Reunion

Vera's 50th class reunion was today at the Cowlitz River Lodge in Packwood.  We got there a little early, we were riding around looking at the sights when Vera spotted some elk on a hillside.  It was an excellent time to try the new camera's 1000 mm lens.  I was sure surprised when I saw the radio collar on this one.

 They had asked me to take pictures this evening, so I took about 150 during the reunion.  They had a quiz made up about their senior year that everyone seemed to enjoy filling out, there was a little peeking at other people's papers and the annuals going on, kind of like during school.  There was a choice of chicken or prime rib for dinner, Vera and I had chosen the prime rib, they were very generous pieces, I was really full after mine.  There was prime rib left over and they offered it to take home, which we did.  It was a nice evening, there was lots of visiting and catching up done.  There were classmates from as far away as Sekiu, WA and San Blas, Mexico that attended.  There were 48 when they graduated, 14 have passed away, there were 46 at the dinner, including spouses, 1 grandson, one teacher and two who did not graduate with them.  They had a short program after dinner that got lots of laughs.