Murphy & mine was Freier so all throughout high school we were known as Murf & Fry! I haven't seen her in 10+ years so I was very excited to pick her up & catch up with her. Here we are in 1989 - big hair and all :)

We were in charge of the "registration" portion at the picnic so we set up our stuff at a picnic table & greeted everyone who arrived. This was nice as it allowed us a chance to see everyone who was there as well as meet their spouse & their children.

After everyone checked in, we all enjoyed a catered lunch & spent the next few hours catching up with everyone. It was fun seeing how people have changed - for the better & for the worst - as well as seeing my old classmates interact with their children. Here is a pic of me & my classmate Jenn Dice who was the organizer of the entire 20th reunion event!

Shortly after we ate, we all gathered for a professional "group photo" which took forever to take! By this point, it had gotten extremely hot out, the kids were hot & tired, the adults were hot & people wanted to get going. After about 45 min of shifting people left & right & up & down they managed to get the picture. Hope it is a good one after all that trouble!?

I left shortly after the picture & made my way home for a little "down-time" before the evenings festivities....as well as a nice cool shower :)