Town Family Reunion

Alumni weekend was filled with the typical activities - golfing, touring the museum, kiddy parade, fly-in breakfast, the parade and games in the park. We also hit the pool and had a prime rib dinner. 

I love the transition of this weekend. As and old boss said, “it’s like a town family reunion.” I think that is an apt description of the weekend as we know not only know people that come back, but their parents, siblings, etc. a small town family indeed. 

Before the rain out 

Avoiding the rain 

Rain!! 

The museum 

Family feud 

Cousins 

Soccer time 

Cousins

Parade starts 

Parade! 

Da boys for games in the park 

“The beef state” 

This sign has been here a LONG time 

30 Years

It seems like we just gathered for our 20 year reunion and yet, here we are celebrating 30 years. 

The street dance didn’t happen on Friday night thanks to a bunch of rain, but we were able to take in a bit of the band after gathering at Keri’s house and then joined the classes of 90 and 91up at the bar. The usual suspects showed up and it was nice to catch up with everyone. 

Because of Covid, honor years from the 00 and the 01 were recognized this year. That meant twice as many speeches and potentially a painful banquet, but the representatives were (mostly) brisk and it wasn’t as painful as it has been in the past (or we are just getting older. Matt Heineman and I gave the speedy speech for our class. Of course, I thought of better things to say AFTER the speech. Alas, I survived with what I had. Marshall was a GREAT sport and he hung in there through the social hour and dinner before cutting out early. 

It was nice to have the class of 1990 there as I haven’t been able to catch up with many of those folks for a long time. The after party on Saturday evening was very nice and the boys ended up hanging in the basement with Pender kids which is what I love about having them come back to town. Definitely small town life! 

All in all, we had 15 classmates (over 50% of the class) show up for some part of the weekend. That seems about as good as we are going to get. 

Posing with some Pender High Memorabilia at the museum 

 

The ladies at Keri’s house 

Friday night shenanigans 

All ready to go - borrowed jacket and dress  

Good sport

Speech! Speech! 


Class of 1991 - small but mighty! 

Fun to celebrate and catch up with the class of 1990 as well 

Our Little Town

Before our summer travels commenced, we went out for happy hour in Louisville with the Wrights. It was a lovely evening to sit outside before heading out. Afterwards, we walked around a bit to take in the outdoor seating and the summer evening. Looking forward to summer concerts, street fairies and silent discos when we return. 

The Longest Day of the Year

T-man attended a ultimate frisbee camp in Superior this week from 9-12 each day. He really enjoyed it and learned some new skills in preparation for the fall season at MoHi. 

On Monday evening, he and I volunteered with the special olympics picking up tennis balls during their tennis practice. He stated this was more fun than sorting clothes. 

We then came home and enjoyed dinner on the patio with Marshall before Marshall and T-man took in the long day throwing the frisbee in the open space. Hello summer. 

Volunteering Begins

I was lucky enough to snag a three-hour volunteering spot on Saturday with the boys. They are not fans of this activity, but it is one of the few organizations that has weekend and evening shifts so I pounce on any opportunity I can get. 

Having the boys volunteer not only helps them appreciate all that we have and be able to give back to the community, it also is time we get to spend together. After we finished our shift; we grabbed drive thru lunch and then went to Bahama Buck’s for slushees and then hit the dollar store for Father’s Day shopping (only the best for Marshall). I’m glad to have one year where we can volunteer together. 

Tigger! 

Lots of creek gear (we were not happy as this is the team Monarch lost to in the lax playoffs 

24! 

Yup - more tigger on Men’s clothing 

Da boys

Go big red! 

Dropping off puzzles and candy at Juniper Village 

Here’s to You

We had a few different activities to celebrate the Dad in our family. D-man had to work in the am so I grabbed locos hermanos breakfast burritos for Marshall and me while T-man slept in.  

While D-man finished work, the three of us headed to Eldorado State Park for a nice hike to hotel ruins and a view of the continental divide. This state park is extremely close to our house and Marshall and I had never been (we learned that T-man had been during a summer camp). It was a fun outing and nice to do some exploring close to home (and leveraging our State Park pass). 

D-man got home around 1:00 and we all hung in the afternoon and played a round of cards with Pop before and early dinner on the deck. Marshall opened a few gifts and then we headed out for 9 holes with 1/2 price carts! What a treat! None of us shot particularly well, but it was a beautiful evening and not busy. 

Marshall and I headed to the Wrights for a night cap and a game of cards. The boys have such a wonderful role model in Marshall. While they may not appreciate it now, I know they feel his presence and example everyday. Love you Marshall. 

South Boulder Creek through Eldorado Canyon 

Views down to the plains 

The divide 

We made it! 

Blooming cactus 

Golfing! 

Da boys 

Love ❤️